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Punjab The Punjab government has ordered the closure of schools till July 13 while in Chandigarh, schools will be closed till Thursday.Haryana The state government has left it to the deputy commissioners of specific areas to take a call on school holidays. The Panchkula District Education Officer on Monday announced that all schools in Panchkula will remain closed on July 11 & 12 due to heavy rainfall and waterlogging in various parts of the city.Himachal Pradesh The directorate of Higher Education of Himachal Pradesh has decided to reschedule and prepone/adjust the monsoon break in Government/Private Schools affiliated to HP Board of School Education in many areas.

Schools in New Delhi have closed after heavy monsoon rains battered the Indian capital, caused landslides and flash floods in the country’s north and killed at least 15 people over the last three days

Haryana, including Rupnagar, Mohali, Patiala, Ambala and Panchkula. The Indian Metrological Department (IMD) also issued a red alert for the Panchkula district warning that very heavy rainfall is likely to occur in the next three hours.

Amarnath Yatra. Heavy downpour is causing the water levels in the Beas river rise continuously. This has resulted in flash floods in various districts.

Dakshina Kannada and Udupi are facing a situation in which not a single student has enrolled for Class I (first grade) during the current academic year. Sources at the Directorate of Public Instruction said the statistics till June 30 have confirmed that no student has applied for admission to first grade in 55 government primary schools in DK and Udupi.

National Highway. State Disaster Response Force and police officials said there were 11 people in the jeep. Five people have been rescued, while a search is on for three others, they said and added that three bodies have been recovered by rescue personnel.

Arvind Kejriwal informed the Delhi schools to remain closed on Monday 10, citing heavy rains, Gautam Buddha Nagar's District Information Officer announced that schools in Noida will remain closed too. Informing about the latest update, Gautam Buddha Nagar's DIO Rakesh Chauhan said, as quoted by news agency ANI, “In view of the heavy rains, schools in Noida will remain closed." The northern region of India is witnessing heavy to very heavy rainfall since Saturday and the India Meteorological Department (IMD) has issued a red alert for the regions, saying more rains would continue on Monday.

disaster management to remain alert. The DC held a meeting with officials on Sunday to review the situation arising out of heavy rains in the district. Arindam Chowdhary said that as per the information received till 10 am on Sunday, 173 roads are closed due to continuous heavy rains in the district.

All the schools in Delhi will remain closed on Monday in view of the incessant rain in the national capital, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has announced.

Delhi, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal directed the closure of schools on Monday and also instructed government officials to be on the field. In a tweet in Hindi, Kejriwal said, «In view of the torrential rains in the last two days and keeping in mind the warnings of the meteorological department, all schools will remain closed on Monday.» Delhi recorded 153 mm of rain in 24 hours ending 8:30 on Sunday, the highest in a single day in July since 1982, the India Meteorological Department said.

Delhi recorded 153 mm rain in the 24-hour period ending at 8:30 am on Sunday, the highest in a single day in July since 1982, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said. An interaction between a Western Disturbance and monsoonal winds is leading to an intense rainfall spell over northwest India, including Delhi, which experienced the season's first "very heavy" rainfall on Saturday. "In view of the torrential rains in the last two days and keeping in mind the warnings of the meteorological department, all schools will remain closed on Monday," Kejriwal said in a tweet in Hindi.

Gurugram Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav Sunday issued an advisory to corporate houses to ask their employees to Work From Home (WFH) and schools to remain closed on Monday to avoid traffic congestion in several part of the Millennium city due to heavy rains. The Deputy Commissioner urged the residents to stay indoors and venture out only for essential work so that the waterlogged roads can be cleared as soon as the rain stops. “Corporates advised to allow staff to work from home on Monday for faster road drainage after rainfall subsides," the Gurugram Deputy Commissioner twitted.

Gurugram on Sunday, as several parts experienced severe waterlogging and traffic jams, with the administration advising corporate houses to work from home on Monday and schools to announce a holiday. Heavy rains blocked arterial roads, parks, underpasses, and markets. Meanwhile, Deputy Commissioner Nishant Kumar Yadav urged residents to stay indoors and venture out only for essential work, as reported by PTI.

Haridwar district administration ordered the closure of all schools from class 1-12 from July 10-17, in view of Kanwar Mela. District Magistrate Dheeraj Garbyal said, "In view of the Kanwar Mela, the District Magistrate has decided to close all the schools and Anganwadi centres from July 10 to 17." Separately, schools, colleges, and other educational institutes have been closed in Muzaffarnagar till 16 July in view of Kanwar Yatra. This year, the Kanwar yatra commenced on 4 July with Shiva devotees from across the country making a beeline for Haridwar to collect holy water from the Ganga.

Also read: Gujarat Monsoon rain: Heavy to extremely heavy rains in these districts till 10 July. Know more details here The Deputy Commissioner of Dakshina Kannada district in Karnataka ordered the closure of all schools and colleges in the district on July 6 due to heavy rains. Parents have been advised to exercise caution and ensure that their children do not venture into low-lying areas, lakes, rivers, seashores, or any place prone to water accumulation.

England were affected by the strike of NEU members on May 2. However, that was not the end! Members of the National Education Union are all set to strike again on Wednesday, July 5, and Friday, July 7. NEU members from sixth-form colleges are also expected to participate in the upcoming strike. In England, NEU is also expecting support for strike action in the autumn term. Not only NEU members, but the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) and the NASUWT are re-balloting their members for support in strike action. On the other hand, the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) is holding a ballot for national strike action in England for the first time ever. While condemning the strike action, the Department for Education has stated that it would cause «real damage» to students' learning. Teachers belonging to NASUWT in 56 sixth-form colleges in England have voted to go on strike and take other forms of action. If the ASCL, NASUWT, or NAHT take any action, it will happen during the autumn term, and they will work together with the NEU. This could result in complete school closures.

Manipur on Wednesday. Though attendance in most institutes was extremely low on the first day, students, parents and guardians welcomed the state government's decision to restart classes. Chief Minister N Biren Singh had on Monday announced to reopen schools for classes 1 to 8 from July 5.

brick-and-mortar schools and following a standard curriculum, the traditional approach to education has been widely adhering across society. However, in recent years, a new strategy for providing kids with futuristic education is being adopted gradually by the Indian educational system. There has been a growing understanding that not all students may benefit from the traditional approach.

Mangalore rains: Many parts of Karnataka continue to receive heavy rainfall in last two days. Heavy downpour wreaked havoc in Mangalore on Tuesday. IMD has predicted heavy to very heavy rainfall in next two days.

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Dakshina Kannada deputy commissioner Mulai Mugilan has announced a holiday for schools and colleges in Mangaluru, Mulki, Ullal, Moodbidri and Bantwal areas owing to excessive rains. India Meteorological Department (IMD) has on Sunday issued an ‘extremely heavy rainfall’ warning over Coastal and South Interior Karnataka on July 4.