Amid rising Covid-19 cases, Punjab schools and colleges closed till March 31

The Punjab government has ordered schools and colleges to be closed till March 31 in light of the rising Covid-19 cases. This decision comes soon after the state education department decided to postpone the class 10 and class 12 board exams in Punjab due to the pandemic.

As per the recent order,



college exams have also been postponed and a night curfew has been imposed in 11 districts

Earlier, as per the announcement made by School Education Minister Vijay Inder Singla, the Punjab government had declared preparatory leaves for all classes in the government, government-aided and private schools.