Education
Schools in Delhi won’t open for now: Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal
Delhi schools are unlikely to open anytime soon as Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal ruled out the possibility on Thursday.
In a press meet, the CM was asked whether the state government was planning to reopen schools in the state just like a few of the neighbouring states.
“No, no, not now,” the CM said.
“Those who are seeing the international trend know that the third wave will come soon. So, till the vaccination process is not completed, we will not take the risk with our children,” Arvind Kejriwal said.
States where schools have reopened
Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana, Puducherry and Bihar have reopened schools for certain classes. Madhya Pradesh plans to reopen schools in the last week of July while UP has reopened schools only for staff and faculty.
Education
As many as six new nursing colleges to be functional in Haryana soon
Haryana Chief Secretary Sanjeev Kaushal shared that the construction work of six nursing colleges in the state will be completed soon and classes will commence in the month of July. Not only this, the new building of the National Institute of Fashion Technology, Panchkula has also completed its construction work.
Adding on to this, he shared that, till now, the classes are being held in another building, the chief secretary said while presiding over the review meeting of development projects worth more than Rs 100 crore here.
CHIEF SECRETARY REVIEWED MAJOR PROJECTS
The Chief Secretary reviewed several major projects, including power, health, medical, and technical education in the state, and directed the concerned officials to complete them within the stipulated time period.
COLLEGES UNDER CONSTRUCTION
He said that the construction of nursing colleges in Dherdu village of Kaithal, Khedi Ram Nagar village of Kurukshetra, Kheranwali village of Panchkula, Aura and Dayalpur village of Faridabad, and Sadatpur village of Rewari is under construction.
The construction work of Medical college in Koriawas in Narnaul, Medical College at Jind, Bhiwani, and Dental College at Nalhar is being completed at a fast pace. The work of the second phase of Kalpana Chawla Medical College is also undergoing.