In view of the cold weather conditions, all teaching activities from nursery to class eight in all schools of Noida and Greater Noida will remain suspended till January 16, according to an official order issued on Saturday. For Classes 9 to 12, the District Magistrate has ordered a change in timings.

Timings for Class 9 to 12 will be from 10 am to 3 pm and it will continue till January 20, according to officials. “In compliance with the instructions given by Gautam Buddh Nagar District Magistrate Maneesh Kumar Verma in view of the dense fog and extremely cold weather, all schools will observe holiday till January 16 for classes nursery to eight,” Basic Education Officer Rahul Panwar said in an order.

These timings will continue till January 20, the order stated.

Similarly, the Punjab government has also extended the winter holidays for students up to Class 5 at all schools till January 21. The announcement was made by Education Minister Harjot Singh Bains on X.

ਮਾਣਯੋਗ ਮੁੱਖ ਮੰਤਰੀ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸ. ਭਗਵੰਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਮਾਨ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਦਿਸ਼ਾ ਨਿਰਦੇਸ਼ਾਂ ਅਨੁਸਾਰ ਸੂਬੇ ਵਿੱਚ ਪੈ ਰਹੀ ਕੜਾਕੇ ਦੀ ਠੰਢ ਕਾਰਨ ਵਿਦਿਆਰਥੀਆਂ ਦੀ ਸਿਹਤ ਸੁਰੱਖਿਆ ਦੇ ਮੱਦੇਨਜ਼ਰ ਪੰਜਾਬ ਸਰਕਾਰ ਵੱਲੋਂ ਸੂਬੇ ਦੇ ਸਾਰੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਇਮਰੀ ਸਕੂਲ ਪੰਜਵੀਂ ਕਲਾਸ ਤੱਕ (ਸਰਕਾਰੀ/ਏਡਿਡ/ਮਾਨਤਾ ਪ੍ਰਾਪਤ ਅਤੇ ਪ੍ਰਾਈਵੇਟ) ਮਿਤੀ 15 ਜਨਵਰੀ ਤੋਂ 21 ਜਨਵਰੀ 2024…

— Harjot Singh Bains (@harjotbains) January 14, 2024

For Classes 6 to 12, regular teaching will take place from 10 am to 3 pm.

Earlier, on January 7, the state government had ordered the closure of all the government, government-aided and private schools up to Class 10 till January 14. However, the schools were open for Classes 11 and 12.

Northern India woke up to thick fog on Sunday, facing cold wave conditions as visibility dropped to zero at several places, including Delhi.

However, the Delhi Education Department has ordered the reopening of schools in the physical learning mode for all classes, including nursery, KG and primary classes, starting today.

“In continuation of Order no. PS/DE/2024/14 dated 07/01/2024, it is directed that all students of Government, Government Aided and Recognised Private Schools shall join back classes in physical mode at their respective schools with effect from 15/01/2024(Monday). This includes Nursery, KG and Primary classes as well,” the order from Education Department stated.

However, the order also stated that no classes will be held before 9 am and after 5 pm.