Schools to reopen on Friday
Source: Chronicle News Service
Imphal, October 05 2023:
After a 9-day closure, the state government has notified for reopening schools from Friday.
In an order, Education director L Nanda Kumar Singh said that in consultation with the Home Department, it was decided to reopen all government, government-aided and private schools from Friday.
In view of the students' agitations, the government had shut all schools in the state on September 27 till October 5 besides re-imposing the ban on mobile internet services till October 6 .
On September 26 and 27, there were massive students' agitations in Imphal against the killing of students Hijam Linthoingambi and Phijam Hemjit on July 6 .
The photographs of the two slain students were circulated on different social media platforms on September 25 triggering intense agitations in which at least 100 students, including girls, were injured in crackdown by security forces, who prevented them from marching towards the Chief Minister's bungalow.