Schools in West Bengal reopened for classes 8-12 with Covid-19 Protocols on Thursday. "Covid-19 situation in Bengal has improved. Schools will reopen on February 3 for classes 8 to 12. Colleges, universities, polytechnics and ITIs will also restart offline classes on the same day. We are not reopening primary schools right now," West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee announced on January 31.(ANI)
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Students of Delhi Public School (DPS), Kolkata watch a Covid-19 protocol animation video during a class as the West Bengal Government reopens schools for classes 8 to 12.(ANI)
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Students attend classes outdoors in the school premises as they maintain social distancing and following other Covid-19 protocols.(ANI)
Students of Scottish Church Collegiate School, Kolkata, West Bengal get fully sanitized with a sanitizer tunnel before entering the school premises, (HT Photo/Samir Jana)
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Speaking to news agency ANI, Ashmita Shah, a student, shared her experience of being away from school for two years and said that she missed the school environment the most. "When the lockdown was imposed, I was in 8th standards now I am in 10th standard. There is a mixed feeling but I am excited as I used to miss the school environment the most," she said.(HT Photo/Samir Jana)
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A damaged portion of Bilal Mosque is seen after it was hit by an Indian strike in Muzaffarabad. The selection of targets was done based on extensive intelligence, primarily due to Pakistan's changing strategies aimed at concealing terror camps.
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(From L to R) Sophie, Duchess of Edinburgh, Prince Edward, Duke of Edinburgh, Vice Admiral Timothy Laurence, Princess Anne, Princess Royal, Prince Edward, Duke of Kent, King Charles III, Queen Camilla, Prince William, Prince George, Prince Louis, Catherine, Princess of Wales, and Princess Charlotte gathered on the balcony of Buckingham Palace on May 5, 2025. They stood united in tribute during the national anthem. (Photo by Adrian DENNIS / AFP)
