Manipur School Holiday Alert: Schools, Colleges To Remain Closed For 3 Days Amid Law And Order Concerns

Manipur School Holiday Alert: All schools, colleges, and higher education institutions will remain closed from Thursday to Saturday in Manipur due to the prevailing law and order situation, according to an order issued by the Education Department.

The order of closure of educational institutions will cover schools affiliated with the Board of Secondary Education, Council of Higher Secondary Education, Central Board of Secondary Education and other boards, as well as government-aided and unaided colleges and universities.

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Educational institutions will remain shut for three days, ie Thursday (August 20), Friday (August 21), and Saturday (August 22).

The order stated, "In view of the prevailing law and order situation in the State, the Governor of Manipur declares the closure of all schools as may be affiliated to the Board of Secondary Education, the Council of Higher Secondary Education, the Central Board of Secondary Education or otherwise; colleges and higher education institutes including universities; falling under government, aided or unaided sectors, from Thursday, the 20th of August, 2026 to Saturday, the 22nd of August, 2026."

The Education Department directed all deputy commissioners, zonal education officers and concerned directors to circulate the order among schools and educational institutions under their respective jurisdictions.

The order was issued by Ningthoujam Geoffrey, Commissioner-cum-Secretary to the Manipur Government's School Education, Higher & Technical Education, Adult Education and SCERT departments.

The closure of school and colleges came as the situation in Manipur remained tensed due to demands linked to the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the ongoing census exercise. On Sunday, the Campaign for Just and Fair Delimitation (JFD) intensified protests across key areas of Manipur, demanding that the NRC be updated before the Census exercise proceeds, as per ANI report.

Hundreds of people are protesting in the state demanding that the NRC be updated before the Census exercise starts in Manipur. Many torch rallies were held at several locations across Manipur on Sunday night.

Demonstrative marches were also held along the Uripok-Kangchup Road, Tiddim Road, Kongba Road and Khurai-Lamlong following the JFD's appeal to people to march to Deputy Commissioner offices and urge the government to defer the Census exercise. Demonstrative marches were also held along the Uripok-Kangchup Road, Tiddim Road, Kongba Road and Khurai-Lamlong following the JFD's appeal to people to march to Deputy Commissioner offices and urge the government to defer the Census exercise.