Diwali Vacations

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The state education department has declared Diwali vacation from November 1 to November 21, however primary and secondary schools participating in National Achievement Survey (NAS) will remain open during this period.

With Laxmi Puja falling on a Sunday this year and Bhai Dooj on a Tuesday, people are lucky to have an extended weekend. Students are done with their exams and all set to enjoy their long Diwali vacation.

Gujarat High Court appointed a lawyer as court commissioner to ascertain whether a nine-year-old girl wanted to spend her Diwali vacation with her mother, and whether she loved her enough to do so.

Weavers in the country's biggest man-made textile fabric hub are contemplating an early and extended Diwali vacation following overproduction and increase in the prices of yarn in the past two days.

Thieves have had a field day while city police had their 40 winks during the Diwali vacation this year, another theft report in a locked house was reported on Wednesday night indicated.

The 21-day Diwali vacation for schools in Gujarat has been advanced by about two weeks this year. The vacation is from October 29 to November 18. One of the main reasons for this is that the government is plans to have a much longer second academic session, stretched over 150-155 days, to make up for lost time.

All is not well in the weaving sector after Federation of Gujarat Weavers' Association (FOGWA) announced its decision to observe a month-long Diwali vacation.

The education department on Friday revised Diwali vacation dates from November 7-20 after protests by teachers in the state.The department had earlier announced a five-day break.

City's diamond and textile industries demand increase in the police patrolling to curb incidents of thefts and robbery during Diwali vacation.

With Diwali vacation on, the number of workers going to their native places is increasing daily. Surprisingly, this time the number of textile workers on their way home is more than those employed in the diamond units.

The extended Diwali vacation saw a record 81% jump in the number of tourists in the Gir Sanctuary, the last abode of the Asiatic Lion.

Thieves targeted three locked houses in the city's posh Kalawad Road area as the residents had gone out for diwali vacations.

A Diwali vacation turned out to be a harrowing experience for around 30 Gujaratis, who were among the 130 Indian tourists stranded at Kalpeni island in Lakshadweep on Saturday.

The Gujarat Secondary and Higher Secondary Education Board (GSHSEB) on Tueday announced that the Diwali vacation will be from October 29 to November 18 for all state board schools.

"Those who went abroad on a tour, their number is small when compared to last few years. People preferred to visit Goa, Daman, Silvassa, Saputara, Nasik, Abu, etc this vacation," said Geeta Desai, a tour operator.

The education department of Aurangabad Zilla Parishad has declared diwali vacations for schools in the district from November 9 to November 24.

Gujarat government is considering reopening schools and colleges in the state post Diwali vacation by the end of November or first week of December. This does not include primary schools that may remain closed for a longer period.

Gujarat Technical University has decided to shorten Diwali vacation of the first semester engineering students to accommodate more teaching days.

For those who have stayed back during the Diwali vacation, it's time to enjoy the ride on the open roads, without facing traffic snarls.

Surat Municipal Corporation has started a campaign to check illegal construction by real estate developers and residents in the city, especially in areas like Varachha and Katargam, during Diwali vacation.

Sudha Shah got a shocker when she went to make bookings for her great Gujarati joint family's Diwali vacation abroad.

Colleges affiliated to the Gujarat University (GU) opened after a 21-day Diwali vacation, but the academic sessions are not set to begin till December-end.

With almost 25 per cent of small power loom weaving units shut due to the implementation of Goods and Services Tax (GST) and the remaining observing a month-long Diwali vacation from October 18, power loom weavers have urged the city police to intensify night patrolling in the industrial areas to curb incidents of burglaries there.

Residential societies in areas like Varachha, Katargam, Amroli, Kapodra and Punagam remain deserted as people living here mostly Saurashtrians go to their villages during the vacation.

The weaving sector in the country's biggest man-made fabric hub in the city, which is passing through a tough phase due to dwindling demand of polyester fabrics, increasing prices of yarn and financial crisis, is planning a month-long Diwali vacation from November 5.