India, March 27 -- The Ghaziabad district administration on Wednesday cancelled its controversial March 24 direction that had ordered schools to hold online classes on March 28 - the inauguration day of the Noida International Airport in Jewar - but offered no clarity on whether the requisition of 800 school buses for the event would proceed.

In an order dated March 25 (Wednesday) addressed to school principals, and released to media on Thursday, district magistrate Ravinder Kumar Mandar stated: "The undersigned is directed to cancel, with immediate effect, the order . dated March 24, 2026. Consequently, classes in all schools of the district shall be conducted physically on March 28."

The March 24 direction issued by the DM had requisi...