Half-yearly exams are postponed, the entire city is deserted

BY A STAFF REPORTER: All exams are cancelled. The School Education Department of Tamil Nadu said the half-yearly examinations for school students in Tamil Nadu districts have been postponed due to Cyclone Michang. The districts where the examination was postponed include Chennai, Chengalpattu, Thiruvallur and Kanchipuram. However, in the rest of the districts, the half-yearly examinations will begin on Thursday as per the schedule, a government statement said.

Headmasters of each school in those four districts are empowered to conduct examinations on a remedial basis and supply separate question papers.