{
  "id": 7565344,
  "title": "Noida schools to remain closed on September 16? Officials respond to Saurav Das's claim",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/15/noida-schools-to-remain-closed-on-september-16-officials-respond-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-15T14:17:18.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Live Mint",
    "slug": "live-mint",
    "url": "https://www.livemint.com/news/india/noida-schools-to-remain-closed-on-september-16-officials-respond-to-saurav-dass-claim-11789479977551.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Cockroach Janata Party (CJP) spokesperson Saurav Das claimed that all schools in Uttar Pradesh's Gautam Buddha Nagar district were instructed to close after infrastructure checks as part of the party's \"School Thik Karo\" campaign. However, the District Inspector of Schools for Gautam Buddha Nagar refuted the claims, stating that all government-run schools in the district are open and operating according to the prescribed timetable. Das had inspected one primary school in Garhi Chaukhandi and was denied entry to other schools, alleging that principals informed him of an order from senior officials not to allow access.",
  "summary": "During his inspection of schools in Noida, part of the CJP's ongoing school audit campaign across several parts of the country, Das urged young people to conduct similar audits of government schools in their own areas.",
  "key_points": [
    "CJP spokesperson Saurav Das claimed schools to close on September 16.",
    "District Inspector of Schools refuted claims, stating all schools open.",
    "Das denied entry to multiple schools, alleging official order."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}