Hyderabad: Ahead of Shab-e-Barat, the Telangana government has declared a holiday, however, there is confusion about whether schools in Hyderabad will remain closed on Monday. This confusion arose because some city schools announced a holiday on the day following Shab-e-Meraj at the last minute. Speaking to Siasat.com, a parent from a school in Attapur, Hyderabad, mentioned that the holiday for Shab-e-Meraj was declared late at night when everyone was busy in prayers. While the state government marked Shab-e-Barat as a holiday on February 26 in its calendar, it is categorized as an optional holiday, not a general one. Similarly, for schools in Hyderabad, the holiday is optional, and the decision rests with the educational institutions’ management. Shab-e-Barat, also known as…
