Many educational institutes in Telangana are closed on Friday (July 24, 2026) after a bandh call was given by left-affiliated student unions demanding resignation of Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan, fair compensation to affected students and others.

As part of the bandh, members of SFI-AISF-NSUI-PDSU-AIFDS-AIPSE-AISB would hold a student rally from Narayanguda to Y junction in Hyderabad in the morning.

Responding to the call, many schools in the city were shut. Osmania University has postponed all examinations scheduled to be held on Friday.

Published - July 24, 2026 11:17 am IST