Schools closed in Dehradun ahead of PM Narendra Modi's visit to 38th National Games

Dehradun District Magistrate has declared a holiday in schools and anganwadis ahead of the arrival of Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Dehradun to attend the opening ceremony of the 38th National Games on Tuesday, officials said. Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate the 38th National Games in Uttarakhand today, followed by the inauguration of Utkarsh Odisha-Make in Odisha Conclave 2025 in Odisha's Bhubaneswar.

According to an official release, the Prime Minister will inaugurate programs in Odisha at around 11 am at Janata Maidan in Bhubaneswar. Thereafter, he will travel to Dehradun in Uttarakhand and at around 6 PM, he will inaugurate the 38th National Games. The 38th National Games in Dehradun, which is being hosted in Uttarakhand during its Silver Jubilee year, will be held in 11 cities across eight districts of Uttarakhand from January 28 to February 14.