Ludhiana, Dec. 4 -- In a glaring display of administrative slip, district education officials failed to notify government schools in Ludhiana about the central government-led initiative - Indian Language Week - that began on Thursday.

The delay in the communication process left a large number of government schools in the district unaware of the event on its opening day, depriving hundreds of students of the chance to engage in activities meant to celebrate the country's linguistic diversity.

According to a letter issued on December 3, the State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Punjab, had instructed the education department to ensure that the Indian Language Festival is observed in all government schools from Decemb...