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Home ministry scraps public holiday on People's War Day

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: The government has said that there is no public holiday on February 13.
By Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: The government has said that there is no public holiday on February 13.


The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) in a statement on Monday stated that the holiday has been canceled although the government had previously declared a public holiday.


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MoHA Spokesperson Narayan Prasad Bhattarai stated that the public holiday scheduled for Tuesday has been canceled.


Earlier, the government calendar had listed February 13 as a holiday for People's War Day. However, the Supreme Court issued an interim order to the government, directing it not to observe a public holiday on the occasion of People's War Day.


 

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