Bengal declares two-day holiday on Id-Ul-Fitre

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
Last Updated : Jul 05 2016 | 7:07 PM IST
The West Bengal government today declared July 7 as a public holiday under the Negotiable Instrument Act in addition to July 6 already declared as a holiday on the occasion of the Id-Ul-Fitre festival.
Quoting a notification, a release issued by the Information and Cultural Affairs Department said that the state government had earlier declared July 6 (Wednesday) to be a holiday on the occasion of Id-Ul-Fitre.
"But it is now gathered that the Id-Ul-Fitre festival may fall on July 7 (Thursday)," it said.
"So in view of the uncertainty associated with the date of celebration of the festival, the Governor is pleased to declare July 7 (Thursday) also to be public holiday under the Negotiable Instrument Act," the release added.
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First Published: Jul 05 2016 | 7:07 PM IST

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