Run for Unity: Govt offices to close early

The nationwide Run for Unity programme to commemorate the birth anniversary of Sardar Vallabhai Patel has given the employees of some central government offices an unexpected half-day off on Thursday.

According to an official circular issued late on Wednesday, all government offices in and around Vijay Chowk, will remain closed from 2 pm on Thursday to 9:30 am on Friday.

These include the North and South blocks that house the finance, home and external affairs ministries apart from the railways and agriculture.

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