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A half-day holiday after noon has been announced in educational institutions on Saturday, January 31 in Hoshiarpur Distt.

Ms. Ashika Jain, Distt. Magistrate, keeping in view the religious sentiments of the general public, has issued orders under Section 163 of the Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita, 2023, in view of the Nagar Kirtan being organized on the occasion of the Prakash Purab of Satguru Ravidas Maharaj Ji.

According to the orders, all government and private schools, colleges, and educational institutions in Hoshiarpur district will observe a half-day holiday after noon on Saturday, January 31. However, it has been clearly stated that this order will not apply to those schools and colleges where board, university, or college examinations are scheduled to be held on the said date.