The Haryana government led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar, has declared a public holiday on Friday August 23rd 2019 for Janmashtami . Originally Krishna Janmashtami was gazetted for Saturday August 24th. As per the Haryana general administration department circular, all government offices, schools and educational institutions will remain closed. “Friday, the 23rd August, 2019 shall […]
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The Islamic New Year holiday (1441 Hijri) for ministries and federal entities and the private sector in the UAE will be on the first day of Muharram, according to the Islamic calendar. The first day of the Hijri New Year will be officially determined following a moon sighting later on this month. According to a […]
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President Rodrigo Duterte has declared August 12th 2019 as a regular holiday in observance of Eid’l Adha, the Feast of the Sacrifice, throughout the Philippines. The chief executive made the declaration through Proclamation No. 789, upon the recommendation of the National Commission on Muslim Filipinos (NCMF) to set the date as a national holiday. “The […]
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The Cambodian government has decided to reduce the number of public holidays next year from 28 days to 22 days. According to a sub-decree issued by Prime Minister Hun Sen, the six holidays to be cut next year are Meak Bochea Day, National Day of Remembrance, International Children’s Day, Paris Peace Agreement Day, International Human […]
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In a tweet from the Qatar News Agency, Amiri Diwan announces that Eid holiday will be as follows: ministries, other government entities, authorities and public institutions shall start on Sunday August 11, 2019 and end on Thursday August 15, 2019. The tweet added that Employees are to resume their work on Sunday August 18, 2019. […]
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The Kerala government has announced a public holiday on Monday August 12th 2019 for the occasion of Bakrid. The holiday will be applicable for all establishments including government offices, all educational institutions including professional colleges and all establishments that come under the limits of negotiable instruments act, the government order No. 146 from the General […]
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The Presidency of the Council of Ministers of Timor-Leste has issued a press release announcing August 11th 2019 as a national holiday on the occasion of the celebration of Idul Adha. Law no. 10/2005, of August 10, in the wording given by Law 3/2016, of May 25, establishes the days that are national holidays in […]
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The Omani Government has announced the holidays that will be observed to mark Eid Al Adha. The generous allowance means that most employees will enjoy a long break from Friday August 9th until Saturday August 17th 2019. In a statement issued on Monday August 5th by the Sultanate of Oman Ministry of Information, it was […]
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The crescent moon marking the start of Zul Hijjah , the last month of the Islamic lunar calendar was sighted in Saudi Arabia on Thursday August 1st 2019. As Friday August 2nd will be the first day of Zul Hijjah, Eid Al Adha will begin on August 11th. Public and private sector employees in the […]
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In a notification issued by Interior Ministry, the federal government of Pakistan has announced the dates of the public holidays for Eid-ul-Azha in 2019. According to the notification, Monday August 12th to Thursday August 15th have been declared public holidays for Eid-ul-Azha. This one more day than last year, but the fourth day will be […]
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