Govt announces public holiday for election; two days for offices, four days for colleges/schools


Nepal government has decided to provide public holidays from November 18 to 21 for the upcoming election to be held on November 20.

Issuing a notice on Tuesday, the spokesperson for the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA), Fanindra Mani Pokharel, informed that public holidays have been announced that education institutes including colleges and schools will receive four-days holiday while public and government offices will be given two-days holiday.

The schools and colleges will be closed from November 18 to November 21 while the public and government offices will be closed for November 20 and November 21.

The government is holding federal and provincial polls in a single phase on November 20. Government employees have been also deployed for the polls.