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Holiday list for 2020 released

05:04 PM Nov 23, 2019 | Team Udayavani |
Bengaluru: The Karnataka government on Friday released the list of public holidays for the year 2020. The list has 18 public holidays, with as many as 10 of those falling either on a Friday or a Monday. The list excludes holidays that are falling on either Sundays and/or second and fourth Saturdays namely Republic Day (January 26), Basava Jayanthi/Akshaya Tritiya (April 4), Moharram (August 8), Ganesha Chaturthi (August 12), Ayudha Puja (October 25), Kannada Rajyosava (November 1), Naraka Chaturdashi (November 14). Holiday list for 2020: January 15 (Wednesday) – Makara Sankranti February 21 (Friday) – Shivaratri March 21 (Wednesday) – Ugadi April 6 (Monday) – Mahaveer Jayanti April 10 (Friday) – Good Friday April 14 (Tuesday) – Ambedkar Jayanti May 1 (Friday) – May Day May 25 (Monday) – Khutba-e-Ramzan August 1 (Saturday) – Bakrid Aug 15 (Saturday) – Independence Day September 15 (Thursday) – Mahalaya Amavasya October 2 (Friday) – Gandhi Jayanti October 26 (Monday) – Vijayadashami October 30 (Friday) – Eid Milad October 31 (Saturday) – Valmiki Jayanti November 16 (Monday) – Deepavali December 3 (Thursday) – Kanakadasa Jayanti December 25 (Friday) – Christmas The government said a separate list of government holidays for schools and colleges will be released by the commissioner of public instruction. The Karnataka government has also declared a local holiday for the Kodagu district for Kail Muhurtha (September 3), Tula Sankramana(October 17) and Huthri (December 1).
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