Sources: Islamic Republic News Agency and Nepal public holidays. We have come upon a news item, from the Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA), which asserts that despite Ashad 23 (which is July 7, this year) no longer being celebrated in Nepal, as King Gyanendra's birthday (see our story of July 3, 2006), there will be some sort of public holiday, this year, on Saturday July 7, 2007 (recall that Saturdays are normal working days in Nepal).Analysis: We cannot find any supporting evidence of such a holiday anywhere, and in addition, we cannot find any of the traditional Nepalese or Hindu festivals to occur on that date this year. We will continue to monitor the situation closely, but we expect the IRNA post to be an error.
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