Tuesday, July 1, 2008

India's Punjab State Declares July 1 Public Holiday

Sources: Punjab Newsline Network (Chandigarh) and India public holidays (qppstudio.net). Following the death, earlier tonight, of former Speaker of Punjab Vidhan Sabha Dr. Kewal Krishan, Punjab Chief Minister, Parkash Singh Badal, announced that tomorrow, Tuesday, July 1st, 2008, would be a one-off public holiday throughout the State, and ordered all the Government offices, state undertakings, corporations and educational institutions throughout the state to remain closed on that day.