Sources: नेपाली गृह मंत्रालय के मंत्रालय (Kathmandu) and Nepalese bank holidays and public holidays (qppstudio.net). The government of Nepal has announced that Sunday, March 10, 2013, had been declared as a non-working public holiday on account of the upcoming Mahashivaratri Hindu festival dedicated to Lord Shiva. [full story]