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Public Holidays in India also known as Government Holidays colloquially, consist of a variety of cultural, nationalistic, and religious holidays that are legislated in India at the union or state levels. Being a culturally diverse country, there are many festivals celebrated in various regions across the country.
The previous general election were held in May 2019 in Punjab, in which the Indian National Congress won 8 seats, followed by the Shiromani Akali Dal and the Bharatiya Janata Party, which won 2 seats each. [4] In 2022, Bhagwant Mann resigned as MP from Sangrur to become Chief Minister of Punjab.
This is a list of Departments of the Government of Punjab, India. ... This page was last edited on 9 November 2024, at 07:59 (UTC).
The Government of Punjab or locally as the State Government, is the supreme governing authority of the Indian state of Punjab, India and its 23 districts. It consists of an executive , led by the Governor of Punjab , a judiciary and a legislative branch Punjab State.
1953 – Established as capital of East Punjab; 1966 – Reorganized as union territory Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966 [31] Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Day: 26 January Formation (2020) 1961 – Annexed to India after Indo-Portuguese War as a part of Union Territory of Goa, Daman and Diu
Lohri is an official holiday in Punjab, [7] [8] Jammu [9] and Himachal Pradesh. [10] The festival is celebrated in Delhi and Haryana but is not a gazetted holiday. [ note 2 ] In all these areas, the festival is celebrated by Sikhs, Hindus and whoever wants to enjoy. [ 12 ]
The UP state Government has officially declared holiday on the occasion of Agrasen Jayanti in Uttar Pradesh. [9] In North Indian state of Haryana, there is also a public holiday on Agrasen Jayanti. [10] This day is a gazetted holiday in the state of Punjab and Haryana. [11]
Gurnam Singh's government was succeeded by three short-lived Akali Dal governments—Lachhman Singh Gill's government for less than a year and a little more than a year under the returning Gurnam Singh and Parkash Singh Badal. After 272 days under President's rule, the Congress party returned to power under the future President Zail Singh. In ...