KATHMANDU: The government have given a public holiday today as the Newars are marking Bhai Tika on this day.
According to Joint Secretary and spokesperson at the Ministry of Home Affairs Chakra Bahadur Budha, the decision to grant public holiday on the occasion of Kija Puja (Bhai Tika day for Newar community) was taken by the meeting of the Council of Ministers held on November 9.
The decision comes into effect across the country.
A dispute had been over the date of this year’s Tihar festival between the followers of the two separate calendars of Bikram Sambat and Nepal Sambat.
Except for the people of the Newar community, others marked Bhai Tika, the main day of Tihar festival, on November 16.
But the Newar community are celebrating Bhai Tika on November 17.
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