KATHMANDU: The government has given a public holiday on Sunday, July 10 to mark the occasion Eid-al Adha, the Bakra Eid.

Issuing a notice on Wednesday, the Ministry of Home Affairs has notified that as stated in the March 10 issue of Nepal Gazette the government has decided to grant holiday on the occasion of Eid-al-Adha.

Home Ministry spokesperson Joint Secretary Phanindra Mani Pokharel said that the holiday was fixed on Sunday as per the recommendation of the Muslim Commission.