J-K govt announces half-day public holiday for Ram Temple Pran-Pratishtha ceremony

Srinagar (Jammu and Kashmir) [India], January 21 (ANI): The Jammu and Kashmir government on Sunday declared a half-day public holiday in the Union territory for the Pran-Pratishtha ceremony on January 22. “It is hereby ordered that half-day public holiday (till 02:30 p.m.) shall be observed on 22nd of January, 2024, in the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” said the order issued by the General Administration department of the Jammu and Kashmir Government. All government offices and educational institutions will remain closed during the holiday. The Central Government announced on Thursday that all its offices will be closed for half a day on January 22 for the Pran Pratishta ceremony of the Ram Lalla idol at Ayodhya Ram Temple. “The…