Hyderabad: Telangana government has declared holiday on September 13 on account of Eid-ul-Azha. Chief Secretary Dr. Rajiv Sharma issued orders in this connection.
The GO stated that Chief Executive Officer Waqf Board had sent a letter to the government requesting to declare the holiday on September 13 instead of September 12 as declared earlier because as per Royat Hilal Committee (moon sighting committee) the Eid-ul-Azha falls on September 13.
Hence the government declared the holiday on September 13 instead of September 12 and issued notification in this connection.
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