Eid-e- Milad- Holiday for Schools on 12 Dec- Govt Offices on 13 Dec
Mangaluru: On account of Muslim feast “Eid Milad”, the Deputy Commissioner of DK, Dr KG Jagadeesh has sent information to schools/colleges/education institutions to declare a holiday on 12 December. However government offices/banks will have holiday on 13 December.
Earlier it was decided to declare 13 December as a holiday for schools/colleges, but as per the request of Yenepoya Abdulla Kunhi the president of Masjid Zeenath Baksha, the DC took the decision to declare 12 Dec as a holiday. But schools in Udupi district will have holiday on December 13, like other districts of the state on account of Eid-e-Milad
Eid-e-Milad is celebrated to mark the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad.