New Delhi, Dec. 26 -- Offices, schools, colleges and other educational institutions in Uttar Pradesh will remain closed on Saturday, as per latest directive. The UP government declared 27 December as a public holiday on account of Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti.

The Department of General Administration had issued executive orders to announce the designated day as a public holiday, District Magistrate Arvind Bangari said. In the order, the DM office said that the list of holidays for the year 2025, released by Uttar Pradesh government's General Administration Department, Lucknow, on 17 December 2024, has been amended.

A public holiday has been declared on 27 December 2025 on the occasion of Guru Gobind Singh Jayanti, as per the revised list. ...