School closed- District collectors have declared a holiday in schools on Monday and Tuesday in two districts.District collectors have declared holidays on Monday and Tuesday in two districts of Tamil Nadu.
A statement issued by Virudhunagar District Collector Sugaputra said, “The festivals usually begin in the month of Aadi in Tamil Nadu. In this regard, the Aadi Pooram chariot festival is celebrated with great pomp every year at the Andal Nachiyar temple located in Srivilliputhur in Virudhunagar district. Accordingly, this year the festival will be celebrated on Monday (July 28).”
As a result, a local holiday has been declared in all schools, colleges and government institutions in Virudhunagar district. In addition, Saturday (August 9) will be a working day to compensate for this.
Similarly, the second most famous Christian church in Tamil Nadu after Velankanni is the Church of the Holy Mard of God located on the shores of the Bay of Bengal in Thoothukudi. The history of this church is 441 years old.
A statement issued by District Collector Ilam Bhagwat said, “There is a local holiday in the entire Thoothukudi district in view of the annual festival to be held on Tuesday (August 5). The festival is celebrated as an important spiritual event in which people of the district participate in prayers.
A statement issued by District Collector Ilam Bhagwat said, “There is a local holiday in the entire Thoothukudi district in view of the annual festival to be held on Tuesday (August 5). The festival is celebrated as an important spiritual event in which people of the district participate in prayers.
The order issued by the Collector has said that this holiday will be applicable to all government offices, government and private schools and educational institutions functioning under the Tamil Nadu government. Therefore, banks and government departments will function as usual.
It has also been announced that essential services and emergency operations, if required, will continue to operate with minimum staffing in those departments. In lieu of this local holiday, government offices, schools and other departments will operate as a full working day on August 9 (second Saturday).
