Current Affairs - State - Discussion

The Uttar Pradesh government cancelled 15 public holidays marking the birth or death anniversaries of eminent personalities in educational institutions to increase academic session.The holidays include Jan Nayak Karpori Thakur birth anniversary (24 Jan), Maharshi Kashyap and Maharshi Nishadraj Jayanti (5 April), Maharana Pratap Jayanti (9 May), Hazrat Ajmeri Garib Nawaj Urs (26 April), Parashu Ram Jayanti (28 April), birth anniversary of Chandrashekhar (17 April), Chhat Puja (26 October), Eid Milad Un Nabi (2 December) and Chaudhary Charan Singh Jayanti (23 December).