Half Day Govt Holiday In Bhubaneswar Tomorrow for Oath Taking Ceremony of New Odisha CM

Bhubaneswar: Odisha Govt has declared a half-day holiday in all government institutions in Bhubaneswar on Wednesday for the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Minister of the state.

As per the government notification, all the government institutions will remain closed after 1 pm on June 12 (Wednesday) owing to the swearing-in ceremony of the new Odisha Chief Minister and other cabinet ministers.

This notification was issued by the Revenue and Disaster Management Department. This order will apply to all state government offices and revenue and magisterial courts (executive) coming under the jurisdiction of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation.

“All the state government offices as well as Revenue and Magisterial Courts (Executives) within the jurisdiction of Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation (BMC) will remain closed for half day from 1 pm onwards on June 12 (Wednesday) in view of the swearing-in ceremony of the new Chief Minister and council of Ministers, stated the notification.

Meanwhile, the state wing of the BJP requested people in Odisha to observe June 12 as Diwali by lighting at least two diyas (lamps) – one for the central government and another for the state government.