The Tribune, Chandigarh, India

Tuesday, September 26, 2000,
Chandigarh, India


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Tuesday, September 26, 2000
Vikrama Samvat	2057	Ashvina	11
Shaka Samvat	1922	Ashvina	4
Hijri	1421	Jamadi-ussani	27
Ashvina Krishna Paksha Chaturdashi up to 3.30 a.m. (September, 27) The fourteenth lunar day of the dark half of Ashvina. Poorvaphalguni Nakshatra up to 11.25 p.m. he sun enters Hasta at 9.00 p.m. Pluto enters Jyeshtha at 3.30 a.m. (September, 27). Chaturdashi Shraddha including ancestors dead due to poison, fire and weaponry assault.

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List of gazetted holidays in 2000 as notified by the Chandigarh Administration
Guru Gobind Singh birthday	January 5
Id-ul-Fitr	January 9
Republic Day	January 26
Guru Ravi Das Jayanti	February 19
Shivratri	March 4
Id-Ul-Zuha (Bakrid)	March 17
Holi	March 20
Ram Naumi	April 12
Baisakhi	April 13
B.R. Ambedkar Jayanti	April 14
Mahavir Jayanti	April 16
Good Friday	April 21
Independence Day	August 15
Janmashtami	August 23
Mahatma Gandhi's birthday	October 2
Dussehra	October 7
Maharishi Balmiki's birthday	October 13
Diwali	October 26
Vishvakarma Day	October 27
Guru Nanak Dev's birthday	November 11
Martyrdom Day of Guru Tegh Bahadur	November 24
Christmas Day	December 25
Id-ul-Fitr	December 28

Restricted holidays
Lohri	January 13
Basant Panchami	February 10
Maharishi Dayanand Sarswari Jayanti	February 29
Martyrdom Day of Bhagat Singh	March 23
Muharram	April 16
Budh Purnima	May 18
Guru Arjan Dev's Martyrdom Day	June 5
Raksha Bandhan	August 15
Karva Chauth	October 16
Goverdhan Pooja	October 27
Bhai Duj	October 29
Jor Mela Fatehgarh Sahib	December 26 & 27