Government spokesperson Sasmit Pokharel informed that it has been decided to declare Saturday and Sunday as holidays for government offices and educational institutions due to the difficult situation arising in the petroleum products sector.
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The government has decided to grant holidays on Saturdays and Sundays in government offices and educational institutions, effective from Monday. The decision was made at a cabinet meeting held on Sunday afternoon, informed Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Youth and Sports Sasmit Pokharel, who is also the government spokesperson.
He said that the decision was made to grant holidays on Saturdays and Sundays in government offices and educational institutions due to the difficult situation arising in the supply of petroleum products. He also informed that the office hours in offices other than educational institutions will be from 9 am to 5 pm.
Similarly, today's cabinet meeting has decided to make necessary legal arrangements to convert diesel and petrol vehicles into electric vehicles.
Nepal has also started facing a fuel crisis due to the Iran and US-Israel wars. In addition, the prices of petroleum products have also increased drastically in recent times. The price of petrol has recently reached Rs 202 per liter.
