HOLIDAYS TO BE OBSERVED THROUGHOUT THE J&K STATE
DURING THE YEAR
2007

Annexure "A" to Government Order No. 1453-GAD of 2006 Dated: 28/11/2006
     
S.No. Holidays on account of Date Day
1 *Eid-ul-Azha 1st & 2nd January Monday & Tuesday
2 Guru Gobind Singh's Birthday 5th January Friday
3 Republic Day 26th Junuary Friday
4 *Muharram 30th January Tuesday
5 Maha Shivratri 16th February Friday
6 1st Nvratra 19th March Monday
7 Nauroz 21st March Wednesday
8 Ramanavami 27th March Tuesday
9 *Id-i-Milad-un-Nabi 1st April Sunday
10 Friday following Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi 6th April Friday
11 Baisakhi 14th April Saturday
12 Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 14th April Saturday
13 Buddha Purnima 2nd May Wednesday
14 Guru Gobind's Day 5th July Thursday
15 Martyr's Day 13th July Friday
16 *Shab-i-Miraj 11th August Saturday
17 Independence Day 15th August Wednesday
18 Janam Ashtami 4th September Tuesday
19 Mahatma Gandhi's Birthday 2nd October Tuesday
20 *Shab-i-Qadar 10th October Wednesday
21 Jamat-ul-Vida 12th October Friday
22 *Eid-ul-Fitar 14th October Sunday
23 Mahanavami 20th October Saturday
24 Dussehra 21st October Sunday
25 Diwali 9th November Friday
26 Guru Nanak Dev's Birthday 24th November Saturday
27 Birthday of Sheikh Mohd Abdullah 5th December Wednesday
28 *Eid-ul-Azha 21st & 22nd December Friday & Saturday
29 Christmas Day 25th December Tuesday
* All Muslim holidays are subject to the appearance of Moon.
     
Annexure "B" to Government Order No:1453-GAD of 2006 dated: 28/11/2006
     
I. PROVINCIAL HOLIDAYS (KASHMIR PROVINCE)
     
S.No. Holiday on account of Date Day
1 Mela Khir Bhawani 23rd June Saturday
2 Friday Following Shab-I-Miraj 17th August Friday
3 *Urs Sheikh Noor-Ud-Din Noorani (RA) 9th October Tuseday
4 *Urs Shah-I-Hamdan Sahib (RA) 17th December Monday
     
II. PROVINCIAL HOLIDAYS (JAMMU DIVISION)
S.No. Holiday on account of Date Day
1 Lohri 13th January Saturday
2 Guru Ravi Das's Birthday 2nd February Friday
3 Holi  3rd March Saturday
     
III. LOCAL HOLIDAYS
S.No. Holiday on account of Date Day
1 Mela Dosmochey (Leh District & Zanskar Sub-Division Only) 16th February Friday
2 Mela Bahu Fort (Jammu District only) 26th March Monday
3 Mahavir Jayanti (Jammu District only) 31st March Saturday
4 Good Friday (Jammu District only) 6th April Friday
5 Urs Shah Farid-ud-Din Sahib (Kishtwar Tehsil only) 21st June Thursday
6 Mela Hemis Gonpa (Leh District only) 26th June Tuesday
7 Sarthal Devi Ji Yatra (Kishtwar Tehsil only) 23rd & 24th July Monday & Tuesday
8 Kailash Yatra (Bhaderwah Tehsil only) 8th September Satruday
9 Mela Pat (Bhaderwah Tehsil only) 17th & 18th September Monday & Tuesday
10 Urs Shah Asrar-ud-Din Sahib (Doda district only) 10th November Saturday
11 Mela Losar (Leh & Kargil Districts only) 10th December Monday
     
IV. RESTRICTED HOLIDAYS
S.No. Holiday on account of Date Day
1 Martyr's Day of Guru Arjun Dev Ji 16th June Saturday
2 Raksha Bandhan 28th August Tuesday