Government to Consider a Public Holiday as a Form of Mourning for the Loss of Satya Mohan Joshi

Minister for Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation Jeevan Ram Shrestha expressed his sorrow over the famous cultural historian Satya Mohan Joshi's passing and said the government would consider to declare a public holiday. But no decision has yet been made by the government in this matter.

Shrestha told reporters that he had talked with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba about having a public holiday when he arrived at Lalitpur Metropolitan City Complex on Sunday afternoon to pay his respects to Joshi.

In response to a suggestion made by the Ministry of Culture, Tourism, and Civil Aviation, Shrestha claimed that "the government has agreed to offer a day of national holiday as a form of mourning for the loss of Satya Mohan Joshi, and the official notification would come through the government."