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  • Stock Markets Closed On Account Of Muharram, Bank Holiday In THESE States | Personal Finance News

    New Delhi: Indian stock markets are closed today in observance of the Muharram holiday, with trading set to resume on Thursday. Banks in several cities will also be closed on account of Muharram today. Though branches in these cities will be closed, online bank activities will continue to work.

    Sensex and Nifty closed at fresh record highs yesterday. The BSE Sensex settled at 80,716.55 points while the Nifty finished at 24,613.00 points.

    Muharram bank holiday on 17 July 2024:  Banks will be closed in the following states on account of Muharram today:

    Andhra Pradesh
    Bengal
    Chhattisgarh
    Himachal Pradesh
    Hyderabad
    Hyderabad
    Jammu
    Jharkhand
    Karnataka
    Madhya Pradesh
    Maharashtra
    Meghalaya
    Mizoram
    New Delhi
    Patna
    Rajasthan
    Tamil Nadu
    Telangana
    Tripura
    Uttar Pradesh

    Reserve Bank of India places its Holidays under three brackets –Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act; Holiday under Negotiable Instruments Act and Real Time Gross Settlement Holiday; and Banks’ Closing of Accounts. However, it must be noted that the bank holidays vary in various states as well not observed by all the banking companies. Banking holidays also depend on the festivals being observed in specific states or notification of specific occasions in those states.

    Holidays of the mentioned days will be observed in various regions according to the state declared holidays, however for the gazetted holidays, banks will be closed all over the country.

  • Banks, Schools Holiday Tomorrow: Educational, Financial Institution Shut Due To Lok Sabha Election 2024 In These Areas | Personal Finance News

    A total of 88 Parliamentary seats are going to the polls in the second phase of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. The voting will be held between 7 am to 6 pm tomorrow. Due to this, the banks, other financial institutions, schools, colleges and educational institutions across these parliamentary constituencies will remain closed. However, the services will be open in other parts of the country. Since tomorrow is Friday, the financial institutions in these 88 seats will remain closed for three consecutive days – from Friday to Sunday. 

    Below is the list of constituencies/areas where the banks and schools will be closed:

    Assam: Karimganj, Silchar, Mangaldoi, Nawgong, Kaliabor

    Bihar: Kishanganj, Katihar, Purnia, Bhagalpur, Banka

    Chhattisgarh: Rajnandgaon, Mahasamund, Kanker

    Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu

    Karnataka: Udupi Chikamagalur, Hassan, Dakshina Kannada, Chitradurga, Tumkur, Mandya, Mysore, Chamarajanagar, Bangalore Rural, Bangalore North, Bangalore Central, Bangalore South, Chikballapur, Kolar

    Kerala: Kasaragod, Kannur, Vatakara, Wayanad, Kozhikode, Malappuram, Ponnani, Palakkad, Alathur, Thrissur, Chalakudy, Ernakulam, Idukki, Kottayam, Alappuzha, Mavelikkara, Pathanamthitta, Kollam, Attingal, Thiruvananthapuram

    Madhya Pradesh: Tikamgarh, Damoh, Khajuraho, Satna, Rewa, Hoshangabad, Betul

    Maharashtra: Buldhana, Akola, Amravati (SC), Wardha, Yavatmal-Washim, Hingoli, Nanded, Parbhani

    Manipur: Outer Manipur)

    Rajasthan: Tonk-Sawai Madhopur, Ajmer, Pali, Jodhpur, Barmer, Jalore, Udaipur, Banswara, Chittorgarh, Rajsamand, Bhilwara, Kota, Jhalawar-Baran

    Tripura: Tripura East

    Uttar Pradesh: Amroha, Meerut, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Gautam Budh Nagar, Aligarh, Mathura, Bulandshahr

    West Bengal: Darjeeling, Raiganj, Balurghat

    So, if you are a resident of these areas, then don’t head to banks tomorrow and wait till Monday for the institutions to open.