Banks will be closed for 12 days in March 2023. Those who are planning to visit the bank in the next month should check the calendar first.

According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), six of the twelve holidays are festival holidays while the remaining holidays are that of weekends — Saturdays, and Sundays.

Various festivals, such as Chapchar Kut, Holi, Gudi Padwa, Navratri, and Ram Navami, will be observed in March 2023.

Bank customers are advised to go through the holidays’ list first as listed by RBI as not all banks will be closed for all 12 days in all states or regions of the country, as holidays and festivals vary from state to state.

Here is a list of bank holidays in March 2023

• March 3 (Friday)- Chapchar Kut- Banks are closed in Mizoram
• March 7 (Tuesday)- Holi/Holi (Second Day)/Holika Dahan/Dhulandi/Dol Jatra – Banks are closed in Maharashtra, Assam, Rajasthan, Srinagar, Goa, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, Jammu, Srinagar, Telangana and Jharkhand.
• March 8 (Wednesday)- Holi/Holi 2nd Day – Dhuleti/Yaosang 2nd Day: Banks are closed in Tripura, Gujarat, Mizoram, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Rajasthan, Jammu, Uttar Pradesh, Bengal, Uttar Pradesh, New Delhi, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Meghalaya, Himachal Pradesh.
• March 9- (Thursday)- Holi- Banks are closed in Bihar.
• March 22-(Wednesday)- Gudi Padwa/Ugadi Festival/Bihar Divas/Sajibu Nongmapanba (Cheiraoba)/Telugu New Year’s Day/1st Navratra- Banks are closed in Maharashtra, Karanataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Manipur, Jammu, Goa, Bihar and Srinagar.
• March 30(Thursday)- Shree Ram Navami (Chaite Dashain)- Banks are closed in Gujrat, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa, Chandigarh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Telangana, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Shimla.

Bank Holidays in March 2023: Weekly Holiday

• March 5, 2023: Sunday
• March 11, 2023: Saturday
• March 12, 2023: Sunday
• March 19, 2023: Sunday
• March 25, 2023: Saturday
• March 26, 2023: Sunday

The RBI categorizes holidays into three categories-Holiday under the Negotiable Instruments Act and Real-Time Gross Settlement Holiday, Holidays under the Negotiable Instruments Act, and Banks’ Closing of Accounts.

The Haryana Government on Sunday directed to shut off the internet and SMS services in the Nuh district from February 26 to 28. The direction by the state Government comes days after people blocked the Nuh-Alwar highway in Firozpur demanding actions against the accused in the kidnapping-murder case of two Muslim men from Bharatpur.

The police on Saturday booked over 500 people for blocking the highway, according to reports.

As per the reports, the order of internet and SMS services shut down comes as a bid to curtail the communal tensions growing in the area following the death of the Muslim men in Bhiwani.

Security has also been beefed up in the Nuh district where the people blocked the roads and demonstrated to get justice for the 2 Muslim men whose bodies were found in a charred state in Haryana’s Bhiwani, said reports.

The statement read that the Haryana Government has issued a short-term suspension of mobile internet services including 2G,3G,4G, CDMA, and GPRS. The statement further said that bulk SMS except for banking and mobile recharge will be shut.

The statement also said that all the mobile networks, except for voice calling services, have been snapped in the Nuh district with immediate effect. The reason for the snapping of services was attributed to the potential cause for communal tension and disturbance of public peace.

As per the reports, after the road blockade protest on the Nuh-Alwar highway, more calls were made to demonstrate against the death of 2 Muslim men by cow vigilantes.

Death of 2 Muslim men

As per the reports, Nasir and Junaid, residents of Ghatmeeka village of Rajasthan, were reportedly kidnapped by cow vigilantes on February 15 after which the bodies of the two Muslim men were found in a charred state in Loharu located in Haryana’s Bhiwani on February 16.

So far, the Rajasthan police have substantial evidence against the 8 accused. However, the much-discussed case in the country has gotten Monu Manesar, a Bajrang Dal Member, under the scanner as police are investigating him further.

A disturbing story has come to light from Uttar Pradesh’s Ghaziabad where the staff of Grand Iris Hotel viciously beat up the guests for demanding a DJ.

According to reports, the incident transpired late Saturday night when the guests who were attending an event at the hotel asked the hotel staff for DJ, however, due to the policy, the staff refused following which commotions escalated.

In the video, men holding sticks and rods can be seen beating up the guest as the women in the video can be seen coming in between to prevent and stop them from hurting the guests more.

The video also shows the woman recording the video screaming for help as she witnesses the guest getting beaten up viciously.

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Police actions

After the video of the incident went viral, the police also came forward and said that the incident ensued on 26th Feb. The police also said that 15 to 20 people have been identified from the video out of which 9 people have been taken into police custody.

The investigation is underway and more arrest is expected to come as soon as the police identify the culprits in the matter.

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Twitter reactions

After the video of the incident went viral, many users came forward to add their take on the incident as one user wrote and said that this seems to be a worrying matter and urged the authorities to take strict legal actions and investigate the matter further reprimand the people involved.

One user wrote and said that the bulldozer will deliver justice and bulldoze the hotel following the incident, implying the way UP authorities have been operating things of late.

Another user urged that a probe should be launched into the matter and the authorities should deliver justice as soon as possible.