Holi is just around the corner and festivities have begun across the country. Though the festival of colours brings exuberance, it also affects important official works including bank visits. If you have planned any bank visit, it is advised to check the number of days banks will be shut on the onset of Holi 2023 which is in the upcoming week.

The festival will fall on March 7 and 8, however, in several parts of the country, it is celebrated for 3 or over 3 days which might hinder your important bank work.

Banks are shut on March 7 in THESE cities

• Belapur
• Dehradun
• Guwahati
• Hyderabad
• Telangana
• Jaipur
• Jammu
• Kanpur
• Kolkata
• Lucknow
• Mumbai
• Nagpur
• Ranchi
• Panaji
• Srinagar regions

Banks are shut on March 8 in THESE cities

• Agartala
• Ahmedabad
• Aizawl
• Bhopal
• Bhubaneswar
• Chandigarh
• Dehradun
• Gangtok

Banks will remain closed in Bihar on March 9 due to the second day of Holi/Yaosang.

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, Karnataka, 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.

Weekly bank holidays in March 2023

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

A video has surfaced on the internet that has won over the hearts of many users as a man’s devotion to his wife has come to light from Uttar Pradesh’s Kaushambi. As per the reports, the man was traveling with his wife on a bike, however, after the bike broke down the man pushed the bike and let his wife sit on it.

In the video, a man can be seen pushing his broken-down bike with his wife sitting on it. The man can be seen bolting and being unfazed by the weight of his wife who is still sitting on the bike.

The wife in the video can be also seen holding tight to the bike as she enjoys the smooth ride.

Watch video here:

Twitter reactions

After the video went viral, many users came forward to praise the man for his devotion shown to his wife. One user wrote and called him a warrior and also wrote that he is fulfilling his duties.

One user also wrote and said that these are the side effects of marriage as newly-wedded couples tend to show more affection toward each other during this time.

One user also wrote and said that the woman is lucky to have the man as her partner, implying that the man is ready to sacrifice his comfort for his love.

One user wrote and suggested that the woman might have some condition due to which she couldn’t walk and get off the bike which forced the man to push the vehicle while the woman was still on it.

One user also wrote and called out the feminists for this and questioned the theory of equal right, implying that the woman is inadvertently forcing the man to push her.

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Prashant Umrao was booked for spreading false reports about the alleged killing of Bihar migrant workers in Tamil Nadu on Twitter.

Reports said the police have also booked the editor of a newspaper and owner of a local daily for spreading enmity on social media. Additionally, a police team is also set up to arrest the accused persons.

Prashant Umrao is the BJP spokesperson of the Uttar Pradesh unit who tweeted about 12 Bihari migrant workers being hung to death in Tamil Nadu for speaking in Hindi. Along with the tweet, Umrao also shared the picture of Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav with Tamil Nadu Chief Minister ML Stalin and said despite the attack on the migrants, Yadav attended the birthday celebrations of CM Stalin. The tweet was deleted later.

The Tamil Nadu Police have now charged the BJP spokesperson for sparking enmity between the people based on region and language and also filed a case against the editor of Dainik Bhaskar and the local daily Tanvir Post for putting forth enmity and provoking riots.

The police also said Dainik Bhaskar showed the murder of a Bihar man by a Jharkhand man as an attack on north Indian workers.

Following several fake messages being shared on WhatsApp about the same, Tamil Nadu CM MK Stalin issued a statement and assured the safety of migrant workers in the state. Reports also said district collectors in Tamil Nadu issued appeals in Hindi and asked migrant workers not to be worried or scared.

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday decided to send a team of senior government officials to Tamil Nadu and look into the matter. CM MK Stalin spoke to CM Nitish Kumar on Saturday over the matter and promised strict action if something like the claims happened in the state.