Himachal declares 2-day holiday as a mark of respect to Manmohan Singh

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The Himachal Pradesh government has declared December 27 and 28 as holidays as a mark of respect to former PM Manmohan Singh.

Joint Secretary Parveen Kumar announced this.

The Centre has already announced a seven-day mourning till January 1. During this time the national flag will be flown at half-mast.

Also, the ongoing winter carnival in Shimla has been postponed.