The Governors of the Northern and Eastern Provinces have decided to grant a special holiday to all Tamil-medium schools in the two provinces in observance of the Deepavali festival.
To compensate for the holiday, regular academic activities will be conducted at these schools on Saturday, November 14.
Meanwhile, Sinhala-medium and Muslim schools in the Northern and Eastern Provinces will function as usual tomorrow (November 8).
Separately, following a request by Deputy Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure Sundaralingam Pradeep, a special holiday has already been declared for Tamil-medium schools in the Central, Uva, Western and Sabaragamuwa provinces on Monday, November 9, in observance of Deepavali.
