MH-VAJPAYEE-MOURNING

No additional holiday in Maharashtra tomorrow
    Mumbai, Aug 16 (PTI) Maharashtra government has not
declared a public holiday tomorrow as a mark of respect for
former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee since it is already
a holiday on account of Pateti, the Parsi new year.
    The BJP-led state government has not declared an
additional holiday as part of the national mourning due to
Vajpayee's death today, the official said here tonight.
    As tomorrow is Pateti, a public holiday, no additional
holiday has been declared, he said.
    A seven-day state mourning has been announced by the
Centre as a mark of respect to the former prime minister who
died away after prolonged illness.
    During this period, the national flag will be flown at
half mast throughout the country, the official said. PTI MR VT
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