West Bengal government declares holiday on Rath Yatra for first time       

The West Bengal government wants to avoid more coronavirus infections due to crowding of people during Rath Yatra. (PTI File photo of Puri Rath Yatra) The West Bengal government announced a holiday on Rath Yatra this year for state government offices for the first time this year. DK Mahapatra, EO Special Secretary, Finance Department, issued a memorandum in which he said that the official holiday on the auspicious festival of Rath Yatra will be celebrated on June 23, 2020.