Maharaja hari singh holiday

By Sunil Bhat: Veteran Congress leader and member of the erstwhile Royal Family of Jammu and Kashmir endorsed the demand of locals to declare September 23, his father’s birth anniversary, a public holiday. Karan Singh is a former Rajya Sabha MP and son of Raja Hari Singh- the last ruler of J&K. Locals here, particularly those from the Rajput community, have been protesting for the last fortnight in Jammu city with the demand to declare September 23 a public holiday in honour of the last Maharaja.

• • • • J&K: Hari Singh birthday to be a public holiday J&K: Hari Singh birthday to be a public holiday The announcement came after Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha met a delegation comprising prominent political leaders, members of the Yuva Rajput Sabha, and civil society representatives, including head of the J&K transport union, at Raj Bhavan. Accepting the long-pending demand of people in Jammu region, the J&K administration has decided to declare Maharaja Hari Singh’s birth anniversary on September 23 as a public holiday. An official statement released late on Thursday said a notification declaring the holiday will be issued soon. The announcement came after Lieutenant Governor

“Sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of a committee regarding issue of commemoration of birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh ji and its observance in general under the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881 in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir,” reads an order issued by the principal secretary, Manoj Dwivedi. The committee will be headed by principal secretary, General Administration Department while administrative secretary, Social Welfare Department; administrative secretary, Culture Department and divisional commissioner, Jammu, will be its members. Maharaja Hari Singh was born on September 23, 1895 in Jammu and died on April 26, 1961 in Mumbai. His son Karan Singh is J&K’s former Sadr-e-Riyasat and Governor and is a senior Congress leader. The Jammu-based parties including Congress have been demanding that the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh be declared a public holiday in J&K. The Yuva Rajput Sabha had recently threatened mass agitation in Jammu to press for the demand. The State Subject law that was prevalent in J&K before abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A was imposed by Maharaja Hari Singh in 1927 to protect the interests of the people. SRINAGAR: Amid clamour from Jammu-based parties for public holiday on the birth anniversary of the last Dogra ruler of Jammu and Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh, the Lt-Governor administration on Tuesday constituted a four-member committee to decide on the issue. “Sanction is hereby accorded to the constitution of a com...

Jammu: J&K government Monday notified a holiday “on account of the birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh” to be observed on September 23 every year across Jammu and Kashmir under the Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881. “To commemorate the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh Ji, September 23 of every year will be observed as a holiday in government offices and educational institutions across Jammu and Kashmir under Negotiable Instrument Act, 1881 (Central Act 26 of 1881),” read an order issued by the General Administration Department (GAD) Secretary Piyush Singla. On September 15, Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced the decision of the J&K government to declare Maharaja Hari Singh’s birth anniversary a public holiday. LG Sinha had made this announcement following his meeting with a delegation of prominent political leaders, members of the Yuva Rajput Sabha, and civil society members including the head of the J&K Transport Union at the Raj Bhavan. “The government has decided to declare Maharaja Hari Singhji’s birthday as a public holiday. Maharaja Hari Singh was a great educationist, progressive thinker, social reformer, and a towering man of ideas and ideals. The public holiday will be a fitting tribute to his rich legacy,” the LG said. Before it, on the directions of the LG, a four-member committee was constituted by the J&K administration to examining the public demand regarding the holiday on the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh. On September 16, LG Sinha said ...

Jammu, Sep 19 (PTI) Jammu and Kashmir Government on Monday declared the birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh, which falls on September 23, as an annual holiday in the union territory. "To commemorate the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh ji, 23rd of September every year shall be observed as a holiday in government offices and educational institutions across the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir under the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881," a notification issued by General Administration Department (GAD) secretary Dr Piyush Singla read. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha made the announcement regarding the decision on Thursday, following which people in Jammu city danced and distributed sweets to celebrate the development the next day. Sinha said the decision has been taken in view of the aspirations and feelings of the people and the great contribution of the Maharaja. LG said Maharaja Hari Singh was a great educationist, progressive thinker, social reformer and a towering man of ideas and ideals. "The public holiday will be a fitting tribute to Maharaja Hari Singh Ji's rich legacy," he added. Praising the government decision, former deputy chief minister Dr Nirmal Singh said, "The demand of the Dogras of the region have been fullfiled after 72 years". "It is momemt of great happiness and joy that government has respected the sentiment of the Dogras by granting holiday on Maharaja's birth anniversary," he added. Dogra Sadar Sabha chief and former minister Gulchain Singh Ch...

​( m.1928; sep.1950) ​ Father Amar Singh Mother Bhotiali Chib Religion Hari Singh Hari Singh was the son of Amar Singh and Bhotiali Chib. In 1923, following his uncle's death, Singh became the new Maharaja of Jammu and Kashmir. After Singh remained the titular Maharaja of the state until 1952, when the monarchy was abolished by the Indian government. After spending his final days in Singh was also a controversial ruler, who faced an Early life [ ] In 1930, Hari Singh attended the I must express our deep gratitude to His Most Gracious Majesty for the cordial welcome tendered to us and I pray that providence may grant us the vision and the will to realize the hopes expressed in the inspiring words uttered this morning by our beloved Emperor. This is the first occasion on which the Princes of India meet in person at a Conference Table along with the representatives of British India and His Majesty's Government to discuss the political future of India. ... I feel deeply gratified at the progress which has been made with the scheme of an All-India Federation as worked out in the Report of the Federal Structure Sub-Committee. But ever since the idea of a Federation was taken up in this Conference, some surprise has been expressed in various quarters in India and in England at the willingness of the Princes to join an All-India Federation. It is said that Princes have forced the pace and that in any case they should have opposed a Federation with British India. I have never disgu...

Jammu: A major controversy has erupted in Jammu and Kashmir over the birthday of the last King of Kashmir Maharaja Hari Singh - 55 years after his death. Hari Singh's grandsons, members of the ruling PDP and BJP, are demanding that the day should be marked as a state holiday. But some political forces in the valley say that given the struggle against the Maharaja for the transition from autocracy to democracy, such a move would be inappropriate. In Jammu today, Deputy Chief Minister Nirmal Singh was heckled by those demanding the day be declared a state holiday. Maharaja Hari Singh's grandson and PDP legislator Vikramaditya Singh has been spearheading the campaign. Mr Singh has written a letter to Chief Minister Mehbooba Mufti for the cause. The campaign has also found support from Ajat Shatru Singh, the second grandson of Hari Singh, Vikramaditya's brother and a BJP legislator. "If it is not declared as a state holiday in this government, it can never happen. Some pressure needs to be put on the PDP and the Chief Minister," said Ajat Shatru Singh. Hari Singh's son and former Sadar-e-Riyasat Karan Singh said in a statement that sentiments of people of Jammu must be respected in the same way as sentiments of Kashmiris are respected by making Sheikh Abdullah's birthday a public holiday. Earlier, a resolution was passed in the Jammu and Kashmir upper house pertaining to Maharaja Hari Singh, for adopting September 23, his birthday as a state holiday. The state has been officia...

The notice was released by the order of the Lieutenant Governor. The educational institutions and government offices will remain shut across the Union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. Students and concerned employees may please take note of it. However, they will be intimated by the respective officials via official notification. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha announced a tribute to Maharaja Hari Singh and announced a holiday for September 23, 2022. He stated that official notification will be released shortly. The communique was released yesterday, September 19, 2022. The holiday is declared as a tribute to Maharaja Hari Singh's services.

Jammu: Jammu and Kashmir Government on Monday declared the birthday of Maharaja Hari Singh, which falls on September 23, as an annual holiday in the union territory. “To commemorate the birth anniversary of Maharaja Hari Singh ji, 23rd of September every year shall be observed as a holiday in government offices and educational institutions across the union territory of Jammu and Kashmir under the Negotiable Instruments Act 1881,” a notification issued by General Administration Department (GAD) secretary Dr Piyush Singla read. Lieutenant Governor Manoj Sinha made the announcement regarding the decision on Thursday, following which people in Jammu city danced and distributed sweets to celebrate the development the next day. WATCH: Magnitude 5.4 earthquake jolts J&K, tremors felt in Delhi-NCR, parts of north India Jammu and Kashmir: Security forces neutralize 5 foreign terrorists infiltrating in Kupwara through LoC Sinha said the decision has been taken in view of the aspirations and feelings of the people and the great contribution of the Maharaja. LG said Maharaja Hari Singh was a great educationist, progressive thinker, social reformer and a towering man of ideas and ideals. “The public holiday will be a fitting tribute to Maharaja Hari Singh Ji’s rich legacy,” he added. Praising the government decision, former deputy chief minister Dr Nirmal Singh said, “The demand of the Dogras of the region have been fullfiled after 72 years”. “It is momemt of great happiness and joy th...