Civil servants to work on Sundays as well

From Kantipur Online:

KATHMANDU, March 9 - The government has decided to make Sunday a working day for civil servants from the start of the Nepali New Year and changed the working hours of government offices. The Cabinet took the decision on March 2, and it comes into effect from April 14. The two-day weekend holiday in the Kathmandu Valley has been around since Aug. 17,1999, when it was introduced on an experimental basis. Under the new provision, offices hours have been setfrom 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, while on Fridays the working hours will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. In the winter season, from mid-November to mid-February, the working hours have been has been fixed from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The government has also decided to reduce holidays for civil servants by three days. They will now be entitled to six casual leave days and three festival holidays.