New Delhi, May 28 -- Eid al-Adha 2026, also known as Bakrid, is being celebrated in most parts of India on 28 May. This festival of sacrifice commemorates the devotion of Prophet Ibrahim and is one of the most significant occasions in the Islamic calendar.

Bakra Eid is observed as a government holiday, and the central government administrative offices across the country will remain closed on Thursday. The Eid ul-Adha holiday was shifted from May 27 to May 28.

The personnel ministry on May 22 in a statement said, "Central government administrative offices located at Delhi/New Delhi shall remain closed on 28th May, 2026, on account of Id-ul-Zuha (Bakrid) (in place of 27th May, 2026)," it said in a statement.

However, in Jammu and Kashmir...