Hyderabad, June 25 -- Schools and colleges in Hyderabad have declared a holiday on Friday, June 26, in view of the 10th Muharram.

Apart from educational institutions, government offices will also remain closed on Friday.

For Thursday, June 25, too, the government had declared a holiday; however, it was an optional one.

Bibi-Ka-Alam procession

Meanwhile, Sreedevi, the elephant that will be used for the Bibi-Ka-Alam procession in Hyderabad, recently reached the city.

The elephant is currently housed at the Quli Qutb Shah Urban Development Office in Noorkhan Bazar.

The elephant was brought from Kerala, and the arrangements for it were made by the HEH Nizam Trust and HEH Auqaf Committee, along with the All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Musli...