Fri Oct 03 20:30:00 UTC 2025: **News Article: Bank Holiday Alert: Guwahati Banks Closed for Durga Puja and Dasain, Digital Services Available in Ranchi**

**New Delhi, [Date – Today’s Date]** – While October 2025 promises a total of 21 bank holidays across India, including major festivals like Durga Puja, Diwali, and Gandhi Jayanti, this week sees limited disruption. According to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) 2025 holiday calendar, only banks in Guwahati, Assam, are closed today, Friday, October 3rd, and tomorrow, Saturday, October 4th, in observance of Durga Puja and Dasain.

Dasain, also known as Vijaya Dashami, is a significant Hindu festival celebrated in Nepal, Sikkim, West Bengal, Assam, South India, and Sri Lanka.

While banks in Ranchi, Jharkhand, will remain open, customers are encouraged to utilize digital banking platforms for essential financial transactions. Despite the physical closure of bank branches in Ranchi, essential financial services would remain available through digital and self-service platforms

Customers are advised to plan any necessary in-branch visits accordingly and to utilize online banking for uninterrupted service. The rest of India’s banks will operate as usual.

The RBI holiday calendar, which dictates bank closures under the Negotiable Instruments Act, also includes Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) holidays and other regional and national observances.

**In unrelated news:** Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi issued a strong warning to Pakistan on Friday, stating that the country must cease sponsoring terrorism if it wants to remain on the world map. Speaking to soldiers in Rajasthan, he declared that India’s approach in future conflicts would be far more aggressive than previous operations.

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