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Nepal marked the fourth day of Tihar on Nov 10 with Goru Tihar, Govardhan Puja and Hali Tihar, while the Newar community observed Mha Puja and began the new year, Nepal Sambat 1147.
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Former Deputy Prime Minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi is released from Dillibazar Prison today on Nov 12 after the Kathmandu District Court cut his four-year sentence by 25 percent under the Senior Citizens Act. He remains convicted of fraud, organised crime and offences against the state, and the Rs 4 million he was ordered to repay victims is still owed.
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Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf said on Nov 11 that the Strait of Hormuz will never return to its pre-war status and that Iran and Oman will set new rules for shipping. The United States has rejected Iran's conditions. Iran's Revolutionary Guards said on Nov 12 that two supertankers were disabled after explosions.
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Ten people died and at least five were injured when an electric microbus travelling from Kathmandu to Sarlahi fell about 700 metres down a slope at Chisapani Gadhi in Makwanpur on Nov 12. The passengers were heading home for Chhath.
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Nepal’s proposal for a dedicated mountain item in the COP31 negotiations was not adopted on Nov 9, and the presidency has offered consultations and research dialogues instead. Nepal’s adaptation needs are put at US$47.4 billion through 2050, and a US$20 million loss and damage project is still being prepared.
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Koshi Province has implemented a law recognising 13 languages besides Nepali for government business, Chief Minister Hikmat Kumar Karki announced on Nov 11, bringing the total to 14.
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An Israeli airstrike hit a building at the Nasser Medical Complex in Khan Younis early today, killing six people and wounding more than 20, Gaza's Civil Defence and the hospital said.
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