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#13031735

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13031738

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13011331

21 November 2025

Padma Bhushan awardee and renowned classical instrumentalist Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt plays the 'Mohan Veena', a modified slide guitar that he invents, as he performs during the 67th Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on November 21, 2025.

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#13011334

21 November 2025

Padma Bhushan awardee and renowned classical instrumentalist Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt plays the 'Mohan Veena', a modified slide guitar that he invents, as he performs during the 67th Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on November 21, 2025.

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#13011342

21 November 2025

Padma Bhushan awardee and renowned classical instrumentalist Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt plays the 'Mohan Veena', a modified slide guitar that he invents, as he performs during the 67th Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on November 21, 2025.

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#13011349

21 November 2025

Padma Bhushan awardee and renowned classical instrumentalist Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt plays the 'Mohan Veena', a modified slide guitar that he invents, as he performs during the 67th Akashvani Sangeet Sammelan in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India, on November 21, 2025.

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#12996062

17 November 2025

AMMAN, JORDAN - OCTOBER 23: A street stand selling political and historical books, including The Jewish Civilization by Will Durant, Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, and The Invention of the Jewish People by Israeli historian Shlomo Sand, is seen in the Jordanian capital, located in Amman's Old Town, in Amman, Jordan, on October 23, 2025.

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#12982952

13 November 2025

A nurse prepares vaccines against viral diseases known as influenza, COVID-19, and pneumococcus at the Mega Vaccination Center next to the Olympic Stadium of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 12, 2025.

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#12982958

13 November 2025

A nurse prepares vaccines to administer to people against viral diseases such as influenza, COVID-19, and pneumococcus at the Mega Vaccination Center next to the Olympic Stadium of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 12, 2025.

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#12982959

13 November 2025

A nurse prepares vaccines to administer to people against viral diseases such as influenza, COVID-19, and pneumococcus at the Mega Vaccination Center next to the Olympic Stadium of the Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM) in Mexico City, Mexico, on November 12, 2025.

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#12967845

9 November 2025

A Red Faction banner protests Rob Edwards' intentions to talk to Wolves during the Sky Bet Championship match between Middlesbrough and Birmingham City at the Riverside Stadium in Middlesbrough, England, on November 8, 2025.

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#12959507

7 November 2025

Parents bring their children to an inoculation center in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 7, 2025, to receive Vitamin A and deworming capsules during the nationwide campaign focused on enhancing child nutrition and preventing infections among children under five.

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#12959496

7 November 2025

A health worker gives a Vitamin A capsule to a child at an inoculation center in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 7, 2025, during the nationwide Vitamin A and deworming campaign aimed at improving child nutrition and preventing infections among children under five.

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#12959498

7 November 2025

A health worker gives a Vitamin A capsule to a child at an inoculation center in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 7, 2025, during the nationwide Vitamin A and deworming campaign aimed at improving child nutrition and preventing infections among children under five.

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#12959500

7 November 2025

A health worker gives a Vitamin A capsule to a child at an inoculation center in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 7, 2025, during the nationwide Vitamin A and deworming campaign aimed at improving child nutrition and preventing infections among children under five.

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#12959501

7 November 2025

A health worker gives a Vitamin A capsule to a child at an inoculation center in Kathmandu, Nepal, on November 7, 2025, during the nationwide Vitamin A and deworming campaign aimed at improving child nutrition and preventing infections among children under five.

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