Govt declares public holiday on Monday for Chhath festival
Verified: 2 outlets have reported this story since Nov 13, 2 of them from Nepal.
Kathmandu, November 13 The government has announced a public holiday on November 16, Monday, for the Chhath festival. The government has declared the holiday in view of the festival. As part of the Chhath celebrations, it is customary to worship the setting sun on Sunday evening and offer prayers to the rising sun on Monday…
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Two or more outlets reported this story and its reliability score reached 65%, so WorldPulse marks it verified. That means more than one outlet says so, not that it is proven true.
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2 outlets from Nepal, where the story is: Khabarhub English, Onlinekhabar English · how we count
- Nov 13, 9:24 AM UTCFirst report· you’re reading thisGovt declares public holiday on Monday for Chhath festivalenglish.onlinekhabar.com ↗
- Nov 13, 1:23 PM UTC+4 hGovt declares additional public holiday for Chhath festivalenglish.khabarhub.com ↗
- Verified: a second independent outlet reported itNov 13, 1:23 PM UTC · +4 h
[Claude] Both reports cover the government's Monday public holiday declaration for Chhath, with the same date and details consistent with each other.
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