FESTIVE SEASON ENDS Kathmandu, 16 Nov.; The extended festive season 2012 ended Friday with government offices re-opening after a three-day public holiday for Tihar. Dashain was celebrated earlier. Preparations are now afoot to celebrate Chaat in terai. Nnnn TIHAR HIGHLIGHTS Kathmandu, 16 Nov.:’ Hanuman Dhoka Police said Thursday there was a 90 percent decline in use of firecrackers during Tihar this year following effective monitoring aad discouragement Kathmandu residents confirmed the claim and welcomed it. Sisters and brothers exchanged bhai tika Thursday at the district police in Kavre after a gorup of men were nabbed and detained for gambling nnnn SHRIKANT ADHIKARI DEAD Kathmandu, 16 Nov. Shrikant Admikari was cremated Thursdy amid full honours provided by main opposition NC. He was 85. Adhikari was arrested in 2006 during theRana regime after a Brahmin took a revolutionary step by ploughing a field with a home. Nnnn CAPITAL’S MINIMUM TEMPERATURE 6 DEGREES CELSIUS FRIDAY. Kathmandu, 16 Nov.: Capital’s minimum temperature Friday morning was 6 degrees Celsius. Mercury is expected to rise to 23 degrees Celsius in the afternoon on sunny day. nnnn