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Five Images of Gods repatriated from USA

Five Images of Gods repatriated from USA
25 May, KATHMANDU : The gilded figures of Gods stolen from different parts of Nepal have been repatriated from the United States. Among the repatriated religious figures were Standing Buddha that was lost from Kwaya Bahi, Lalitpur, Padmapani Lokeswora, Chaturmukhi Shivalinga (Panchadeval Temple, Pasupati), Uma Maheswori (Ga: Hiti, Lalitpur) and Nagaraja (Bhagawan Bahal, Naxal). As informed, Uma Maheswora sculpture has... Read More

Covid in North Korea: No response to US vaccine offer

Covid in North Korea: No response to US vaccine offer
22 May, USA : President Joe Biden says North Korea has not responded to a US offer of Covid vaccines, as the country battles its first acknowledged outbreak. Nearly 2.5 million people have been sickened by “fever” in North Korea and it is under a nationwide lockdown, according to the country’s state media. It is thought to be particularly vulnerable... Read More

Russia war crimes allegations mount as Ukraine refugees top six million

Russia war crimes allegations mount as Ukraine refugees top six million
KYIV, Ukraine, May 13, (AFP): Russia faced mounting accusations of war crimes in Ukraine Friday including forcing thousands of people into interrogation camps, as the number of refugees reported to have fled the conflict surpassed six million. The Russian invasion has also led to a seismic policy change by Finland, whose leaders said Thursday the previously neutral nation must apply... Read More

Bangladesh restricts foreign travel for government officials

Bangladesh restricts foreign travel for government officials
DHAKA, May 12 (Xinhua) : The Bangladeshi government has restricted foreign trips of its officials under operating and development budgets in the context of post-COVID-19 economic recovery and an ongoing global crisis. The country’s Ministry of Finance Thursday issued a notification saying that all types of foreign trips, including exposure visits, study tours, workshops and seminars for all government officials... Read More

Ballot boxes to be ferried by helicopter

Ballot boxes to be ferried by helicopter
Darchula, May 14 (RSS): A Nepal Army helicopter has left for Chhangaru Tinkar, the most remote place in the district, to bring the ballot boxes of the polling that took place on Friday. The ballot box of Ward No. 1, which has two polling stations, has been kept in Chhangru. Chief District Officer Dirgharaj Upadhyaya said that the ballot boxes... Read More

Counting of votes of Kathmandu to begin

Counting of votes of Kathmandu to begin
Kathmandu, May 14 (RSS): Preparations for the counting of votes of Kathmandu Metropolitan City have reached the final stage. An all-party meeting held on Friday night had decided to count the votes from 8 am today. The counting of votes will be done at the office of the Returning Officer in the City Hall building. Election Officer Prem Kumar Shrestha... Read More

Counting begins in Gokarneshwar

Counting begins in Gokarneshwar
Kathmandu, May 14 (RSS): Counting of votes of local level election in Gokarneshwor Municipality has started. The counting of votes has started from Ward No. 1 of the municipality, where 800 votes have been counted, said Election Officer Ranju Gautam. According to the preliminary results, the Nepali Congress candidate for the post of mayor and deputy mayor have taken the... Read More

Musk puts Twitter buy ‘on hold,’ casting doubt on $44B deal

Musk puts Twitter buy ‘on hold,’ casting doubt on $44B deal
DETROIT, May 14: Tesla billionaire Elon Musk has put his plan to buy Twitter on what he called a temporary “hold,” raising fresh doubts about whether he’ll proceed with the $44 billion acquisition. Musk tweeted early Friday that he wanted to pinpoint the number of spam and fake accounts on the social media platform. He has been vocal about his desire to... Read More

Voting suspended at two polling booths in Saptari

Voting suspended at two polling booths in Saptari
Saptari, May 13 (RSS): Voting at two polling booths has been suspended at the Janata Secondary School voting station, Hariraha of Dakeshwori Municipality-2 in Saptari district today. Locals manhandled the polling officer Bipin Yadav over a dispute that arose in course of the voting and also smashed the ballot box, hence the voting had to be suspended, said the Election... Read More

Election Commission seeks clarification from Dr Bhattarai

Election Commission seeks clarification from Dr Bhattarai
Kathmandu, May 13 (RSS): The Election Commission has demanded a clarification from Janata Samajwadi Party’s Federal Council Chair Dr Baburam Bhattarai for making public the ballot paper which he had marked for voting. The constitutional body responsible to conduct election sought clarification from Dr Bhattarai within 24 hours, claiming he committed offence as per Election (Offence and Punishment) Act-2073 BS’s... Read More