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CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal held a meeting with Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in Baluwatar on Monday. During the meeting, they discussed forming a government from within the current ruling alliance, according to a source. They also discussed contemporary political issues and future strategy among other matters on the occasion. The results of the election to the House of Representatives are yet to come in some places. But still, senior leaders of the ruling alliance have started holding discussions on forming a new government. CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Dahal had also held a meeting with Prime Minister Deuba on Saturday also.  

Niclas Füllkrug’s late strike was enough to salvage a point for Germany against Spain as qualification from Group E goes down to the wire, CNN reported.

Substitute Álvaro Morata had given Spain the lead just after the hour mark, but Germany finally drew level seven minutes from time after Jamal Musiala’s touch dropped to Füllkrug, who fired an emphatic finish into the top corner.

After that historic defeat to Japan in the opening game – one of the all-time great World Cup upsets – most expected Germany to come out and try to make a statement against a Spain side that looked like the team of the tournament so far, according to CNN.

In truth, however, Hansi Flick’s side looked stagnant and bereft of ideas for much of match and will now need a favor from Spain in order to reach the round of 16.

Germany needs to beat Costa Rica and hope Spain defeats Japan or, if Japan earns a draw, ensure it has a superior goal difference.

The vote counting in Udayapur constituency-1 has become uncertain after as many as 15 candidates of the various parties including the CPN-UML have demanded re-election, accusing the ruling coalition of rigging the votes there. They said that more ballot papers were found in the boxes than the votes cast. The candidates claimed that the 100 ballot papers for the Province Assembly were found in the ballot boxes of the House of Representatives. They submitted an application to the chief election officer on Sunday demanding re-polling. The vote counting process has become uncertain after the candidates demanded re-voting. The counting of votes, which was halted since 7 am, has not been started yet. UML candidate Manju Kumari Chaudhary said that the ballot papers found in the Province Assembly (B) should be counted under the Province Assembly. The Nepali Congress, however, has not accepted her proposal. When the counting the votes has completed in the constituency, Himal Karki of the Nepali Congress has won the election by a margin 215 votes. The office of the chief election office, however, is yet to announce the result. UML House of Representatives candidate Chaudhary, Province Assembly candidates Kushal Babu Basnet and Indramani Raut, Rastriya Prajatantra Party HoR candidate Dhruba Rayamajhi, Janata Samajbadi Party HoR candidate Gyan Bahadur Rai, CPN (ML) candidate Ram Prasad Chaulagain and Nagarik Unmukti Party candidate Shiva Narayan Chaudhary among others have demanded re-election.

The Bibaha Panchami festival is being celebrated across the country today by worshiping and paying homage to Shree Ramchandra and Sita. The festival bearing religious and cultural significance is observed on the fifth day of Shukla paksha (the waxing phase of the moon) in Marga month according to the lunar calendar. It commemorates the wedding of Hindu God Ram and Goddess Sita that took place in the Tretayug. The Bibaha Panchami is celebrated with gaiety and religious fervor especially in the historic city of Janakpur today, with thousands of devotees offering prayers at the famous Janaki temple since early morning. As per the Hindu mythology, King Janak of Mithila, Sita’s father, proposed a test of strength for the suitors of his daughter: to lift the great bow of Lord Shiva. Warriors, kin and chieftains came from afar, but no man could lift the bow. Ram, a prince from ancient Ayodhya, lifted the bow with ease and when he tried to string it, the bow shattered into pieces. Ram and Sita were married in Janakpur, the capital city of the ancient Mithila kingdom, and their marriage is celebrated to this day. Each year, idols of Ram and Sita are brought out in procession and their Hindu wedding ceremony is reenacted during a weeklong religious festival. As per Mithila culture, various events such as matkor, tilakostsab and swayambar are held in addition to the marriage ceremony.

Mahesh Basnet of CPN-UML has won the election to the House of Representatives from Ilam Constituency-1. He defeated CPN (Unified Socialist) leader and former prime minister Jhalanath Khanal by a margin of 2, 957 votes to book a seat in the Parliament.  

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava has called on CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on November 26. According to sources, the duo discussed Nepal’s election result and possible power-sharing. 

India has said that November 20 Parliamentary election is an internal exercise of Nepal. Speaking at a regular weekly press briefing, Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Arindam Bagchi further said that India looks forward to working with the new government which would be formed after the election. India and Nepal have a very special relationship and we will continue to have this very close relationship with whichever government the people of Nepal choose, he said.

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava has called on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. In the meeting, Deuba and Srivastava discussed the contemporary political situation including the election results.