US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya to visit India, Nepal from May 17-22
Under Secretary for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights and US Special Coordinator for Tibetan Issues Uzra Zeya is set to visit India and Nepal from May 17 – 22 to deepen cooperation on human rights and democratic governance goals, and to advance humanitarian priorities, the US Department of State said.
She will also discuss partnering with India and Nepal during this Year of Action for the Summit for Democracy.
The delegation will include USAID Deputy Assistant Administrator for Asia Anjali Kaur.
Earlier in December, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced that Zeya will serve as the special coordinator for Tibetan Issues.
Sunil Prajapati elected mayor of Bhaktapur for second term
Sunil Prajapati of Nepal Workers' and Peasants' Party has been elected as the mayor of Bhaktapur Municipality.
Prajapati was elected as the mayor of Bhaktapur for a second term receiving 29,200 votes while his closest contender Ram Prasad Kasula of Nepali Congress garnered 3, 352 votes.
Similarly, Rajani Joshi has been elected as the deputy mayor of Bhaktapur Municipality for the second term.
She secured 29, 695 votes while Ranjana Kharbuja is CPN-UML obtained 2, 784 votes.
UML’s Dal Bahadur Bhattarai elected as chairman of Malarani Rural Municipality, Arghakhanchi
CPN-UML candidate Dal Bahadur Bhattarai has been elected as the chairman of Malarani Rural Municipality, Arghakhanchi with 8, 283 votes.
He defeated his closest contender Padam Chhetri of CPN (Maoist Centre). Chhetri garnered 6, 726 votes.
Similarly, Dipa Pokharel of UML has been elected as the vice-chairperson of the rural municipality.
She received 8, 155 votes while her closest contender Shovakhar Khanal of the Nepali Congress got 6, 657 votes.
Govinda Karmacharya, Bhagwati Regmi elected as Chief, Deputy Chief of Bhirkot Municipality, Syangja
Govinda Kumar Karmacharya and Bhagwati Regmi of Nepali Congress have been elected as the Chief and Deputy Chief of Bhirkot Municipality, Syangja.
Karmacharya defeated his contender Bishwonath Aryal of CPN-UML with 835 votes and Regmi defeated Saraswoti Adhikari with 2, 281 votes.
Karmacharya secured 6, 504 votes while Aryal got 5, 669 votes.
Similarly, Regmi obtained 7, 179 votes while Adhikari received 4, 898 votes.
Nepal, India sign 6 agreements
Nepal and India have signed six agreements during Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Lumbini on Tuesday.
The officials from the two countries signed the agreements in the presence of Indian Prime Minister Modi and his Nepali counterpart Sher Bahadur Deuba.
According to the Indian Ministry of External Affairs, the signed agreements are as follows:
| Sr. No. | Name of MoU |
|---|---|
| 1. | Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Lumbini Buddhist University on the establishment of Dr. Ambedkar Chair for Buddhist Studies |
| 2. | Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) and CNAS, Tribhuvan University on the establishment of ICCR Chair of Indian Studies |
| 3. | Memorandum of Understanding between Indian Council of Cultural Relations (ICCR) and Kathmandu University (KU) on the establishment of the ICCR Chair of Indian Studies |
| 4. | Memorandum of Understanding [in collaboration] between Kathmandu University (KU), Nepal and Indian Institute of Technology Madras (IIT-M), India |
| 5. | Letter of Agreement (LoA) between Kathmandu University (KU), Nepal and Indian Institute of Technology (IITM), India [ For Joint degree program at Master’s level] |
| 6. | Agreement between SJVN Ltd and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) for Development and implementation of Arun 4 Project |
Local polls: Maoist Centre emerges victorious in 16 wards, NC 10 and UML 5
The CPN (Maoist Centre) emerged victorious in 16 wards of Sindhuli.
Out of 79 wards, vote counting had been completed in 31 wards.
Nepali Congress has won in 10 wards while CPN-UML in five.
The Maoist Centre emerged victorious in Marin Rural Municipality 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, Golenjor 1, Fikkal 1, Ghyaglekh 1 and 5, Dhudhauli Municipality 12, 13 and 14.
Similarly, the party has emerged victorious in Kamalamai Municipality 2 and Hariharpurgadhi Rural Municipality 3 and 6.
The Maoist Centre had faced defeat in the wards except Marin and Golanjor in the last local level elections.
Likewise, Nepali Congress has won in Kamalamai 1, Tinpatan Rural Municipality 2, 10 and 11, Hariharpurgadh 2 and Golanjor 2.
Similarly, th party has also emerged victorious in Sunkoshi Rural Municipality 1, Dhudhauli Municipality 1 and 3.
The CPN-UML has emerged victorious in Hariharpurgadh 1, Tinpatan 1 and Kamalamai Municipality 3, Marin Rural Municipality 4 and Dhudhauli Municipality 2.
2 killed, 15 injured as moving bus comes in contact with live wire in Salyan
Two persons were electrocuted and 15 others were injured when a moving bus came in contact with a live wire in Salyan.
The deceased have been identified as Lokendra Rana of Kumakh-1 and Gopal Budhathoki of Korti-1.
DSP Sumit Khadka of the District Police Office, Salyan said that the incident occurred when bus carrying the cadres of Nepali Congress and CPN-UML were heading towards Kumakh Rural Municipality of the district to take part in. victory rally.
The injured have been taken to the Mission Hospital for treatment.
NC panel wins in three wards of Dhanauji, Dhanusha
Nepali Congress panel has won in three wards of Dhanauji Rural Municipality, Dhanusha.
The Congress panel emerged victorious in three wards as per the vote counting conducted in Dhanauji-5, 4 and 3.
NC's Yuvak Kawari won the elections with 821 votes in ward-5 while his closest contender Kamal Narayan Pankaj of Janata Samajbadi Party secured 576 votes and CPN-UML's Hakim Momim received 350 votes.
Similarly, Bishnu Dev Mandal, Rabindra Raut, Pramila Devi and Anita Mahara have been elected as the ward members with 822, 778, 804 and 799 votes respectively.
NC's Ram Shobit Mandal has been elected with 424 points in ward-4. His closest contender Santosh Kumar of Democratic Socialist Party secured 333 votes and independent candidate Kalim Safi obtained 330 votes.
Ram Ashish Yadav, Mohan Sah, Amana Khatun and Manju Devi were elected as ward members with 423, 404, 417 and 409 votes respectively.
Likewise, Ram Narayan Yadav of Nepali Congress has been elected with 702 votes in ward 3. His closest contender Ramdular Mandal of UML obtained 579 votes and Ram Dev Mukviya of CPN (Unified Socialist) received 380 votes.
Dinesh Mukhiya, Rohit Kumar Mukhiya, Rekha Kumari Pandit and Mina Devi were elected as the ward members with 665, 638, 681 and 681 votes respectively.
