Nepal expresses gratitude to UAE for pardoning 267 inmates
Nepal has expressed its gratitude to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for granting pardon to 267 Nepali inmates there.
"The Government of Nepal conveys its sincere gratitude and appreciation to the Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for the pardon so generously granted to the 267 Nepali inmates on the auspicious occasion of the 54th National Day (Eid Al Etihad) of the UAE," the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated in a press release today.
The Government of Nepal highly values the friendly and humanitarian gesture of pardon as the manifestation of friendship, goodwill and cordiality in the existing bilateral relations between Nepal and the United Arab Emirates, it added.
According to the Ministry, the decision of the pardon was taken by the government of the UAE in response to the repeated requests made by the Embassy of Nepal in Abu Dhabi as per the instructions of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
The press release stated that the pardoned Nepali citizens, provided they have no other pending legal cases or restrictions, will be able to return to Nepal upon completion of the requisite legal procedures as stipulated by the prevailing laws of the UAE.
RSP forms 51-member Election Execution Committee
The Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) has formed a 51-member Federal Election Execution Committee under coordination of its Vice Chairperson Dol Prasad Aryal for the elections to the House of Representatives scheduled for March 5.
According to General-Secretary Kabindra Burlakoti, the Committee was formed as per the Central Committee’s decision in order to launch election-centric activities.
Shankar Shrestha is member-secretary of the Committee.
The party also appointed province coordination secretary on provincial basis as well as internal coordination sub-committee, administrative coordination sub-committee and communication coordination sub-committee.
441 polling stations in Karnali Province highly sensitive
Police have categorized 441 polling stations of 351 voting centers of 10 districts in Karnali Province as highly sensitive.
Out of 1437 polling stations in the province, Karnali Province Police Office has placed 301 polling stations on the general list and 651 on the sensitive list, said Office Spokesperson Ram Prakash Shah.
Shah mentioned that plans are afoot to mobilize 14,719 police personnel across the province for election security.
Preparations are being made keeping in mind the problems that may arise in conducting elections as well as to bring ballot boxes due to poor road condition in some places of Karnali Province, he added.
HoR elections: 1,442 employees to be deployed in Baitadi
More than 1,400 employees are to be deployed in Baitadi for the House of Representatives elections scheduled for March 5.
According to the District Election Office, 1,442 employees will be deployed in 214 polling stations.
Election Office Chief Khagendra Bharati shared that details have been requested from government offices here for the mobilization of employees for the elections. He said that the work of collecting details of employees to be deployed in the elections and mobilizing them will be taken forward within a few days.
There are 11 candidates in Baitadi standing for a lone constituency in the district with 156,372 voters.
Out of them, 78,987 are men, 77,383 are women and two fall under the 'other' category.
Eight employees will be deployed in polling stations with more than 500 voters and seven in centers with less than that, shared Information Officer Naresh Dayal.
From a security perspective, 33 polling stations in the district have been placed on the highly sensitive list. According to the District Security Committee, out of 129 polling stations, 33 have been classified as highly sensitive, 28 as sensitive and 68 as general.
