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The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) arrested two engineers with bribe money on Wednesday. The suspects have been identified as Nawaraj Satyal of Ramechhap and Bakhat Bahadur Thapa. The anti-corruption watchdog spokesperson Shyam Prasad Bhandari said that the duo were nabbed with cheques of Rs 1.6 million and Rs 1.2 million taken from service seekers.

The Armed Police Force seized a huge quantity of illegally brought sugar in Nawalparasi (Bardaghat Susta West) on Wednesday. A joint team deployed from APF Nepal Harpur BOP and Maheshpur Customs Office confiscated 420 quintals of sugar from Ramgram Municipality and Pratappur Rural Municipality area in the district. The sugar worth nine million rupees was smuggled from India evading tax. The team impounded a truck (Lu 1 Kha 9871) with 420 sacks of sugar from Ramgram Municipality-5 and another truck (Na 6 Kha 2197) with 21,000 kg of sugar from Pratappur Rural Municipality-2, said Chief of APF Nepal No 26 Battalion, Belashpur, Rup Kumar Chhetri. He added that the two vehicles used to smuggle the sugar have been send to Maheshpur Customs Office for necessary action.  

A 5.9 magnitude (ML) earthquake was felt in various parts of the country at 3 :07 pm on Wednesday. According to the National Earthquake Monitoring and Research Center, the epicenter was traced around Tatopani, the Nepal-China border. The tremor was also felt in some parts of India and China.  

The Nepal Calendar Determination Committee has announced 11: 37 am as the auspicious time for receiving and offering Bhai Tika of Tihar festival. This year's Tihar festival is starting from October 22, Saturday with the observance of Yamadeepdan, the offerings of lamps to Yamadeva (the deity of death). The religious belief is that the celebration of Yamadeepadan will prevent the devotee from facing untimely death. Committee Executive Director Surya Prasad Dhungel said Dhantrayodashi (Dhanteras) should also be observed the same day. The Kag Tihar, the festival of crow, falls on October 23 and the Laxmi Puja (worship of Hindu Goddess Laxmi), one of the major celebrations of the Tihar festival, falls on Monday, October 24. The Gai Puja falls on October 25. Cows are worshiped with Hindu rituals on this day. We are observing the Solar eclipse same day, according to him. Gobardhan Puja falls on October 26. OX are worshiped on this day. The Newar community will celebrate the Mha Puja (worship of the self) on the same day.  The day also marks the commencement of the Nepal Sambat 1143. The tika for this year's Tihar festival will be observed on October 27 and sisters and brothers exchange the Saptarangi tika (seven-coloured tika) on the occasion. Sisters put tika on their brothers wishing for their wellbeing and longevity and offer them special Tihar delicacies as well. In return brothers also give the Tika and gifts to their sisters.  The Newar community will celebrate the Kija Puja (Bhai Tika) the same day.