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Ram Chandra Poudel elected as Nepal's new president

STORY: Ram Chandra Poudel elected as Nepal's new president DATELINE: March 10, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:06 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the voting venue 2. various of counting votes 3. various of Ram Chandra Poudel being elected STORYLINE: Ram Chandra Poudel, leader of the Nepali Congress party, was elected as the third president of Nepal on Thursday. Poudel defeated his rival Subash Chandra Nembang, vice chair of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), by garnering 33,802 of the 52,628 electoral votes. Nembang got 15,518 votes. "Ram Chandra Poudel has been elected as the president beating Subash Chandra Nembang," Shaligram Sharma Paudel, spokesperson for the Election Commission, told Xinhua. Poudel, 78, is the candidate of eight ruling parties in the presidential election involving members of the House of Representatives, the National Assembly and the seven provincial assemblies, while Nembang was endorsed only by his own party. Poudel, a former s

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Nepal Presidential Election nomination filing

Former House Speaker and CPN-UML leader Subash Chandra Nembwang awaits for the completition of of procedures after submitting application of candidacy for the post of President. Nembwang is being contested by Ram Chandra Paudel, candidate from Nepali Congress and supported by coalition of 8 different parties. Nepal is holding Presidential Election on 9th of March, this year.

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Nepal Presidential Election nomination filing

Former House Speaker and CPN-UML leader Subash Chandra Nembwang pose for photo for media after filing the nomination papers for the post of President. Nembwang is being contested by Ram Chandra Paudel, candidate from Nepali Congress and supported by coalition of 8 different parties. Nepal is holding Presidential Election on 9th of March, this year.

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Nepal Presidential Election nomination filing

Former House Speaker and CPN-UML leader Subash Chandra Nembwang (C) waves at media along side former PM KP Sharma Oli (L) after filing the nomination papers for the post of President. Nembwang is being contested by Ram Chandra Paudel, candidate from Nepali Congress and supported by coalition of 8 different parties. Nepal is holding Presidential Election on 9th of March, this year.

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Nepal Presidential Election nomination filing

Senior Nepali Congress leader and former House Speaker Ram Chandra Paudel smiles as he attends party meeting in Sanepa, Lalitpur ahead of filing of papers for the candidature in Presidential election. Paudel is being supported by an alliance of 8 political parties in the 9th March Presidential Election.

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Nepal Presidential Election nomination filing

Former House Speaker and senior Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Paudel sits at the office of electoral officer set inside Federal Parliament in capital Kathmandu. Paudel is contesting the presidential race slated for 9th March, 2023 in support of 8 party coalition.

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Order of the Rising Sun awarded to Nepali leader Ram Chandra Paudel

Ram Chandra Poudel (L), Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal. Poudel receives the 2020 Spring Imperial Decoration, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun award from Japanese Ambassador to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka at latters residence in Kathmandu. Poudel on April 29, 2020 was awarded with decoration in recognition of his contributions towards strengthening the relationship between Japan and Nepal and promoting the interchange of members of parliaments of both countries. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the ceremony has been unfortunately postponed, but was successfully completed on 15 December, 2022. Japanese Decorations are conferred upon foreigners twice a year, on 29th April and 3rd November, concurrently with the conferment of decorations and medals to Japanese nationals...

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Order of the Rising Sun awarded to Nepali leader Ram Chandra Paudel

Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka (R) hands over the 2020 Spring Imperial Decoration, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun award to Ram Chandra Poudel (L), Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal. Poudel received the decoration on April 29, 2020, in recognition of his contributions towards strengthening the relationship between Japan and Nepal and promoting the interchange of members of parliaments of both countries. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the ceremony has been unfortunately postponed, but was successfully completed on 15 December, 2022. Japanese Decorations are conferred upon foreigners twice a year, on 29th April and 3rd November, concurrently with the conferment of decorations and medals to Japanese nationals...

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Order of the Rising Sun awarded to Nepali leader Ram Chandra Paudel

Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka (R) along with Ram Chandra Poudel (C), Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal, pose for photo after handing over of 2020 Spring Imperial Decoration, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. Poudel received the decoration on April 29, 2020, in recognition of his contributions towards strengthening the relationship between Japan and Nepal and promoting the interchange of members of parliaments of both countries. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the ceremony has been unfortunately postponed. Poudel contributed to the activation of contacts between parliamentarians of the two countries, a statement issued by the Embassy of Japan said. Japanese Decorations are conferred upon foreigners twice a year, on 29th April and 3rd November, concurrently with the conferment of decorations and medals to Japanese nationals...

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Order of the Rising Sun awarded to Nepali leader Ram Chandra Paudel

Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka (R) hands over the 2020 Spring Imperial Decoration, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun award to Ram Chandra Poudel (L), Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal. Poudel received the decoration on April 29, 2020, in recognition of his contributions towards strengthening the relationship between Japan and Nepal and promoting the interchange of members of parliaments of both countries. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the ceremony has been unfortunately postponed, but was successfully completed on 15 December, 2022. Japanese Decorations are conferred upon foreigners twice a year, on 29th April and 3rd November, concurrently with the conferment of decorations and medals to Japanese nationals...

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Order of the Rising Sun awarded to Nepali leader Ram Chandra Paudel

Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka (R) along with Ram Chandra Poudel (C), Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal, pose for photo after handing over of 2020 Spring Imperial Decoration, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. Poudel received the decoration on April 29, 2020, in recognition of his contributions towards strengthening the relationship between Japan and Nepal and promoting the interchange of members of parliaments of both countries. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the ceremony has been unfortunately postponed. Poudel contributed to the activation of contacts between parliamentarians of the two countries, a statement issued by the Embassy of Japan said. Japanese Decorations are conferred upon foreigners twice a year, on 29th April and 3rd November, concurrently with the conferment of decorations and medals to Japanese nationals...

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Order of the Rising Sun awarded to Nepali leader Ram Chandra Paudel

Ambassador of Japan to Nepal Kikuta Yutaka (R) along with Ram Chandra Poudel (C), Former Speaker of the House of Representatives of Nepal, pose for photo after handing over of 2020 Spring Imperial Decoration, Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun. Poudel received the decoration on April 29, 2020, in recognition of his contributions towards strengthening the relationship between Japan and Nepal and promoting the interchange of members of parliaments of both countries. Due to Covid-19 pandemic, the ceremony has been unfortunately postponed. Poudel contributed to the activation of contacts between parliamentarians of the two countries, a statement issued by the Embassy of Japan said. Japanese Decorations are conferred upon foreigners twice a year, on 29th April and 3rd November, concurrently with the conferment of decorations and medals to Japanese nationals...

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2nd Confucius Institute inaugurated in Nepal

STORY: 2nd Confucius Institute inaugurated in Nepal DATELINE: Aug. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:00:47 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: EDUCATION SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony STORYLINE: The Confucius Institute at Tribhuvan University, the second of its kind in Nepal, was inaugurated on Tuesday in the Nepali capital Kathmandu, with the stakeholders pledging more resources to make it a better platform for cooperation. Though initiated in 2019, the university's institute hit a two-year hiatus from 2020 to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Liu Yueming, the Chinese director of the institute. Addressing the inauguration ceremony via video link, Nepali Minister for Education, Science and Technology Devendra Paudel noted that the Nepali side has recognized the importance of the Chinese language and listed it as an optional course for students from grade nine to grade 12 starting this year. The minister believes that the learning of each other's languages and cultures helps elevate relation

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-UN CHINESE LANGUAGE DAY

(220420) -- KATHMANDU, April 20, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Devendra Paudel, Nepal's minister for education, science and technology, speaks during an event marking the UN Chinese Language Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, on April 20, 2022. The UN Chinese Language Day was marked in Kathmandu on Wednesday by displaying the beauty of the language mostly spoken in the world. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)