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Nepal: Anti-Corruption Protests Escalate With Violence, Fires, and Casualties

Nepali Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli resigned amid mass anticorruption protests that left 19 dead and over 100 injured. Demonstrators torched parliament, government buildings, and politicians’ homes, while thousands continued blocking roads and clashing with authorities. This video allegedly shows President Ram Chandra Poudel’s house on fire.

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BHUTAN

GELEPHU 20250331 After decades of self-imposed isolation, Bhutan is now opening its doors to the outside world - with a bold vision for the future. The hypermodern city of Gelephu Mindfulness City will attract AI experts, entrepreneurs and young Bhutanese back home. Pictured: Lila Maya Poudel and Kamala Chhetri at their house in Dechenpeiri, where Gelephu Mindfulness City will be created. Then they will have to move.Photo: Eva Tedesjö / DN / TT / Code: 3504

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BHUTAN

GELEPHU 20250331 After decades of self-imposed isolation, Bhutan is now opening its doors to the outside world - with a bold vision for the future. The hypermodern city of Gelephu Mindfulness City will attract AI experts, entrepreneurs and young Bhutanese back home. Pictured: Lila Maya Poudel at her house in Dechenpelri in Gelephu district, which will become Gelephu Mindfulness City.Photo: Eva Tedesjö / DN / TT / Code: 3504

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-NEW PRIME MINISTER-SWEARING-IN CEREMONY

(240715) -- KATHMANDU, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Nepal's President Ram Chandra Poudel administers the oath to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli along with 21 ministers in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, July 15, 2024. KP Sharma Oli, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist)(CPN-UML), was sworn in on Monday as Nepal's new prime minister. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-NEW PRIME MINISTER-SWEARING-IN CEREMONY

(240715) -- KATHMANDU, July 15, 2024 Photo by Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM) -- Nepal's President Ram Chandra Poudel (2nd L) administers the oath to Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli along with 21 ministers in Kathmandu, capital of Nepal, July 15, 2024. KP Sharma Oli, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist)(CPN-UML), was sworn in on Monday as Nepal's new prime minister. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua/ABACAPRESS.COM

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-QATAR-EMIR-VISIT

(240423) -- KATHMANDU, April 23, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's President Ram Chandra Poudel (R) and Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani pose for a photo at the airport in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 23, 2024. Qatar's Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani arrived here on Tuesday afternoon for a two-day state visit. The emir was welcomed by Nepal's President Ram Chandra Poudel with a guard of honor at the airport. He is scheduled to have talks with Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Wednesday. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-GHODE JATRA FESTIVAL-CELEBRATION

(240409) -- KATHMANDU, April 9, 2024 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's President Ram Chandra Poudel participates in the celebration of Ghode Jatra in Kathmandu, Nepal, April 8, 2024. The Nepal Army organized horse racing, acrobatics performance and other activities to mark the traditional Ghode Jatra, or horse racing festival, on Monday. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-INDRA JATRA-CHARIOT PROCESSION

(230929) -- KATHMANDU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's President Ram Chandra Poudel observes the chariot procession of the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 28, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-INDRA JATRA-CHARIOT PROCESSION

(230929) -- KATHMANDU, Sept. 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Nepal's President Ram Chandra Poudel observes the chariot procession of the Indra Jatra festival in Kathmandu, Nepal, Sept. 28, 2023. (Photo by Hari Maharjan/Xinhua)

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WeChat Pay of China launched in Nepal

STORY: WeChat Pay of China launched in Nepal DATELINE: June 23, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:04 LOCATION: POKHARA, Nepal CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the launch ceremony STORYLINE: WeChat Pay, a mobile payment service run by China's tech giant Tencent, was launched on Thursday in Pokhara, a popular tourist destination in Nepal. Tencent is joining hands with Nepal's NMB Bank Limited to bring WeChat Pay service to the South Asian country. "I firmly believe that this collaboration will set new avenues for safe, secure and convenient cross-border merchant payments for Chinese tourists in Nepal," Guru Prasad Poudel, an executive director from Nepal Rastra Bank, the country's central bank, said at the launch ceremony. Addressing the ceremony, Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chen Song said that it is the right time and "full of great significance" to launch and promote WeChat Pay in Nepal. He spoke of an increasing number of Chinese tourists going overseas year by year and "the favorable prospects of the Chine

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-REPUBLIC DAY-CELEBRATION

(230529) -- KATHMANDU, May 29, 2023 (Xinhua) -- President of Nepal Ram Chandra Poudel (C) attends the celebration of the Republic Day in Kathmandu, Nepal, May 29, 2023. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-NEW PRESIDENT-OATH-TAKING CEREMONY

(230313) -- KATHMANDU, March 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Newly elected President of Nepal Ram Chandra Poudel takes office in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 13, 2023. Poudel was sworn in on Monday to start his five-year term. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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NEPAL-KATHMANDU-NEW PRESIDENT-OATH-TAKING CEREMONY

(230313) -- KATHMANDU, March 13, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Newly elected President of Nepal Ram Chandra Poudel (L) shakes hands with his predecessor Bidya Devi Bhandari following an oath-taking ceremony in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 13, 2023. Poudel was sworn in on Monday to start his five-year term. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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Nepal's new president takes office

STORY: Nepal's new president takes office DATELINE: March 13, 2023 LENGTH: 0:01:47 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony STORYLINE: Newly elected President of Nepal Ram Chandra Poudel was sworn in on Monday to start his five-year term. Poudel was administered the oath of office and secrecy by acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki at the Office of the President. He succeeded Bidya Devi Bhandri. Poudel, 78, won the presidential vote on March 9 as the candidate of eight parties, becoming the third president of Nepal, which became a republic in 2008. The presidential vote involved members of the House of Representatives, the National Assembly and the seven provincial assemblies. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Kathmandu. (XHTV)

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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-KATHMANDU-PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION

(230309) -- KATHMANDU, March 9, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Ram Chandra Poudel (C), leader of the Nepali Congress party, leaves the parliament building after his victory in the presidential election in Kathmandu, Nepal, March 9, 2023. Poudel was elected as the third president of Nepal on Thursday. (Photo by Sulav Shrestha/Xinhua)

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Maoist Center chairman takes office as Nepal's new PM

STORY: Maoist Center chairman takes office as Nepal's new PM DATELINE: Dec. 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:54 LOCATION: Kathmandu CATEGORY: POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the inauguration ceremony STORYLINE: Pushpa Kamal Dahal, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Center), took office as the country's new prime minister on Monday afternoon. "President Bidya Devi Bhandari has administered the oath of office and secrecy to Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal," Sagar Acharya, spokesperson for the President's Office in Kathmandu, told Xinhua. "Three deputy prime ministers and four ministers also took the oath today," he said. The three deputy prime ministers are Bishnu Poudel from the Communist Party of Nepal (Unified Marxist Leninist), Narayan Kaji Shrestha from the CPN (Maoist Center) and Rabi Lamichhane from Rastriya Swatantra Party, who also hold the separate portfolios of finance, physical infrastructure and transport and home affairs. Dahal, also known as Prachanda, was appointed the prime minis

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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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Nepal launches reconstruction of monuments 1 year after deadly quakes

Nepali Congress senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel (C) lays bricks in launching the reconstruction of Kathmandu Durbar Square's Krishna temple, a 17th century structure, on April 25, 2016. Behind him is seen the remains of the temple, an octagonal structure that was an architectural rarity. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Strong shelters, classrooms urgently needed in quake-hit Nepal

Lumadi Poudel, 31, whose home was among 700 houses razed in Bhotsipa village in the Sindhupalchowk district northeast of Kathmandu by an earthquake on April 25, 2015, plans to live in this iron sheet shelter for five years with his wife, two sons and two daughters. Poudel said on June 24, 2015, that he has vision problems and was lucky to get this shelter built by an NGO for handicapped people. Hundreds of thousands in Nepal are still living in tarpaulin shelters that sway in strong winds and rain as the monsoon has arrived in Nepal. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo