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T emperature: Max: 30.5°c Min: 13.5°c Coldest: Jumla: 9.3°c Hottest: Bhairahawa: 36.4°c the kathmandupost.ekantipur.com kaCAPITAL EDITION l PRINTED SIMULTANEOUthSLY IN KATHMANDU, BIRATNAGAR, BHARATmaPUR AND NEPALGUNJ nduposSTANDt PRICE RS 5.00 Vol XXV No 241 | 12+4 Pages NEPAL’S LARGEST SELLING ENGLISH DAILY FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2017 (03-O7-2074) PAGE 9 PAGE 5 PAGE 12 LIFE & STYLE WORLD SPORTS money M argaret Atwood receives Spain moves to suspend Chelsea earn No power cuts this 2017 Kafka award Catalan autonomy high-scoring draw Tihar, says NEA The Kathmandu Post wishes its readers, advertisers and well-wishers a happy TIHAR As we go on annual Tihar break, the next edition of The Post will be available on October 23 (Monday). KANTIPUR MEDIA GROUP n An elderly woman plucks marigold flowers for the Tihar festival at Ichangu in Kathmandu. POST PHOTO: SANJOG MANANDHAR federal and provincial polls NC working to finalise candidates for 1st phase POST REPORT KATHMANDU, OCT 19 The ruling Nepali Congress Left alliance close to dividing (NC) on Thursday expedited discussions in the party to pick its candidates for the constituencies for leaders first-past-the-post election sys- tem for the first phase of fed- Leaders claimed that the Top leaders of both the par- eral and provincial polls UML picks FPTP parties have agreed to give ties, including Maoist scheduled for November 26. three chief ministerial posts Centre Chairman Pushpa Given the hectic festival contestants for to the Maoist Centre, which Kamal Dahal and UML activities in the coming two has staked claim to Chairman KP Oli, will also days, the NC was in a bid to 32 districts Provinces 2, 5 and 6. discuss the list prepared by finalise the list of its candi- SANJEEV GIRI In 14 districts of Province the taskforce before finalis- dates by Thursday, as the nom- KATHMANDU, OCT 19 1, the Maoist Centre is likely ing it. ination filing date for the to get five seats for federal “A meeting of the task- November 26 elections is set A taskforce authorised to polls. There are 28 constitu- force until late Wednesday for October 22 (Sunday). divide constituencies among encies in Province 1. In night has more or less final- Leaders claimed that senior leaders of the CPN-UML and Provinces 2 and 6, the par- ised the constituencies for leaders’ candidacies had the CPN (Maoist Centre), ties are learnt to have agreed the two parties,” UML leader already been finalised. which have formed an elec- to divide constituencies in Bishnu Rijal said. By the time the Post went to toral alliance, are finalising 50:50 ratio. In Province 7, The UML, however, has press on Thursday, top leaders their candidates for the pro- which has 16 seats, the UML already finalised the list of of the party were still discuss- vincial and federal polls in is likely to get 11 seats. Talks its FPTP candidates for the ing the probable candidates line with a six-point deal the were going on to arrive at a first phase of federal polls for the 36 federal constituen- two parties have reached. conclusion for Provinces 3, 4 which will take place on cies and 72 provincial constit- While forming the left and 5. November 26. According to uencies of 32 districts. Bal electoral alliance on October The division of constitu- Rijal, FPTP candidates for Krishna Khand, a member of 3, the two communist forces encies by the taskforce will parliamentary polls for 52 the NC’s Parliamentary had agreed to share constit- now be discussed by the constituencies were recom- Board, told the Post that the uencies in 60:40 ratio. UML Standing Committee. mended unanimously. board members have been “working round the clock” in recent days to finalise the list. Bahadur Deuba, senior leader Dadeldhura district, which Prakash Man Singh’s For the NC, picking candi- Ram Chandra Poudel and has remained his constituen- Kathmandu-1 constituency is dates has always been a daunt- leaders Krishna Prasad cy since 1991. While Poudel is certain. ing task given the presence of Sitaula and Khum Bahadur keen not to leave his Prakash Sharan Mahat and various factions led by senior Khadka have their own lists Tanahun-1 constituency, he is Minendra Rijal are set to con- leaders in the party. of candidates. Deuba is cer- likely to face a challenge from test from Kathmandu-4 and Party President Sher tain to contest from Govinda Raj Joshi. Morang-2 respectively. C M Y K Friday, October 20, 2017 news the kathmandu post 02 Colourful celebrations of Tihar 2 Laxmi Puja observed across country RASTRIYA SAMACHAR SAMITI in the evening. It is believed KATHMANDU, OCT 19 that Goddess Laxmi does not visit places that are not On the third day of the properly illuminated. Yamapanchak, Laxmi, the People light lamps and 1 Goddess of wealth, was spend the whole night in worshipped with jubilation vigil to please the goddess. and various religious ritu- After the worship rituals, als throughout the country women of every household on Thursday evening in beat the Nanglo (a large accordance with time hon- bamboo straw woven plate) oured tradition. and enter the house from Laxmi Puja was celebrat- the courtyard to appease ed in every household on the goddess and by wishing Thursday to mark the third prosperity to enter their day of the five-day Tihar homes. festival –also known as the As per the scriptures Sri festival of lights – by light- Sukta hymn is recited after ing butter lamps and can- worshipping Laxmi and a dles inside and outside of coconut, a favourite fruit of the households to light up the goddess, is offered to the path of Goddess Laxmi her. The night of Laxmi in order to welcome her. Puja is also known as ‘the Nepali Hindus worship Night of Bliss’. Cultural Goddess Laxmi and their programmes as ‘Deusi’ and wealth in the evening wish- ‘Bhailo’ are held during the ing for prosperity. day. Girls in groups visit All the nooks and cor- door-to-door in settlements ners of the house, including singing the Bhailo songs. the courtyard and rooms, The house-owners offer are illuminated with col- gifts of Selroti, rice grains 3 ourful and decorative lights and money to these girls. 4 5 6 7 n 1) A devotee garlands a cow as he worships the animal on the day of Laxmi Puja at Sanepa in Kathmandu on Thursday. 2) Mount Machhapuchhre is seen in the backdrop of marigold flowers in Masbar, Pokhara. 3) Roadside vendors sell fruits that are essential Puja items for Tihar, in the Capital on Thursday. 4) A rangoli at the Kantipur Media Group Office in Thapathali, Kathmandu. 5) Garlands being sold in Kathmandu. 6) Items for Deepawali for sale at a bazaar in Inaruwa, Sunsari. 7) A vendor has a rest near brooms piled for sale at a roadside in the Capital on Thursday. POST PHOTOS: SANJOG MANANDHAR, PRAKASH CHANDRA TIMILSENA, BHIM GHIMIRE AND LEELA BALLAV GHIMIRE MAOIST CENTRE Ex-MPs get red passport TO GET ‘56’ FED MoFALD, MoFA consult HOUSE SEATS POT S REPORT over resource-sharing K ATHMANDU, OCT 19 submission deadline TIKA R PRADHAN tourism sector, MoFALD sent accept the charges being col- The leftist alliance of the K ATHMANDU, OCT 19 a letter on Tuesday, seeking lected by the Trekkers POT S REPORT said they have written to all ble passport even if the docu- CPN-UML and the CPN Finance Ministry’s opinion Information Management K ATHMANDU, OCT 19 the outgoing lawmakers to ments reach unauthorised (Maoist Centre) has almost The Ministry of Federal on the matter. System (TIMS) and the Nepal submit their passports. people due to security fea- finalised seat-sharing for the Affairs and Local MoFALD Secretary Dinesh Mountaineering Association. The Parliament Secretariat Some of the parliamentari- tures such as bar code. upcoming provincial and fed- Development (MoFALD) is in Thapaliya said the Local NMA Treasurer Sudarshan has urged all the parliamen- ans have already handed According to the Passport eral elections, party leaders consultation with the Governance Act has stated Neupane said the association tarians who completed their back the documents. Gautam, Act, the President, Vice engaged in choosing the can- Ministry of Foreign Affairs that the province can deter- had requested the govern- tenure recently to return dip- however, said it is not easy President, prime minister, didates have said. (MoFA) over distribution of mine the rate of such fees and ment to resolve the issue lomatic passports within 15 now to misuse such passports chief justice, speaker, deputy Seat allocation between the resources at the local levels. local levels can collect which immediately. “Tourism sector days from their last meeting, as a supporting letter from speaker, deputy prime two parties was expected to be The decision of Khumbu could be distributed among would be devastated if such which took place last Friday. the secretariat is required minister, ministers, opposi- over on Wednesday. A meeting Pasang Lhamu Rural the two governments but the incidents continue,” he said. There are concerns about before foreign embassies tion leader, vice-chairman of the taskforce was close to Municipality to charge Rs Inter-governmental Finance The NMA collects $125 per possible misuse of diplomatic issue visa on them. of the National Planning consensus on Thursday on the 2,000 from every tourist enter- Management Act has not summiteer, of which 20 per- passports by unauthorised The Department of Commission, state minister, seat ratio for both the parties, ing its territory has become made the distribution of col- cent would be spent on local people to obtain visa as the Passports said it has not vice chancellors of state insti- a member said.
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