REJECTED

TWO MORE NEA OFFICIALS ARRESTED IN TRANSFORMER IMPORT SCAM

Kathmandu, 7 Aug.: Two more officials of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA(
gave been dragged into the agency’s investigation of a scam for importing sub-standard transformers from China and Thailand.
Managers Kailash Prasad Atal and Shekar Kumar Datta,have also been
arrested
Five NEA officials were arrested and charged by CIAA for causing the
agency millions of rupees in loss for importing transformers made of
aluminum instead of copper..
Two Chinese suppliers were also arrested this week ..
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EIGHT PARTY REQUESTS REJECTED

Kathmandu, 7 Aug.: For the first time election commission (EC) Tuesday

rejected applications of eight parties Tuesday for recognition for the

19 November assembly elections.

The parties didn’t meet commission requirements, the agency said.

EC rejected applications of Nepal Jana Loktantra Party, Nepal Republic Party, Bahujan

Samaj Party and Rastriya Jana Congress Nepal Party.

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MEDIA GOOGLE

“The news in question intends to misinterpret the government decision to allocate security personnel allocated for the chief commissioner and other commissioners of the CIAA,
“Employees at all levels can have an uninterrupted access to the chief commissioner and other commissioners should they need to consult the higher authorities in the course of investigation,”
(CIAA statement in the Himalayan Times, 7 Aug.)
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