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KATHMANDU: Indra Jatra, known as Yenya in Nepal Bhasa, one of the biggest festivals celebrated by the denizens of Kathmandu Valley starts today.
In the morning, Ya-Sin (Indradhoj Linga), a ceremonial pole brought from Nala Ban of Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur and kept in Bhotahity for some days was erected in Hanuman Dhoka, Kathmandu. This event formally marks the beginning of the eight-day long festival of Yenya or Indra Jatra.

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The festival is celebrated to honour Indra, King of Heaven and God of rain and harvest, as per the Hindu mythology.
During the festival, masked dances in the form of deities and demons are performed among which Majipā Lākhey is the most popular dance form. Similarly, Pulu Kisi (elephant) dance is also performed by the locals of Kilagal Tole who wear a white-coloured elephant structured costume covering their whole body and embody Lord Indracarrier, the white elephant.

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Similarly, the main attraction of the festival is a chariot procession in which a chariot of Goddess Kumari and two smaller chariots of Ganesh and Bhairav are pulled along the main areas of Kathmandu.

FILE & NepalLiving Goddess ‘Kumari& is placed on a chariot during Indra Jatra festival, celebrated to honour Indra, the King of Heaven and lord of rain and harvest, in Kathmandu, on Monday, September 24, 2018. Photo: Skanda Gautam/THT
The first day of the chariot procession (which falls on September 13 this year) of the Living Goddess Kumari is called Kwaneyā.Regarded as the main day of the festival, the chariots carrying Kumari, Ganesh and Bhairav are pulled through the southern part of the town. The heads of the state also visit Hanuman Dhoka to pay their respect to the gods and goddesses. Similarly, during this day, family members of the deceased who passed away in the last one year light small butter lamps along the processional route. In the night, after Kumari returns back from the procession, another procession of Dāgin beings.
The second day of the chariot procession is called Thaneyā while the third day is known as Nānichāyā.
The final day of the festival falls on September 17 this year. During this day, the Ya-Sin pole erected at Hanuman Dhoka is taken down in a ceremony known as Ya-Sin Kwathalegu.
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Write comment (96 Comments)Kathmandu, September 9
Police have arrested a Nepali migrant worker with 1,400 grams gold at Tribhuvan International Airport, Kathmandu.
Hom Bahadur Gurung, 50, who was traveling to Kathmandu from Qatar, was arrested today at 10:15am at TIA. Airport police with the help of customs office at TIA found the gold concealed inside two thick iron mortars and pestles that Gurung was carrying in his luggage.
Gurung, a permanent resident of Chipchipe-7 of Tanahun district, told police that he was unaware about the gold hidden inside the mortars and pestles that he was carrying. He also told the police that a person from his own district, whom he had met in Doha, had requested him carry the mortars and pestles and hand them over to his people at the TIA. Gurung also said that he had not met the person before.
Acting upon Gurunginformation, police have arrested two men waiting for him outside the TIA. The arrestees are Anil Luitel, 33, and Bhoj Raj Ghimire, 31, both from Pathri 2 and 9 of Morang district.
According to police, Luitel and Ghimire run a hotel at Gongabu buspark. They have not yet admitted their involvement in the smuggling case and said they were waiting at the airport for migrant workers looking for hotels.
Acting head of Airport Customs Office Dhurba Bishwakarma said, &It is a common lie that those caught in gold smuggling cases tell. Weare sure that the arrestees are involved in gold smuggling racket.&
Superintendent of Police Krishna Koirala at TIA said that although Gurung has been saying that he is innocent, it is very unlikely that he did not know about the gold hidden inside the goods he was carrying. &Preliminary investigation shows that he might have been used by the racketeers who are actively involved in sending gold in small consignments through returnee migrant workers,& he added.
The TIA customs and police have confiscated 5.2 kilograms gold at TIA in the month of Shrawan (mid-July to mid-August.)In similar action, they had confiscated a total of66 kilogram gold in fiscal 2018-19, an average of 5.5 kilogram of the precious yellow metal in one month. In fiscal 2017-18, a total of65 kg gold had been confiscated at TIA.
Bishwakarma said they have confiscated more amount of undeclared gold in recent years due to the advanced equipment installed at the airport.
According to data with Nepal Police, smuggling and illegal trade in gold is rife in the country.
As many as 110 persons were arrested with 123.9 kilograms of undeclared gold from different parts of the country, including TIA, in the fiscal 2018-19. The value of seized gold comes to around 444.5 million rupees. Police had rounded up 90 persons with 72 kilograms of gold in the previous fiscal. According to police, racketeers generallypay a wage of around Rs 6,000 to each migrant worker for carrying home 50 grams of gold.
DIG Bishwa Raj Pokharel, Nepal Police Spokesperson, claimed that the law enforcement agency had stepped up action against persons involved in gold smuggling and illegal trade, transaction and sale of the precious yellow metal by maintaining greater vigil against suspects. Security and customs officials are on high alert to respond to newer modes of smuggling adopted by gold smugglers.
According to police, most of the smuggled gold enters Nepal from Gulf countries through TIA and Tatopani and Rasuwagadhi-Kerung points via Tibet of China.
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Write comment (90 Comments)The highest number of dengue patients has been reported in Province 3 with 2,010 people testing positive for the disease
Kathmandu, September 9
The number of dengue patients has increased by 52 per cent across the country in the past five days with some high-profile people — Agriculture Minister Chakrapani Khanal and the renowned ophthalmologist Sanduk Ruit — contracting the disease, which has taken at least six lives so far.
A total of 3,899 people had tested positive for the mosquito-borne disease throughout the country till yesterday, according to Epidemiology and Disease Control Division. Five days ago, the number was 2,559, meaning 268 new dengue patients have been added every day since Tuesday.
As dengue is spreading at an alarming rate, lawmakers yesterday drew the attention of the government.
However, the government so far has not responded regarding its intention to control the disease, which is creating panic among people.
&We have to make a concerted effort to contain the infection as the government cannot do much on its own,& a senior official of the Ministry of Health and Population said on condition of anonymity, adding, &Every household and community should play a proactive role to limit the infection.&
Nepal has never seen the disease spreading with this intensity before. What is worrisome is that the death toll from the disease is gradually increasing. The disease has so far claimed six lives — two in Kathmandu and one each in Sindhupalchowk, Sunsari, Chitwan and Doti.
Dengue cases have so far been detected in 56 of 77 districts. Some of the new districts where the infection has been reported in the past five days are: Rolpa, Pyuthan, Rukum (west), Ramechhap, Sidhupalchowk, Dolakha, Manang and Maygdi.
A rise in temperature and change in rainfall pattern provide breeding ground for dengue. &Change in rainfall pattern due to climate change is another reason for the rise in dengue cases. Dengue causing mosquitoes look for new habitats if their regular egg-laying habitats are destroyed,& said Ishan Gautam, associate professor of entomology at Tribhuvan University, who also works at the Natural History Museum.
The highest number of dengue patients has been reported in Province 3, where 2,010 people have tested positive for the disease. The number of people affected by the disease in the province is 51 per cent of the total dengue patients across the country.
Gandaki Province and Province 1 have reported 896 and 831 cases of dengue infectionsrespectively.
In terms of districts, Chitwan, Kaski and Makawanpur are the worst-affected. Chitwan has recorded 1,036 dengue patents, followed by 715 in Kaski and 624 in Makawanpur. These districts had reported 434, 517 and 546 dengue cases, respectively, five days ago.
Kathmandu district too has seen a sharp uptick in the number of dengue patients, with the number soaring from 76 to 254 in the past five days.
Two other districts in Kathmandu Valley have also seen a surge in the number of dengue patients. The number of dengue patients in Lalitpur soared from 7 to 32 in the past five days while in Bhaktapur, the number of dengue infections jumped from 6 to 33 in the same period. Sukraraj Tropical and Infectious Disease Hospital at Teku has admitted 23 dengue patients.
The dengue virus is transmitted to humans when the female Aedes aegypti mosquito bites a person. It is more likely to bite early in the morning or before dusk.
The symptoms of dengue include high fever, severe headache, pain behind the eyes, pain in muscles and bones, rashes and back pain.
The incidence of dengue has grown dramatically around the world in recent decades. A vast majority of cases are asymptomatic and hence the actual numbers of dengue cases are underreported and many cases are misclassified. One estimate indicates 390 million dengue infections per year, of which 96 million (67&136 million) manifest clinically (with any severity of disease).
Another study, of the prevalence of dengue, estimates that 3.9 billion people, in 128 countries, are at risk of infection with dengue viruses.
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Write comment (94 Comments)Kathmandu, September 9
Nidan Hospital expressed concern about a news report published in a section of the media.
It claimed the Transplantation Approval Committee of the Hospital represented by a government official from the District Administration Office, Lalitpur, had given approval for kidney transplant as per the prevailing laws, evidences, documents and details submitted and accepted by persons transplanting their kidneys and persons receiving kidneys.
Further, the Transplantation Approval Committee also gave its approval after it became evident that all the procedures required prior tokidney transplant operation had been adopted.
The hospital management also informed that it had carried out kidney transplant after fulfilling all the required procedures as prescribed by the laws.
The management committee also informed that all the doctors involved in the transplantation hadcarried out the operation after fulfilling all valid legal procedures.
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Write comment (100 Comments)Kathmandu, September 9
Fourteen months after ending her 45-day hunger strike, Ganga Maya Adhikari has threatened to stage a fresh hunger strike if the government does not address her demands on time and give justice to her son, who was killed on 6 June 2004.
Ganga Maya of Phujel village of Gorkha district had ended her hunger strike after the government assured her thatit would fulfil all her demands and stick to the commitments made in the past.
Ganga Maya said, &I knew that I could be tricked, but last time I had to believe their lies as they made promises to put the culprits behind bard.& She also said she had waited long enough, and now she had made up her mind to go for another hunger strike. She said she would start the hunger strike after 12 days.
Adhikariteenage son Krishna Prasad had been kidnapped and shot by then Maoist rebels in Chitwan in June 2004 during the insurgency. The family of Krishna Prasad had accused Chhabilal Paudel, his son Parshuram Paudel and nephews Bhimsen Paudel, Ram Prasad Adhikari, and Januka Paudel of killing her son.
Ganga Maya had ended her hunger strike last time after one of the prime victims — Chhabilal — surrendered himself before police in connection with the crime during her hunger strike last year. &The minister had told me that one of the accused is already in jail, and others involved will also be brought to book. But it all turned out to be a big lie,& she added. Chitwan District Court acquitted Chhabilaland the other accused after some time.
Krishna Prasadparents waited for almost seven years in the hope that the murderers of their son would be brought to book. But after the state did not take initiative to arrest the murderers, they began their hunger strike in January 2013.
On 22 September 2014, Nanda Prasad, husband of Ganga Maya, breathed his last on the 334th day of his second hunger-strike. Nanda Prasad is yet to be cremated and his body has been kept at TU Teaching Hospital.
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