Immigration officials caught on camera accepting bribe
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority on Tuesday arrested five Immigration officials as they were caught on camera accepting bribe.
The anti-graft body arrested the officials at the Immigration Department with video footage showing the officials taking bribe from the service seekers.
Section Officers Surya Prasad Dahal and Devarsi Sapkota, non-gazette officers Pradip Prasad Lamichhane and Bishwa Raj Kharel and office assistant Jaya Narayan Napit have been arrested.
Norway's Prime Minister works as secret taxi driver - video
IMAGINE jumping in a taxi and finding the Prime Minister at the wheel. This is what several Norwegians discovered when their country's leader, Jens Stoltenberg, went undercover as a taxi driver.
In a bid to find out the real concerns of voters ahead of Norway's general election on 9 September, Stoltenberg wore an Oslo Taxi uniform for an afternoon and picked up passengers in a black Mercedes.
"It's important for me to hear what people really think. If there's one place where people say what they think, it's in the taxi," Stoltenberg said in a video posted on YouTube.
The stunt, which was carried out in June, was filmed by a hidden camera to record reactions from the passengers, including one who remarked: "From this angle, you really look like the Prime Minister."
Passengers, who were not charged for their journeys, discussed issues ranging from education and oil policy to the state of Stoltenberg's driving skills.
One passenger said the "driving is not exactly the best I've seen" after the Prime Minister, who had not driven in eight years, brought the automatic car to a sudden halt.
Asked by the tabloid Verdens Gang if he would become a taxi driver if he lost the elections, Stoltenberg said: "I think that the country and Norwegian taxi passengers are better served if I were a Prime Minister and not a taxi driver."
According to the latest opinion polls, Stoltenberg's ruling centre-left coalition appears likely to lose. But he did steer one voter in his party's direction. While climbing out of the taxi, an elderly male passenger told him: "This has been nice ... I will vote Labour Party."
Read more: http://www.theweek.co.uk/europe/54571/norways-prime-minister-works-secret-taxi-driver-video#ixzz2boiYRq5d
Kathmandu Valley
Kathmandu Valley comprises the three ancient cities of Kathmandu, Patan and Bhaktapur, which were once independent states ruled by the Malla kings from the 12th to the 18th centuries. The three cities house seven UNESCO World Heritage shrines which are together listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site (Culture). The valley is also home to hundreds of other exquisite monuments, sculptures, artistic temples and magnificent art – reminders of the golden era in Nepal’s architecture.
Legend has it that the valley was was once a primordial lake ringed by verdant mountains. In this pristine lake lived giant serpents until one fine day, saint Manjushree, the Bodhisatva, raised a mighty sword and in one fell swoop, cut open the side of a mountain at a place now known as Chobar. The voluminous waters of the lake gushed out, leaving behind a fertile valley capable of supporting large urban settlements over the millennia. The Gopala and Kirati dynasties were the earliest rulers here followed by the Licchavi (300-879 A.D.), under whom flourished trade and crafts.
But the valley’s remarkable cities with their ornate palaces, the superbly crafted pagodas and the monumental stupas are testimony of the artistic genius of the Newar craftsmen, the original inhabitants of the valley, whose skills were championed by the Malla kings and appreciated even by the Mongol rulers of 18th century China.
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