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9 January 2026

Applicants for the ''Election Police'' submit their forms outside the District Police Range in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 9, 2026, for the temporary police force being recruited for the March 5 election. Nepal Police announce a call for applications to recruit 133,980 election police personnel for the upcoming March 5 polls. Nepali citizens aged 18 to 54 who can read and write are eligible to apply, as per the Nepal Police. A high-level security meeting in October decides to recruit temporary police as additional support for the security of the March 5 parliamentary elections. The existing strength of security forces is not enough to enforce law and order for the single-phase election.

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#13172407

9 January 2026

Applicants for the ''Election Police'' submit their forms outside the District Police Range in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 9, 2026, for the temporary police force being recruited for the March 5 election. Nepal Police announce a call for applications to recruit 133,980 election police personnel for the upcoming March 5 polls. Nepali citizens aged 18 to 54 who can read and write are eligible to apply, as per the Nepal Police. A high-level security meeting in October decides to recruit temporary police as additional support for the security of the March 5 parliamentary elections. The existing strength of security forces is not enough to enforce law and order for the single-phase election.

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#13172408

9 January 2026

Applicants for the ''Election Police'' submit their forms outside the District Police Range in Kathmandu, Nepal, on January 9, 2026, for the temporary police force being recruited for the March 5 election. Nepal Police announce a call for applications to recruit 133,980 election police personnel for the upcoming March 5 polls. Nepali citizens aged 18 to 54 who can read and write are eligible to apply, as per the Nepal Police. A high-level security meeting in October decides to recruit temporary police as additional support for the security of the March 5 parliamentary elections. The existing strength of security forces is not enough to enforce law and order for the single-phase election.

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#13148525

2 January 2026

Chief of Defence Michael Hyldgaard arrives at the Royal Couple's New Year's levee and banquet at Christian VII's Palace at Amalienborg Castle in Copenhagen, Denmark, on January 1, 2026.

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#13104292

17 December 2025

The distinctive exterior of the Europa Building serves as the seat for the European Council and the Council of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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#13104293

17 December 2025

The distinctive exterior of the Europa Building serves as the seat for the European Council and the Council of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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#13104294

17 December 2025

The distinctive exterior of the Europa Building serves as the seat for the European Council and the Council of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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#13104295

17 December 2025

The distinctive exterior of the Europa Building serves as the seat for the European Council and the Council of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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#13104296

17 December 2025

The distinctive exterior of the Europa Building serves as the seat for the European Council and the Council of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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#13104297

17 December 2025

The distinctive exterior of the Europa Building serves as the seat for the European Council and the Council of the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, on December 16, 2025.

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#13031735

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#13031738

27 November 2025

Former Nepali House Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is escorted in a police van from the central jail in Kathmandu, Nepal, to the district court following a court order to release him on bail in a gold smuggling case on November 27, 2025. Former Speaker and CPN (Maoist Centre) Vice-chair Krishna Bahadur Mahara is arrested by the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) in connection with a gold smuggling case. The Patan High Court orders his release on a bail amount of NRs 2 million. Mahara is arrested on October 12, 2025, following fresh instructions from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), which conducts an inquiry into his alleged involvement in smuggling gold concealed inside electronic cigarettes (vapes) in collaboration with a Chinese organized group. According to police, the CIAA seeks his detention to move forward with a renewed probe into his role in facilitating the entry of smuggled gold through the vape-import channel. Mahara is questioned by the CIAA only days earlier, on October 9, 2025. Although his name surfaces in the gold smuggling case three years ago, both the District Government Attorney's Office and Nepal Police previously free him during earlier rounds of investigation. Authorities now allege that Mahara uses his political influence to help a smuggling racket bring gold into Nepal in 2022, an operation that also leads to the arrest of his son, Rahul Mahara, on suspicion of involvement. In March 2024, Mahara is arrested from Kapilvastu and brought to Kathmandu for questioning related to the case. The Kathmandu District Court later remands him to custody, but he is allowed to stay at Norvic Hospital citing health complications. A high-level government commission led by former High Court Chief Judge Dilli Raj Acharya earlier criticizes the CIB for ''intentionally avoiding'' a full investigation into Mahara and other senior officials allegedly linked to large-scale gold smuggling.

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#12984156

13 November 2025

Australian actress Paige Butcher and her husband, American actor, singer, and comedian Eddie Murphy, arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's 'Being Eddie' at the Netflix Tudum Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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#12984245

13 November 2025

Australian actress Paige Butcher and her husband, American actor, singer, and comedian Eddie Murphy, arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's 'Being Eddie' at the Netflix Tudum Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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#12984247

13 November 2025

Australian actress Paige Butcher and her husband, American actor, singer, and comedian Eddie Murphy, arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's 'Being Eddie' at the Netflix Tudum Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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#12984248

13 November 2025

Australian actress Paige Butcher and her husband, American actor, singer, and comedian Eddie Murphy, arrive at the Los Angeles premiere of Netflix's 'Being Eddie' at the Netflix Tudum Theater in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States.

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