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The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Thursday filed a corruption case at the Special Court against CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman and former Prime Minister Madhav Nepal.

According to a source at the CIAA, the anti corruption watchdog filed a corruption case against Nepal in the Patanjali land embezzlement case this afternoon.

This is the first time that a corruption case has been filed against the former Prime Minister at the special court.

On February 1, 2010, the Nepal-led Cabinet approved the purchase of 815 ropani (1 ropani equals 0.0509 hectares) of land in Kavre under the ceiling exemption to operate Patanjali as an Ayurvedic University.

Following the meeting, Patanjali purchased more than 593 ropanis of land in Sanga, Nasikasthan and Mahendrajyoti in Banepa. Later, the Cabinet decided to sell 353 ropanis and 15 annas of land to Kasthamandap Business Home Pvt.Ltd., which was exempted from the land law.

The CIAA  has demanded compensation of Rs 185.5 million from Nepal. 

The main opposition, CPN (Maoist Centre), has decided to move forward in a creative and constructive manner to end the deadlock in Parliament. 

The meeting of the party leaders held today at the residence of party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, however, concluded that an investigation needed to be conducted into the issue of citizens being subjected to fraud in the visit visa scam.

"The party is not focussing on any particular individual; the main issue is to form an investigation committee and conduct an effective investigation. Discussions on this matter are going on. The discussions have progressed from the perspective that it must be brought to a positive conclusion," Agni Prasad Sapkota, the party Vice Chair and spokesperson, said after the meeting.

He further said: "This is a serious issue, so an environment must be created for investigation. We have concluded that we should move forward with positive discussions about the operation of the House."

According to spokesperson Sapkota, in the meeting party Chair Dahal provided information about the third national conference of the party's auxiliary organization, the Young Communist League (YCL), stating that its leadership will be selected through consensus in YCL.

Spokesperson Sapkota expressed the view that now is not the time to comment on the order issued by the Supreme Court regarding the conflict-related cases.

"No written order has been received in this connection, it has been interpreted and publicized (in the media) in various ways, and it is not the time to discuss or form an opinion about this. It can only be said after the full text arrives. Commenting on any part or incomplete matter of the court order does not show maturity," he said.

Just hours after winning the South Korean presidency, Lee Jae-myung has pledged to "unite the people" in his inauguration speech on Wednesday, BBC reported.

The 61-year-old won a snap election by 49.4% - a clear rejection of his rival, Kim Moon-soo, who came from the same party as impeached president Yoon Suk Yeol.

Yoon triggered months of political chaos after he attempted to impose martial law, which eventually resulted in his impeachment.

As he takes on the top job, Lee now faces the daunting task of not only uniting the country, but also balancing ties with its most important ally, the US, under President Trump's unpredictable brand of diplomacy, according to BBC.

President Donald Trumpon Wednesday resurrected a hallmark policy of his first term, announcing that citizens of 12 countries would be banned from visiting the United States and those from seven others would face restrictions, Associated Press reported.

The ban takes effect Monday at 12:01 a.m., a cushion that may avoid the chaos that unfolded at airports nationwide when a similar measure took effect with virtually no notice in 2017. Trump, who signaled plans for a new ban upon taking office in January, appears to be on firmer ground this time after the Supreme Court sided with him.

Some, but not all, 12 countries also appeared on the list of banned countries in Trump’s first term. The new ban includes Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen, according to The Associated Press.

There will be heightened restrictions on visitors from Burundi, Cuba, Laos, Sierra Leone, Togo, Turkmenistan and Venezuela.