Mao Xinyu, the only grandson of Mao Zedong, made a public appearance last week, silencing a rumor that he was among 32 Chinese tourists killed in a traffic accident in North Korea last month.

There is now little doubt that the cadres of ruling CPN (Maoist Center) were involved in tearing of ballot papers in Bharatpur municipality, Chitwan. They acted when they saw that their mayoral candidate, Renu Dahal, was losing. Talking to Republica, Superintendent of Police Deepak Thapa of District Police Office, Chitwan—who was present in person at the vote-counting station—said he had personally apprehended two people whom he saw tearing ballot papers inside the station. The two later turned out to be Maoist party representatives.

There is now little doubt that the cadres of ruling CPN (Maoist Center) were involved in tearing of ballot papers in Bharatpur municipality, Chitwan.