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PNG Prime Minister's Post to become vacant after 4Pm today : Kwa

 There will be no Prime Minister and National Executive Council for Papua New Guinea after today- Friday, 5th of August, 2022. PNG Justice Secretary Dr Erick Kwa told NBC’s Election Talk Show “Make It Count” last night, that the country should know by next Tuesday, who the next Prime Minister will be.  PNG Justice Secretary Dr Erick Kwa [Photo by NBC]  ”Technically when the writs are returned, there is no government that’s why with the timings, we go the weekend and then Tuesday, so there is no big gap where there is no government, that is why we assume that they will exist in theory until Tuesday, Dr. Kwa explains. The Governor General is expected to receive up to 90 Writs from the Electoral Commissioner, who will then decide which Party is invited to form the government. This invitation is expected to be made over the weekend. ”According to the law, the party that has been invited must be given the first preference to nominate their candidate on Tuesday, and so on Tuesday the party t

PNG PM Marape slams Foreign Media

Papua New Guinea Prime Minister James Marape has reminded foreign media that held perceptions against PNG about its lack of female representation in Parliament cannot be accepted as slow progress. Mr Marape responded to a question from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation that despite the election of  Rufina Peter as Central Province Governor, it was still very low. He said it took Australia 40 years to elect the first female into the Australian Parliament and its federation. Australia had its federation in 1901 and the first female elected to Parliament was in 1943 when Dame Enid Lyons was elected to the House of Representatives and Dorothy Tangney was elected to the Senate. For PNG, Mr Marape said it took three years for women to be in Parliament and that is a statement that women were recognized as leaders in the matrilineal communities and in modern democracy his government will support females to enter Parliament through the normal election process. He said there will be no res

11th Century Bhojeshwar Temple: Home to one of the largest Shiva Lingas in the world

It is one of the top heritage destinations of Madhya Pradesh . It is home to one of the largest Shiva lingams in the world. I am talking about the 11th century Bhojeshwar temple that was never completed, but that is used today for religious purposes and festivals. But, why has this temple remained incomplete? What is the story surrounding it? Let’s find out. Located by the banks of the Betwa river in the Bhojpur village of Madhya Pradesh, the Bhojeshwar temple was constructed under the reign of Raja Bhoja, the most celebrated ruler of the Paramara dynasty. Raja Bhoj selected the region around Bhojpur to build a series of dams over 9 rivers and 99 rivulets. Prior to the dams being constructed, there was no village or town in that region. Bhojpur, the dams and the Bhojeshwar temple came about the same time all under the guidance of King Bhoj. Some people believe that a natural calamity could have halted the construction, but according to Dr. KK Muhammed, the archaeologist who restored th