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No cultural artefact has been stolen from damaged monuments, DoA claims
Department of Archaeology has claimed that none of the idols and sculptures from the rubble of damaged monuments after the April earthquake have been stolen or lost.bookmark
Gaurav Thapa
Published at : December 13, 2015
Updated at : December 13, 2015 19:46
Kathmandu
Nepal’s archaeology department claimed on Sunday that none of the idols and sculptures from the rubble of damaged monuments after the April earthquake have been stolen or lost.
Spokesperson of Department of Archaeology Ram Bahadur Kunwar said that all items of significance from destroyed temples, stupas and other historically, culturally and religiously important sites have been accounted for.
The April 25 earthquake damaged a total of 750 monuments in 20 districts across the country. Among them, 133 have been totally destroyed while 617 have suffered partial damage.
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