Kathmandu. The stone Buddha statue of archaeological and religious significance, stolen from Nhuchhe Bahal (Bajradhatu Vihar) in Jore Ganesh Om Bahal Tole of Kathmandu Metropolitan City Ward No. 23, has been returned to its original seat. This statue, which had reached the Tibet House Collection in New York, USA, was brought back to Nepal on February 18, 2022 (Bikram Sambat 2078 BS). After the Department of Archaeology and Nepali heritage activists dedicated themselves to the process of bringing the statue back, it was preserved in the National Museum. To bring the statue kept in the museum back to its original...