Chinese govt. to provide one million US dollar as emergency fund

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    Kathmandu : Chinese government has announced a donation of one million US dollar as emergency fund, expressing its sadness over loss of lives and properties in the floods and landslides in Nepal.  Vice-Premier of State Council of the People’s Republic of China Wang Yang made such announcement during the Nepal-China Deputy Prime Minister-level…

Four members of a single family missing after landslide

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    Nuwakot : Four members of a single family are reported missing after a monsoon – triggered landslide buried their home at Pairebeshi of Uttargaya rural municipality – 4 of Rasuwa.  Four others were rescued alive but with injuries from the rubble of the landslide that came crashing down over the village at 9…

Truck plunges into Trishuli; driver missing

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  Malekhu (Dhading) : A truck plunged into the Trishuli River from nearby Bihani Petrol Pump at Gajuri rural municipality-2 along the Prithvi Highway this morning.  According to Police Inspector at the District Traffic Police Office, Gajuri, Krishna Sapkota, the truck (Ba 4 Kha 5146) veered off the road around 40 metres to the Trishuli…

UML urges constituency delimitation commission for impartiality

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Kathmandu : The CPN (UML) standing committee meeting has drawn the attention of the Constituency Delimitation Commission to fix the election constituencies soon.  The meeting today has urged the Commission to maintain impartiality and objective grounds while fixing the constituencies.  The meeting held at the party central office under the chairmanship of the party acting…

CPN (Maoist Centre) finalizes name of six ministers

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  Kathmandu : The CPN (Maoist Centre) has finalized name of six ministers joining the incumbent government.  A meeting of the CPN (Maoist Centre) Secretariat held today decided to send Girijamani Pokharel, Shiva Kumar Mandal, Top Bahadur Basnet, Asha Koirala, Santa KUmar Chaudhary and Mahendra Bahadur Shahi in the government, said Agni Prasad Sapkota, CPN…

Five arrested after bungled abduction

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Mahendranagar : The authorities here on Monday arrested five persons in connection with the abduction of a youth from Bideha municipality.  According to District Police Office in Dhanusha, Shova Devi Das, 55, Ram Sufal Das, 25 of Chakkar – 7, Nikesh Yadav, 22, of Tarapatti – 1, Esanul Rain, 18, and Adam Nadaf, 19, of…

CPN (MC) meeting: action against betrayers in elections

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  Kathmandu : CPN (Maoist Centre) has decided to turn tough against its leaders and cadres of any ranks and files if found betrayal to the party in the local levels elections.  An extended meeting of the party concluded at Parisdanda on Saturday took the decision to that effect.  Addressing the meeting, party Chairperson Pushpa…

NC CWC meeting on Saturday

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Kathmandu : A meeting of the Nepali Congress Central Working Committee is taking place on Saturday.  The central committee meeting of the party will be held at NC central office, Sanepa, from 8.00am onward on July 22, reads a press release issued by the NC.  The press release issued by NC Central Office Chief Secretary…

Government pledges to meet RJP's demands 

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  Kathmandu : The government has expressed commitment to fulfill the rest of the demands put forth by the Rastriya Janata Party (RJP) Nepal, except the demand of constitution amendment as the amendment proposal was not likely to be passed immediately.  The meeting of the top leaders of the Nepali Congress, the CPN (Maoist Centre)…

UML sets orientation schedule for local representatives

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  Kathmandu : The main opposition CPN (UML) has prepared a two-day orientation programme to the recently elected local representatives from the party.  As per the decision, the orientation programme will take place in Province No 1 on August 7 and 8, in Province No 3 on August 11 and 12, in Province No 4…