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NC leader Bhandari, injured in gas cylinder explosion, flown to Mumbai for treatment
Nepali Congress leader and Member of Parliament (MP) Chandra Bhandari, who was injured in a cooking gas cylinder explosion was flown to Mumbai, India for further treatment. Bhandari sustained burn injuries after a cooking gas caught fire and exploded at his house in Kathmandu Wednesday night.
UML Chairman Oli hold talks with PM Dahal at Baluwatar
CPN-UML Chairman KP Oli on Thursday morning reached Baluwatar and held talks with Prime Minister (PM) Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda. UML Chairman and PM Dahal discussed contemporary politics, among other issues. The two leaders have intensified meetings lately as the election of the President is is approaching.
2 die in Nuwakot bus accident
Two passengers died and 20 others injured in a bus accident in Nuwakot on Thursday afternoon. District Police Office Nuwakot DSP Khagendra Khadka said that two people died in the accident that occurred at Chainpur in Bidur municipality in the district.
DPM Shrestha emphasizes on national consensus to elect President
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Physical Planning and Infrastructure Narayan Kaji Shrestha said national consensus is imperative for the President. At a press meet organized in Surkhet today, DPM Shrestha viewed as it was in the prime minister’s election, consensus among all political parties is imperative for the President’s election too.
CIAA files corruption case against customs officer KC
The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a corruption case against the then customs officer Dan Bahadur KC of Rasuwa Customs Office. The CIAA filed a corruption case at the Special Court after finding undisclosed income of over Rs. 2 crores.
JSP holding central executive committee meeting on Saturday
The Janata Samajwadi Party (JSP) Nepal is holding a meeting of the party’s central executive committee on Saturday. The meeting to be held at the party central office Balkumari will focus on the preparation of the party statute, unity efforts with various parties, contemporary political issues, among others.
Uddhav Paudel nominated RPP Vice Chairman
Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has nominated leader Uddhav Paudel as the party’s Vice Chairman. Spokesperson Mohan Shrestha said RPP Chairman Rajendra Lingden nominated Paudel as the Vice Chairman on Thursday.
Former PM Jhalanath Khanal leaves for India today
Former Prime Minister and senior leader of Unified Socialist Party Jhalanath Khanal left for India on Thursday. He went to India to attend a conference of the Communist Party of India.
Farmers of Lamjung find their calling in black cardamom farming
Large cardamom farming has attracted farmers of Lamjung district with its good incomes. Most of the farmers of the district have engaged in the farming as it has generated good incomes lately, said local people.
Date expired beer worth Rs 8.2 million confiscated
The Department of Commerce, Supplies and Consumer Protection has confiscated the date-expired beer worth Rs 8.2 million. The Department seized around 2,757 cartons of date-expired beer in course of market monitoring carried out on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Jhapa reports 75 road fatalities in seven months
Seventy-five people died in road accidents in a period of seven months in Jhapa. Till the first seven months of the current fiscal year, the district recorded 457 cases of road accidents with the 75 deaths toll, the District Traffic Police Office, Jhapa said.
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