Three large parties still continue efforts to form govt.

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 12 Aug: Maoists, CPN-UML and MJF Tuesday tried to form a government although election for prime minister is being conducted Friday at the CA.
Nepali Congress spokesman Arjun Narsingh KC said his party has decided to stay in the opposition by boycotting a Maoist-led government.
The party will take a formal decision Wednesday, he said.
CPN-UML standing committee Tuesday decided to go for an alternative Wednesday only if four parties don’t agree to form their government Wednesday.
Maoist Chairman Prachanda said he was still hopeful the largest parties will reach an agreement to form a government before Friday’s election.
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Forum leader dead

Kathmandu, 12 Aug: Forum tarai leader Sitananda Raya, 72, died Tuesday.
He was suffering from heart and lung ailments.
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3,800 Bhutanese resettled in West

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 12 Aug: Altogether 3,800 Bhutanese refugees have been resettled in the West including USA, Denmark and New Zealand in the last six months, an official announcement said Tuesday.
Nearly 108,000 refugees were forcibly expelled from Bhutanese in an ethnic cleansing policy of the Buddhist Himalayan kingdom of Bhutan nearly 18 years ago.
The excesses were ignored and overlooked by India and Western countries.
USA has instead agreed to accept nearly 60,000 Hindus of Nepali origin.
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