PM Prachanda returns

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 18 Sept: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal Prachanda returned home Thursday concluding a five-day official goodwill working India visit.
Government described the visit as successful.
A joint statement issued at the end of the visit indicated India was ready to work with the Maoist-led government dominated by communists.
Prachanda himself said the government can’t pursue a communist agenda because of its coalition character.
India indicated it will work with the Maoist-led government even as some western countries have reservations.
USA hasn’t formally congratulated Prachanda on his assumption of office.
After visits to China and India, Prachanda is now scheduled to fly to New York to address the annual UN general assembly session.
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NBA president Bishwakant Mainali debarred

Kathmandu, 18 Sept: Nepal Bar Association (NBA) President Bishwakant Mainali has been debarred for six months from arguing cases in court the supreme court,
The apex court’s Thursday decision comes after Mainali charged there was widespread corruption in the judiciary.
All courts in the Valley, except the supreme court, stopped work for two hours Thursday to protest Mainali’s remarks.
Mainali charged the courts acted like a trade union and could have instead filed a defamation suit against him.
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