Krishna Hari Baskota appointed RBB Chairman

Kathmandu, 18 Dec: Krishna Hari Bastoka has been appointed chairman of Rashtra Banijya Bank (RBB), Nepal’s largest commercial wholly government owned bank.
Baskota is secretary (revenue) at the finance ministry.
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Another Nepali killed in Iraq

Kathmandu, 18 Dec: Another Nepali was killed in an explosion in Baghdad Tuesday, Annapurna Post reports from Pokhara.
Durga Bahadur Gurung of Matepani, Pokhara was killed.
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Maoist military commission is being revived to push integration; other details

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 18 Dec: Maoist military is being activated after nearly 33 months
, Rebati Sapkota reports in Annapurna Post.
The commission was formed to take a political decision of the Maoist PLA.
It’s being activated to take a decision on integration of the PLA.
Maoist central secretariat is meeting Thursday to formulate a policy and structure in the changed context.
Secretariat member Netra Bikram Chand ‘Biplab’ said the meting is being held to implement a central committee decision on army integration soonest.
According to him, the commission will be reorganized to take a firm decision in integration.
PLA combatants should be deployed for development activities, Janmadeb Jaise reports in Rajdhani.
PLA Chief Nanda Kishore Pun Pasang held discussions with PM Prachanda, Finance Minister Dr Baburm Bhattarai and Peace Minister
Janardhan Sharma Prabhakar Wednesday.
“We demanded the deployment of PLA in development work without affecting the peace process,” Pasang told Rajdhani.
The PM was positive to our demands, he said.
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