Load-shedding increased to 10 hours every day

Kathmandu, 18 Dec: Load-shedding has been increased three hours to 10 hours every day from Thursday.
Power will be cutoff two times a day for six and four hours.
Power cut is likely to be increased as the winter progresses.
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Muslims to protest

Kathmandu, 18 Dec: Muslims will protest Thursday what they call their non-representation in 14 committees formed this week to draft a constitution.
They will present their protest formally to CA Chairman Subash Nemwang.
The chairmen of the committees who should have been elected by Monday leading to fears the basic law may not be drafted within the stipulated 18-month deadline.
A clear divide has surfaced between communists who dominate the 601-member CA and democrats; the divide will complicate the difficult task of constitution drafting.
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NSU to present memorandum to PM

Kathmandu, 18 Dec: Nepal Students’ Union, a student wing of main opposition Nepali Congress, is presenting a memorandum to Prime Minster Prachanda Thursday protesting his recent comments on the need for violence and street protests even while leading government.
Main opposition Nepali Congress accuses CPN (Maoist) of totalitarian tendencies with a agenda to impose a dictatorial system.
The main opposition has decided to raise the issue to educate people.
Congress has even adopted a policy of non-cooperation with Maoists.
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German assistance

Kathmandu, 18 Dec: Germany has pledged a Rs.3.7 billion assistance for Nepal for the next two years.
Top officials of the two counties reviewed German assistance this week in the Nepalese capital.
The money will be spent mainly health, local government, civil society and the peace process.
In the past, German grants were invested in building infra-structure projects,
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