Bijaya Gachedhar elected parliamentary party leader

Kathmandu, 12 Aug: Bijaya Kumar Gachedhar was Tuesday elected unopposed leader of the parliamentary party of MJFN (Loktantrik).
The party is the fourth largest in parliament after splitting with MJF.
Sarad Singh Bhandari was elected unopposed his deputy.
Others elected unopposed were chief whip Ramjanam Chaudhary, whip Om Prakash Yadav, secretary Ramananda Mandal and treasurer Nilam Verma.
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Prachanda proceeding to Russia from London

Kathmandu, 12 Aug: Chairman Prachanda is proceeding to Russia from London after addressing workers and RIM representatives, Ghatana ra Bichar reports.
He is being welcomed in Russia by Upendra Mahoto.
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Maoist students force closure of schools

Kathmandu, 12 Aug: Maoist students Wednesday forced the closure of 2,500 higher secondary schools affecting 80,000 students.
Three Moist student leaders have been staging a sin-in at the vice-chancellor’s office Kirtipur for the last four days to protest the Tribhuvan University decision to phase out proficiency certificate level studies.
Students attacked a bus attacked in Bhaktapur Wednesday.
Maoists
Education ministry has invited students for talks to discuss the issue.
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Sujata Koirala requests weapons for police

Kathmandu, 12 Aug: Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala has requested Indian officials to make available weapons for two police organizations two weeks after such a request by Defence Minister Bidya Bhandari, Rajdhani reports.
Koirala, currently on an India visit, said the weapons are necessary to reinforce internal and border security and increase police morale.
She made the request Tuesday at a 30 meeting with her Indian counterpart SM Krishna.
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Three parties discuss PM Nepal’s India visit

Kathmandu, 12 Aug: Ruling parties CPN-UML and Nepali Congress Wednesday morning discussed Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal’s India visit beginning 18 August.
Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala is in New Delhi preparing the visit.
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TRADE, COMMERCE, ECONOMY

Ram Prasad Adhikari appointed in RBB

Kathmandu, 12 Aug: Ram Prasad Adhikari has been appointed board chairman of Rashtriya Banijya Bank (RBB)—a wholly owned government bank and Nepal’s largest.
Members of the board are: Dr Ramchandra Bhattarai, Komal Kharel, Ratna Maharjan and Dr Prem Raj Shrestha.
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MEDIA GOOGLE

“It’ll be good for Maoists to join a government led by Madhav Kumar Nepal. It will be proper to convert the present government into a government of national understanding. I wish the government of Madhav Kumar Nepal success. Personally, he’s my intimate friend.”

(Indian communist leader Sitaram Yechuri, Ghatana ra Bichar, 12 Aug.)

“He [vice-president] cannot save his life in the tarai if he takes his oath in Nepali. Will the apex court provide him security?”

(Advocate Suresh Kumar Karki, The Himalayan Times, 12 Aug.)
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