VP to take oath in Nepali

Kathmandu, 29 Aug: Vice-president Parmananda Jha will take an oath of office in Nepali as directed by the supreme court Sunday.
The assurance was given at a meeting Saturday at a meeting with Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal.
The meeting took place at the VP’s residence.
The supreme court deadline for the oath expires Sunday.
The court ruled the VP will lose his status without taking the oath.
A woman was injured overnight in a bomb explosion near the residence of Vice-president Parmananda Jha.
A group demanding hill autonomy took responsibility for the blast.
The blast was set off the day Jha refused to take ans oath of office in Nepali as directed by the supreme court.
PM Nepal Saturday inspected the damage caused by the blast.
Dhanusha and Siraha were affected by a strike Saturday called by Jha supporters.
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Sitaram Sapkota elected TAAN chairman

Kathmandu, 29 Aug: Sitaram Sapkota Friday was elected chairman of Trekking Agents Association of Nepal (TAAN) by the 31st meeting of the association for two years.
He defeated his rival BP Koirala.
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Nepal placed in Group B of ACC cricket tourney

Kathmandu, 29 Aug: Nepal has been placed with Oman, Kuwait, Qatar, Malaysia and Baharin in Group B of the ACC Twenty20 championship being hosted by UAE from 20 to 30 September.
UAE, Singapore, Hong Kong, Saudi Arabia and China are in Group A.
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