Another bomb defused on near VP Jha’s home

Kathmandu, 15 Sept: Another string bomb was defused near the private residence of Vice-president Parmananda Jha Tuesday morning.
Army bomb disposal unit defused a socket bomb there Monday.
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Heavy security for president in Pokhara

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 15 Sept: There was heavy security deployment for President Dr Ram Baran Yadav in Pokhara Tuesday where he arrived to inaugurate a conference of community forest officials.
Maoist activists with black flags have assembled in the town to protest what they call unconstitutional presidential act to retain sacked Army Chief Gen Rukmangud Katawal who has now retired.
The president is for the first time inaugurating a programme outside the capital.
President Monday cancelled a inaugural programme at Gokarna in the capital fearing Maoist obstruction.
Maoists have been staging obstructing the movement of the president, prime minister and ministers as part of their anti-government protests.
In Nuwakot Maoists disturbed a programme attended by Minister Prakash Sharan Mahat Monday.
Deputy Prime Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachedhar was greeted with black flags in Biratnagar Monday as well.
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PM Nepal holds discussions with Indian foreign secretary

Kathmandu, 15 Sept: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Tuesday held discussions with Nirupama Rao before the Indian foreign secretary returns home at the lend of her two-day visit.
There was no agreement when she asked Nepal to sign a controversial extradition treaty which will now be discussed by home secretaries of the two countries in November.
There was also no agreement to place Indian air marshals on commercial flights between India and Nepal and the signature on strip border maps which India claims will resolve 98 percent of border claims.
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15 Nepalis detained in Costa Rica

Kathmandu, 15 Sept: Costa Rican authorities detained 54 US-bound migrants, including15 from Nepal after their boat arrived on the central American country’s coast, AP reports from San Jose.
Authorities were treating some of them for dehydration.
Officially earlier said all 54 migrants were from Africa. But after interviewing them, authorities reported 15 were from Nepal.
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US grant for restoring Patan durbar

Kathmandu, 15 Sept: The UN ambassador’s cultural preservation gave Rs 69 million grant to Kathmandu Valley Preservation Trust for the restoration of the Patan royal palace in Lalitpur.
Nepal is one of three recipients of the fund this year.
US embassy has funded restoration of eight other cultural sites in Nepal.
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China seeks deployment of APF along Nepal-Tibet border

Kathmandu, 15 Sept: Chinese authorities have shown interest in the deployment of Armed Police Force (APF) along Nepal-China border, Rajdhani reports.
China has offered a $1.5 nillion grant for the deployment.
Military attaché at the Chinese embassy Monday discussed possible assistance for the deployment with Chief of security unit and home ministry spokesman Jaya Mukunda Khanal.
A senior home ministry source said a police contingent of 237 persons headed by a SP is being deployed at Tatopani, Kantiupur reports.
Border security force is also being deployed along 13 border districts, including Humla, Dolpa, Mustang, and Taplujung.
Border security force has been deployed along 18 districts with India.
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KP Oli Japan bound

Kathmandu, 14 Sept: CPN-UML leader KP Sharma Oli has left for Japan on the invitation of CPN-UML activists there.
He is likely to meet Japanese members of parliament with the help of Nepali embassy officials.
Oli left for Japan even as the party standing committee was meeting Tuesday to discuss a bitter intra-party dispute.
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