Two traders shot, seriously injured in Birgunj

Kathmandu, 14 Oct: Two traders were shot and seriously injured in the chest and legs overnight in continuing violence in the border town.
They were cloth merchants and have been flown to the capital for treatment.
The shootings come immediately after the assassination of another in the town three days ago.
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Constitution drafting committee differences continue

Kathmandu, 14 Oct: Differences continued in the main constitution
drafting committee on the definition of a nation, national flag and national symbol.
Maoists are demanding a change in the two tri-angled national flag and national symbol.
The main committee was discussing a sub-committee reports on which there were fundamental differences.
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Army chief going to USA is his first foreign trip

Kathmandu, 14 Oct: Army Chief Gen Chatraman Singh Gurung is going to the USA on 26 October in his first foreign trip to attend a conference of army chiefs, Ghatana ra Bichar reports.
He is visiting the USA at the invitation of Chief of the Asia Pacific Command.
Gen Gurung is extending an invitation to his American counterpart to visit Nepal.
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PM stops promotion general at behest of foreigners

Kathmandu, 14 Oct: It has come to light the cabinet hasn’t taken a decision on the promotion of a general in the Nepal Army following intervention from international human rights organizations and officials of the US and British embassies, Nagarik reports.
The defence ministry had recommended the promotion of Maj Gen Toran Bahadur Singh to Lt Gen.
Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and MJF also okayed the recommendation of Nepal Army for promotion.
Singh has been accused of human rights abuses.
PM Nepal has kept the file pending saying the promotion will create a controversy.
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MEDIA GOOGLE

“We decided to go for the English calendar [from Bikram sambat] for we cannot ignore the global phenomenon and we need to change ourselves with the changing time.”
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