Further details of Rautahat shooting

Kathmandu, 29 Aug.: Yadav, who was shot dead at a Rautahat village overnight, was a local NC activist.
He was shot dead midnight.
Two suspects have been arrested.
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Further details of presidential meet

Kathmandu, 29 Aug: President Dr Ram Raran Yadav Sunday expressed concern with the continued political deadlock at a collective hour-long meeting with three fringe communist parties in parliament.
He will be consulting other parties later Sunday.
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PM discusses UNMIN with parties

Kathmandu, 29 Aug.: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal convened a meeting of 25 political parties Sunday at Singha Durbar and began discussing the future of UMNIN whose tenure ends 16 September,
Maoist and MHF-Nepal boycotted. the meeting.
A government task force has suggested the mandate should be reviewed by limiting the monitoring role of UNMIN to oversee the PLA only and not Nepal Army.
Maoists demanded the tenure should be extended for another six months without changing the mandate.
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PM Nepal asks Maoists to clarify position on monarchy

Kathmandu, 29 Aug.: Caretaker Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal Saturday asked Maoists to clarify their position on monarchy that was toppled two years ago.
“With the latest activities of the former king and former Crown Prince Paras, Maoists are linked with the keeping a religious and cultural king. Maoists must make their views of this issue.
‘Because attempts have been made to restore monarchy while claiming to be anti-feudal and revolutionary, all should alert of their split personality,” Nepal told a public meeting in the capital.
In Pokhara Saturday, RPP-Chairman Kamal Thapa said, the concept of a cultural king was the ‘personal view’ of the Maoists.
”The concept of cultural king is not our’s. It is the personal concept of Maoists. There is no understanding and unity with them.”
Thapa’s latest comment comes days after he revealed Maoists were favourable to restoration of limited form of monarchy after growing foreign play in the country.
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Search for new foreign ministry premises

Kathmandu, 29 Aug.: The foreign ministry is again shifting to new premises, Annapurna Post reports.
The ministry at Narayanhiti Palace
A new building is being sought after the technical and administrative work for machine readable passports (MRPs) will be administered by the ministry.
A foreign ministry source said the ministry will move temporarily to la building in Singha Durbar.
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17 days.