Nepal trounce Argentina

Kathmandu, 19 Aug.: Nepal defeated Argentina Wednesday by eight wickets
In the Pepsi ICC World Cricket League Division-IV Tournament at Navile, Italy.
Argentina batted first and scored 193 runs for the loss of eight wickets.
Nepal scored 194 runs for the loss of two wickets in 32.4 overs.
All-rounder Mehboob Alam became the Nepali cricketer take 100 wickets when he took the wicket of Adrian Grant Dugmore in the match.
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Media report distorted: DeLisi

Kathmandu, 19 Aug.: American Ambassador to Nepal Scott H. Delisi today [Wednesday] said media has misinterpreted the recent US Department regarding the security situation in Nepal, The Himalayan Times reports.
DeLisi, who accompanied Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Atul Keshap to a meting with Home Minister Bhim Rawal was responding to media persons.
‘We have never said that Nepal is a safe haven for terrorists, This report does not contain the thing as such, It is media misinterpretation,” DeLisi told media persons after the meeting.
H also urged them to study the report properly.
Regarding the recently published US report on the security situation in Nepal , which reportedly called Napal a safe haven foe terrorists, Di Lisi said the media had interpreted the report.
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US asks Nepal to implement a gentleman’s accord

Kathmandu, 19 Aug.: The United States on Wednesday called on Nepal to honour its commitment in relation to Tibetans fleeing from Tibet, The Kathmandu Post reports.
In his meeting with Home Minister Bhim Rawal, visiting US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Atul Kesshap raised the issue of free passage for Tibetan refugees.
Keshap is said to have reminded Rawal of the UN-brokered ‘gentleman’s agreement’ in 1988 to allow Tibetan refugees a free passage though Nepal to Dharmashala in India, according to government officials.
This is not the first time the US officials have raised the issue if safe sage for Tibetans with Nepali officials.
Gentlemen’s agreements are informal accords between parties or government which rely on the honour of the parties but are not legally enforceable.
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