JHALANATH KHANAL RETURNS HOME THURSDAY

Kathmandu, 9 Dec.: UNL Chairman Jhalanath Khanal returns home Thursday from South Africa where he had gone to attend a conference of communist parts.
He returns ahead of the party’s central committee meet Tuesday to tackle serious internal party and national issues amid a prolonged issues
with Maoists preparing to convene a prorogued session of parliament to hold elections for prime minister.
Caretaker Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal continues as government head following his resignation 30 June on Maoist pressure.
He’s currently in Belgium where he sought EU intervention to ask Maoists to end the extended deadlock even s UNMIN prepares to leave after four years of failed effort.
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REPAIRS COMPLETED AT MID-MARSHYANGDHI

Kathmandu, 9 Dec. Repairs of two turbines have been completed at the 70MW Mid-Marshyangdhi, Nepal Electricity Authority(NEA)said Thursday.
But the eight-hour daily load-shedding will continue.
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DANE TAFFICKER HELD

Kathmandu, 9Dec.: Dane trafficker Roni Delguard was arrested Wednesday at Tribhuvan International Airport with five kg hashish
He was arrested before boarding a flight forAbu Dhabi.
He was arrested on his sixth Nepal visit,
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