KATHMANDU GET NEW POLICE CHIEF

KUBER SINGH RANA PROMOTED TO AIGP; APPOINTED CHIEF OF KATHMANDU METROPOLITAN POLICE

Kathmandu, 22 June; Kuber Singh Rana was promoted to AIGP of Nepal Police by the cabinet Wednesday.
He was appointed chief of Kathmandu Metropolitan Police
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PM KHANAL, PRACHANDA MEET

Kathmandu, 22 June: Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal and Maoist Chairman Prachanda held consultations Wednesday hours before parliament convenes
Government will present a draft of budget to collect suggestions from parties in the legislature for inclusion in government’s police and programme to be announced before the budget is presented.
Khanal and Prachanda discussed how the government should present itself in parliament while securing cooperation of opposition parties for the budget.
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CENSUS CENTURY PILLAR UNVEILED

Kaathmandu, 22 June: Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal Wednesday unveiled a census centenary pillar at the premises on the National Statistics Bureau in Tripureshwor.
Government declared a national holiday Wednesday to observe 100 years of population census collection.
The 10-day 11th national census collection concludes 24 June.
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TOP FORMER NC LEADER HEADS COMMITTEE TO CELEBRATE FORMER KING’S BIRTHDAY

Kathmandu, 22 June: Ram Babu Parsai, a top NC leader who quit the party after it adopted a republican agenda heads a committee to celebrate the 65th birthday of former King Gyanendra, Ghatana ra Bichar reports
Parsai had a long association with the NC and held top party positions and is a veteran of the movement for democracy.
A 1,565-member celebration under Parsai has been formed to celebrate the birthday 7 July.
Celebration committees in the past were headed by persons associated with the panchayat.
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