NADESHBADIPARTIES BURN COPIES OF SUPREME COURT VERDICT

DR, BABURAM BHATTARAI, RAM CHANDRA PAUDEL ONLY CANDIDATES FOR PM ELECTION SUNDAY UPDATE

Kathmandu, 26 Aug.: Maoist Second Vice-Chairman Dr. Baburam Bhattarai and NC Vice-President Ram Chandra Paudel filed nominations Friday for Sunday’s election for prime minister by majority in parliament.
They were the only two candidates to file nominations Friday.
The successful candidate will succeed Caretaker Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal who resigned seven months after assuming office in February with Maoist support to form a majority communist government.
Khanal said he brought Maoists to government as they were being isolated by other parties in national politics.
Paudel said he was favoured a democratic
constitution, end to culture of impunity, lasting peace and constitution drafting.
Bhattarai said the UCPN (Maoist) agenda was to complete the peace process and promulgate a constitution
Both parties lobbied for support with other parties Friday.
The campaign will intensify Saturday.
There’s no chance either candidate will withdraw their candidacies.
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NOC HIKES KEROSENE, DIESEL PRICE BY Rs.
1.50 PER LITER

Kathmandu,26 Aug.: Prices of diesel and kerosene were hiked Friday Rs.1.50 per liter by state monopoly Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC)
Diesel and kerosene has been fixed at Rs 75 per liter in the Valley from Rs. 73. 50 per liter.
NOC estimates the importer and distributor of POL products will vase monthly Rs 80 million
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MADESHSBADI PARTIES BURT COPIES OF SUPREME COURT VERDICT ON NATIONAL DRESS

Kathmandu, 26 Aug : Madheshbadi parties Friday burnt copies of a supreme court verdict at Maitighar Mandala describing a combination of duaruwal, surural and topi as a national dress.
The terai parties say the combination isn’t acceptable as a national dress.
A 2-1 split decision of apex court said the combination was a national dress.
But after a dispute erupted, supreme court said it was only explaining a decision of the government of Madhav Kumar Nepal more than 16 months ago.
Hackles have been raised in parliament and on the streets as well.
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