PM, PRESIDENT MEET

UPDATE 180 STRANDED TOURISTS RESCUEDFROM SOLU

Kathmandu, 6 Oct.: Altogether 180 of more than 3,500 stranded trekkers were airlifted out of Solukhumbu Sunday until one in the afternoon.
They were airlifted on the sixth day after thy were stranded in Solukhumbu
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PM, PRESIDENT MEET

Kathmandu, 6 Nov. Prime Mnister Baburam Bhattarai Sunday
briefed President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav on Nepal’s
preparations of participation on the two-day 17th SAARC
summit in Maldives.
The premiers flies for atoll republic Tuesday leading a 11-member
Nepali team for the summit.
The premier also briefed the president on ongoing efforts to conclude the peace process.
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SEVEN REMANDED TO CUSTODY FOR IDOL
THEFT

Kathmandu, 6 Nov.: The District Court has remanded into custody seven persons including the priest who were arrested on the charge of stealing ancient idol of the historic Gaurati Bhimeswor in Pipaldanda VDC of Sindhupalchok district, RSS reports from Chautara.

The order was issued by the bench of the District Judge Ananta Raj Dumre.
The idol kept at the house of main priest Bal Bahadur Shrestha was stolen in the coalesce of another priest Krishna Bahadur Shrestha on September 15.

The persons involved were arrested by the district police with cooperation of the CBI on October 1 from Balefi of Aranico Highway.

The one arrested are priest of Pipaldanda -8 Krishna Bahadur Shrestha, main mastermind Ganesh Shrestha of Irkhu-7, Padma Shrestha alias Narayan, Dil Bahadur Shrestha and Chin Bahadur Tamang and Baidya Tamang of Fulpingdanda-2.

Those helping to hide the idol Makar Tamang of Fulpingdanda- 2 was ordered to keep in custody as he was unable to submit a bail amount of Rs. 260,000. The 121-years old one feet high gold and silver idol weighs 3 kgs.

As the Department of Archeology proved it to be archeological, they were filed cases as per the Ancient Monuments Protection Act- 2013 BS., police said.
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