DISQUALIFIED MAOISTS CALLOFF PROTESTS UPDATE

HuSBAND ARRESTED FOR QUESTION AFTER WIFE
IMMOLATES HERSELF UPDATE

Kathmandu, 6 March: Shiva Ojha has been taken into custody
Monday in Kaski after his wife committed suicide by
self-immolation.
A daughter died while another is undergoing treatment in hospital
for severe burns.
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THIRD VEHICULAR ACCIDENT CLAIMS TWO MORE LIVES

Kathmandu, 6 March: A third vehicular accident claimed two more
lives Monday.
Two persons died and three were injured when two vehicles collided at Bairani in neighbouring Dhading district.
The injured have been rushed to the capital for treatment.
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FORMER MINISTER AND PARTY LEADER CHARGES
HUNG COMMISSION WAS INVOLVED IN AWARDING DEVELOPMENT AND OWNERSHIP OF POWER COMPANY TO CHINA

Kathmandu, 6 March: RPP-Chairman Pashupati Shumshere Rana,
who is a former water resources minister, charged Monday
commission was involved in government awarding development of the 750MW Seti West hydro project to China’s Three Gorges Wang Shofeng without inviting an international tender this month.
The Chinese company has been awarded a 75 percent majority in the multi-billion dollar company.
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KUWAIT TO OPEN EMBASSY IN NEPAL SOON

Kathmandu, 6 March: Kuwait will soon open an embassy in the
Nepali capital , Finance Minister Barshaman Singh Pun said Monday,
Pun said this after returning home from the Gulf emirate where he
discussed promotion of bilateral ties, including Kuwati assistance.
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MAOIST DISQUALIFIED FIGHTERS CALL OFF PROTESTS UPDATE

Kathmandu, 6 March: Maoist disqualified former fighters Monday
called off immediate nation-wide protests pressing demands including reinstatement as combatants.
The strike has impacted the East with less impact in other parts of the country.
The withdrawal of the protests coincides with Holi celebrations this
week.
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