BAIL FIXED ON TWO PERSONS FOR MONEY LAUNDERING Kathmandu, 20 July: Supreme court division bench Friday fixed a bail of Rs. 500,000 each on Pradeep Kumar Rastogi and Shyam Mardi for their freedom after preliminary hearing. They were charged by CIAA for money laundering. Their statements were recorded Friday. nnnn. NEPAL POLICE ROUT DHANKUTA 14-0 IN WOMEN’S NATIONAL FOOTBALL Kathmandu, 20 July: Nepal Police Friday routed Dhankuta 14-0 in the Ncell National Football women’s Championship. MORE SHARAT SINGH BHANDARI SLAMS MEDIA Kathmandu, 20 July: Chairman of the Rastriya Madhes Samajbadi Party Sharat Singh Bhandari has said that only ending the discriminations could not save the country from going into disintegration, RSS reports. During his meeting with Madhesi journalists today, leader Bhandari said the problems of fertilizer and seeds in the Terai have not got space in the media, proving an example of discrimination. It is a matter of concern that issues of Madhesi journalists have been ignored even though the Madhes-centric parties have got an opportunity to lead the Information and Communications Ministry for a long time, he said. Leader Bhandari further urged nongovernmental offices and private media houses to be inclusive. Over two dozen Madhesi journalists are on a relay strike since July 17, demanding inclusiveness in media houses. nnnn UPENDRA YADAV DEMANDS PARLIAMENTARY ELECTION Kathmandu, 20 July: Chairman of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum, Upendra Yadav has stressed the need of going for parliamentary elections to resolve the current political crisis. However, for this, the election government should be formed, he added, RSS reports from Lalitpur. Speaking at a programme at Balkumari, Lalitpur, on Friday, he said the right solution to the present political impasse was election and the political parties should forge a consensus for the election government as soon as possible. Forum Chairman Yadav said there was no possibility of holding another election to the Constituent Assembly as the interim constitution talks about only one CA election, adding that the reinstatement of the CA is also not reasonable to settle the current political transition. It is better to forge a consensus to determine the constituency numbers and electoral system for the parliamentary election rather than wasting time trying to reach a consensus over the disputed issues in the constitution writing process, he added. Nnnn EU COMMISSION DELEGATION MEETS NC LEADERS Kathmandu, 20 July:: A delegation led by Jean Lambert, South Asian Representative of the Commission of European Union met NC leaders on Friday and discussed the latest political situation and possibility of new election, RSS reports.. The members of the delegation inquired about the present political transition, fresh elections to the Constituent Assembly (CA), and efforts of the political parties for a political consensus, according to NC Central member Dr. Minendra Rijal. EU representative Jean wished that the political parties find a way out of the current political impasse, said NC leader Rijal. NC leader Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat was also present at the meeting. The delegation arrived here on Thursday to study the current political situation of Nepal and thereby outline the Commission's view to that end. Nnnn DEUBA SAYS NC SHOULD PLAY LEADING ROLE IN CRISIS Kathmandu, 20 July: Nepal Women's Association, the women wing of Nepali Congress (NC), organised a talk programme on 'BP's Thoughts and Changed National Context' on the occasion of BP Memorial Day here on Friday. Democratic leader BP Koirala's thoughts are equally relevant today as were in the past, said various speakers at the programme. On the occasion, NC senior leader Sher Bahadur Deuba said that the Congress should play a lead role to avert the constitutional crisis facing the country. He stressed the need of unity and understanding within the party and with other democratic forces. NC General Secretary Krishna Prasad Sitaula said the need of the day was to forge a national consensus among all the political parties. There is no alternative to the formation of a national consensus government to resolve the current problems facing the country, he added. Central Chairperson of Association, Dina Sangraula underlined the need of giving lead role to women and translating BP's thoughts into action. Various speakers including NC central member Kamala Panta, Meena Pandey and Ambika Basnet underscored the urgency to follow the political philosophy adopted by the veteran leader late BP Koirala. Nnnn AT LEAST 14 KILLED IN US SHOOTING, 50 WOUNDED Kathmandu, 20 July:: At least 14 people were killed and some 50 wounded Friday when a gunman opened fire at a crowded cinema premiere of the latest Batman movie in the US state of Colorado, police and media said, AFP reports from Aurora, Colordo,UiSA.. Witnesses interviewed by local media described a scene of chaos at the midnight showing of "The Dark Knight Rises," saying the gunman had set off tear gas bombs and opened fire in the packed theater in Aurora, a suburb of Denver. Aurora police chief Dan Oates said 10 people were killed at the scene and another four died later at local hospitals. He said police had arrested the alleged gunman and that there was "no evidence" of a second, after earlier reports of two gunmen. Oates said the suspect had claimed to have explosives at his residence and that the apartment complex where he lived had been evacuated and was being searched. Police spokesman Frank Fania told CNN the suspect was in his 20s, wearing body armor and armed with a rifle and two handguns, adding that he had set off some kind of smoke device in order to sow panic. Aurora is near the scene of the 1999 Columbine high school massacre, in which 13 people were shot dead and another 24 were wounded. nnnn