TOP CHINESE DIPLOMAT VISITS LUMBINI Kathmandu, 12 Aug.:Chinese Vice Minister Fu Ying and a delegation accompanying her visited Sunday visited Lumbini, the birthplace of The Buddha. She pledged assistance for the development of the historical archaeological site. Nnnn STUDENT UNION AFFILIATED WITH RULING MAOISTS PADLOCK DEAN’S OFFICE OF SCHOOLO FMEDICINE Kathmandu, 12 Aug.: A student affiliated with ruling UCPN Maoist Sunday padlocked the dean’s office at School of Medical Science of the Kathmandu University (KU) Saturday. The union padlocked the office protesting high fees and concession for payment. nnnn. RS.FIVE MILLION LOSS IN SAPTARI FIRE Kathmandu, 12 Aug.:Loss worth more than five million rupees incurred when two houses gutted in a fire that took place at Bishnupaduka VDC, Patnali of Sunsari district on Saturday night, RSS reports from Saptari. The fire that suddenly engulfed the houses turned the gold, silver, clothes, utensils and other valuables to ashes, said fire victim Sandesh Kulung Rai. A huge loss was incurred when fire was not taken under control due to delay arrival of fire engine, Rai further said. The fire engine, which was called immediately after the fire outbreak at around 11.00 pm, arrived only at 1.00 am, it is learnt. nnnn VIRAL EPIDEMIC HITS HETAUDA Kathmandu, 12 Aug.: An epidemic of viral fever has gripped some villages in Makwanpur and the Hetaunda Municipality area recently, RSS reports from Hetauda. With an outbreak of the epidemic, the number of viral patients visiting the Hetaunda Hospital seeking treatment has soared. According to the District Health Office Makwanpur, around 30-35 patients flock to the hospital daily for treatment. Patients are being treated by keeping them at the In-Patient Department and the Emergency Ward, said the hospital source. It is learnt that consumption of polluted water in the rainy season is the cause of an outbreak of the disease. The hospital has been facing difficulty to manage space for viral patients, it is learnt. nnnn ________________________________________ FURTHER OLI SPEAK Kathmandu, 12 Aug.: Influential leader of the CPN-UML, KP Sharma Oli has said that UCPN (Maoist) Chairman Puspa Kamal Dahal’s statement was a ploy to become a prime minister once again, RSS reports from Saptari.. Dahal's statement on Saturday that the basis of the five-point consensus had been finished and Nepali Congress will not get the leadership of the government, was another ploy to become PM once again, he said. At a meeting with leading workers of the CPN-UML on Sunday morning in Rajbiraj, he said the present government's life was prolonged as the Nepali Congress did not present its candidate for PM, Oli said. Although it was said that NC will lead the next government, it could not fix a candidate for PM because of internal wrangling and therefore the present government got the continuity, he said. The UML leader said as the Congress leaders thought that UCPN- Maoist will kindly present them the post of prime minister, they refused our no-confidence motion proposal and this situation came as UML and NC were naive. The UCPN-Maoist politics of state capture will not be successful, he said, adding the country was made a prisoner of indecision because of the present government. Likewise, at a press meet organised by the Press Chautari Saptari, in Rajbiraj, he said the party's disgruntled leaders have been like balloons filled by foreigners. He said they will fly as long as there is air inside and when the foreigners stop supporting them they will be nothing. "The party does not want to take action against the disgruntled nationalities leaders, we only want to convince them, otherwise, they will get punished themselves", he said. Regarding the resignation of the prime minister, he said there is no meaning in seeking resignation of the PM who has been already become caretaker. "We only want national consensus, not his resignation," he said. nnnn