CHAIRMAN PRACHANDA BRIEFS FDRA ON ATTEMPYS FOR CONSENSUS Kathmandu, 4 Sept.: Chairman of the Unified CPN (Maoist) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has informed at the meeting of the Federal Democratic-Republican Alliance (FDRA) about the activities made for the consensus among the major political parties, RSS reports. Speaking at the meeting of the alliance close to the government held at UCPN-Maoist Party headquarter, Parisdanda, on Tuesday, UCPN-Maoist and alliance Chairman Dahal informed the parties in the alliance that the talks between the major political parties have moved forward in the positive way, according to Spokesperson of the alliance Prem Bahadur Singh. Dahal expressed his confidence that the discussion among the parties would give positive way out to the present political transition, added Singh. He said the meeting has selected the agendas of the alliance for the interaction that will be held at 1:00 pm today. The next meeting of the alliance is called for Thursday. nnnn VIRAL FEVER CLAIMS THREE LIVES IN CHITWAN Kathmandu, 4 Sept.: Three people have died due to viral fever that has spread in Chitwan. Two people suffering from viral fever died at the Bharatpur Hospital and another person at the Bharatpur Medical College, doctors at these hospitals confirmed, RSS reports from Chitwan.. The District Public Health Office, Chitwan stated that it has become difficult to confirm the death toll from viral fever in the district due to the delay in collecting data. Hospitals have not given the number of deaths due to viral fever for the month of Saun. Viral fever that broke out since the first week of August in the district has not yet been contained. Nnnn JILTED MAN KILLS 5 AFTER LOVER MARRIES Kathmandu, 4 Sept : A jilted New Delhi resident upset over the marriage of his lover to another man shot her and four others dead before turning his gun on himself, a report said Tuesday, AFP reports from New Delhi. The 25-year-old man, named as Ravi, shot the woman, her new husband and her landlady in one location on Monday morning before travelling to a suburb to kill her father and sister, the Press Trust of India news agency reported. Ravi, who had allegedly continued his relationship with his ex-girlfriend even after her marriage over a year ago, was unhappy with her family who had prevented him from marrying her, a senior police official was quoted as saying. Parents in India often choose husbands or wives for their children, although the trend for "love marriages" has grown during the country´s economic transformation. The Times of India said Ravi was armed with an automatic pistol and another improvised firearm. As gun licences are difficult to obtain in India, there is a flourishing market for weapons illegally manufactured in backstreet workshops. Guns are increasingly seen here as a status symbol. A police spokesman was not immediately available for comment. nnnn