MASS ARRESTS OF JOURNALISTS ORDRED IN PARSA AFTER ABUSES HURLED AT JUDGE Kathmandu, 13 Sept : The Parsa District Court on Wednesday issued arrest warrants against 13 journalists including one central committee member of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) on contempt of court charges, RSS reports from Parsa.. A team of journalists led by FNJ central committee member Mahesh Das carried out vandalism on the court premises on September 10 saying the court´s decision was not in their favour. The court issued arrest warrants against the journalists for using abusive language against the judges and hurting their dignity. The court has issued arrest warrants against Das, FNJ Parsa District Chapter advisor Krishna Chandra Lamichhane, president of Press Chautari, Parsa Branch Shyam Banjara, FNJ member Govinda Devkota and Shreeram Rayamajhi, among others. nnnn ARZOO RANA ELECTED Kathmandu, 13 Sept.: Arzoo Rana has been elected regional member of the International Union for Nature Conservation (IUCN) meeting in South Korea. . She was among three members to represent South and East Asia at the World Conservation Congress where more than 800 government and NGO representatives are participating. nnnn