FATHER OF DISTRICT JUDGE MURDERED Kathmandu, 12 Oct.: Ambika Prasad Ghimere was murdered with a sharp weapon byhis home in Okhaldunga overnight. Police have reached the site of the crime to investigate the murder. Ambika Prasad is father of Dhansha district judge Binod Ghimere. Nnnn STUDENTS CLOSE DOWN DHARAN, DHANKUTA SECTION OF KOSHI RAJMARG Kathmandu, 12 Oct.: Students Friday closed down Dharan, Dhankta section of Koshi Rajmarg. They were demanding facilities, including fare concessions. nnnn SUPREME COURT JUSTICE RETIRES FRIDAY Kathmandu,12 Oct.: Supreme court justice Tahir Ansari retires Friday. With the retirement, the apex court will only have13 justices. Appointment of justices have become problematic without parliament which has to conduct public hearings before their appointments. nnnn. Kathmandu, 12 Oct.: Friday morning’s temperature fell to 19 degrees Celsius. Mercury is expected to rise to 31 degrees Celsius in the afternoon. nnnn US EMASSY SUPPORTS GAY GAMES Kathmandu, 12 Oct.: American Olympic gold medalist Greg Louganis arrived in Nepal on Thursday for a six-day programme in support of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTI) rights, The Kathmandu Post writes. Louganis will serve as Guest of Honor at the Blue Diamond Society’s LGBTI Sports Festival, the first event of its kind in South Asia. He will also participate in the organisation’s human rights conference, meet with government officials and HIV/AIDS activists, and visit a local school. Greg Louganis won gold medals in springboard and platform diving at the 1984 and 1988 Olympic games. He has worked with the Human Rights Campaign to defend the civil liberties of the LGBTI community and people diagnosed with HIV/AIDS. He served as a mentor for the US diving team at the London 2012 Olympics. The Blue Diamond Society’s LGBTI Sports Festival will be held from October 12-14 at Dasharath Stadium and Rastriya Nachghar National Theater. In addition to sponsoring the visit of Greg Louganis , the US Embassy has provided support to the Blue Diamond Society for the Sports Festival and library resources for its Pink Himalayan Community Center, a regional resource center for LGBTI individuals expected to open this fall. (Note: Gay game of South Asia gets off later Friday with some members of SAARC participating. Like YSA, United Kingdom has bee officially supporting the gay movement in Nepal which has other priorities.) nnnn