NO BUDGET SAYS KOIRALA Kathmandu, 7 Nov.: President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav held consultations with NC President Sushil Koirala on current issues, including a budget. Koirala told the president his party can’t support unilateral plans of government to announcement of an unilateral budget before Tihar. nnnn NABIL BANK REGISTERS BIG PROFIT Kathmandu, 7 Nov.: Nabil Bank registered a Rs. 588.996 million net profit in the 1st quarter of the current fiscal year ending 16 October. The bank earned a Rs.304.588 million net profit in the corresponding period the previous year. nnnn SHARE PRICE CONTINUES GAIN Kathmandu, 7 Nov.: Nepse gained 5.19 percent Tuesday and closed 463.36 points. Altogether 322,571 shares were traded for Rs.808.3 million in 1,552 transactions. Meanwhile, gold gained Rs.600 per tola compared to Monday and was traded for Rs.59,000 per tola Tuesday. Nnnn FORMER KING RETURNING TO CAPITAL WEDNESDAY Kathmandu, 7 Nov.: Former King Gyanendra returns Wednesday to the capital from Nawalparasi where he called for the restoration of toppled monarchy in his first address at a public meeting Tuesday after inaugurating a temple of Gorakhnath. He is flying back from Bhairahawa. Nnnn MMC, NRT PLAY FIRST SEMIFINAL Kathmandu, 7 Nov.: Manang Marshyangdhi Club (MMC) plays New Road Team (NRT) in the first semifinal of the 2nd Safal Pokhara Cup Wednesday. Three foreign teams from India, Bangladesh and Bhutan are out of the tournament Nnnn UK DENIES VISA TO IGP Kathmandu, 7 Nov.: Great Britain has denied a visa IGP Kuber Singh Rana, KP Dhungana writes in Nagarik. Embasssy source said he was denied a visa for rights violation. IGP had applied for a visa Nnnn KULEKHANI RESERVIOR FULL Kathmandu, 7 Nov.: The Kulekhani reservoir was full Tuesday after water saving efforts. Kantipur reports. Water level reached 1530.centimeters NO NC SUPPORT FOR BUDGET Kathmandu, 6 Nov.: NC President Sushil Koirala told Finance e Minister Barsha Man Pun not to bring remaining budget for the current fiscal year 2012/13 without consensus of opposition parties. Put consulted Koirala as government prepares to bring a budget through ordinance even as President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav asked government to announce government income and expenditure with only with opposition party support. The president has told government he won’t promulgate a constitution that doesn’t have the support of the opposition. The leader of the main opposition said his party won’t support an election budget of Maoists. NC and UML met later Tuesday to develop approach to the budget as relations between government and opposition cool. Koirala also asked Pun not to level charges against the president after the finance minister Pun accused the head of state for attempting to topple government with foreign help and backing of security agencies. Foreign powers weren’t identified. Meanwhile, a meeting of the NC and UML decided to wrote formally to President Dr.Ram Baran Yadav not to promulgate a budget without opposition support concluding there’s no alternative to anti-government movement. The parties have convened a meeting of like-minded parties Thursday to discuss the planned protest. NC and UML concluded Maoists are ‘conspiring’ to bring a budget unilaterally. nnnn. MJFN GANATANTRIK FACTION HOLDS GENERAL CONVENTION Kathmandu, 6 Nov.: A faction of MJFN (Ganatantrik) is holding its firt general faction in Birgunj Tuesday even as its Chairman Jaya Prakash Prasad Gupta is behind bars after being convicted for corruption. Communication Minister Raj Kishore Yadav’s is holding the convention. Nearly 1,200 delegates from 20 districts are participating. The other faction boycotting the convention is led by Nanda Kishore Dutta who claims support of 15 of 22 central members. Nnnn FORMER UML MINISTER SERIOUSLY SICK DEAD Kathmandu, 6 Nov.: Former UML state minister Dilhi Mahat in cabinet of Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal is seriously sick. He has been airlifted to the capital for treatment from Jumla. He was a party central member, nnnn DPM SHRESTHA LEAVES FOR BALI Kathmandu, 6 Nov.: Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) and Foreign Minister Narayan Kazi Shrestha left for Bali Tuesday. There he’ll attend a meeting of the Bali Democratic Forum. nnnn FORMER KING CALL FOR STATE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM Kathmandu, 5 Nov.: Former King Gyanendra addressed his first public meeting after leaving Narayanhiti at Harpur, Nawalparasi, after inaugurated the temple of Gorakhnath, Tuesday and said state management system will be in tatters if there’s no foundation for a state structure. “If there’s no foundation for a state structure, the management system will be in tatters. That’s why all should be conscious concerning on shortsighted decisions,’ he said. “… this country should be managed according to a definitive system and decisive manner,” the then king said and added by the blessings of Baba Gorakhnath Nepal was created He didn’t name political parties. The last king read from a prepared text and was dressed in labeda suruwal while addressing devotees of Gorakhnath “ I consider myself lucky in participating in pujas of gods and goddesses,” he said. The then king praised Baba Gorakhnath. He stopped at seven places as he went to Nawalparasi from Bhairahawa and mingled with the crowd. Nnnn PRESIDENT’S PRESS AIDE CHALLEGES PM TO PROVE MAOIST CHARGEAND TAKE ACTION AGAINST PERSONS LEVELING SUCH CHARGES Kathmandu, 6 Nov.: Press Aide Rajendra Dahal of President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav Monday challenged government to prove charges by senior and responsible Maoists in government and party the ceremonial head of state attempted to topple with foreign conspiracy and help of security agencies. ‘It is the responsibility of the prime minister to investigate if such activities are taking place at the residence of the president and take action if findings aren’t true, Rajendra Dahal said indicating action should be taken against those leveling such charges. “The prim minister should take immediate action if accusations aren’t true,” he told BBC Nepali Service Monday. Nnnn UPDATE 2ND SAFAL CUP Kathmandu, 6 Nov.: Machindra Club entered the semi-final of the 2nd Safal Pokhara Cup Tuesday trouncing Kolkata Port Trust 6-0. Dipak Rai’s hat-trick helped the team enter the semi-final of the tournament. Nnnn MACHINDRA CLUB PLAYS KOLKATA PORT TRUST Kathmandu, 6 Nov.: Machindra Club is playing Kolkata Port Trust in the last quarterfinal of the2nd Safal Pokhara Cup Tuesday. The winner will qualify for the semifinal. nnnn BREAKING NEWS QUAKE FELT IN VALLEY Kathmandu, 5 Nov.: A powerful earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale was felt in the Valley at 6.52 in the evening Monday, National Seismological Center said Tremors were felt in central districts around/ The epicenter was 116km northeast from the capital in Tibet. nnnn CRASH REPORT A HOAX UPDATE Kathmandu, 5 Nov.: Report of a helicopter crash in Nuwakot early Monday morning was a hoax. A FM radio station first released the report based on a telephone call to district police office in Bidur. Aviation officials all aircraft with airlines have been accounted for. The broadcast of the erroneous report is regretted. Nnnn NEPSE GAINS 6.9 POINTS Kathmandu, 5 Nov.: Nepse closed Monday at 458.17 pointer gaining 6.9 points on the second day of weekly five-day trading. Nepse registered a 4.1 point gain Sunday. Altogether 319,144 shares were traded Monday for Rs.44.9 million in 1,392 transactions. nnnn UPDATE FORMER KING LEAVES FOR BHAIRAHAWA Kathmandu. 5 Nov.: Former King Gyanendra drove to Bhaitahawa from Nirnal Niwas Monday morning. He was greeted by people at Bahundada in Dhading where he worshipped at a temple. The them king is scheduled to offer worship at a temple of Gorakhnath in Nawalparasi before returning home Wednesday. The them king got down from his car and walked the streets of Narayanghat one hour to tumultuous welcome of residents. In Rupendaehai, local administration and parties objected to references to the last king as ‘Shree Panch” in welcome gates which were brought down, radio reports said. Nnnn OLI’S CONDITION IMPROVES Kathmandu, 5 Nov.: UML leader KP Sharma Oli’s treatment started at a hospital in New Delhi Sunday night imm3ediately after being evacuated there from Kathmandu. Oli’s condition has improved and he’s been admitted to a room at a hospital for treatment, Indra Bhandari said, Nnnn BRIG GEN. SURESH SHARMA MILITARY SPOKESMAN Kathmandu, 5 Nov.: Brig Gen. Suresh Sharma Monday was appointed spokesman Nepal Army (NA). He replaces Ramindra Chetri who held charge for six years. nnnn s MAN FREED FROM CAPTIVITY Kathmandu, 5 Nov : Sunil Gosain of local Dharahari VDC-3 has been set free from the captivity of his abductors three days after his abduction, RSS reports from Gaur. Gosain, 18, is a Bachelor level student studying Information Technology at a college in Birgunj and he has been living in Birgunj on rent. An unidentified gang had abducted him on November 2 when he had gone to Raxual, an Indian town just across the border from here, to repair his mobile phone. He was held captive at an undisclosed location in India. A team of the Armed Police Force (APF) freed Gosain from Ghodasahan in Bihar state of India and handed him over to his family, police said. Nnnn ________________________________________ ________________________________________