NEPAL SECURES THIRD PLACE IN ACC WOMEN’S CRICKET CHAMPIONSHIP Kathmandu, 31 Jan.: Nepal defeated Hong Kong by eight wickets in the in the ACC Women Championship THursdayin Thailand for a third place in the tournament. The match was reduced to 19 overs because of wet ground conditions. Hong Kong scored 32 runs in 19 overs. Nepal achieved the target of33 run target in 7.3 overs losing two wickets. nnnn PREPARATIONS AFOOT FOR FRIDAY’S MASS ANTI-GOVT. POTESTS Kathmandu, 31 Jan.:, NC President Suhsil Koirala will address an opposition rally against the government in Nepalgung Friday. Sher Bahadur Deuba has been assigned the responsibility in Biratnagar, Vice President Ram Chandra Paudel in Pokhara and Treasurer Chitra Lekha Yadav in Bhairahawa,. Dr Ram Saran Mahat will address protests in Dhangadhi and Arjun Prasad Joshi in Baglung. Leaders have been nominated to mobilise and coordinate all party organizations. nnnn MOVEMENT WILL PULL DOWN GOVT. SAYS DEUBA Kathmandu, 31 Jan.: Senior leader of Nepali Congress Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the movement waged by the nine opposition parties would end only with the ousting of the incumbent, RSS reports from Birtnagar. government. Talking in brief to media persons at Biratnagar airport on Thursday, he said the present government has lost its significance after failing to hold elections. Stating that there is no alternative to a national consensus government, he said the present government should be removed as soon as possible. nnnn COLD CLAIMS 60 LIVES IN EASTRN REGION Kathaamandu, 31 Jan.: As many as 60 persons were dead due to excessive cold in the Eastern Development Region, in this winter season, according to the East Regional Police Office, RSS reports from Biratnagar.. Of them, 34 are men, 24 are women, and two children. As per the report from the Office, 37 persons died in Saptari, 13 people died in Siraha, seven died in Jhapa, two in Udayapur and one in Panchthar districts. It is reported that there was excessive cold in Tarai this year, compared to last five years. nnnn