ADD TO PRESIDENT, PARTY LEADERS MEET Kathmandu, 7 June: President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav Thursday held discussions with Surya Bahadur Thapa and Sadbhavana Party leader Rajendra Mahoto. Thapa has replaced Pashupati SJR Rana as RPP chairman. nnnn . 1800—increased to 8000 Khurkot landslide Friday morningblocked ADD TO PRESIDENT, PARTY LEADERS MEET Kathmandu, 7 June: President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav Thursday held discussions with Surya Bahadur Thapa and Sadbhavana Party leader Rajendra Mahoto. Thapa has replaced Pashupati SJR Rana as RPP chairman. Nnnn HEAD, ARMS OF GIRL CHILD FOUND IN KAVRE Kathmandu, 7 June: The head of a girl was found in a bag Thursday at Nasikasthan on Bhaisepati road section of Araniko Highway in Kavre. Police suspect the head is of a 12-year-old girl. Sniffer dogs found two arms 50 metres away in a corn field. nnnn CPN-MAOIST CLOSES INDUSTRIES FOR SECOND DAY Kathmandu, 7 June; Trade union affiliated with CPN Maoist Friday closed down industries nation-wide for the second consequt9ve day. The union is demanding minimum Rs15,000 wage for worker. It opposes a tripartite agreement between government, unions and businesses for minimum Rs. 8,000 wage. nnnn. . FINANCE MINISTRY APPROVAL FOR RS.10B LOAN TO NAC FROM EMPLOYEES PROVIDENT FUND Kathmandu, 7 June: Finance ministry Thursday wrote to the Employees Provident Fund to extend Nepal Airlines Corporation(NAC) a loan of Rs10 billion for the purchase of two narrow-bodied hets to operate international flights. The approval paves the way for the aircraft from Airbus, according to Nagarik. Nnnn THREE ARRESTED FOR INVESTIGATION IN MURDER OF FORMER LAWMAKER Kathmandu, 7 June: Three persons were apprehended in connection with the murder of former Constituent Assembly (CA) member Sadrul Miya Haque on Thursday, according to the Avenues TV, The Himalayan Times reports.. Police identified the detainees as Maulawi alias Jamir and the identities of other two are yet to be established. Police have confiscated a mobile phone belonging to Haque from them. Purbanchal Regional Police Office, Ranima said that they will be paraded amidst a press conference tomorrow. A 46 year old former member of defunct CA Haque was found dead at a building adjacent to his petrol station in Kalyanpur of Saptari district. Later after the incident, the Ministry of Home Affairs has constituted a four-member panel led by AIGP Dinkar Shumsher Rana to investigate into the murder of Haque. Nnnn 30-YEAR-OLD BRITON ARRESTED, QUESTIONED FOLLOWING MURDER OF NEPALI WOMAN IN UK Kathmandu, 7 June: UK police have officially corresponded with the Embassy of Nepal in London about the murder of Krishna Maya Mabo — a Nepali woman — in Reading, on the outskirts of London, The Himalayan Times reports. . Police also informed that a 30-year old Briton has been arrested and is being questioned in connection with the crime. Mabo, a permanent resident of Tharpu, Panchthar, was raped before she was murdered and her body was found on Monday in a field of Robin Hood Copse, some three kilometres from her Reading residence from where she had gone missing on Sunday evening. Deputy Chief of Mission at the embassy Tej Bahadur Kshetri told THT over phone that police did not mention anything about rape in today’s correspondence. Police, however, have assured they will make available details of the crime after conducting further investigation, medical tests and post mortem. Earlier, the embassy had asked UK police to provide details about Mabo’s murder. Nnnn PRESIDENT PUTIN DIVORCING Kathmandu, 7 June: President Vladimir Putin and his wife, Lyudmila, told Russians on Thursday that their 30-year marriage was over, confirming longstanding speculation that they had separated, Reuters reports from Moscow.. In a rare appearance together on state television, Putin was asked about rumours that they no longer lived together and answered: "That is true." The announcement removes a big question mark about the private life of a president who has increasingly touted traditional values and championed the conservative Russian Orthodox Church as a moral authority. Politically, Putin may have calculated that it was better to be seen coming clean about a separation many Russians have long taken as fact than to be suspected of hiding the truth or living a secret second life. The couple looked nervous as they stood side by side in the Kremlin, speaking to a lone reporter. They referred to each other formally by first name and patronymic, adding a respectful but uncomfortable touch. Putin smiled woodenly and nodded as Lyudmila spoke, though they both appeared more relaxed after making the announcement. Lyudmila, a former airline stewardess five years younger than the 60-year-old president, said it had been "our common decision". "Our marriage is over due to the fact that we barely see each other," she said. Putin also said it had been "a joint decision". The Putins married in 1983 and have two daughters, both in their 20s. The announcement came 13 months into a third presidential term for Putin, who came to power in 2000 and has not ruled out seeking re-election in 2018. The couple have made only rare, sometimes awkward, appearances together over recent years, prompting media speculation that they had secretly divorced. In 2008, Putin said there was no truth to a newspaper report that he was preparing to marry Olympic rhythmic gymnast Alina Kabayeva, who was born the same year he married Lyudmila. Putin told journalists to keep their "snotty noses" out of his private life and the newspaper folded shortly afterwards. Kabayeva has dismissed speculation she had a child by Putin. nnnn