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UPDATE CHAIRMAN REGMI MEETS SUSHIL KOIRALA AFTER

NC PRESIDENT EMBARKS ON INDIA VISIT

Kathmandu,4 Aug.: Chairman Khil Raj Regmi and  Sushil

Koirala held discussions Sunday before the nC president flew for India on an India visit at Indian government invitation.

Indian foreign ministry said it is giving high priority to the visit.

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CHAIRMAN REGMI, ELECTION OFFICIALS REVIEW VOTE

Kathmandu, 4 Aug.:: A meeting was held between Chairman of the Interim Election Council, Khil Raj Regmi, and office-bearers of the Election Commission on the preparations for upcoming elections to the Constituent Assembly (CA) on Sunday morning, RSS reports.. During the meeting held at the official residence of the Prime Minister at Baluwatar, the office-bearers of the EC familiarized Chairman Regmi about the progress made on preparations of the second CA election. A team of commissioners including Chief Election Commissioner, Nilkantha Upreti, informed that the preparations for CA election has reached its final phase and also urged the government to create more congenial political environment for participation of most of the political parties. Discussion was also held on the issue of extending time for the voters´ list registration in the context when the High-Level Political Committee (HLPC) has urged to extend time for voters´ list registration without affecting the election schedule, it is learnt. On the occasion, Chairman Regmi, expressed commitment to providing all types of support without hampering the election declared for November 19 as it was the only goal of the government, Election Commissioner Dolakh Bahadur Gurung told media persons after the meeting. Gurung said that the issue of extending time for voters´ list registration would only be finalized after holding discussion on its legal and practical impact although the issue of extending time for voters´ list registration was raised in the meeting.
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KESHAR BAHADUR BISTA OF RPP NEPAL DEMANDS ROUNDTABLE CONF.

Kathmandu, 4 Aug.: Leader of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP)-Nepal, Keshar Bahadur Bista, has said that all political parties should participate in a roundtable conference demanded by the CPN-Maoist and resolve all the existing

Problems, RSS reports from Kanchanpur..

At a news conference organised at Bhimdutta Municipality today, Bista, who arrived here in course of cadres´ training, objected to making appointments in corporations by the election government.

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