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FRIDAY TEMPERATURE ON A SUNNY MORNING IN CAPITAL 19 DEGREES CELSIUS

Kathmandu, 16 Aug.: Friday morning temperature in the capital was

19 degrees Celsius.

Temperature is expected to rise to 26 degrees in the afternoon.

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58 PERCENT PR SEAT DEMANDED

Kathmandu, 16 Aug.:: A central committee meeting of the Federal Sadbhavana Party led by Anil Jha has demanded an increase in the number of seats under the proportional representation electoral system for the upcoming election to the Constituent Assembly (CA).

The party said 42 percent of total seats should be allocated under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system and the remaining 58 percent seats under the proportional representation (PR) system.

The major political parties had agreed to allocate 50 percent seats under FPTP and PR each. “The CA election must be held on November 19. Our party will protest any decision to defer the polls,” said a statement issued by the party on Thursday.

The party has stood against the proposal to expand the High Level Political Committee by accommodating leaders from other political parties. The party has decided to launch Madhes Awareness Campaign for 10 days starting August 26.

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SECURITY WITH FOCUS ON ELECTION

Kathmandu, 16 Aug.: With the aim to create free and fair atmosphere for CA polls and to boost security during the upcoming Dahsain and Tihar festivals, the Metropolitan Police on Thursday announced special security campaign in the Kathmandu Valley effective from Thursday, Repubica reports.. As part of the campaign, Metropolitan Police in Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur will jointly carry out special security patrols. Organizing a press conference at Metropolitan Police Commissioner´s Office, Ranipokhari, Additional Inspector General (AIG) Nawa Raj Dhakal, Metropolitan Police Commissioner said, “We will place special focus on cracking down on crimes like extortion, vandalism, burglaries, looting, assaults and threats with public support.” “We will first increase the number of security personnel, set up more check posts in the Valley including in areas that are more prone to crime,” AIG Dhakal said. Analyzing the crime patterns in all the three district of the Valley, we have divided the Valley into several categories and will launch operation accordingly, he added. Every year during festive season police have been conducting special security campaign in the Valley. But this time we will be focus more on the elections, SSP Subodh Ghimire, Chief of Metropolitan Police Range Office, said. According to police, the campaign will be conducted for one month in the first phase and will be extended on need basis. According to the plan, sniffer dogs will be deployed in sensitive areas, there will be CCTV surveillance of the crowded areas and local gangsters will be kept under special watch. Police will keep special watch at bus parks and Valley entry points, and conduct "surprise raids" at hotels, lodges, guesthouses and restaurants. “We will also increase vigilance in and around tourist spots, illegal drug hubs and suspected red light areas,” AIG Dhakal informed. He also said that police have begun profiling the former convicts and those who have recently been released from prisons.
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