Phone service resumes

DAILEKH: Disrupted telephone service in Dailekh since last week have resumed on Monday. Telephone service had been stalled after lightening struck the repeater tower at bordering Ratamata hill last week. — RSS

Maoists lift road blockade

DOLAKHA:Vehicular traffic resumed on Araniko and Pushpalal Highways from Monday. Transportation services were obstructed for the last few weeks due to the Maoist blockades. Thousands of people have breathed a sigh of relief after vehicles started plying on the Highway. — RSS

Net censorship in China

BEIJING: China said on Tuesday it will toughen its already rigid censorship of the Internet during its annual parliamentary session to keep at bay those with ‘ulterior motives’. There would be strict 24-hour monitoring of Internet chat rooms and forums of major Chinese portals. — AFP

German growth at 1pc

FRANKFURT: The German economy, the biggest in the 12-country eurozone, will not grow by more than one per cent this year. The Five Wise Men had forecast growth of 1.4 per cent this year. — AFP