IN BRIEF

Shram reporter missing

KATHMANDU:

Chief reporter of Shram weekly Chandra Lal Giri has been missing for two weeks. According to a press statement issued by the editors of the weekly today, Giri was arrested by security forces in plainclothes from Pulchowk on December 30. A resident of Okhaldhunga, Giri was also associated with other weeklies including Halchal and Economic Post. — HNS

Aid for tsunami victims

KATHAMNDU:

The students of People’s Dental College, Nayabazaar, handed over Rs 60,000 collected for tsunami victims of Sri Lanka to the ambassador of Sri Lanka to Nepal, Grace Asirwathan, amid a function on Tuesday. — RSS