IN BRIEF

CTEVT padlock on

KATHMANDU: Nepal Dental Science Association, a group of dental science students, continued padlocking the offices of Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training for the second day on Monday. Michel Devkota, president of NDSA, said they would continue padlocking the offices until their 11-point demand was fulfilled. — HNS

RPP-N nominations

KATHMANDU: Central committee member of Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal Rajaram Shrestha has been nominated assistant general secretary of the party while Prof Gita Bhakta Joshi has been nominated as a central committee member, a press statement issued by party president Kamal Thapa on Monday said. — HNS

Furniture torched

KATHMANDU: Manmohan Memorial College unit of All Nepal National Independent Students’ Union (Revolutionary) on Monday torched furniture in the offices of the chief and assistant chief of the college, seeking fulfillment of their 10-point charter of demands. — HNS