Property looted

KATHMANDU: Property worth Rs 500,000 was looted in two separate incidents at Jorpati and Kapan on Tuesday night. According to police, a gang of seven unidentified persons looted cash and valuables worth Rs 3 lakh from a house at Jorpati. In Kapan, a gang of Maoists robbed property worth Rs 2 lakh from the house of Min Bahadur Karki at gunpoint. — HNS

RPP-Thapa’s directive

KATHMANDU: The Kamal Thapa-led RPP faction on Wednesday directed all its nominated members of various DDCs to resign from their posts. — HNS

Donation provided

KATHMANDU: The Society for Open Nepal (SFON), a California-based organisation, has provided Rs 100,000 to the medical aid fund set up at Model Hospital for the treatment of those hurt during the agitation. — HNS

14 federations’ appeal

KATHMANDU: Fourteen federations of Nepal have jointly appealed to people to surround Singhadurbar on Friday to press MPs to address major issues like announcement of constituent assembly elections and declaration of a truce with Maoists. — HNS