Cops beaten up

KATHMANDU: Two policemen were beaten up by restaurant owners at Thamel on Friday. Head constable Rajendra Shah and constable Rayindra Chaudhary have been admitted to the Bir Hospital with serious injuries, police said. — HNS

FM Pandey returns

KATHMANDU: Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey returned home on Saturday after taking part in the seminar on ‘Democracy in Nepal: Problems and Prospects’ organised by Centre for the Study of Nepal at Benaras Hindu University. — HNS

NFJS office bearers

Kathmandu: The Nepal Free Journalists’ Society elected a new executive body on Saturday headed by Narendra Oli. Narayan Neopane, Diwas Pokherel, Naresh Shrestha and Basu Dahal have been elected the vice-president, general secretary, secretary and treasurer respectively. — HNS