Rs 22m Indian aid

KATHMANDU: Two MoUs were signed on Friday between the Embassy of India, the District Development Committees (DDCs) of Makwanpur and Rupandehi and Makwanpur Multiple Campus and Shree Ram Naresh Yadav Secondary School, Rupandehi, for the construction of college and library for Makwanpur Campus and computer and library block, the Indian embassy said in a press release on Friday. The government of India will provide grant assistance of Rs 20.3 million for the construction of the campus building and library for the Makwanpur Campus, the release said, adding that Rs 2 million will be provided to the Ram Naresh School for the construction of computer and library block. — HNS

COAS meets King

POKHARA: Chief of the Army Staff Pyar Jung Thapa, IGP of the Armed Police Forces Sahabir Thapa, IGP of the Nepal Police Shyam Bhakta Thapa and IGP of the National Investigation Department Devi Ram Sharma met King Gyanendra at the Ratna Mandir in Pokhara on Friday, security sources said. Earlier in the day, Minister for Education and Sports Radha Krishna Mainali met the King. — HNS

Dacoits kill villager

Mahottari: A villager was killed and eight injured when they clashed with a group of dacoits at Gowaraiya of Raghunathpur VDC-5 in Mahottari district on Thursday night. Ram Dayal Mandal (45) of the VDC was killed when the dacoits opened fire after the villagers protested their looting spree, police said. —HNS

400 houses gutted

RAJBIRAJ: Some 400 houses belonging to 135 families were gutted in a fire at Mahadewa VDC of Saptari district, on Thursday night. Property worth Rs 20 million has been estimated to have been gutted. — HNS

Talks on missing

DHANGADHI: A team of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), which is in the far-western region to find out the whereabouts of missing people, held discussions on the matter on Friday with district and regional-level administrative chiefs and chiefs of security organs. — HNS