Bus torched

SARLAHI: A group set ablaze a passenger bus at the Sagarnath chowk on the Bhaktipur road section of the Mahendra Highway in Sarlahi district on Tuesday, Manohar Rimal, SP at the District Police Office, Sarlahi, said, adding that the bus was parked there due to some technical problem. The bus had left for Dharan from Kathmandu on Monday. — HNS

UK MPs in Biratnagar

KATHMANDU: The visiting British cross-parliamentary group left for Biratnagar on Tuesday to observe refugee camps and programmes launched by the Department for International Development. The group, which is led by Sir John Stanley, will return to Kathmandu on Wednesday. The group also met the visiting International Advocacy Mission for Press Freedom in Nepal on Tuesday, sources said. The group wil interact with journalists on Thursday. — HNS

AI team in Nepal

KATHMANDU: A four-member Amnesty International delegation arrived in Kathmandu on Monday. The team, expected to meet human rights activities and others, left for Nepalgunj on Tuesday, said Amnesty International-Nepal. — HNS

Two killed in mishap

DHADING: Two persons were killed in an accident at Dharke Bazaar situated at Thankre VDC of Dhading district along Prithvi Highway on Monday, police said. Those killed in the accident were Shree Hari Poudel and Pratap Basnet. — HNS

DAO imposes curfew

PHIDIM: The District Administration Office, Panchthar, has imposed nighttime curfew from 8 p.m. in the evening till 4 a.m. next day daily from Tuesday until the SLC examination is over. CDO Basu Dev Dahal said the curfew has been enforced as there was a probability of Maoist infiltration along with SLC examinees. — HNS

TU publishes results

KATHMANDU: The Tribhuvan University has announced on Tuesday the result of Master of Public Administration (MPA) Second Year examinations held in 2062 BS. — RSS

Courtesy call

KATHMANDU: Ambassador of Denmark to Nepal Finn Thilsted paid a courtesy call on Speaker Taranath Ranabhat at the latter’s office in the Parliament Building, Singh Durbar, on Tuesday. On the occasion, they discussed the friendly relations between Nepal and Denmark. — RSS