Crown Prince feted

Seoul: Crown Prince Paras and Crown Princess Himani accepted the felicitations offered to them by the Nepalese living in Korea, at a function, on Thursday. At the function, Foreign Minister Ramesh Nath Pandey said the Nepalis cannot remain aloof from their responsibility towards their nation and crown. — RSS

Landslide blocks road

CHITWAN: Traffic was blocked for about eight hours on the Prithvi Highway due to a landslide near the Nangdi river at Darechowk VDC-3, some three kilometres from Muglin bazar on Thursday morning. The road was cleared at about ten in the morning, Gopal Prasad Singh, chief of Road Division Office, Chitwan said. — HNS

Taragaon’s 25th anniv

KATHMANDU: The Taragaon Development Committee organised a function to mark its silver jubilee on Thursday. Kirti Nidhi Bista, vice-president, Council of Ministers, said the government is committed to supporting TDC’s programmes. — HNS