Envoys visit camp

JHAPA: A team, including the US Ambassador to Nepal James Moriarty, visited the Bhutanese refugee camp in Jhapa on Tuesday.The ambassadors of France and Germany and advisors of EU were also present. The chief of UNHCR to Nepal Abraham Abraham and Erika Jogarsan of WUP also accompanied the team. — HNS

Political workers freed

Janakpurdham: Five political activists, including NC central committee member Dr Rambaran Yadav, were released on Tuesday in accordance with an order issued by the Appellate Court, Janakpurdham.— HNS

Pak hails Feb 1 move

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani foreign minister Khurshid Ahamad Kasuri on Tuesday said Pakistan supports the step taken by the King for the good of Nepal and the Nepalese. He was talking to a team of Nepali journalists which is on a visit to Pakistan. — RSS

Encroachment flayed

DHANGADHI: People including human rights activists, journalists, intellectuals, political workers and locals took to the streets here on Tuesday to protest against the encroachment of the Nepali territory by the Indian side in Parasan VDC area of Kanchanpur district. — RSS