ONCE-OVER

Royal couple in Singapore

SINGAPORE: The King and Queen arrived here from China after participating in the annual conference of the Boao Forum for Asia. During their stay in Singapore, the King is scheduled to meet president of Singapore S Ramanathan. During their stay in Singapore, the King is scheduled to meet president of Singapore S Ramanathan. — RSS

Indian help for project

KATHMANDU: India has sanctioned assistance of Rs 60,40,709/- for extension and rehabilitation of Manakamana Water Supply project in District Gorkha. A MoU to this effect was signed on Tuesday between the Embassy of India, DDC Gorkha and Manakamana Development Committee. The project will benefit the population of Manakamana Village Development Committee and over five lakh pilgrims who visit the temple every year. — HNS

Hailstorm destroys crops

POKHARA: Tuesday’s hailstorm caused damage to the crops in Pokhara and surrounding villages. It destroyed vegetables like cucumber, gourd, bitter gourd and sponge gourd in the areas of Malepatan, Baidam, Hemja, Kudhar and Batulechuar among others. The corn and paddy crops were affected by the storm. — HNS

SC order to release ex-MP

KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered the government authorities to release former member of parliament Arjun Junga Bahadur Singh and president of Tribhuvan University Teachers’ Association Bhupati Dhakal. A division bench of justices Anup Raj Sharma and Badri Kumar Basnet issued the order to the government authorities — Home Ministry, Kathmandu DAO, Police Headquarters and Kathmandu District Police — to release the former MP. A separate bench ordered the authorities to release Dhakal and student leaders Krishna P Dhital and Pradip Paudel. — HNS