Two held for murder

DAMAK: Police held two persons on the charge of their involvement in the killing of a Bhutanese refugee on Monday. Hara Najari, an Indian national of Assam, and Bhutanese refugee Dhan Bahadur Gurung were held on suspicion of killing Shantiram Nepal, who was taking refuge in the Beldangi camp. An unidentified gang had shot him dead at his residence four months ago, police said. A group named Liberation Army of Bhutan had owned up the killing. — HNS

Act fair: UML Chair

NEPALGUNJ: CPN-UML chairman Jhalanath Khanal today directed

party cadres to work in a disciplined manner. Talking to the partymen at Nepalgunj airport, Khanal said every party member should observe discipline. "The party should be rule-governed," he opined, claiming that there was no dispute among the coalition partners. Stating that the party was campaigning for strengthening itself throughout the country, he claimed the UML faced no internal dispute. He said the statute could not be drafted and the country

could face a disaster if the Maoists, UML and the Nepali Congress did

not forge consensus. Khanal was accompanied by general secretary

Iswor Pokharel and secretary Yubaraj Gywali. — HNS

Two abductors held

KATHMANDU: Police arrested Damodar Das (18) and Balad Das (20), hailing from Khoriya VDC- 2 of Sarlahi district, for allegedly making abduction bid on Abhishek KC (4) in Chabahil, Kathmandu, on Sunday. They were arrested acting on a tip-off of local residents. The motive behind the abduction attempt was not immediately known. — HNS

Students denied entry

DAMAK: Students of Siddhartha Higher Secondary School in Damak said the school administration did not allow them to enter the school. The school has blamed the 12th graders for the vandalism of school property some days ago. The students have formed a struggle committee to resume classes in the school. Issuing a press statement, coordinator of the committee Rupak Sapkota said the school had denied them admission citing a minor dispute with principal Tej Kumar Shrestha. The students have also pleaded the school to be serious about their upcoming examination. Meanwhile, principal Shrestha

said a meeting of the parents'-teachers' mechanism had decided that the students would be accepted if they committed in writing not to be involved in such activities again. Some of the students are said to have declined to make the commitment. — HNS