UN team leaves

KATHMANDU: The United Nations Electoral Expert Monitoring Team (EEMT), established under the mandate of the Security Council resolution 1740, left Nepal on Sunday after completing its visit. The five-member team comprised Dr Rafael Lopez-Pintor, the team leader, Ayman Ayoub, Stefanie Lüethy, Antonio Reis, and Bong-Scuk Sohn. — HNS

Gajurel’s stand

BHAIRAHAWA: Maoist central secretariat member and chief of foreign department, CP Gajurel, said here on Monday that republic will be established before the CA election. He said this while speaking at a function organised to mark the 13th day of demise of YCL central member late Binod Pant and another leader Shesh Mani Lamichhane. — HNS

Parties flayed

BARA: Bara district committees of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party and the Janamorcha Nepal , issuing separate press releases on Monday, denounced the parties for not inviting them in the district-based all-party panel. — HNS

Minister’s plea

Rautahat: Minister for Commerce, Industries and Supplies Rajendra Mahato, on Monday urged all Madhes-based groups to disarm. Speaking in Gaur, he said the government is ready to hold talks with them. — HNS

Mishap kills two

GAIGHAT: Dev Narayan Shah, 21, of Siraha, was killed and Pappu Kumar Shah, 16, of Durgatole of Triyuga-3, was hurt when a bicycle they were riding on fell 30 metres down the road at Chure forest area on the Kadmaha-Gaighat road on Monday. Syangtan Budha was killed when a motorcycle hit him at Charkila area at Thankre VDC on Prithvi Highway on Sunday. In another incident, Syangtan Budha was killed when a motorcycle hit him at Charkila area at Thankre VDC on Prithvi Highway on Sunday. — HNS

CRT-N awarded

KATHMANDU: Centre for Rural Technology, Nepal, has bagged the Ashden awards for its contribution in upgrading over 2,400 traditional water mills in the hilly regions of Nepal. The award carries a cash prize of $10,000, a press release issued on Monday said. — HNS

Promote-culture call

Kathmandu: Cultural diversity is the greatest asset of Nepal and it should be preserved and promoted for the nation’s development, Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Ram Chandra Poudel said on Monday. — HNS