Tipsy cop shoots mate

BIRATNAGAR: A police constable, Tek Bahadur BK, was hurt when an inebriated head constable, Devendra Kumar Rai, fired at him after a dispute on the Morang DPO premises on Saturday, police sources said . — HNS

Ghee plant seized

BHAIRAHAWA: Maoists on Sunday afternoon captured the Laxmi Vanaspati Ghee Udhyog at Madhyabaliya VDC in Rupandehi and hoisted their party flags there. The plant, which has been lying closed for the past five years, belongs to Jagat Gauchan, a minister during the royal regime. — HNS

Scribe gets threat

RAUTAHAT: Ashit Kumar Baidhya, principal of the Prabhat Residential Secondary School in Gaur, on Sunday threatened to kill Prem Chandra Jha, chief editor of the Tarai Express and member of the Rautahat chapter of the Federation of Nepalese Journalists (FNJ). The FNJ Rautahat chapter has condemned the action and sought punishment to the principal. Issuing a statement on Friday, Rautahat FNJ president Kumar Bibekananda Mishra asked the authority to take action against Baidhya. — HNS

Murder owned up

SIRAHA: The Jay Krishna Goit-led Janatantrik Terai Mukti Morcha (JTMM) on Sunday owned the murder of Rajeshwor Yadav, former chairman of the Sanhaitha VDC. Yadav who was killed on Thursday night. “At the directive of the Morcha’s eastern region in charge Prateek, a team led by Morcha’s district secretary Amithav murdered Yadav for conspiring against the JTMM,” area number 2 in charge Swami, said. Earlier, the party had declared that it did not have any stated policy of kidnapping or murdering anyone from Madhesi community. Yadav was a Rastriya Prajatantra Party activist. — HNS

Bill registered

KATHMANDU: The government has registered a bill at the parliament secretariat to amend the Muluki Ain (Civil Code) with the objective of curbing forced disappearances. The bill says that the person involved in the ‘’disappearance’’ of an individual could be tried for murder if the latter dies during disappearance. The person who arrests and keeps the “disappeared” under control will be regarded as the main person involved in the disappearance of the individual, states the bill. — HNS

Indian aid for campus

DHADING: A new building for Nilkantha Campus is to be constructed at Dhadingbesi with the help of the Government of India. The building with 18 rooms will cost Rs 18 million. According to the agreement with the Indian Embassy, a suitable place in Dhadingbeshi would be selected by the campus within 10 days. A nine-member sub-committee has been formed for this. — RSS