Nepal Highlights

At a time, when Unified CPN (Maoist) is saying it will adopt utmost flexibility to end the political deadlock, Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal has boycotted their tea reception, Tuesday afternoon sending vibes of further political confrontation.

The Unified CPN (Maoist), which has been agitating against the President’s move to block the erstwhile government’s decision to dismiss former army chief Rookmangud Katawal, has decided to strive for a consensus to end the current political deadlock till the last moment.

A Nepal Army helicopter has air-lifted a woman suffering from post-delivery complications and her child from a remote village in Gorkha, Tuesday morning.

Chinese scientists have installed a an earthquake monitoring station at the foot of Mount Everest in a bid to learn more about the world´s highest peak, an official said Monday, Associated Press (AP) reported.

Bishnu Prasad Mishra, president of Kanchanpur constituency – 4, was found dead in mysterious circumstances near his house, Tuesday morning, reports say.