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RPP calls office bearers’ meeting as EC asks to remove Hindu state, monarchy from party statute Chairman of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Rajendra Lingden (C). (File Photo) KATHMANDU: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has called a meeting of its office bearers to discuss the directives of the Election Commission (EC) to remove “monarchy” and “Hindu state” from its party statute. A meeting of the office-bearers has been called for Monday to discuss the party strategy following the EC’s directives. RPP Chairman Rajendra Lingden said that the directive of the Election Commission and the current strategy would be discussed in the…

WASHINGTON: Actor Johnny Depp is set to take on the role of French king Louis XV. As per Variety, the 58-year-old star will feature as the controversial royal in a new movie from French filmmaker Maiwenn. The shoot for the upcoming film will begin this summer. The yet-to-be-titled movie’s exact plot details are kept under wraps. It is being produced by Pascal Caucheteux and Gregoire Sorlat’s Paris-based Why Not Productions with Wild Bunch International handling world sales. Filming will take place for three months on location across Parisian landmarks, mainly at the Versailles Palace. Apart from directing the movie, Maiwenn…

Govt spokesperson clarifies PM did not call all-party meeting Government Spokesperson Gyanendra Bahadur Karki. (File photo) KATHMANDU: Government Spokesperson Gyanendra Bahadur Karki has clarified that Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba had not called an all-party meeting for Saturday. “How did such information get to the media that an all-party meeting was to be convened?” he wondered, “When such a meeting has not been called at all.” There were reports Friday evening in the media that PM Deuba called an all-party meeting after the meeting of the High-Level Political Coordination Committee concluded in Baluwatar late evening. The CPN-UML, meanwhile, has said…

Two arrested with cash with unknown source (Image for Representation) KATHMANDU: The District Police Office, Saptari has arrested two persons on Friday with Rs. 990,000, without any known source of income. Those arrested are Rajesh Kumar Chaudhary, 29, of Dakneshwari Municipality-5, Saptari and Dilip Kumar Mandal, 24, of Shambhunath Municipality-12, said Deputy Superintendent of Police Madhav Prasad Kafle. Chaudhary and Mandal were arrested along with the money during a routine checking of a motorcycle (Province No. 2-01-003 Pa 3478) in Rajbiraj Municipality-5, police said. Kafle shared that both of them were sent to the Revenue Investigation Office, Sunsari for necessary…

‘Foreign currency reserve to suffice for 6.8 months’ Prime Minister Sher Bahdur Deuba during his address to the nation on Friday. KATHMANDU: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the foreign currency reserve would suffice for the import of goods and services for 6.8 months. He further said electricity production was upped; economic activities improved and export promoted in the last six months. Reasoning this, the economic growth rate may be higher than the previous year, according to PM Deuba. Although there were some stresses on economy in the last three months, reform was being made via financial and monitory…

Minister Yadav’s threat ‘criminal and barbaric’: UML leader Gyawali UML Pradip Gyawali. (File photo) KATHMANDU: CPN-UML leader Pradip Gyawali has said Minister Renu Yadav issued public threat of assassinating Janamat Party leader CK Raut is “criminal and barbaric”. He added Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba’s silence on such a serious matter is even more ironic. Addressing a program organized in Rautahat on Thursday, Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister Yadav had threatened to kill CK Raut. Expressing his disagreement over the Minister Yadav’s remark, Gyawali tweeted, “It is plainly offensive, criminal and barbaric for a Minister to openly threaten leaders of…