Former deputy prime minister has jail term extended by three months.
The announcement of their release came a day after human rights group Amnesty International claimed that over 3,000 people had been detained in Nepal since the February 1 royal takeover.
In view of the current disturbed conditions in Nepal, no military supplies have been delivered since February one, External Affairs Ministry spokesman Navtej Sarna said.
Mukherjee will brief Natwar Singh on the situation in Nepal.
This is apparently keeping in view the developments in Nepal where King Gyanendra has assumed all executive powers after dismissing the Sher Bahadur Dueba-led coalition government.
The monarch, in a televised address to the nation, accused the government of failing to restore peace and not taking steps for the conduct of parliamentary elections.
Thousands of people fled to India to stay away from the polls.
According to The Kathmandu Post, a leading English daily, Tulsi Giri vice-chairman of King's Council of Ministers took the loan from a government bank two decades ago but never paid back.
The Communists would support the Opposition groups ``as much as possible,'' rebel leader Prachanda said in a statement sent to news organisations. It was not clear if he was offering armed support.
Rocca's three-day visit is the first to the Kingdom by a top American official since King Gyanendra's February 1 power grab.
Police arrested former prime minister Sher Bahadur Deuba from his residence Wednesday morning around 2:00 am.
J B Punamagar, the Butawal-based reporter of Himal Khabarpatrika, was abducted by a group of Maoists while he was reporting in Kapilvastu district, according to the Federation of Nepalese Journalists.
The Royalist Prime Minister resigned after weeks of violent protests against the monarchy.
'The king and rebels must realise that history will be a harsh judge. They should either come under a democratic tent or be prepared to accept the dark corners of political oblivion,' says Nepalese diplomat Murari Raj Sharma.
Punjab were 70 for three, still needing 213 more runs to avoid follow-on against Uttar Pradesh
Aseem Chhabra lists his favourite Indian films of 2021.
The request was conveyed by Chief of the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) Gen. Pyar Jung Thapa to the Indian Ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shanker Mukherjee.
The journalists had defied the ban on public assembly ordered by the King on Thursday.
Nepal on Tuesday banned an Indian couple from mountain climbing in the country for 10 years after they tried to fake a successful ascent of Mount Everest with digitally altered photographs, officials said.
The recent ruling by the Authority of Advance Rulings making back-office services provided by a company to global firms taxable under GST, has sent shockwaves through the information technology and business process outsourcing industry.
Mumbai restricted Uttar Pradesh to 169 for seven at the K D Singh Babu stadium in Lucknow.
Given the controversy over Uttar Pradesh's population control moves, Hemant Shivsaran/Rediff.com digs deep to find out how many children BJP MLAs in UP have.
Uttar Pradesh reach 179 for 4 on the opening day of the four-day Elite group 'A' Ranji Trophy match.
Responding to Delhi's huge first innings total of 478, Uttar Pradesh were struggling at 206 for seven.
The situation is now under control in the area, which is on the border between the Kolasib district of Mizoram and Cachar district of Assam.
Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav made a surprise visit to Congress President Sonia Gandhi's Lok Sabha constituency of Rae Bareli on Wednesday where, among other things, he ordered action against two district officials for laxity in service.
Standing at 6ft 1inch, the 18 year old Arjun is a left arm fast bowler and a handy lower middle order batsman.
On Tuesday, the Centre handed over the probe to the CBI on the recommendation of the Uttar Pradesh government. The state government has come under severe criticism for failing to provide security to the 19-year-old woman who was allegedly raped by the BJP MLA in 2017 when she was a minor.
The ozone layer enveloping India remained largely undamaged through centuries due to frequent yagyas, organisers of a mahayagya in Meerut claim.
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