Kathmandu, Sept 16 : Differences among the parties have created snags in finalising the Constituent Assembly Regulations leading to delay in constitution making process in Nepal.

There has been differences on the number of members in the constitution drafting committee for which the major parties including the Maoists, the Nepali Congress and the UML suggest a 15 member team while fringe parties demand 25 members to ensure representation for all parties in the constituent assembly.

New Delhi - Nepal's Maoist Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Monday held talks with Indian leaders on enhancing trade and economic ties as well as joint flood-control measures.

The visit by Dahal, popularly known as Prachanda, was planned to redefine relations between the neighbouring countries.

Bilateral ties are strained over the flooding of the Kosi river that flows from the Himalayan country into India's Bihar state.

Prachanda met with President Pratibha Patil and External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee at the start of a five-day visit to India.

Kathmandu, Sept. 15 : The new Maoist regime in Nepal, it seems, does not take kindly to beauty pageants or modeling.

Communists believe that their brave new world is being debased by such activities, which they describe as tawdry and bourgeois.

Organizers of the Miss Nepal competition here have had to cancel their show after the Maoists simply made it impossible for them to go ahead with it.

From the moment the Maoists secured a surprise victory in the April''s elections, the organizers of the competition have been in trouble, with their traditional venue being used as a temporary home for the country''s new parliament.

New Delhi, Sept 14 : Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias Prachanda, who is here on a five-day official visit, will hold discussions with Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh on various bilateral and regional issues today.

He is likely to seek India’s help in drafting the Constitution of his country.

During his talks, Prachanda will aim to review the 1950 Indo-Nepal Trade and Transit Treaty, besides crisis over the Saptakoshi embankment and other agreements.

Kathmandu - Nepalese Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal left for the Indian capital New Delhi Sunday at the start of an official visit expected to strengthen ties between the two neighbours.

The visit to India by Dahal, who is popularly known as Prachanda, comes amid growing strains in relations between the two countries over the flooding of the Koshi river that submerged large parts of Bihar state in India.

Prachanda is leading a 92-member delegation comprising four ministers, senior government officials and private sector representatives.

New Delhi, Sept 14 : Nepal Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal alias ''Prachanda'' will arrive here on a five-day official tour this evening.

During his visit, Prachanda will meet his Indian counterpart Dr. Manmohan Singh, President Pratibha Patil, and Vice-President Mohammad Hamid Ansari.

He is also scheduled to meet Congress president Sonia Gandhi, Opposition Leader LK Advani, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, JD (United) president Sharad Yadav, and NCP chief Sharad Yadav, besides former prime ministers VP Singh, Dewe Gowda and Atal Bihari Vajpayee.