Kathmandu, July 28 : The Supreme Court (SC) of Nepal today ordered Vice President Parmananda Jha to furnish a written answer for taking oath of office and secrecy in Hindi language.

According to Kantipur, the Supreme Court has also decided to uphold the writ filed by advocate Bal Krishna Neupane.

Kathmandu, July 28 : The 15th South Asian Association Regional Cooperation (SAARC) summit which is due to be held this week at Colombo will be attended by Nepal’s caretaker Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala.

The meeting of the Council of Ministers decided to send 35-member delegates in the leadership of Koirala in this years SAARC summit due to the delay in the formation of the government.

The decision has been taken amidst Maoist objection over Koirala attending the summit.

Kathmandu - Growing protests against a controversial oath-taking in the Hindi language by Vice President Parmananda Jha crippled business and transport in several places across Nepal on Monday.

The protests, which began as low-scale demonstrations by students last week, snowballed Monday, shutting down shops, schools and main markets in the capital and halted transport elsewhere.

Kathmandu, July 28 : Nepal’s President Dr Ram Baran Yadav in his first address to the nation on Sunday evening, called for national unity and solidarity to maintain communal harmony.

According to Nepalnews, Dr. Yadav said he would remain committed to the principles of ethnic or communal harmony and national integrity.

He added that he would coordinate different group for strengthening national unity in order to bring the peace process to fruition, and draft the new constitution within the stipulated time.

Kathmandu, July 28 : Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has apologized to CPN-UML outgoing General Secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal for not supporting the latter for the post of President.

In a meeting on Sunday at Nepal''s residence in Koteswor, Dahal also proposed that the Maoist-UML alliance be revived for the formation of the next Government. Nepal, however, reportedly rebuffed Dahal and said the Maoists have lost all basis for trust.

Kantipur quoted Nepal, as saying that He (Prachanda) said he was sorry for his party''s mistake in not supporting the UML candidate for President. But I made it clear that alliance with the Maoists is not possible.

Kathmandu - At least 30 Tibetan exiles were arrested Monday near Nepal's border with China after they tried to cross into Tibet as part of a protest against Chinese rule, media reports said.

The arrests were made at Batase village, a few kilometres from the border.

The Tibetans, including several monks, had trekked to Batase, about 100 kilometres north-east of Kathmandu, about a week ago, independent Kantipur Radio said.