Kathmandu, July 25 : CPN-Maoist spokesperson Krishna Bahadur Mahara today said that Vice President Parmananda Jha’s swearing-in in Hindi is against the interim constitution.

Talking to media here, Mahara informed that the Maoists would protest against this incident.

“It is unfortunate that the Vice President did not take the oath of office and secrecy in the national language, Kantipur quoted him, as saying.

He also informed that the Maoist would stay in opposition if other political parties do not agree with their preconditions.

Kathmandu, July 25 : Nepal’s caretaker Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala met leaders of the Terai Madhesh Loktantrik Party (TMLP) and the Sadbhawana Party (SP) at his Baluwatar residence this morning.

According to Nepalnews, Koirala requested the leaders of the two parties to back the new alliance of the Nepali Congress (NC), the United Marxist and Leninist (UML) and the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF) in its efforts to lead the new Government.

Kathmandu, July 25 : Nepal President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has begun consultations with legal experts in a move to call on political parties to form a new Government in Nepal.

According to Kantipur, President Yadav met Attorney General Yagya Murti Banjade, senior advocate Sindhu Nath Pyakurel and lawyers Harihar Dahal, Badri Bahadur Karki, Shambhu Thapa and Surya Dhungel at his office on Thursday.

During the meeting, the lawyers suggested that the President should ask political parties to forge a consensus on forming the new Government under Article 38 (1) of the Interim Constitution.

Kathmandu, July 25: Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has put forward three conditions to lead the Nepal Government.

Talking to reporters after his party held discussions with all 24 parties represented in the Constituent Assembly (CA), Prachanda said that first the so-called alliance of the Nepali Congress, the CPN (UML) and the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum (MJF), should be broken.

Dubai, July 25 : New visit visa regulations introduced by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Government will affect job seekers coming from India, Pakistan, Nepal and the Philippines the most.

The Gulf News quoted Umesh Awadramani, Business Development Manager, Careerline recruitment agency, as saying that these nationalities would be particularly affected by the new rules, and warned of labour shortages.

"People coming to look for a job in the UAE from India, Pakistan, Nepal, the Philippines and Bangladesh now won''t be able to come - there will be less people from these countries coming to the UAE to look for work,” he said.

Kathmandu- An international human rights organization Thursday criticised Nepal for arbitrarily arresting hundreds of Tibetans protesting against China and restricting their right to demonstrate.

The New York based Human Rights Watch said Nepal must respect people's rights to demonstrate freely and accused the police of using "excessive force and sexual assault of women during arrest."

"Nepal's government is turning the screws on peaceful Tibetans," said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch.