NEW DELHI: A person has died in a clash that took place between the cadres of two rival parties during the first phase of Lok Sabha elections in Andhra Pradesh, India.

The clashes took place between the cadres of Telugu Desam Party and YSR Congress in Tadipatri City of Anantapur district in Andhra Pradesh

According to India media report, the deceased has been identified as Siddha Bhaskar Reddy who is said to be associated with Telugu Desam Party.

Similarly, clashes were also reported to have occurred between the cadres of YSR Congress and Telugu Desam in other constituencies of Andhra Pradesh.

The election is taking place peacefully in other constituencies, reported Indian media.

(Agencies)

BRUSSELS:  European Union (EU) leaders have given Britain six more months to leave the bloc which is more than Prime Minister Theresa May says she needs but less than many in the bloc wanted.

The summit deal in Brussels in the early hours of Thursday meant Britain will not crash out on Friday without a treaty to smooth its passage.

But it offers little clarity on when, how or even if Brexit will happen, as May struggles to build support in parliament for withdrawal terms agreed with the EU last year.

Meanwhile, German Chancellor Angela Merkel insisted that Britain would not be forced out and that a chaotic no-deal departure must be avoided if at all possible.

(Agencies)

KATHMANDU: Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal (RJPN) has decided to hit the streets demanding to unveil the report prepared by the commission led by former judge Girish Chandra Lal.

A meeting of the presidium decided to organize various protest programs including demonstration, mass meetings on Friday, informed presidium coordinator Sarat Singh Bhandari.

The RJPN has already informed its party rank and file to this effect, a report in Naya Patriya said.

Earlier, the party had disrupted the parliament demanding to unveil the commission’s report, constitution amendment, release of its cadres including lawmaker Resham Chaudhary, withdrawal of cases filed against them and granting citizenship by descent among others.

KATHMANDU: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed a charge sheet against office-bearers of a local users’ committee and the technicians of Barahathawa municipality.

The anti-graft body filed a case against them at the Special Court on Wednesday.

The CIAA has chargesheeted Barahathawa municipality’s engineer Sanjiban Yadav, sub-engineer Anil Kumar Yadav and chairperson of users’ committee, Nepal Saha, secretary Pramod Kumar Raya and treasurer Kalapati Kumari Devi for embezzling amount by using low-quality construction materials while constructing RCC road.

According to CIAA Spokesperson, Pradeep Kumar Koirala, the charge sheet was filed, demanding the recovery of the loss equal to Rs 463,000 from each.

CHITWAN: Chairman of Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has claimed that the party unification process will end by April 22. He added that preparations were underway to announce the completion of the unification process by that date.

On a separate note, he pledged to allocate Rs 10 million to build a memorial park at Bandarmudhe.

Pledging to address the issues of landless people soon, the former prime minister said the government was working to provide land ownership certificates to the landless.

KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court (SC) has refused to release Hemanta Prakash Oli, an influential leader of Nepal Communist Party led by Netra Bikram Chand alias Biplav.

Hearing a habeas corpus petition on Wednesday, the apex court denied to release him and annulled the petition.

Chand’s daughter had filed a habeas corpus petition claiming that the arrest was illegal.

Earlier on March 28, a single bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana had ordered the government to present Oli and other arrested leaders of the party before the court.

KATHMANDU: Former Prime Minister and senior leader of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Madhav Kumar Nepal has been discharged from Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) on Wednesday.

He was admitted to the hospital on Sunday following complaints of fever and cold.

Leader Nepal’s personal secretariat informed that he has been advised to take rest for a week.

KATHMANDU: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa on Wednesday said his Ministry issued a circular on citizenship after failing to resist the pressure as the children of those getting citizenship by birth are deprived of citizenship.

Speaking at a meeting of the State Affairs Committee of Parliament, Minister Thapa underlined that the circular was essential as the proposal to amend the Citizenship Act is still sub-judice at the Parliament.

He admitted that the circular infringed the jurisdiction of the committee and Parliament but was prompt to add that it was necessary to resolve the issue people are facing.

Minister Thapa argued that the government’s decision was in line with the constitution and Supreme Court’s earlier verdicts.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) had last week instructed all district administrations to issue citizenship on the basis of descent. The decision was stayed by the apex court on Monday.

KATHMANDU: : Nepali Congress (NC) president and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in a message of tribute today said he was saddened by the demise of former lawmaker and noted industrialist Diwakar Golchha.
“Golchha’s demise has caused an irreparable loss to the entire industrial sector and the national as a whole,” he said. He also extended his condolence to the bereaved family, wishing for eternal peace to the departed soul. Golchha, who was suffering from kidney failure, died in course of treatment in Chennai in India on Tuesday night.

He was 67. He was elected into the first Constituent Assembly in 2008 from the NC towards the proportional representation. He also served as vice president of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

Nepali Congress (NC) president and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in a message of tribute today said he was saddened by the demise of former lawmaker and noted industrialist Diwakar Golchha. “Golchha’s demise has caused an irreparable loss to the entire industrial sector and the national as a whole,” he said. He also extended his condolence to the bereaved family, wishing for eternal peace to the departed soul.

Golchha, who was suffering from kidney failure, died in course of treatment in Chennai in India on Tuesday night. He was 67. He was elected into the first Constituent Assembly in 2008 from the NC towards the proportional representation. He also served as vice president of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

KATHMANDU: The Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) has said its serious attention has been drawn toward the interim order issued by Supreme Court on citizenship.

A single bench of Justice Purusottam Bhandari on Monday had ordered the concerned not to impermanent the Home Ministry’s decision to distribute citizenship on the basis of descent for the time being.

The party in a statement on Tuesday said the decision was against the constitution and the court’s earlier order on citizenship.

The statement issued by RJP Coordinator Sarat Singh Bhandari added that the party was sad and worried over the decision ‘as the order will leave millions deprived of citizenship’.

The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) had last week instructed all district administrations to issue citizenship on the basis of descent at a time when the proposal to amend the Citizenship Act is still sub-judice at the Parliament.