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At least seven civilians, including four women, were killed and nine others wounded when a bomb blast hit a minibus in Herat city, capital of Afghanistan's western Herat province, Xinhua reports.

"Seven dead and nine wounded were admitted to Herat Regional Hospital following a bomb blast in Herat city Saturday evening," Harif Jalali, physician-in-chief of the hospital, told Xinhua.

According to local residents, the incident occurred when an improvised bomb planted in a minibus was detonated in Police District 12, a Shiite-dominated neighborhood in the city, 640 km west of Afghanistan's Kabul. Some of the wounded were in critical condition.

EC asks RPP to remove ‘Hindu state and Monarchy’ from party statute

Kathmandu-

Election Commission(EC) has dispatched a letter to Rastriya Prajatantra Party(RPP) requesting the latter to remove words like ‘Hindu State and Monarchy’ from the party’s statute. The EC has said that these words go against the constitution adopted in 2015.

 Party leaders have objected to the EC letter stating that they cannot remove their core values like Monarchy and Hindu state. The key political agendas of the party are the revival of a Monarchy with a Hindu state. Party chair Rajendra Lingden has not provided any public reactions concerning EC’s letter.

EC asks RPP to remove ‘Hindu state and Monarchy’ from party statute

Kathmandu-

Election Commission(EC) has dispatched a letter to Rastriya Prajatantra Party(RPP) requesting the latter to remove words like ‘Hindu State and Monarchy’ from the party’s statute. The EC has said that these words go against the constitution adopted in 2015.

 Party leaders have objected to the EC letter stating that they cannot remove their core values like Monarchy and Hindu state. The key political agendas of the party are the revival of a Monarchy with a Hindu state. Party chair Rajendra Lingden has not provided any public reactions concerning EC’s letter.

Mainstream national news media organizations have established ‘Media Alliance Nepal’ to protect the media industry’s business interests. The alliance was announced during a ceremony in the capital on Sept 23. Bhaskar Raj Karnikar, chairman of Avenues Television, has been designated the alliance chairman while Capt. Rameshwar Thapa, Chairman of Annapurna Media Network, and Binod Gyawali, Chairman of Republica Media Pvt Ltd, will serve as advisors. Mahendra Sherchan of Rajdhani News Publications Pvt. Ltd. and Raju Kandel, Chairman of Mountain Television, have been elected alliance Vice Presidents. Likewise, Samridhi Gyawali, CEO of Republica Media, Rishi Dhamala, Chairman of Prime Television, and Rajendra Shakya, Vice Chairman of AP1 Television, are listed as working committee members.

At the ceremony, Chairman Karnikar said the alliance was formed for pure business interest and not motivated by any political mission. Karnikar added that he would work professionally for the uplift of the media industry.

Also speaking at the event, Capt. Rameshwar Thapa said he was committed to nationalism and democracy. “Democracy and nationalism are the first conditions of this alliance,” Thapa said. Stating that the Nepali media is in crisis due to the Covid-19 pandemic, Thapa suggested that the state should take the initiative to save the media from the ongoing crisis.

The main objective of the alliance is to protect the rights and interests of investors in the communications sector by making the sector ‘fair, neutral and accountable.’