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President Ram Chandra Paudel has expressed sadness over the loss of human lives and property in the earthquake that took place in Jajarkot and Rukum West last night.

According to the Office of the President, he has appealed to the government and all concerned to ensure effective rescue and relief work in the quake-affected areas.

An earthquake measuring 6.4 in the Richter scale occurred on Friday night with its epicenter at Ramidanda in Barekot Rural Municipality-1 of Jajarkot.

Nepal and China have agreed to promote collaboration and cooperation in the field of judiciary, though the two countries have entirely different judicial systems.

Chief Justice Bishowambhar Prasad Shrestha, who is currently on a visit to the northern neighbor, held bilateral talks with Zhang Jun, the Chief Justice and President of the Supreme People's Court, China.

During the meeting, various matters within the realm of judicial services were discussed. Expressing satisfaction over the longstanding bilateral relations happily existing between Nepal and China, both parties agreed to further strengthen this relationship by promoting cooperation and collaboration in the field of judiciary, the Nepali side stated in a press statement.

Shrestha commended China for its noteworthy accomplishments in the application of information and communications technology in the field of judicial services and underlined the need for exchange of knowledge, experiences and best practices between the two countries. 

Newly appointed Secretary General of SAARC Golam Sarwar paid a courtesy call on Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal at the latter’s office on Friday.

During the meeting, matters relating to giving further impetus to the SAARC process were discussed.

The District Police Office, Banke has presented Yog Raj Dhakal aka Regal before the Banke District Court on Friday.

DSP Narayan Dangi, spokesperson at the District Police Office, informed that Regal has been produced before the court.

Now, the court will send him to prison.

The Supreme Court on Thursday revoked the decision of the President to grant amnesty to Regal, who was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Chetan Manandhar of Nepalgunj.

He turned himself in to police immediately after the apex court issued an order to arrest him.

A full bench of judges Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada, Sapana Malla Pradhan and Kumar Chudal overruled the leniency granted to Regal, arguing that the decision to spare Regal the rest of his jail term was in violation of the rights of his victims and ordering government authorities to send him to prison immediately for serving the rest of his term.

President Ramchandra Paudel, acting on a recommendation from the Council of Ministers, had pardoned Regal on the occasion of the Constitution Day, sparing him the remaining term of 11 years, 11 months and five days.

On 24 April 2018, a bench of Banke district court judge Bishnu Subedi had convicted Regal as the mastermind behind the 13 July 2015 murder of Manandhar at a hotel in Surkhet Road area and sentenced him to 20 years behind bars.