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China International Development Cooperation Agency (CIDCA) Chairman Luo Zhaohui called on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal in Baluwatar on Friday.

During the meeting, they discussed economic development of Nepal and upcoming Nepal Investment Summit, the Prime Minister's foreign advisor Dr Rupak Spakota informed.

On the occassion, Prime Minister Dahal said that the recent high-level visits between Nepal and China have enhanced the relations between the two countries and implementation of agreements has also been accelerated.

"More border points between Nepal and China have come into operation. This has brought relief to the people living near the border areas. I have also found that Chinese investors have also shown interest in the investment summit to be held in Nepal.

Chairman Zhaohui said that Chinese investors are interested to invest in the construction of Nepal's power transmission line and in the feasibility study of Tokha-Chhare tunnel.

The Rautahat District Court has issued a verdict awarding life imprisonment to four persons, including Nepali Congress leader and former minister Mohammad Aftab Alam.

District judge Matrika Prasad Acharya handed down life imprisonment to Alam, his brother Mahatav, Badri Sahani and Sheikh Sheraj after finding them guilty in a case relating to bomb explosion and murder.

However, another one implicated in the case, Mukti Shah has been acquitted.

The bomb was exploded at Rajpurfardawa village of Rautahat on the run up to the election of then Constituent Assembly in 2008.

Similarly, the case of six others absconding after the incident and accused of involvement in the crime has been put on hold.

A case was filed in 2019 accusing 11 persons, including former lawmaker Alam of explosion and murder.

Hearing on the case had concluded on Monday.

The Supreme Court has ordered the police administration to keep seven persons including CPN-UML leader Top Bahadur Rayamajhi charged in the Bhutanese refugee scam in the custody,  

A joint bench of Justices Kumar Regmi and Tek Prasad Dhungana refused to release them on bail, upholding the decisions of the previous two levels of courts.

Earlier, the Kathmandu District Court and Patan High Court had issued an order to sent UML leader Rayamajhi, the then Home Secretary Tek Narayan Pandey, then then Home Minister Ram Bahadur Badal’s advisor Indrajit Rai, main accused of Bhutanese refugee case Keshav Dulal, Sagar Rai and Sandesh Sharma to the jail.

The apex court, however, had ordered to release Angtawa Sherpa and Govinda Chaudhary on bail.

The court had sought bail of Rs 3 million from Sherpa and Rs 1 million from Chaudhary.

Home Secretary Tek Narayan Pandey, former minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, Keshva Prasad Dulal, Sanu Bhandari, Sagar Rai, Indrajit Rai, Govinda Kumar Chaudhary, Sandesh Sharma and Angtawa Sherpa, who were in the custody, had filed a complaint against the decision of the High Court.

They are accused of collecting millions of rupees from Nepali nationals promising to send them to the United States as Bhutanese refugees.

The Kathmandu District Court had ordered to send 16 out of 18 defendants allegedly involved in the same to the jail while two others were released on bail.

Former Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand, however, was released after posting a bail amount of Rs 3 million in the same case.

Laxmi Maharjan, Ashish Budhathoki, Tanka Kumar Gurung and Keshav Tuladhar were released on general date.

Karnali Province Chief Minister Yamlal Kandel won a vote of confidence from the Karnali Province Assembly on Thursday.

Of the total 40 province assembly members, 35 members were present in the voting process, of which 23 seconded Kandel's request for the vote of confidence.

Likewise, 12 province assembly members voted against Kandel's proposal while a province assembly member chose to remain neutral.

After the voting in the Karnali Province Assembly, Speaker of Karnali Province Assembly Nanda Gurung said Kandel's proposal for the vote of confidence tabled as per Article 168 (4) of the Constitution was passed with a majority.

In the Karnali Province Assembly, Nepali Congress has 14 seats, CPN (Maoist Center) has 13 and 10 are with the CPN-UML).

Likewise, CPN (Unified Socialist) and RPP have one each province assembly member in Karnali Province. Also, an independent province assembly member is there.

The next meeting of the Karnali Province Assembly is summoned for April 29.