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The Nepali Congress has decided to support Upendra Yadav in Bara-2. Party Joint General Secretary Badri Pandey said that a Central Work Execution Committee held on Sunday has decided to make Yadav a common candidate in the by-election slated for April 23. In the meeting, the leaders discussed the by-election. Earlier, the Congress had decided to field Govinda Bhattarai in Tanahun-1 and Jit Narayan Shrestha in Chitwan-2.

The Nepal Student Union cadres staged a demonstration at the central office of the Nepali Congress on Sunday. Expressing dissatisfaction over the working style of NSU President Dujang Sherpa, they staged a hunger strike. They staged the hunger strike prior to the Central Work Execution Committee scheduled for today at the party office. They have also tied black bands on their heads. The disgruntled side has demanded that the decision made by Sherpa arbitrarily be scrapped at the earliest. They said that all the letters written by the unconstitutional president should be scrapped and also demanded that the 12th general convention be ensured. Ansul KC, who has been staging the strike at the party office in Sanepa, has demanded the formation of a new committee.  

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal visited Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) to inquire about the health condition of President Ram Chandra Paudel. The Prime Minister’s Secretariat said that PM Dahal visited the hospital this morning. President Paudel was admitted to the TUTH on Saturday evening after he complained of persistent abdominal pain. During the visit, PM Dahal inquired about his health. President Paudel is currently under doctors’ observation.

Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal and Chinese Ambassador to Nepal Chan Song held a meeting in Singha Durbar on Friday. During the meeting, they discussed various matters related to bilateral cooperation and other issues of mutual interests, a source at the Foreign Ministry said. The source claimed that preparations are being made for a high-level visit between the two countries in the near future and the duo held the meeting to discuss the same. Earlier on Thursday, the Chinese Ambassador had met CPN-UML senior Vice-Chairman Ishwor Pokharel. Though China had invited Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to take part in the Boao conference, he did not participate in the meeting citing internal reasons.