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Loan shark victims, who came to Kathmandu on foot from Bardibas seeking justice, staged a demonstration in Maitighar on Tuesday. When they were stopped at Tangal while heading towards the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar to stage a demonstration, they returned to Maitighar and staged the protest. During the demonstration, the protesters chanted slogans like formulate a law against loan sharks, release the victims arrested on false charges and provide loans at concessional rates among others. After the loan shark victims started staging the protest, leaders of various political parties reached Maitighar to express solidarity to them. In the meantime, they chanted slogans against Rastriya Prajatantra Party lawmaker Gyanendra Bahadur Karki who had reached Maitighar to express solidarity in their protest. The government on Tuesday morning formed a four-member committee to address the demands of the loan shark victims. Joint Secretary at the Home Ministry Rudra Devi Sharma, Under Secretary at the Home Minister Dil Kumar Tamang, Under Secretary at the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Ministers Umakanta Adhikari and Under Secretary at the Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Junga Bahadur Danga are in the committee.

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal held a meeting Tuesday. During the meeting took place at the official residence of the Prime Minister at Baluwatar, they discussed various issues including cabinet expansion. Significant discussion was held between them on the issue of cabinet expansion, said PM Dahal's Press Expert, Manohari Timilsina. The meeting of the ruling alliance is taking place at 4 pm today. CPN (Unified Socialist) leader Jhalanath Khanal, General Secretary Ghanshyam Bhusal and Deputy General-Secretary Prakash Jwala were present in the meeting.

The Nepal-India Chamber of Commerce & Industry (NICCI) launched a Coffee Table Book “Religious & Spiritual Circuits Nepal & India” by organizing a program in the Capital on Monday. Minister of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Sudan Kiranti, Indian Ambassador to Nepal Naveen Srivastava, Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Paudyal and NICCI President  Shreejana Rana launched the book. Experts from India and Nepal, who have contributed their research, have also shared their experience and the subject matter incorporated in the book. On the occasion, NICCI President Rana said that Nepal and India share a heritage and relationship that goes back for thousands of years. “This book came about from a wish to share more than the remarkable diversity and beauty of Nepal and India,” she said, adding, “We wanted to showcase our incredible religious sites and further promote bilateral tourism between our two nations," read a statement issued by the NICCI. “There are always challenges in promoting a new destination or theme. But one thing is certain: It is not enough to say “come visit our countries”. We must show “why”. This book does that,” she further said.

A meeting of the ruling alliance is scheduled for Tuesday. A meeting of top leaders of the ruling alliance parties held at the official residence of the Prime Minister at Baluwatar today agreed to summon the meeting of the ruling alliance on Tuesday at 4 pm, said Manahari Timilsina, Press Expert of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal. Prime Minister and CPN (Maoist Centre) Chair Dahal, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and Chairperson of the CPN (Unified Socialist) Madhav Kumar Nepal were present in today’s meeting. Discussion would be held on different issues including cabinet expansion in the meeting scheduled for tomorrow, it is said. Although it was said that the net would be expanded today, it is delayed as parties associated to ruling alliance failed to forge consensus in this regard. NC, CPN (Maoist Centre), Rastriya Swatantra Party, Janata Samajbadi Party, Janamat Party, Nagarik Unmukti Party, Loktantrik Samajbadi Party, among other parties are the members of the ruling alliance.