RETURNED: Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, after completing his visit to Millennium Meet in UN and other European countries including Germany, Belgium and Switzerland.

LEFT: Madhav Kumar Nepal, General Secretary of the Unified Marxist Leninist and the leader of the main opposition and Sushil Koirala, General Secretary of Nepali Congress, for Manila, Philippines, to participate in the first meeting of political parties of Asia.

Chakra Prasad Bastola, for Winnipeg, Canada, from New York, to take part in the two-day international conference of war-affected children.

AWARDED: Ganga Dahal, a student of Annapurna English Boarding School, Sinamangal, with the first prize in the international competitive letter-writing contest, held by World Postal Union.

DIED: Pradeep Chandra Manjadev, Maharaja of Mayurmanja, spouse of Her Royal Highness Princess Bharatiya Rajya Laxmi Devi Manjadev, the youngest daughter of His Late Majesty King Tribhuwan.

APPOINTED: Jogendra Keshari Ghimire, as the Secretary of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), by His Majesty the King as per the recommendation of the Commission.

BANNED: The torch light demonstrations, by the Home Ministry.

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