RETURNED: A seven-member delegation led by deputy commander of the Chengdu military command of the People’s Liberation Army of China, Lt. General Liu Baochen home, after completing a six-day goodwill visit to Nepal.

APPOINTED: Govinda Raj Bohara and Ratan Bahadur Ayer, as the personal secretaries, and Karna Bahadur Malla, as his assistant secretary, by the Prime Minister.

LEFT: Taranath Rana Bhat, Speaker of the House of Representatives, leading a ten member delegation, for Burkino Faso, to participate in the 106th meeting of the Inter Parliamentary Union (IPU).

Lava Kumar Devkota, Secretary at the Ministry of Education and Sports, leading a delegation of three, for Geneva, Switzerland, to participate in an international conference on education.

Three Nepali Theater artistes led by Pushkar Bahadur Gurung and including Sunil Pokharel and Nisha Pokharel, for Australia, to take part in the Melbourne Fringe Festival 2001.

RELEASED: Siddha Raj Ojha, former member of the board of directors of Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation (RNAC), accused of impropriety in Lauda air deal, on bail.

DIED: Nageshwor Jha, former minister and member of Raj Parishad, at the age of 78.

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