RETURNED: Girija Prasad Koirala, former prime minister and president of ruling Nepali Congress party, after completing his visit to India.

Arjun Narsingh K.C., spokesman of Nepali Congress party, after taking part in the meeting of Socialist International in Manila, Philippines.

NOMINATED: Urmila Shrestha, Dr. Ganesh Man Gurung, Dr. Shree Krishna Yadav and Dr. Bhim Dev Bhatta, as members of Public Service Commission (PSC), by His Majesty the King, in accordance with the Constitution of the Kingdom of Nepal 1990.

LEFT: Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, for Bangkok, Thailand, for the treatment of his knees.

Prem Lal Singh, Minister for Population and Environment, for New Delhi, India, on a private visit.

Bal Bahadur K.C., Minister for Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation, for New Delhi, India, to take part in the South Asian Tourism and Travel Exchange program.

RESIGNED: Yadav Kharel, veteran director, from the post of president of Nepal Film Development Board.

APPOINTED: Nir Shah, senior artiste-cum-director, as the president of Nepal Film Development Board, by the government.

ELECTED: Nepal, as the vice chair of the third general assembly of Associaation of  Asian Parliamentarians for Peace (AAPP) currently underway in Beijing, China.

CONDOLENCE:  The SPOTLIGHT family extends its condolence at the demise of Mrs. Sharadadevi Upadhyay, mother of senior journalist Dhruba Hari Adhikari, on the 45th day of her departure for her heavenly abode.