World War II veteran celebrates 100th birthday

ROHIT RAI DHARAN, March 3: World War II veteran Lal Bahadur Lohorung Rai, known for his war heroics, celebrated his 100th birthday at his ancestral home at Loke Pangma village in Kadhbari municipality, Sankhuwasaba on Saturday. Rai fought several major wars during his service in the East India Company. Well wishers, neighbors, family members, and ex-Gurkha servicemen had gathered at Rai´s house...

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Maternal uncle among 3 arrested in Delhi siblings murder case

Three men have been arrested in connection with the killing of minor siblings in the national capital, police said Sunday. Among those arrested is the maternal uncle of the children. The decomposed bodies of Mansij and his sister Yashvi, aged seven and five respectively, were recovered from near the railway track in front of Pragati Maidan power station at around 9.30 a.m. Saturday morning. The...

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Retrial of Egypt's Mubarak and sons set for April 13

CAIRO, MAR 03 - An Egyptian court set the date on Sunday for a retrial of ousted leader Hosni Mubarak , his sons and top aides, ordering the politically fraught hearings over the killing of protesters to start just nine days before parliamentary elections next month. Mubarak, who was toppled in a popular revolt in 2011, was jailed for life for ordering the killing of demonstrators, but was later...

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Hubby kills wife

CHITWAN, MAR 03 -A person has murdered his wife at Bharatpur in Chitwan district on Sunday morning.Mohan BK living in a rented house at Bharatpur Municipality-13 killed his wife Maya by attacking with a lumber following a...

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Application filed against SC's rejection of contempt of court case

KATHMANDU, MAR 03 - An application was filed at the Supreme Court against the apex court administration's rejection of a contempt of court case against Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi. Applicant Sunil Ranjan Singh maintained that the grounds on which his case was rejected were invalid. Hearing on the application has been scheduled for Tuesday. Applicant Singh had tabled a case at the apex...

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