<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">The anti graft body has filed a curroption case as the special court against the former joint secretary of the higher secondary eduction coucil Devi Prasad Barakoti accusing him of amassing huge property while printing question papers.</span><br></p><p>The Commission for the investigation of abuse of authority convicted him of embezzling more than 20 million rupees while printing question papers.</p><p><br></p><p>The CIAA &nbsp;demanded maximum fine and imprisonment to him for illegally amassing money.</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">Nepali Congress President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has constituted a 17-member party's parliamentary committee.&nbsp;</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>The committee comprises party president Deuba, senior leader Ramchandra Poudel, general secretary Dr Shashank Koirala, treasurer Sitadevi Yadav, leaders Prakashman Singh, Krishna Prasad Sitaula, Bimalendra Nidhi, Gopalman Shrestha, Chitralekha Yadav and Khum Bahadur Khadka.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Others members on the committee are Dr Ramsharan Mahat, Arjun Narsingh KC, Purna Bahadur Khadka, Mahesh Acharya, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Balkrishna Khand and Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat, Prime Minister's press coordinator Govinda Pariyar told the National News Agency (RSS).&nbsp;</p><p>The committee has the final authority as per the party statute to take decision regarding candidates competing for the upcoming elections to the federal parliament and State Assemblies.&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">The Federation of Contractors' Association of Nepal (FCAN) has decided to continue its protest programmea against the murder of FACN President Sharad Kumar Gauchan until the murderers were found.</span><br></p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>At a news conference organized today at its office, the FCAN has demanded that the government immediately nabbed the murderers of Gauchan.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>President Gauchan was shot dead in a broad day light in the capital city Monday afternoon.</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">The CPN (Maoist Centre) and the CPN (United) have been united today.&nbsp;</span><br></p><p>During a programme organized in the capital city, Maoist Centre Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN (United) Chairman Ganesh Saha signed in a joint press statement mentioning the party unity.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>Addressing the programme, Chairman Dahal said bandwagon of the coming together of the leftist and communist forces would help accomplish the socialist revolution.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>There is two-thirds mandate of the leftist forces in Nepal. If it is unified, the model of the socialist revolution could be developed, he underscored.&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Chairman of CPN (United), Saha said the central committee meeting of his party held on Monday and Tuesday had unanimously decided to be united with the Maoist Centre.&nbsp;</p>

<p><span style="line-height: 1.42857;">The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has directed the authorities concerned to make arrangement for providing subsidized loan of Rs 300,000 to the earthquake survivors in a smooth manner.&nbsp;</span><br></p><p><br></p><p>A meeting of the Council of Ministers held on Monday amended the working procedure-2074 BS on granting loan on group collateral for the construction of the house of earthquake victims.&nbsp;</p><p>The Cabinet decision to this effect has opened the way for survivors to obtain loan by keeping the under-construction house as collateral.&nbsp;</p><p><br></p><p>The NRA has also called on the authorities to arrange easy and smooth flow of loan to the end beneficiaries.&nbsp;</p><p>NRA Chief Executive Officer Prof Dr Govinda Raj Pokharel directed the Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development, Ministry for Urban Development, Bankers' Association and representatives of Office of Auditor General to ease the process for immediately granting subsidized loan to the earthquake victims for the reconstruction of private homes as per the working procedure approved by the Cabinet on Monday.&nbsp;</p>