Kathmandu, Oct 18 : UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will visit Nepal at the end of this month.

Nepali Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal had formally extended an invitation to Ban Ki-moon when he met the latter on the sidelines of just concluded UN General Assembly.

According to the UN News Center, Ban Ki-moon''s tour itinerary includes stops in the Philippines, India, Nepal and Bangladesh.

During his Nepal visit, Ban Ki-moon will meet President Ram Baran Yadav, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, other officials and members of the Constituent Assembly.

Kathmandu, Oct 17: Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda today appealed to political parties, civil society and international community to work in a coordinated manner to eliminate poverty from Nepal.

Speaking on the occasion of International Day on Elimination of Poverty here, Prachanda said, "I want to remind all that the policies and programs and budget presented by the government that I am leading also has put poverty alleviation as top priority."

He expressed full commitment to uplift the backward and disadvantaged communities in Nepal.

Kathmandu, Oct 17 : United Nations Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) Chief, Ian Martin has said that the UN body is not inclined towards any party while the peace process is underway.

His remakes came at a time when Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Korala had commented that the People Liberation Army (PLA) could not be integrated with the Nepal Army (NA) as Martin rejected the idea of sending the PLA in UN''s peace keeping operations.

Speaking at a press meet here on Thursday, Martin said the UN mission always sought to play an impartial role and was committed to work fairly in the peace process.

Kathmandu, Oct 15 : The chief of the Nepal Army (NA) General Rookmangud Katawal has said that the political parties have already reached an agreement on army integration.

Talking to mediapersons here, General Katawal said that thee parties have already reached an agreement. Debates and discussions are a part of democratic exercise.

“As per the peace pact and other understandings among the parties, the army integration will be carried out through a special cabinet committee, which has not yet been formed,” he added.

General Katawal said that Nepal army will abide by the law formulated by representatives elected by the Nepalese people.

Kathmandu  - At least three people, including two children, were killed Tuesday when a powerful bomb ripped through the centre of a busy highway town in southern Nepal, media reports said.

The bomb exploded at the Chandranighapur town centre in Rautahat district, about 140 kilometres south of the Nepalese capital Kathmandu, on Tuesday afternoon, prompting rioting in the town, independent Radio Kantipur said.

The blast killed a woman and her 2-year-old daughter along with her 3-year-old nephew, the radio station said.

At least two people were injured in the blast.

Kathmandu, Oct 14 : Nepal is preparing to ask India to do away with non-tariff barriers on its exports in order to reduce the yawning trade gap.

The Nepalese officials will put forth their concern at the Inter Governmental Committee (IGC) meeting slated to begin in New Delhi from Thursday.

“The main issue from our side will be how to increase our exports to India,” said Surya Prasad Silwal, a joint secretary at the Ministry of Commerce and Supplies.

The other item on the agenda to be raised by Nepal includes issues relating to the quota, standard certification, tax waiver and quarantine.