Following are today’s top news selected by Metakhabar
* Teknath Rijal will be released on coming Wednesday after paying ransom
* Prime Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ is addressing to nation tomorrow (at 5 pm) on govt’s one-year completion
* Rabi Lamichhane accuses Home Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha of efforts to save gold smugglers
* Consensus and cooperation among parties essential to strengthen republic: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba
* Protest continues in Kathmandu against tourism minister Sudan Kirati responding to his statement, “Those who do not believe in Christianity are anti-constitutional.”
* Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’, Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba and CPN (UML) Chair KP Sharma Oli meet in Baluwatar
* The Meteorological Forecasting Division asks people to stay alert against increasing cold
* Rastriya Swatantra Party led by Rabi Lamichhane launches a protest rally to put pressure for the timely completion of Narayangadh-Butwal road