Following are today’s top news selected by Metakhabar
* Special Court sentences businessperson Min Bahadur Gurung two years in prison, and fines Rs 8 million in Lalita Niwas land scam. Former chief of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority Deep Bansyat, and former secretary Chhabi Raj Panta convicted. Nepali Congress leader Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar gets clean chit
* Lalita Niwas land registered in 65 people will be seized
* CPN (UML) dismisses central members, Ain Mahar and Siraj Ahamad Pharuki
11 Indian nationals, who were held hostage under pretext of jobs in United States, rescued from Kathmandu
* Sarbottam Cement to issue IPO through book building. General public must apply for a minimum of 50 shares per person at Rs 360.90
* NEPSE index decreases 14.46 points to close at 2062 points. Turnover also declines to Rs 3.8 billion from Rs 4.2 billion in the previous trading day
* ICC Cricket World Cup League-2: Namibia beats Nepal by four wickets