KATHMANDU,Oct 19: Two persons were arrested in illegal possession of drugs from Kathmandu on Thursday.

SALLERI, September 2: A 23-year-old youth from Tapting area of Solududhkunda municipality – 10 here faces trial for illegal possession of firearms.

While the government has upped diplomatic initiative with the Indian government to provide exchange service for Nepalis holding demonetized Indian currency, there has not been any progress in this direction so far. Sagar Ghimire of Republica talked to Minister for Finance Krishna Bahadur Mahara on Tuesday to know what the government is doing to resolve the issue. Excerpts: