Nepal Assembly elections to be held on April 10

Nepal on Friday fixed April 10 as the date for the Constituent Assembly (CA) elections, reports UNI from Kathmandu.

The meeting of the Council of Ministers fixed the date for holding the elections in single phase. The three major political parties approved the date for holding the elections. The CA election was postponed three times and the leaders of the seven political parties had vowed to hold them before the Nepali New Year which is on April 14.

Duke of Edinburgh wrote ‘nasty’ letters to Diana

The Duke of Edinburgh wrote “nasty” letters to Diana which left her fuming, the long-running inquest into the death of the princess was told, reports PTI from London. Prince Philip, Diana’s father-in-law, sent “cruel and derogatory” letters to the princess which left her fuming, alternative therapist Simone Simmons, a close friend of the princess, said.

Lost Japanese man survives a week by eating snow

A Japanese climber lost in the mountains for more than a week in frigid conditions survived by eating snow before making his way down to a ski resort on Friday, reports Reuters from Tokyo citing local media.

Masayuki Nakamura headed into the Azuma mountain range about 240 km north of Tokyo on December 30, saying he planned to be back on January 2.

But he became disoriented in the snow and wandered the area for more than a week, reports said. He had no mobile phone and his food supply ran out after a few days.

A ski resort employee found Nakamura walking along a road close to the pistes on Friday, Kyodo news agency said. “I really thought I was done for, so I was truly happy that I made it,” Kyodo news agency quoted him as telling a reporter. “I never want to climb a mountain again.”