FGN33 NEPAL-PRESIDENT ****Nepal’s President appeals for peace, says making efforts to find solution to current crisis Kathmandu: Nepal’s President Ramchandra Paudel Thursday appealed to all sides to cooperate in maintaining peace and said he was making efforts to find a solution to the current political situation within the constitutional framework.**** FGN30 NEPAL-LEADERSHIP ****Nepal: Gen Z leaders hold talks with President Paudel at Army HQ for interim govt formation Kathmandu: Representatives of the protesting ‘Gen Z’ group, Nepalese President Ramchandra Paudel and Army Chief Ashok Raj Sigdel were holding talks at the army headquarters in Bhadrakali on Thursday to pick a leader to run an interim government, sources said.**** FGN7 US-INDIA-GOR-ENVOY ****Sign of importance of India-US ties: Indian Amb Kwatra on Gor’s nomination as US envoy to Delhi New York/Washington: US ambassador-designate to India Sergio Gor is one of President Donald Trump’s “most trusted aides” and his nomination to serve in Delhi is viewed as a sign of “importance and priority” of bilateral ties, India’s Ambassador to the US Vinay Mohan Kwatra said.**** FGN18 NEPAL-PRISONERS ****Three dead in clashes in Nepal prison, over 15,000 inmates escape from different jails amid unrest Kathmandu: Three inmates were killed on Thursday during clashes with security personnel at a jail, while over 15,000 prisoners have escaped from more than two dozen prisons since violent anti-government protests erupted in Nepal.**** FGN10 NEPAL-SITUATION ****Public movement allowed for few hours amid extended prohibitory orders in violence-hit Nepal Kathmandu: Nepal Army on Thursday extended prohibitory orders in three districts of Kathmandu Valley while allowing public movement during specific windows even as the Himalayan nation gradually returned to normal after violent demonstrations forced Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli to resign.**** FGN24 LANKA-RAJAPAKSA ****Former president Rajapaksa to leave official mansion after new Sri Lankan law Colombo: Mahinda Rajapaksa is set to leave his official residence on Thursday, a day after the enactment of a new Act of Parliament stripped the privileges of former presidents.**** PTI SKS SKS SKS