Hectic parleys between political parties continued on Friday to
resolve contentious political issues, which were delaying government
formation in Nepal.

Top leaders of Communist Party of Nepal (UML) and Maoists met in the
morning at Hotel Vaishali in downtown Thamel in Kathmandu. Both the
parties have reportedly agreed on names for the posts of president,
vice-president and prime minister.

Senior CPN (UML) leader Bharat Mohan Adhikary claimed that name of
former Speaker of the interim parliament Subas Nembang and a senior
leader of the party were floated for the post of ceremonial president. 
"The party, however, is yet to finalise the name for the post of the
ceremonial president," Adhikary said.

Thiruvananthapuram: Kerala
Students Union (KSU) activists and policemen clashed in several
towns on Thursday as the students continued to protest the Left
Democratic Front government's "deliberate attempt to inject Marxism
through school textbooks".

Police have used force
to put down the rallies leading to street battles in the past few days.
The strong-arm tactics used by the police against the students have
prompted Congress leaders to allege double standards in handling
protests by student unions of ruling parties and the opposition.