KATHMANDU, Feb 18: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has given clemency to 381 prisoners, who were serving their lives in prison for various crimes.

KATHMANDU, Feb 17: The government has decided to move ahead with the process of releasing MP Arun Kumar Chaudhary of Nagarik Unmukti Party (NUP). The Council of Ministers has sent the files of MP Chaudhary to the President's Office, seeking clemency for the NUP lawmaker.