51.   Counting is likely to take time, given the difficulty of communications in this Himalayan kingdom, and final results are expected late Friday.

52.   The NCP-M is now targeting local council elections to be held this month throughout the Himalayan kingdom.

53.   The rebels have operated out of the remote Himalayan kingdom for the past three years, staging hit-and-run guerrilla strikes in Assam.

54.   Tourist numbers to the Himalayan kingdom have dropped dramatically partly due to the Maoist violence.

55.   Nepalese officials complained to Secretary of State Colin Powell during his visit to Kathmandu last month that such warnings were detrimental to the tourism industry in the Himalayan kingdom.

56.   The Himalayan kingdom has observer status in the world body.

57.   The NC also won in Baitadi district in the west of the Himalayan kingdom.

58.   The proposed grouping would also include the Himalayan kingdoms of Nepal and Bhutan.