Far west agitators, govt start talks; bandh still on

Talks between the government and the delegation of those agitating for "undivided far west" started in the capital on Saturday.In the first round of talks held at the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction, representatives of the agitating group presented their demands to the government's talks team. However, the government team headed by Deputy Prime Minister Krishna Sitaula could not present the official position on the demand of the agitators. Today's meeting did not yield any result.