Nepal PM says will try to mend fences with India during visit

Nepali Prime Minister K.P. Oli begins a state visit to giant neighbour India on Friday, looking to repair ties damaged by a row over the Himalayan republic's first democratic constitution. Nepal had accused India of imposing an economic blockade in support of a protest against the charter by ethnic minorities, many of whom share close ties with Indians across the border. Oli will meet his Indian counterpart, Narendra Modi, and President Pranab Mukherjee, among other officials.