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NHRC calls on Maoists to respect peoples’ right to vote: other details The National Human Rights Commission Thursday appealed to the government to create the congenial atmosphere for holding the mid-term elections on November 13 in a free, fair and impartial manner. The Commission also called on the Maoists to work towards creating a peaceful atmosphere and to respect the peoples’ right to participate in the elections. Speaking at a press conference organized at Lalitpur to mark the completion of two years of the Commission’s inception, Commission Chairman Nain Bahadur Khatri said the Maoists had been violating human rights by killing innocent people. He also called on the Maoists to stop such killings. The Commission in the past two years has prepared the document revealing the human rights situation, which would contribute to end racial discrimination. The
Chairman further said the government is not providing the required logistics support as well as He
aknowlegded the recent field observation made by members of NHRC in Changunarayan of It has over the two years conducted studies related with the condition of the victims of Maoist violence in different parts of the country. nepalnews.com am June 6 Five terrorists killed in latest security operations The security forces shot dead five terrorists Wednesday in the course of its search operations, the Defence Ministry said Thursday. Two Maoists were gunned down in Hegra area of Rautahat district while one was killed in Mewa tole of the same district. Similarly one terrorist each was shot dead in Sathakhani of Surkhet district and Rayal area of Bajhang district. According to the Defence Ministry press release, the security forces arrested seven Maoist suspects in Rautahat district and are conducting the necessary investigations. The security forces recovered a bucket bomb weighing eight Kgs, explosives, pistols and equipment used for making booby traps from the site where the encounters took place. Meanwhile one army officer was killed in Majthana of Kaski district Wednesday while fighting with the armed terrorists who unleashed an unprecedented attack. One other soldier who was injured severely in a booby trap laid by the Maoists in Baunne area of Kailali district six days back died Thursday while undergoing treatment at the hospital. The terrorists who were badly shaken due to the operations of the security forces in the Rayal area of Bajhang district one week ago, kidnapped a local resident of the Kailash Pimi village of the same district Wednesday and hanged him to death. A group of armed Maoists blasted the house of Nepali Congress Area Chairman Kul Bahadur Khatri situated in Nibuwa, ward no:4 of Kohalpur Wednesday. The Maoists murdered Khatri’s son Chop Bahadur Khatri and Bhoj Bahadur Chand, an employee of the Nepalgunj Forest Development Project after torturing them severely. The Maoist shot dead two low level officials if Nibuwa VDC on charges of spying on their activities. Two others who were also shot by the terrorists have been wounded severely. The terrorists have abducted a woman and some others from the same VDC. nepalnews.com am/rh June 6 Congress central leadership files writ petition for House restoration The Nepali Congress central leadership filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court Wednesday seeking the restoration of the House of Representatives. The writ filed by the General Secretary of the party Sushil Koirala along with 56 other former legislators has claimed that the House dissolution carried out by the Prime Minister and the announcement of mid-term elections is unconstitutional. The filing of the writ coincided with the appeal made by King Gyanendra to all the concerned bodies and the people to come forward and make the elections scheduled for November 13 a success. In the writ the Prime Minister has been charged of crossing the confinements of the rights given to him by recommending for the snap polls without getting it endorsed by the cabinet meeting. The writ petition was filed after the lawyers supporting the Nepali Congress made an elaborate study and recommended that the House of Representatives can be restored. nepalnews.com am June 6 Bhatttarai returns home after treatment Founding member of the Nepali Congress Krishna Prasad Bhattarai returned home Wednesday after undergoing treatment at the Norvic Heart Center. Bhattarai was admitted to the center after suffering from mild heart attack and obstruction of blood flow. His health according to doctors has improved. Nepalnews.com am June 6 One killed due to high voltage One person was killed and several injured when 200 houses were affected by high voltage of electricity in Syampati Village Development Committee of Kavrepalanchok district Wednesday. Seti Tamag from ward no:8 of the VDC was killed because of high voltage when she tried to switch off the light. Four others were injured owing to high voltage. The injured are being treated at the Shree Memorial Hospital, according to the police. The VDC started receiving electricity from the Khopasi Power Station since last December. nepalnews.com am June 6 The Postal Services Department released a Rs.12 stamp Wednesday commemorating the first anniversary of the enthronement of His Majesty King Gyanendra. Minister for Communications Jayaprakash Gupta released the stamp. The Department also issued a commemorative stamp of Rs.10 denomination Wednesday with the portrait of late King Birendra and Queen Aishwarya. nepalnews.com br June 5 Security forces killed 13 more Maoists in continuing operations nation-wide Monday and Tuesday, the Defence Ministry said Wednesday. Army shot dead six rebels in Dandeldhura, the home district of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba. Three others were killed in Bajura, and one each in Kavre, Mugu, Kailali and Chitwan. nepalnews.com br June 5 No trace on missing helicopter Search parties will continue to locate a helicopter of Asian Airlines with 10 passengers and crew that went missing after takeoff from Makalu base camp Friday, civil aviation sources said Wednesday. Bad weather again hampered search 240 kms southeast of the capital. Ground and aerial search will again be resumed Thursday. nepalnews.com br June 5 Monarchy will remain committed to wipe out peoples’ hardship: King Gyanendra King Gyanendra in an exclusive interview to the National News Agency on the occasion of the first anniversary of his accession to the throne said monarchy is functioning within the constitutional framework and will continue to function in the future also in the collective interests of Nepal and the Nepalese people. “We will never lag behind in wiping out the hardships of the country and the people,” he said. Stating that all Nepalese people should nurture the spirit in their minds and hearts that they have some responsibility and duty towards the nation, the King appealed to all to “do something, though small in magnitude, for peace, development and governance.” He drew the attention of all towards the need for thinking within us that takes pride in being a Nepali and of always remaining a Nepali. The King also called on all including those in government and outside, all the political forces, employees and the general public to be active in holding the election on the stipulated date. Asked if there might be a role for him in the resolution of the crisis that may arise in case the election is not held, he said it was a hypothetical matter and one should not think about it now. The King said Nepal, which was a synonym for peace in the past, is now choking in a spate of violence, terror and destruction and added that the constitutional path to finding out the underlying causes and to resolving the problem has not closed. History is witness to the devotion and sacrifice of the Nepalese towards safeguarding the nation, said the King. “We all know that it is up to us Nepalese people how our nationalism can be strengthened and fortified and given the awareness and vigilance our national flag will go on fluttering for ever,” he said. He observed that there has been no alteration in the goodwill of friendly countries toward Nepal and added that no problems should linger between Nepal and Bhutan, making it clear both sides should be effortful for a speedy resolution of the problem though increased understanding. In a separate interview to the Nepal Television the King said Nepal should follow the course of practical diplomacy while dealing with foreign countries to ensure its national interest. He said one should feel proud to be a Nepali national. “The country does not ask for sacrifice from an individual citizen, it is the citizen who needs to come forward to make the sacrifice,” the King said in his message to the people. nepalnews.com am June 5 EC calls on political parties to register within 35 days The Election Commission (EC) has issued a notice to political parties to register their parties within 35 days to participate in the general elections to be held on November 13. The Commission has also informed that the election code of conduct has been in force and information has been given to concerned bodies including the government. The Commission has drawn the attention of the government to give importance to security, electricity, telephone, transportation and information dissemination by giving priority to the general election, EC Secretary Shambhu Prasad Khanal said. Secretary Khanal said that necessary homework was being carried out concerning the provision on polling centers. He said that voters identity cards have been introduced in 105 constituencies and they would be distributed by the end of mid June. Names of voters reaching the age of 18 by the end of Chaitra 2058 (mid-April 2002) were being collected and the voters list is being updated, according to EC. nepalnews.com am June 5 King's interview to be aired on Nepal Television His Majesty King Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev urged all Nepalese people to work in favour of the nation in an exclusive interview given to Nepal Television on the occasion of his first anniversary of accession to the throne. A short clip of the interview was shown this evening with the detailed interview to be broadcasted on Wednesday at 6:30 AM by Nepal Television. nepalnews.com rh June 4 Deuba asks party to withdraw decision Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba formally asked the central committee of the ruling Nepali Congress to withdraw a decision of the disciplinary committee to expel him from the organization for three years on charges that he dissolved parliament and extended a national emergency last month against party orders. Deuba said the decision was prejudiced. The expulsion has created a serious crisis in the party that might split ahead of national elections on November 13 to the advantage of the CNP-UML, Nepal's second largest party. Ailing and the only surviving member of the party Krishna Prasad Bhattarai is urging reconciliation between Deuba and Koirala who said he will try to resolve the crisis after he returns from China Wednesday. Meanwhile, Chiranjivi Wagle, the second man in the Deuba government, Tuesday asked rebels to renounce violence and murder and lay down arms and contect to tje nation in November. In another development,the army said it will display in the capital arms, ammunition and other items seized from rebels for two days beginning Saturday at Tundihkel were tents are being erected. nepalnews.com br June 4 Security forces shot dead 12 more Maoists in operations in three districts spread over three days, the Defence Ministry said Tuesday. The Ministry officially confirmed a joint security patrol killed six rebels in Changunarayan in Kathmandu Valley Tuesday morning. The rebels were involved in terrorist activities in Bhaktapur and neighbouring Kavre. Five rebels were killed in Dailekh Sunday and one in Syangjha Monday, an official announcement said. Fifteen more bodies of rebels killed in Rukum last month were recovered in neighbouring Salayan district Monday raising the rebel death toll to 218 in the biggest reverse suffered by rebels since November last month. Rebels killed three civilians, including a couple and an employee of Plan International, an INGO, is Bhajang Monday, the Ministry said. Security forces have recovered a large cache of hidden food grains in Solokhumbu district, another announcement said. nepalnews.com br June 4 There was no trace Tuesday of a helicopter of Asian Airlines with 10 passengers and crew missing since Friday after takeoff from Makalu base camp, search parties said. Bad weather hampered search operations which will be resumed Wednesday morning at 5 AM, an announcement said. nepalnews.com br June 4 |
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