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Committee formed to probe the whereabouts of 'disappeared people' As a civil society initiative, a ten-member committee has been formed to probe into the cases of people who have been 'disappeared' over the years. The committee, to be headed by senior advocate Basudev Prasad Dhungana, will probe into the cases of people who have 'disappeared' since the restoration of democracy in 1990. Amnesty International, a London-based rights watch dog, recently said that Nepal tops the list of countries where people have been reported as disappeared during the period of armed conflict. nepalnews.com by Aug 15 04 Related
News Indian embassy donates ambulances, school buses On the occasion of the 58th Independence Day of India, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has provided 15 ambulances to various Nepali organisations working towards community welfare. Charge d’Affaires of the embassy, V.P. Haran, handed over the keys of the ambulances to representatives of the organisations at a function in Kathmandu on Sunday. The cost of 15 ambulances provided by India amounts to Rs 8.54 million, a statement issued by the embassy said. The Government of India has in the last ten years provided 45 ambulances and 9 school buses to various NGOs under its programme of Economic Cooperation with Nepal. The ambulances have provided much needed service by transporting patients from far flung areas to the nearest available health facilities, the embassy said. The embassy also donated books to twelve educational institutions and libraries from different parts of Nepal. Addressing the function, Mr. Haran said the government of India was committed to continue its cooperation in the health and educational sector of Nepal for strengthening the core links of friendship between the people of two countries. India is one of the major development partners of Nepal and the source of biggest foreign investment in the country. nepalnews.com by Aug 15 04 Related News HURPES appeals govt, Maoists to stop rights violations The Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES), issuing a 12-point appeal each to the government and the rebels has asked the warring factions to immediately stop rights violation and to ensure safeguarding of human rights in the country. HURPES, in its appeal, has urged the warring factions to immediately stop all instances of torture, inhumane treatment and disappearances. Citing that over ten thousand Nepalis have lost their lives during the nine-year-old insurgency in the country, HURPES has urged the rebels and the government to refrain from brutal behavior and to immediately ban the use of landmines. The appeal was issued amid a press conference in the capital on Sunday. nepalnews.com pd Aug 15 04 Related News Help Nepal Int'l Day observed in Kathmandu The Help Nepal Network (HeNN) International Day was observed in Nepal by organising a fund-raising dinner and a musical programme. During the programme, chief guests at the function, Minister of State for Water Resources Thakur Prasad Sharma and vice chairman of National Planning Commission Dr. Shanker Sharma, handed over a cheque of Rs three hundred thousand for the construction of a school building of Buddha primary school at Chhampi in Lalitpur district. The money was raised by HeNN members in various countries. Addressing the function at Hotel Yak and Yeti Friday, chairman of HeNN Nepal chapter, Arun Singh Basnet said the Network had been set up in 1999 in the UK and Nepal with a view to work something constructive for the country and people by the Nepalis wherever they are. He said HeNN -- a global charity run by Nepali nationals living abroad -- has raised funds and invested it to construct schools and health posts in Dolpa, Mugu, Chitwan and other districts. Local communities have contributed more than what they had received in the form of voluntary labour and other inputs, he added. In a message sent on the occasion, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba lauded the activities of the Nepalis living abroad to help in the areas of health and education in the remote areas. Vice chairman of NPC, Dr. Shanker Sharma said indicators of health and education sector in Nepal were still low and that there was much room for making progress. During the function, HeNN also provided health equipment to the Kolti health post in Bajura district and other equipment to the Lions Club. This year's HeNN International Day, organised by the local
chapters/committees of the organisation in London, Sydney, Melbourne, Moscow, Boston, Venice, Vienna and Paris, has already
generated nearly Rs one million for various projects to be launched in the remote parts of Nepal, Basnet said. Related News Villagers in Morang retaliate against Maoists, two die A Maoist rebel and a civilian were killed when the villagers of Tirtiya VDC in Morang district retaliated against Maoist rebels Sunday morning. Two other villagers were injured in the clash. The clash between the villagers and rebels reportedly occurred when the armed Maoists entered the village and tried to abduct the former chairman of the VDC Kadam Lal Majhi. The dead villager has been identified as Sivalal Majhi. The identity of the dead rebel is yet to be verified. nepalnews.com pd Aug 15 04
Related News Closure of joint venture companies not withdrawn: ANFTU president The president of the All Nepal Federation of Trade Unions (ANFTU), aligned to CPN-Maoist, has ruled out the rumours of withdrawal of the indefinite strike called by the ANFTU in leading industrial and joint venture companies in the country from August 17. “The declared bandh in the leading industrial and joint venture companies will not be withdrawn unless our demands are addressed,” Salikram Jamakattel said in an interview published in the Nepal Samacharpatra daily on Sunday. Asking all workers working in those industries not to go for work from August 17, Jamakattel has further said that their strike was to rescue the country from problems dogging the industrial sector in Nepal. The ANFTU has demanded hike in pay and benefits to the workers in those industries, among others. The Industrial Security Group (ISG) earlier had called upon the Maoists to allow leading companies in Nepal, including the joint venture ones, to operate freely within the framework of Nepali laws and in accordance with international norms. Embassies of France, Germany, United Kingdom, United States and India and their bilateral chambers of commerce and industries in Nepal had on Friday issuing a statement asked rebels to withdraw the strike. nepalnews.com pd Aug 15 04 Related
news Deuba ignoring party: NC-D leaders Senior leaders of the ruling Nepali Congress (Democratic) have accused party president Sher Bahadur Deuba of ignoring party affairs after he became prime minister, a daily said Sunday. According to The Himalayan Times, nearly 20 senior leaders of the party including former MP's assembled at the party office Saturday and discussed the embarrassing scenario haunting the party. "It is over two months since he became prime minister. But he hardly has time to do justice to senior leaders of the party," the daily quoted an unnamed senior leader. According to the daily, the NC-D leader said this while referring to the need to fill up the vacant posts of vice-president, general secretary and treasurer of the party. The post of general secretary have remained vacant after Khum Bahadur Khadka entered the Nepali Congress and the post of vice-president is lying vacant since Chiranjibi Wagle resigned following corruption charges. Moreover, the post of treasurer is vacant since the beginning. Party leaders also raised concern over Deuba not calling party meeting since he became the prime minister. Deuba has also been accused of not giving due respect to senior leaders in the party, with none of them being asked about how the government should go about in important issues like forming the peace secretariat. Deuba was appointed PM on June 7. nepalnews.com pd Aug 15 04 Related
news Atmosphere for talks taking shape: DPM Deputy Prime Minister (DPM) Bharat Mohan Adhikari has expressed belief that the present coalition government would restore peace resolving the over nine-year-old insurgency in the country. In a telephonic conversation with Nepalnews, Adhikari said, “The government is committed to integrate Maoists into the mainstream of Nepali politics through peace talks”. Saying that the government has made efforts for restoring peace in the country, Adhikari informed, ”The atmosphere for the peace negotiations is taking shape.” Adhikari added, “The constitutional forces should join hands in the peace campaign by bringing rebels to the dialogues.” The DPM ruled out the allegations from opposing parties that the government was doing nothing to initiate the peace process. nepalnews.com pd Aug 15 04 Related
news Nepalese volunteers in Athens Olympic Two Nepali students studying at the American University in Greece have been serving as volunteers in the 28th Summer Olympics in Athens, the national news agency said Sunday. According to the RSS, the Olympic organizing committee has involved Resham Raj Poudel and Devendra Gurung in the voluntary service under the technology department. Both Gurung and Poudel are from Kaski district in Nepal. nepalnews.com pd Aug 15 04 Related
news AI asks RNA on whereabouts of eight persons Amnesty International has asked the Royal Nepalese Army (RNA) to make public the whereabouts of eight persons taken under control in different times. In a letter sent to the RNA’s Human Rights Cell on Friday, Amnesty’s South Asia Regional Office urged the RNA to disclose the whereabouts of Kedar Kunwar, Dhirendra Basnet, Amrit Sarki, Madhav Timilsina and Tej Prasad Adhikari of Kathmandu, Durga Raj Gautam of Nawalparasi, Amar Bahadur Lama of Kavre district and Mekh Bahadur Chhetri of Kaski district. The eight individuals were arrested from different places between June 29 to August 6 this year. In its letter, the rights watchdog has also asked the RNA to provide medical treatment to the detainees and free them at the earliest. nepalnews.com mbk Aug 14 04 Related
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