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Govt shocked over killing of Nepalis in Iraq: Minister Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Dr Prakash Saran Mahat has said the killing of 12 innocent Nepali workers by an Iraqi militant group has shocked the government. "We have reports about the killing of 12 Nepali hostages. This is completely shocking," Mahat said in an evening news bulletin of the state-owned Nepal Television. He added: "It appears the worst has taken place, but we are trying to verify these reports." The government, according to him, did everything possible for the release of the hostages. "We channeled our diplomatic missions in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan and the government made several appeals through various channels," he explained. Related
News Govt receives ANNISU-R letter; educational strike declared in Gandak Region The Maoist-affiliated All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Revolutionary) has sent a letter to the government expressing readiness for talks to end the deadlock in the educational sector. It is learnt that Sudeep Pathak, chairman of Human Rights Organization of Nepal who is one of the mediators between the government and the rebel students, has submitted the ANNISU-R letter to education minister Bimalendra Nidhi Tuesday. The Maoist students had sent the letter to Pathak to forward it to the Education Ministry. In the letter, the ANNISU-R has informed the government about its four-member talks team headed by central leader Ramesh Malla. The team also includes Himal Sharma, general secretary, whose whereabouts remain unknown after being arrested by security forces last year. Meanwhile, the ANNISU-R has announced indefinite educational strike in 13 districts that fall under the ‘Gandak Region’ as the two-day ultimatum to the government to make public the whereabouts of three student leaders ended Tuesday. In a statement two days ago, the organization had threatened to impose indefinite strikes in all schools and colleges if the government failed to respond to the call to reveal the condition of ANNISU-R central committee member Harisaran Acharya, Kaski district secretary Durga BK and Chitwan district committee member Raju Dhakal. The strike will be in effect in educational institutions in urban centers and the district headquarters. nepalnews.com mbk Aug 31 04 Related
News Nepalese envoy confirms killing of Iraq hostages
Nepalese ambassador to Qatar Shayamananda Suman has said the killing of 12 Nepali workers taken hostage by an Iraqi militant group has been confirmed now. "I have confirmed the news through al-Zajeera TV and it is already in the website of the militant group," Suman said in a telephone talk with a Kathmandu-based private TV channel Tuesday evening. Dubbing the incident as unfortunate, Suman said, "The problem was that there was no communication from the other side. Nepalese officials had put a lot of efforts and had contacted Iraqi religious leaders to help release the hostages." "It’s very sad," he added. Earlier, agency reports had quoted the website of the militant group, the Army of Ansal al-Sunna, as saying that all 12 hostages have been killed. Meanwhile, an emergency meeting of the Council of Ministers is scheduled to be held at 7:00pm concerning the report of the killing of Nepali hostages. nepalnews.com by/mbk Aug 31 04 Related
News Govt unveils modalities of Peace Committee Aimed at putting together the efforts to establish peace in the country, the government made public the modalities of the high-level Peace Committee Tuesday. The Peace Committee headed by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba will have two departments – the Advisory and Corporation Subcommittee and the Peace Secretariat. The Advisory and Cooperation Subcommittee to be manned with representatives of the civil society, legal experts and defense and foreign relation experts will be suggesting the know-how of the peace process while the Peace Secretariat headed by the government’s chief secretary will be dealing mainly in administrative aspects. One of responsibilities of the Peace Secretariat will be to assist the government in rehabilitating the people affected by conflict as well as the reconstruction process of the destroyed infrastructure. A secretary-level government official will also be appointed at the Secretariat. Other members of the high-level Peace Committee that was formed few weeks ago to take steps for peace talks includes CPN-UML general secretary Madhav Kumar Nepal, Rashtriya Prajatantra Party chairman Pashupati Shumsher Rana, communication minister Mohsin and Nepal Sadbhawana Party chairman Badri Prasad Mandal. At a press conference organized to unveil the modalities of the Peace Committee, communication Minster Dr Mohammed Mohsin informed that other political parties including the Nepali Congress have been urged participate in the Peace Committee. Mohsin also revealed that the Prime Minister is set to make a formal call asking the Maoist insurgents to come to the negotiating table. "As soon as we get positive signals from the Maoist side, the peace process will begin," Mohsin said. nepalnews.com mbk Aug 31 04 Related
News Iraqi
militants kill Nepali hostages The
Islamist Army of Ansar al-Sunna has killed the twelve Nepalese who they
had taken hostage in “The statement by the Al-Qaeda linked group was accompanied by pictures of what was claimed to be the bodies of the hostages, one of whom was apparently beheaded while the rest had their throats cut, “ the AFP reported. However, Officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that they are trying to substantiate the said news reports. The
government had made several attempts for the safe release of the Nepali
hostages through different channels, besides openly requesting the
militants to release the Nepali workers. An Islamic religious leader in Thousands
of Nepalese workers have gone to Related
News Two killed, 18 injured in road mishap The
drivers were killed and 18 passengers injured in a head-on collision
between two busses at Basamadi of Makwanpur district along the According
to reports, a passenger bus en route to The injured- 6 severely – are undergoing treatment at different hospitals in Chitwan. nepalnews.com pd Aug 31 04 Related
News Gaijatra festival being observed Gaijatra or “cow festival” is being observed in major cities across the kingdom on Tuesday in commemoration of deceased relatives, giving away alms and organising satirical programs.
The festival, which begins on the first day of the waning moon in the month of Bhadra every year, lasts for a week. Believed to be originated in the Malla period with an objective of lessening the sorrow of bereaved relatives, the Gaijatra festival is celebrated with humor and satire programs. According to the history, King Pratap Malla started the festival to humor his Queen, who was greatly grieved at the death of her son. Large crowds of people have gathered (at 11AM) in commemoration of their deceased relatives in Basantpur, Bhaktapur and Lalitpur squares singing ballads and praising their deceased relatives. nepalnews.com pd Aug 31 04 Two days after the Maoists planted bombs in the premises of the Nepal Lever Limited and one day after Colgate Palmolive Nepal Private Limited in Hetauda closed down its industry, another multinational company Alcoa CSI Company Nepal has closed down for a week, a daily said. The Alcoa CSI Company, has cited scarcity of consumption of its products as a reason behind the closure, the Kantipur daily added. According to the report, Alcoa is the second industry to shut down its operation other Maoists issued statement on Friday announcing its policy to close down all multinational companies with US investment. Alcoa CSI Company is also operated under US investment. nepalnews.com pd Aug 31 04 Govt seeks status of Nepali workers in Gulf countries The government issuing directives has asked manpower agencies to reveal status of workers they had sent to Gulf countries within the next three days, a daily said. According to The Kathmandu Post, the directive was issued to locate whereabouts and numbers of Nepalis working in the Gulf countries. The government issued the directives following reports that most overseas job seekers, leaving for Gulf countries were illegally sent to Iraq, promising them of ‘highly-paid’ jobs, the report said. “We have already sent letters to all man power agencies to reveal status of workers they had sent to Gulf countries,” the daily quoted an official as saying and added that if the man power agencies fail to submit the report within Thursday, the government would fine them up to Rs 100,000. The government had also directed the agencies to make necessary arrangements to bring the workers home from war-ravaged Iraq. nepalnews.com pd Aug 31 04 4 killed, 10 injured in bus mishap in Dang Four people were killed and 10 injured as a passenger bus met with an accident at Jhamke of Pawananagar VDC of Dang district Monday afternoon. According to reports, the passenger bus enroute to local Bagmare VDC from Tulshipur, fell some feet below from a road at Jhamke. The bus slipped backward on a steep road and crashed, reports added citing police. The killed- all from Dang district- were identified as Maya Nepali, Dilli Dangi , Bijaya Bohara and Prem Bahadur Ale. Bohara and Ale died while undergoing treatment at the Mahendra hospital, Ghorahi. Of those hurt, the conditions of six were said to be serious. They were sent to Nepalgunj for treatment, while the others are undergoing treatment at hospitals at Mahendranagar and Tulshipur. nepalnews.com pd Aug 31 04 Related
News Family murdered in Lucknow identified The five members of the Nepali family who were brutally murdered in the Indian city of Lucknow have been identified as residents of Nayamill of Anandaban VDC of Rupandehi district, reports said. According to reports, the killed are Durga Dutta Gyanwali, 45, his wife Harikala, 40, and their children Raju, Bhuwan and Samjhana. According to Radha Gyanwali, sister of Durga Dutta, they had been living in Lucknow for the last 22 years. Gyanwali was a permanent employee at Route Permit Departmnent at the Transport Office. Durga Dutta had a house in Lucknow, reports citing Radha added. Gyanwali’s family members in Nepal left for Lucknow Monday to get the bodies of their dead kins, it is reported. nepalnews.com pd Aug 31 04 |
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