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kills nine minors in Mugu Thursday's reports, quoting the district public health office, said that most victims were children less than ten years old. The reports added that the measles are spreading to the neighboring villages as well. According to Dr. Ramu Prasad Poudel, chief at the district public health office, a health team from the district public health office has been sent to the affected areas. nepalnews.com pd July 01 04 Related
News Prachanda reiterates readiness for UN-mediated talks Maoist supremo Prachanda has reiterated his party’s support to the idea of mediation by the United Nations in the country’s peace process. In a statement issued Thursday, the rebel leader said, ”Based on the experience of previous talks, the CPN-Maoist has expressed readiness for negotiations at the presence and assistance of the United Nations.” The rebel leader also said the party’s longstanding demands for a roundtable conference, an interim government and the election of a constituent assembly were still intact and these were the minimum prerequisites for establishing people’s sovereignty. Prachanda at the same time lashed out at the CPN-UML for its participation in the Deuba government. Ruling out all kinds of support to the present government, he insisted that the UML has deceived the people by joining the government. “The people will not forget easily,” he said. The common minimum program unveiled by the four-parties on Wednesday, according to him, would not lead to any solution. nepalnews.com mbk July 01 04 Related
News Govt forms panel to probe on disappearance cases The Home Ministry Thursday formed a five-member committee to probe into the status of individuals who have gone missing after being arrested by the security forces in different times. The probe team headed by Narayan Gopal Malego, joint secretary at the Home Ministry comprises a joint secretary of the Ministry of Defense, one deputy inspector general each of the Nepal Police and the Armed Police Force and the deputy director of National Investigation Department as members. The team is asked to conduct a detailed investigation over the cases of disappearances and submit its report in 30 days. The decision comes in the wake of growing concerns over the declining human rights situation in the country. The National Human Rights Commission had on Wednesday asked the government to be attentive towards the complaints over arbitrary arrests and disappearances of citizens. The rights watchdog
had also sought attention over the demands of the family members and
relatives of missing individuals who, with demands of their whereabouts,
have launched an indefinite hunger strike at Ratna Park from Monday. nepalnews.com
mbk July 01 04 Related
News Bharat Mohan to lead UML team in govt The
Communist Party of Nepal (UML) has decided to participate in the
government under the leadership of Bharat Mohan Adhikari. A meeting of the
UML Standing Committee held Thursday morning took the decision. A central leader informed Nepalnews that Adhikari’s name was passed by the meeting after a heated debate as senior leaders KP Sharma Oli and Bam Dev Gautam expressed opposition to his selection. According to him, the
meeting has formally decided to ask the prime minister for seven
ministries in the coalition government. It is learnt the party has already
informed the prime minister about its choice of ministries which is yet to
be approved by other allies. Names
of other leaders to be inducted into the Council of Ministers will be
finalized once the party gets confirmation about the ministries being offered to
it. nepalnews.com mbk July 01 04 Related
News Maoists torch revenue office in Banke The Maoists on Wednesday night set fire to the Internal Revenue Department's branch office at Banke's Kohalpur, destroying property worth Rs. 4 million. At around 11.00PM Wednesday, a group of armed Maoists barged into the office, took the employees hostage at gunpoint and set the office building on fire after looting valuable goods, reports today said. The rebels made off with a computer, a printer, a television, a VCD player and some other belongings of the employees. The fire has damaged parts of the building including furniture and documents. While moving out, the rebels also set ablaze a Toyata jeep and a motorcycle belonging to the office. nepalnews.com mbk July 01 04 Related
News UN has no intention of interference in resolving conflict in Nepal: Kahane Matthew Kahane, UN resident coordinator in Nepal, in an interview with The Kathmandu Post on Wednesday, said that the UN will not interfere in the negotiations between the government and the Maoists. Kahane added that there was a misunderstanding regarding the term 'mediation' and clarified that mediation should not be interpreted as interference. Emphasising that the government and the Maoists must recognise the existence of each other and their respective strengths, he stressed the need for confidence building measures to ensure successful negotiations. "Both sides must have the confidence that the other side will and can implement the decision reached," the daily further quoted Kahane as saying. The resident coordinator also clarified that the Kathmandu based UN office has never talked about imposing mediation on Nepal. Saying
the UN was at the service of its member states, Kahane hinted that UN was
willing to mediate, if the government invites them. However he was quick
to clarify that a UN based mediation would not mean that the UN "recognises"
the Maoists. nepalnews.com pd July Related News Education affected as strike begins in Jhapa Over 350 government schools have closed down following a teacher's strike in the in the Jhapa district. According to reports, the teachers began boycotting their classes on Wednesday as a protest against the government decision to dismiss all temporary teachers. nepalnews.com pd July 01 04 Related News Viral fever on the rise in terai Viral fever is spreading in the terai region with six deaths reported on Tuesday and Wednesday. The disease is spreading in the villages of Jhapa, Bardiaya, Bara and Sarlahi districts. Hundreds of residents in the district have reportedly fallen ill. nepalnews.com pd July 01 04 Related
News French Embassy asks govt about delay in Sobhraj case The Kathmandu based French Embassy has expressed serious concern over the delay on a verdict in the trial of Charles Sobhraj, a French national and a suspected international serial killer, a daily reported Thursday. Sobhraj has already spent nine months in the Nepal Central Jail and is still awaiting a court verdict on the criminal case pending against him. According to The Himalayan Times, the embassy expressing concern over the delay in the verdict, wrote to the Nepali authorities via the consular section of Ministry of Foreign Affairs. "The embassy of the French Republic would be grateful if the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Nepal would kindly ask the concerned authorities of the government to arrive at a verdict as expeditiously as possible on the criminal case of Sobhraj," the daily quoted the letter dated June 18 as saying. The daily added that the administrative chief of the Kathmandu district court, Balabhadra Banstola, said the case has been scheduled for a final hearing on July 5. "As the Bhaktapur District Court, the Police and government attorney's office could not find the file registered in 1975 against Sobhraj, we have no option but to decide the case registered here," said the daily quoting Banstola. The Kathmandu district court judge, Bishowambhar Shrestha, has been examining the case against Sobhraj. Charles Sobhraj, entered Nepal in 1975 as Henricus Bintanja, a Dutch In 2003, Sobhraj came to Nepal again and was arrested once the authorities were informed that he was in the country. nepalnews.com pd July 01 04 Related News China information centre to be opened in Kathmandu With the initiative of World Culture Net and Chinese assistance, an information centre on China will open in the capital on Friday. The centre will provide information about China including business and education opportunities, as well as library facilities, with computer and internet access to its members. The information centre will be located on the top floor of Kathmandu Plaza at Kamaladi. nepalnews.com pd July 01 04 |
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