Queen's birthday observed

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KATHMANDU, Nov 7- The Nepal Beda Bidyashram today observed the auspicious birthday of Her Majesty Queen Aishwarya Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah on the occasion of its 27th anniversary.

On this occasion, Chief Guest of the programme, Dr Swami Ramananda Giri distributed awards to the students who came first, second and third in the school's examinations and other extra- curricular activities.

Swami Ramananda Giri also felicitated two staff for their life long contribution to the school.

The Nepal Beda Bidyashram is a Sanskrit school which was established in 2031 B.S. by His Majesty King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah Dev, with the aim of preserving the Oriental culture.

The school runs with the help of aid provided by the Pashupati Area Development Trust.

Dev works in Dolpa affected

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DUANI, Dolpa, Nov 7 - The entire financial transactions and development works of this remote mountainous district have come to a complete standstill since Maoist rebels raided the district headquarters, including the only branch office of Nepal Bank Limited, on September 25.

The Maoist rebels looted more than Rs 50 million from the bank, killed 14 police personnel, injured 40 and abducted 12 jail guards during the daring raid.

As a result of the raid on the bank, registration fees of 151 high school students  sitting for the coming SLC examinations from this district had to be deposited in the national coffer in Kathmandu, Acting District Education Officer in Dolpa, Motilal Mahatara said.

Mahatara said  teachers of a dozen primary schools in the district were deprived of their monthly salaries following the looting of the bank by the rebels. Bank authorities are still not prepared to re-open the bank, which was completely emptied during the raid.

The amounts to be deposited for the ration contract of the Royal Nepal Army and security personnel of Dolpa National Park have been kept at the army barracks because of the unavailability of a bank in the district, Chief District Officer Bal Krishna Panthi told The Kathmandu Post.

District Development Committee Chairman Shiva Nanda Budha said several district-level and national-level development works have been affected due to the Maoist raid at the bank, where the development fund was deposited. "We are having a hard time even carrying out our daily administrative jobs," said Chairman Budha.

Budha said locals, including government employees, had requested the government and the bank authorities to re-open the bank as soon as possible. "If the bank is not re-opened soon, the government's entire policy and programme will face severe set backs in the district," Chairman Budha said.

Thakurram campus plans   MBS class

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BIRGUNJ, Nov 7 - The local Thakurram Multiple Campus is considering to offer Master of Business Studies (MBS) classes from this year.

Dean of the Faculty of Management in the Tribhuvan University, Prof Dr Kundan Dutta Koirala, is currently in Birgunj to study the feasibility of running MBS classes in Thakurram Multiple Campus.

At an all-party meeting convened by the campus to explore the feasibility of beginning MBS classes from this academic session, Dr Koirala assured all concerned that the campus would be permitted to start MBS classes immediately from this academic session if funds were made available to the campus by the local DDC and the municipality. 

Chief of Thakurram Multiple Campus, Pradip Kumar Aryal said, "the campus administration is planning to start MBS classes from this academic session as Birgunj is a major business hub in the country with plenty of scope for  management subject."

Relief assistance for ex-Kamaiya children

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MAHENDRANAGAR, Nov 7 - The International Labour Organisation (ILO) has granted US $ 5,000 to an immediate relief programme for the children of  former Kamaiyas.

The amount has been provided through Kanchanpur District Development Committee (DDC). The DDC convened a meeting on Monday to interact and decide upon the items on which the fund could be spent.

The interaction took place with the participation of representatives of former Kamaiyas, Farmers Rights Protection Forum, leaders from different political parties and the DDC.

Coordinator of the relief programme and DDC member Bal Bahadur Dangoura threw light on the relief programme at the meeting.

Participants of the programme were told that the children of former Kamaiyas in the relief camps located in the municipality, Daiji Krishnapur, Jhalari and Suda VDCs would receive nutritious food for the next two months thanks to the amount received from the ILO.

Action against ADEO sought

KALAIYA, Nov 7 (PR) - Bara District Committee of Nepal Tarun Dal, a youth-wing of the ruling Nepali Congress, presented a six-point memorandum to the Minister for Education through the Chief District Officer today, calling for stern action against the Acting District Education Officer(ADEO), Jaya Mangal Yadav. They also closed up the District Education Office in protest against Yadav, who is accused of indulging in irregularities.

At an interaction programme held on Monday, speakers of the Nepal Tarun Dal came down heavily on Yadav for indulging in irregularities and abuse of power.

The six-point memorandum handed over to the Minister for Education accuses Yadav of embezzlement of millions of rupees, violation of rules while adjusting teachers on allocated quota; appointment of temporary teachers to the post of school headmaster in spite of the availability of permanent teachers, forcing the teachers to possess arms in the name of his security, mobilising Indian criminals for his security and taking bribes while transferring and promoting  teachers.

MP Rishikesh Gautam and former MP Radhe Chandra Yadav said  the Minister for Education had promised to take necessary action against Yadav.