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Queen Mother's Birthday celebrated

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KATHMANDU, Aug 22: Reports on various programmes organised to mark the 75th auspicious birthday of Her Majesty Queen Mother Ratna Rajya Laksmi Devi Shaha and 38th National Children's Day have been pouring in.

On the occasion, former member secretary of Social Welfare Council Dr Tika Pokharel gave away prizes and certificates to the winners of a valley wide inter secondary school oratory contest organised by Focus Aid Nepal .

In the competition participated by 30 students of 18 different schools, Surendra Kunwar of Little Angel's, Ganga Ranamagar of Motherland Academy and Mahesh Banjara of Little Angel's School came first, second and third respectively.

Likewise, the participants of a speech programme organised by Manamaiju women awakening centre here opined that children's rights and well-being have been preserved and have prospered under the warm patronage of Her Majesty the Queen Mother.

At the programme presided over by centre advisor prem man dangol, centre president Bala Gurung, secretary Junu Hamal and others had expressed their respective views.

In Lalitpur: Shringeri Primary School, Lamatar organised eye donation, blood donation, oratory contest, quiz contest, dance and street drama against drugs abuse.

Inaugurating the programmes, national assembly member basu rishal praised the role played by the school in imparting education to children.

Govinda Prasad Regmi working for District Education Office distributed prizes to the winning children and certificates to the blood and eye donors at the programme.

Some 92 persons had donated their eyes posthumously and 26 had donated their blood.

Different people had expressed their opinions at the programme presided over by school management committee president hira bahadur paudel.

In Bhaktapur: Society for Local Awareness Bhaktapur organised a district wide inter secondary school speech contest.

In the competition, Sadhana Pradhan of everest school, Krishna Ram Batra of Jesij English School and Sunita Nyaichyai stood first, second and third respectively.

Bhaktapur hospital developmnent and aid committee president Tilak Prakash Kayastha handed out the prizes and certificates to the winners.

Mahesh Dahal, Rameswor Bhuju and others also spoke at the programme presided by society president Shila Sainju.

The auspicious 75th birthday of Her Majesty the Queen Mother and 38th National Children's Day was also celebrated with various programs and activities in Charikot, Sindhuli, Khandbari, Nuwakot, Kavrepalanchowk and Phidim.

Likewise the teachers and students of the Kanti Ishwari Shishu School, at a programme organised at the school premises on the occasion of the 75th auspicious birthday of Her Majesty the Queen Mother and the 38th National Children's Day here Tuesday, wished good health and long life by offering bouquets to Her Majesty the Queen Mother's portrait.

Children of the school sang songs, staged dance and presented poetry at the programme chaired by acting principal of the school Pushpa Singh.

Inter-house football tournament was also organised in memory of His late Royal Highness Nirajan Bir Bikram Shah who was an ex-student of the school.

Shivashakti Music and devotional songs were presented under the covenorship of the school on the occasion.

Sweets were also distributed to the children on the occasion.

Similarly, on the occasion of the 75th auspicious birthday of Her Majesty Queen Mother Ratna Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah and the 38th National Children's Day, chairman of the Rajparishad Standing Committee Dr. Keshar Jung Rayamajhi inaugurated the 3rd anniversary function of the disabled children protection home here Tuesday.

On the occasion, chairman Dr. Rayamajhi gave away letters of commendations to the senior police officers, various institutions and organisations, schools and social workers extending cooperation to the disabled children protection home.

Dr. Rayamajhi also released the "Bal Jyoti" journal published by the disabled children protection home.

The disabled children protection home initially run with eight orphans provides protection to 36,000 children in the country.

Speaking on the occasion chairman Dr. Rayamajhi said that everyone should extend cooperation to the institutions providing services to the children without any selfish interest.

Member of the Rajparishad Miss. Bhadra Ghale, chairman of the disabled children protection Home Jitendra Basnet, member Dr. Laxman Shakya and others threw light on the importance of the children's home for protection of the disabled children.

On the occasion the children had staged a cultural programme.

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