‘New law in offing to check Guthi irregularities’

Mahottari, May 13 (RSS): Minister of State for Information and Communications Ramjanam Chaudhari has said that as the Guthi is the common asset of everybody, cooperation from one and all is necessary for its protection and development.

Speaking at a programme organised here after an inspection of the Rajguthi at Matihani, he saiad that the government was formulating a new law for the removal of Guthi-related problems such as delay and corruption.

He also disclosed that as the Guthi had become a begging bowl, a high level commission would be constituted for the investigation of Guthi land and other assets.

Chairman of the Greater Janakpur Area Development Board Narendra Mishra, Matihani VDC chairman Joy Kumar Chaudhari and a host of other speakers also expressed their views at the programme chaired by Mahantha Jagannath Das Baishnav of Matihani Math.

Also today, Minister of State Chaudhari visited the Sanskrit Vidyapeeth and acquired first hand information on the situation there.

Locals nab Maoists while looting property

Hetauda, May 13 (RSS): Six out of 9 Maoists, who reached the houses of Bharat Rijal and Indra Thakuri at Kalikatar VDC ward No. 1 to loot property on May 10, have been nabbed by local people and handed over to Makwanpur district police office.

Three Maoists had absconded from the site somehow, according to ilaka Manhari police office.

The local people had succeeded in nabbing the outlawed Maoists when they were about to flee with property and grain worth Rs. 200,000/- from the house of Bharat Rijal and property worth Rs. 80,000/- from the house of Indra Thakuri.

It is learnt that they had been soliciting financial assistance for their party. Since local people vehemently refused to fulfil their demands, the infuriated Maoists gave trouble to them by resorting to looting and manhandling.

Prior to this, two Maoist rebels, tied up with rope by the locals for two days on the charge of attempted robbery at the houses of local people at Samikhet Palanse, were set free after they had vowed in written that from henceforth they will not commit any kind of offences, it is stated by the Makwanpur district police office.