NSP hosts reception

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KATHMANDU, Apr. 15: Nepal Sadbhavana Party (NSP) hosted a reception here today to mark the 75th birth anniversary of founder president of the party late Ganjendra Narayan Singh and the 13th foundation day of the party. National president of the party and Deputy Prime Minister Badri Prasad Mandal welcomed the guests on the occasion.

Ministers, the vice chairman of the National Planning Commission (NPC), heads and representatives of various diplomatic missions, industrialists, traders, intellectuals and leaders of various political parties attended the reception.

Movement not against peace talks, says Nepal

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BIRATNAGAR, Apr. 15: General Secretary of the CPN-UML Madhav Kumar Nepal has said that the four major political parties have decided to launch joint movement against regression and maintaining peace in the country and that has given rays of hope to the people.

The movement is not against peace talks but it is against the regressive activities he said speaking at a press meet organised by Federation of Nepalese Journalists Morang branch here today.

The talks should be result oriented and safeguard the achievements of the Popular Movement of 1990, he said.

There is full support of the political parties to the movement launched by the students against the price hike of petroleum products he said adding that firing on the peaceful demonstrations of the students and price hike are anti people activities of the present government.

General Secretary Nepal demanded appropriate compensation to the family of student Devilal Paudyal, who was killed by police in Butwal, and the culprit should be taken action.

Price hike in petroleum products is due to the leakage of the Nepal Oil Corporation therefore there is no any relevance to increase the price and the CPN-UML will decrease the price in petroleum products once it comes to power, he said.

In reply to a question about the talks between the political parties and the Maoists he said the Maoists also participated in the 11 left party meeting and the process of joint meeting with the major political parties and the Maoists is in the process.

Chairman of FNJ Moran Branch Shiv Bahadur Karki chaired the press meet programme.

Musahars survive on misery, neglect

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UDAYAPUR, Beltar, Apr. 15: The Mushahars, who claim to be the descendants of ancient Hindu saints, are still illiterate, poverty-stricken and can't say even the date of their children's birth.

They are still following the traditional profession of fishing, ploughing, cattle herding, shepherding, who live in small huts crowded together at one place.

They still take reference to some special natural events like the great earthquake, the flood, landslides to count date as they have a different concept of date and times.

The tribes people, often treated as untouchables and have nearly a zero per cent literacy rate, have a declining population of about 7,000.

They are found living in the jungle sides and river banks of Terai belt of Udayapur district.

The tribes-people, who follow the Hindu religion, take Dinaram Bhadri as the centre of their faith and reverence.

They hesitate to stretch hands for something and never live on begging even if they are to die of hunger, which shows their family specific orientation towards work.

The people show no any concern for the legal and formal things like the registration of birth, death, receiving citizenship certificate, schooling their children.

Various organisations, government, NGOs, INGOs are to launch effective programmes to develop and promote the Mushahar people's situation in the area, social worker Ram Chandra KC said.

Team from Singapore meets Mandal

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KATHMANDU, Apr. 15: A delegation of the Golden Temple Singapore, a religious teacher of the Melang Faljoling Monastery and the President and Office Bearers of the Nepal Buddhist Federation today called on Deputy Prime Minister Badri Prasad Mandal at the latter's office at Singha Durbar.
During the meeting, the delegation informed the Deputy PM that a tooth of Lord Buddha and an exhibition on the Buddhist religion and culture will be held in Nepal.

As this step will promote the all round interests of Nepal, the birthplace of Lord Buddha, and religious tolerance, the delegation has expects cooperation from HMG, it is stated.