Govt, parties urged to be flexible

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KATHMANDU, Mar. 5: Intellectual and Marxist thinker Govinda Bhatta has said the government, Maoists and political parties should be flexible to transform the present cease-fire in to a state of permanent peace.Talking to the National News Agency (RSS) today, Bhatta said the political parties should think seriously and the government should also adopt national consensus without ignoring the roles of political parties.Expressing the view that a coalition government should be formed including representatives from all the major political parties he said that the newly formed government would carry out further talks to restore permanent peace in the country.Criticising the political parties for their inability to be united in providing permanent solution to the Maoist problem, Bhatta stressed on the progressive and qualitative improvements in the political practices in the country by making necessary amendment of the present Constitution.Constitutional Monarchy and parliamentary democracy is the today's main concern and the other problems can be solved in phase-wise manner, he said.

Probe on Mahalisagar dam demanded

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KAPILBASTU, Mar. 5: The CPN-UML Kapilbastu has demanded that the construction works of the Mahalisagar dam be stopped at the border area by India.The party has also formed a investigation committee under the convenorship of district secretary Balaram Adhikari with ex-MP Dan Bahadur Chaudhari and Sitaram Rabidas as members to find the facts on the dam which inundates Nepalese territory.The party will also draw the attention of the administration and call an all party meeting regarding theft, looting and rape increasing in the district. Meanwhile, in Charikot, the CPN-UML Dolakha has announced programmes under a month long peoples' campaign for peace and democracy starting today.

The district convention will be held on March 28-29. UML Dolakha secretary Ananda Prasad Pokhrel said it is not clear as to why the round table meeting is needed and informed no invitation has come so far and will not attend even if invited.Similarly, in Baglung, the 20th plenum of the CPN-UML Baglung has elected Sri Prasad Sharma, as district secretary. Outgoing secretary Ramjiprasad Sharma was elected alternate central member from the Janakpur convention of the party.
The deputy secretary is Indralal Sapkota, Nar Bahadur Thapa in social services department, Bhima Adhikari in women's department, Dilli Gautam in department of intellectuals and Hira K.C in backward community department.

The meeting has demanded to the concerned for action on the guilty by investigating on the mysterious murder of party member Khagendra Shahi, a teacher of Sarkuwa Secondary School.

Power project ushers in TV in Yarsa

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DHUNCHE: Residents of Langbu, a remote village of Rasuwa district are now happy that they can view television programmes. Thanks to the generation of electricity by Deprox Nepal at Timni river at ward No. 7 of Yarsa VDC.Deprox Nepal Coordinator Tara Bhandari said the six KW project was constructed at a cost of Rs. 1,600,000 benefiting 125 households.

Farmer Damai Sarki Ghale said he had never thought of such facilities. Irrigation from the same project is also expected to help in winter vegetable.