Memorandum submitted

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KATHMANDU, March 26: A 25-member delegation led by RPP's central member Padma Sundar Lawati met Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand today and apprised him of the various problems facing Panchthar district.

Also today, a three-member delegation led by acting chairperson of Nepal Rastriya Loktantrik Dal met Prime Minister Chand and submitted a 11-point memorandum.

Likewise, a delegation from the World Hindu Solidarity Council met the Prime Minister and apprised him of the problems of the council.

'Provide quality health services'

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KATHMANDU, Mar. 26: Assistant Minister for Education and Sports Rabindra Khanal, speaking at a programme organised to mark the first anniversary of the National Health Science Academy Tuesday, said the government is working on policy to provide smooth health services to people of the remote areas.

He said a concrete policy is in the offing for coordination between the Ministries of Health and Education for wiping out the tendency of avoiding postings to remote areas after returning from studies abroad on government scholarships.

A large amount has been spent by the state to prepare technical manpower in the country, he said adding, health workers should give a quality service to patients and shun any ad hoc mentality.
He also distributed prizes to students winning in extracurricular activities organised on the occasion.
At the programme presided over by academy president Dr. Kalyan Raj Pandey, CTEVT vice chairman Saroj Devkota and Dr. Harinath Acharya of the Health Ministry called for the preparation of qualitative manpower while member secretary of the academy Pitambar Dhungana and Prof. Hari Bhakta Pradhan shed light on academy activities.

The academy established last year in the private sector aims at generating medium level health manpower and admits 40 students in the proficiency certificate level programme every year. It now has 80 students, 15 teachers and six technicians.

Senior citizens, disabled provided allowance in Navalparasi

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NAVALPARASI, Mar. 26: The District Development Committee on Monday provided Rs 11.718 million meant for allowances to the senior citizens, helpless and disabled for three months to the 73 village development committees and Ramgram Municipality of the district.

The DDC has stated that 4,532 senior citizens, 5,257 helpless widows and 50 disabled received their allowances which is Rs 150 per month for each of them.

Radio Sagarmatha's building to be constructed

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LALITPUR, Mar. 26: Altogether Rs. 641,000 has been collected through the 'Brick scheme' initiated for the construction of the building of Radio Sagarmatha FM, the first independent community broadcasting service in South Asia.

The programme has been introduced since the beginning of the month of chaitra and will include inscribing the names of donors on the bricks. Donations amounting to as much as Rs. 30,000 were received.

The programme was started as advised by Jane Ibrahim of Bush Radio of South Africa during the world conference of Community Radio in Kathmandu in February.

Bhupendra Raj Basnet of Sagarmatha FM action committee informed that the cost of the building will be Rs. 4,000, 000 and services and materials worth Rs. 236, 000 have already been pledged.
The FM radio runs 15 hours a day with programming on various topics.

Donors have assured land at Syuchatar and Gokarna Thali of Kathmandu and at Nuwakot.
Senior journalist Bhairab Risal, director of the FM radio Ghamaraj Luintel and NEFEJ representative Dhatri Subedi also expressed their views on the occasion.

Peace rally to be organised

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KATHMANDU, Mar. 26 : A grand peace rally will be taken out on April 5 in Kathmandu to make success the 108 peace Mahayagya ( grand religious ceremony ) throughout the country wishing to give continuity to the present state of peace in the country.The rally will begin from Kamaladi Ganesh Temple and go round the city, it is said.A total of 108 Mahayagya will be held throughout the country.
A total of 108 Mahayagya will be held throughout the country on the first week of Nepali new year Baisakh at the initiative of Swami Kamalanayanacharya.

Absent students to be fined

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KATHMANDU, Mar. 26: Some private educational institutions have adopted a new method to collect money from students. They have begun charging fees to students for being absent from classes.
Prasadi Academy, Manbhawan is one such institution adopting the special charges. It has fixed a fine of Rs. 25 for being absent per day in its bills.

"This is an arbitrary move beyond limitation," said a parent, who was baffled after finding that the school bill has charged his children for being absent. "We only mention this fee in the bill but do not take it from the students," said Bikram Rai, principal at the Academy.

Rai claims that the higher secondary schools have been collecting this fee for the last four years in order to discourage absenteeism in the schools. The Higher Secondary Education Council cannot take action against them because the higher secondary schools themselves formulate laws and regulations for their operation, Asha Batsa, deputy director of the Council said.

Some schools charge as high as Rs. 100 from those bunking classes per day. Receipts of such bills are kept at this publication house. Due to the security reason, the name of the parents has not been disclosed.