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spotlogo2.jpg (6318 bytes) VOL. 21, NO. 44, MAY 17 - MAY 23, 2002.

THE BOTTOM LINE


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ARRIVED: S. Padmanabhan, chief of Indian Army, at the invitation of Gen. Prajwalla SJB Rana, chief of army staff, Royal Nepalese Army. 

Om Prakash Chautala, chief minister of the Indian State of Haryana, on a three day private visit. 

LEFT: Krishna Prasad Bhattarai, for London, United Kingdom, for undergoing medical treatment at Cromwell Hospital.  

Sharat Singh Bhandari, Minister for Health, for Geneva, Switzerland, to take part in the 55th meeting of the World Health Organization (WHO).  

Navin Prakash Jung Shah, vice chancellor of the Tribhuwan University, for Goa, India, to take part in a seminar. 

AWARDED: Marani Devi, a lady from Mahottari who nearly lost her life after villagers assaulted her last year on charge of being a witch, with the Parijat Sangharshashil Award. 

Purna Prakash Nepal "Yatri", litterateur, with the Yugkavi Siddhi Charan Award, for his contribution to the Nepalese literature, by the Siddhi Charan Academy.


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