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Solutions, Please Going through your cover story
"Disillusioned and Disoriented" (SPOTLIGHT, September 20), I was expecting
concrete suggestions on improving the status of Nepalese youths. However, the story ended
abruptly. Everyone knows that our young generation faces myriad problems. Moreover, the
authorities concerned know the extent of the problem and its grave results. What we need
are solutions. I hope your upcoming stories on vital issues of the day will not only
consider the problems but also offer probable solutions. Ramji Bhattarai Disoriented Youths The cover story "Disillusioned and
Disoriented" (SPOTLIGHT September 20) lacked depth. Though it pointed to certain
frustrations and depressions among the youths of today, it clearly left out the concerns
of rural youths. The issues of rural youths are vastly different to that of urban ones.
The youths in villages face tremendous challenge in getting good education and even if
they do so, they have trouble in finding suitable jobs. As large number of youths are
alienated from the mainstream, they are enticed by violent elements. Thus a good number of
youths with so much energy and potentials end up carrying guns. They fall prey to the
manipulators and are thoroughly brain-washed. The country is losing priceless human
resources in this way. The hands that should be involved in nation-building end up doing
just the opposite. There has to be a great and concerted efforts to lure these misguided
youths back to the social fold. In fact, government and security forces, too, should give
ample thought to this regard. Wherever possible such misguided youths should be made to
realize their mistakes. Your cover story focused on challenges of urban youths only
leaving out the vast chunk of their rural counterparts. It is high time every sector of
our society woke up to realize the potentials of rural youths. Kumar Bikram Karki Root Of Insurgency The high level of unemployment is the
primary cause of the insurgency in Nepal ("Strategies For Stability" SPOTLIGHT,
September 20). Each year about 300,000 million youths enter the job market. But only 10
percent get jobs. More than 100,000 leave for India or Gulf countries in search of
employment. Unfortunately, our policy makers have barely started realizing the magnitude
of the problem. Had they heeded the warning given by Ganesh Man Singh, supreme commander
of the People's Movement, that democracy would not survive long unless the country created
300,000 jobs each year, things might have been different. Harish Upreti Wrong Solution Through your magazine, I came to know that
the registration of new public buses within the ring road has been stopped to control the
volume of vehicles in the city ("Commuters Content," SPOTLIGHT, September 13).
Isn't this the wrong solution? Public buses help to lessen the number of private vehicles
such as motorcycles and cars by providing reliable and cheaper transportation to the
people. In order to control traffic pressure, the government should sharply raise taxes on
the import of private vehicles. Manju Srivastav Torture Awareness Torture is a crime against humanity, but it
seems to be one of the enduring features of Nepalese jails ("Crime Against
Humanity" SPOTLIGHT, September 20). Strong voices have been raised in favor of
eliminating torture from society, but the crime persists. Third degree measures to extract
confessions are still widespread in the security system. This shows that seminars and
slogans alone are not of much use. If we really want to wipe out the problem, some quick
steps should be taken to educate our security personnel on proper behavior toward
prisoners. Munim Karki More Confusion People were expecting the Election
Commission to provide a clear way out of the Nepali Congress crisis by declaring one
faction legitimate ("Go To The People", SPOTLIGHT, September 20). But the
commission's decision has compelled the people to go into the election amid greater
confusion. How can they be expected to vote without knowing which faction of the ruling
party is legitimate? Moreover, how can a free and fair election be held in the midst of
such doubts? Suresh Dangol Bold Steps Needed We have been moving along the traditional
route toward achieving the goal of universal literacy ("A New Challenge",
SPOTLIGHT, September 13). This is the reason behind our slow progress. If we really want
to achieve 100 percent literacy, why don't we start specific time-bound programs using
literate people? That way, the literacy rate could approach more than 90 percent. Without
such bold steps, we may have to wait another half a century. Rajesh Khanal |
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