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Monday, May 21, 2012
Sunday, May 20, 2012
Nepali protestor broke hand of journalist
चाँदनी हमाल, चितवन, जेठ ७- संयुक्त थारु संघर्ष समितिले नवलपरासीको डण्डास्थित थारु संग्रहालयमा आयोजना गरेको विरोध सभाको समाचार संकलन गरेर फकिर्दै गरेका नवलपरासीका पत्रकार हरि शर्माको थारु कार्यकर्ताले हात भाँचिदिएका छन्। पत्रकार शर्मा अन्नपूर्णपोष्ट, इमेज च्यानललगायतका सञ्चारमाध्यममा कार्यरत छन्।
नेपालगंजमा आदिवासी जनजाति महासंघका अध्यक्ष राजकुमार लेखीले आफ्नो पक्षमा समाचार नआए पत्रकार र सञ्चारमाध्यम जलाउन सक्ने बताइरहँदा उनकै कार्यक्रमको समाचार लेख्न हिँडेका शर्मामाथि आक्रमण भएको हो।
आदिवासी जनजातिका अध्यक्ष राजकुमार लेखी सहभागी कार्यक्रमको समाचार पठाउन शनिबार साँझ पौने आठबजे परासी फर्कँदै गरेका पत्रकार शर्मामाथि बासामा थारु कार्यकर्ताले आक्रमण गरेका हुन्।
आदिवासी जनजातिका अध्यक्ष राजकुमार लेखी सहभागी कार्यक्रमको समाचार पठाउन शनिबार साँझ पौने आठबजे परासी फर्कँदै गरेका पत्रकार शर्मामाथि बासामा थारु कार्यकर्ताले आक्रमण गरेका हुन्।
'फर्कदै थिए एकदुई ठाउँमा प्रेस कार्ड देखाएपछि छाडे,' घाइते पत्रकार शर्माले नागरिकसँग भने, 'बासामा भने छाडेनन् दायाँ हातमै हाने।' तपाँईहरुकै कार्यक्रमको समाचार लिएर आएको नपत्याए हेर्नुस् भनेर क्यामराका फोटो पनि देखाए तर मोटरसाइकल फुटाईदिए, जलाईदिए उनले घटना सुनाउदै भने तपाँईकै अध्यक्षलाई फोनमा कुरा गर्नुस् यसो नगर्नुस्भन्दा मोबाइल खोसेर फाले अनि हातमा लाठोले हाने। कुट्दाकुद्दै भिडबाट आएका एकजना थारुले नै रोकेर जोगाए अनि सुरक्षित ठाउँमा लगे। अस्पताल ल्याउदा हाँत भाँचिएको थाहा भो।'
शर्मा सवार मोटरसाइकलमा समेत आगजनी भएको छ। शर्माको पृश्वीचन्द्र अस्पताल परासीमा उपचारपछि थप उपचारका लागि बुटवल लैजाने तयारी भैरहेको नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ नवलपरासीका सचिव पुरुत्तोम सुवेदीले बताए। पत्रकार शर्मामाथि भएको आक्रमणको नेपाल पत्रकार महासंघ नवलपरासीले खेद जनाएको छ। प्रेस चौतारी, नेपाल प्रेस युनियन, क्रान्तिकारी पत्रकार संघ नवलपरासीले शर्मामाथिको आक्रमण प्रेसमाथिको आक्रमण भएको भन्दै सुरक्षाको माग गरेको छ। कावासतीका डिएसपी मुकुन्द मरासिनीसँग भेटेर सुरक्षाको माग समेत पत्रकारहरुले गरेका छन्।
आफूहरुको पक्षमा समाचार नआएको भन्दै विगत केही समययता थारु समुदाय सञ्चारमाध्ययमप्रति रुष्ट देखिएका छन्। रातीको घटना सेलाउन नपाउदै आइतबार बिहान थारु कार्यकर्ताले बासा सडकमा एकदर्जन सवारीमा तोडफोड र आगजनी गरेका छन्। बस, एम्बुलेन्स, मोटरसाइकलजस्ता सवारी तोडफोडको निशाना बनेको परासी प्रहरीले बताएको छ। थारु प्रदर्शनकारीहरुले वुटवलबाट चितवन आउँदै गरेको ना४ख ४८४३ र ना४ख ४६८२ नम्बरको मालबाहक ट्रक, ना१ख ७४१२ नम्बरको पानी ट्याङकर, ना२ख ७०६१ नम्बरको सिमेन्ट बोकेको ट्रक, ना३ख १७०७ नम्बरको चकलेट बोकेको ट्रकमा आगजनी र तोडफोड गरेका हुन्।
लगातारको बन्द अवज्ञा गरेको भन्दै भे १ प ५८६४ र लु ७ प ६४८१ नम्बरको मोटरसाईकल,नम्बर नखुलेको भ्यान र एक मोटरसाईकल तथा राती पत्रकार हरिशर्माको लु १ प २६१८ नम्बरको मोटरसाईकल पनि आगजनी र तोडफोड भएका छन्।
राति एक्कसी हुलका हुल निस्केर अराजक बन्दै सडकमा उत्रने र तोडफोड गर्ने प्रविर्ती बढ्दै गएको प्रहरी प्रमुख ज्ञानविक्रम शाहले बताए। सडकमा सुरक्षा व्यापक बनाउदा पनि सुरक्षा घेरा तोडेरै प्रदर्शन र तोडफोड हुने गरेको प्रहरीको भनाई छ। सो क्षेत्रमा पटक पटक प्रहरी र थारुप्रदर्शनकारीबिच झडपहुँदा गोली र अश्रुग्याँस चलेका छन्।
जातीय राज्यको मागका विषयमा केन्द्रीय तहमा बहस चलिरहदा दबाब दिन देशका विभिन्न स्थानमा थारुसमुदायले बन्द जारी राखेका छन्। कडा बन्द भन्दै नवलपरासीको बासा क्षेत्रमा कुनैपनि समयमा सवारी चल्न दिइएका छैनन्। चितवन लगायतका क्षेत्रमा साँझ बन्द खुलेर सहज हुँदा गएका सवारी बासामा दैनिकजसो तोडफोड भैरहेका छन्। बिरामी बोकेको एम्बुलेन्सदेखि राती बसमा यात्रारत यात्रुहरु आक्रमणको शिकार बनिरहेका छन्। कतिपय बिरामी बस र एम्बुलेन्समै मर्न वाध्य भएका छन्। लगातारको बन्दले जनजीवन सास्तीपूर्ण बन्दै गएको छ।
यता लामो बन्दका क्रममा सदभावपूर्ण रहेको चितवनमा पनि तोडफोडका फाटफुट घटना हुन थालेका छन्। नेपाल टेलिकम,जिल्ला विकास समितीमा आईतबार बन्दकर्ताहरुले तोडफोडको प्रयास गरे। त्यस्तै भरतपुरका केही स्थानमा मोटरसाईकल तोडफोड भएका छन्। खैरहनीमा प्रहरी र जनजाती प्रदर्शनकारीबिच विवादपछि झडपको अवस्था श्रृजना हुँदा तीनसेल अश्रुग्याास प्रहार गरिएको थियो। स्थानिय प्रहरी प्रशासन र राजनीतिक दलहरुबिच पटक पटक छलफल गरेर कार्यक्रम ,सभा गर्दा रुट मिलाएर गर्दै आएको थियो। स्थानीय प्रशासनले भने सदभाव बिथोल्न नदिन आफुहरु प्रयत्नशिल रहेको बताएको छ।
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Media fraternity flays attack on media during Sunday's banda
Media fraternity has condemned a series of attacks on journalists and media persons and vehicles belonging to them and media houses during Sunday´s shutdown called by the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN).
Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) General Secretary Om Sharma flayed the attacks against journalists, saying the assaults were pre-meditated. He also asked the agitators to stop launching attacks on the press and warned that if they don’t mend their ways, they have only to lose.
Revolutionary Journalists Association Chairman Maheswhowr Dahal has urged stakeholders to refrain from attacking journalists on field collecting the news. Nepal Press Union Chairman Kiran Pokharel has said such attacks would only weaken their agitation.
Press Chautari Vice-chairman Rajendra Aryal said a series of attack against journalists and media persons have invited a critical situation and demanded such attacks be stopped immediately.
Media personnel have taken out a rally from Maitighar in protest of attack against the press. The FNJ general secretary described today´s attack on the press as the worst assault ever against the Nepali press.
Earlier, NEFIN General Secretary Ang Kaji Sherpa, during a program in Reporters Club in the capital, had warned that they would counter any rally taken out by media persons.
According to a TV report, Sherpa also gave life threat to Club chairman Rishi Dhamala, charging him that Dhamala never gave importance to indigenous nationalities´ concerns while organizing interactions at his club.
In a series of attacks against journalists today, banda enforcers have vandalized the Republica daily´s van (Bhe 1 Cha 1083) while it was returning after delivering copies of the newspaper from Nepalgunj to Butwal.
Similarly, the vehicles of the Kantipur Publication have been vandalized in Budhanagar and Jorpati early morning. The strike enforcers have also attacked a vehicle belonging to Karobar Daily in Kupondole. They have destroyed a van of Kantipur TV (Ba 9 Cha 5537) in Baneshwor and torched a motorcycle (Ba 20 Pa 3899) of the Himalayan Television cameraman YP Ghimire in Gwarko.
They have also roughed up Saral Gurung, Satish Subedi, Akkal Kunwar and Punya Dhamal of Sagarmatha Television. They attacked with iron rods and injured Dinesh Gautam, a cameraman of Citizens FM 94, and vandalized his motorcycle in Boudha.
Likewise, NEFIN activists manhandled journalists Radheshyam Dahal, Shakti Karki and Prakash Kattel Biku Tamang near Sanepa Chowk and set in fire two motorcycles that they were riding on.
In Langankhel, banda enforcers misbehaved with Upendra Sharma, editor of the Mukti weekly and vandalized his motorcycle. In Chabahil, a group of strike enforcers misbehaved with Rajesh Chamling and Shambu Prasai of Gorkhapatra and Bijay Chamling of Rajdhani daily.
Normal life has been crippled all across the country including in the capital on the first day of the three-day banda called by the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) on Sunday.
Academic institutions, market places and shops have remained closed and transport services have come to a complete halt due to the strike. The Broader Madhesi Front has also extended its support to today’s banda.
The general strike has been called demanding scrapping of the 11-state model that does not have names and clear delineation, federalism based on identity and guarantee of rights of indigenous people in the new constitution.
Banda enforcers have not spared vehicles even belonging to hospital, diplomatic missions and human rights organizations.
Earlier on, NEFIN Chairman Raj Kumar Lekhi, issuing a press statement, had urged to provide unhindered passage to vehicles belonging to emergency services providers.
PM calls on agitators for talks
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has urged the agitating NEFIN to come for talks on Sunday.
He also condemned attacks by banda enforcers on media persons and their vehicles and assured compensation to the victims.
Band enforcers have manhandled some media persons and vandalized several vehicles belonging to them and media houses at various places during today´s banda.
The government has also invited the Joint Tharuwan Struggle Committee to come for talks. The committee has been enforcing banda in 22 western Tarai districts since past several days, demanding a separate state.
Meanwhile, talks between the National Muslim Struggle Committee and the government is underway at the peace and reconstruction ministry in Singha Durbar.
NEFIN chairman Lekhi asks agitators to refrain from attack on the press
NEFIN chairman Lekhi has said they have respect for rights of media persons to freely collect and disseminate news. He has also asked agitating NEFIN activists to keep restraint and not get swayed by the ´government´s conspiracy´ to disgrace the agitation, by being involved in attack and vandalism against the press.
Meanwhile, the banda enforcers vandalized the office of the Mechinagar Municipality in Jhapa district today, RSS reported.
According to the report, around 150 cadres of the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NeFIN) vandalized the office, said an official.
The banda enforcers vandalized after entering a room, where multilateral meeting was being held, saying they opened the office by violating the banda.
The banda enforcers have padlocked that office forcing out officials after vandalism.
Nagarik journalist´s bike vandalized
Banda enforcers vandalized the motorcycle (Ba 29 Pa 5584) used by Nagarik journalist Govinda Pariyar in Chabahil Chowk on Sunday.
Journo attacked in Nawalparasi, fractures hand
According to our Chitwan correspondent Chandni Hamal, a journalist fractured his hand in an attack by Tharu cadres while covering banda news imposed by Joint Tharu Struggle Committe in Danda, Nawalparasi on Sunday.
Hari Sharma associated with Annapurna Post and Image Channel broke his right hand in an attack by the banda enforcers. Irate cadres even set Sharma´s bike on fire.
"I was on my way back after covering banda news when I was attacked by the enforcers in Basa though I was allowed to go in some places after showing press card," Sharma recalled the incident.
Injured journalist Hari Sharma receiving treatment
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Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) General Secretary Om Sharma flayed the attacks against journalists, saying the assaults were pre-meditated. He also asked the agitators to stop launching attacks on the press and warned that if they don’t mend their ways, they have only to lose.
Revolutionary Journalists Association Chairman Maheswhowr Dahal has urged stakeholders to refrain from attacking journalists on field collecting the news. Nepal Press Union Chairman Kiran Pokharel has said such attacks would only weaken their agitation.
Press Chautari Vice-chairman Rajendra Aryal said a series of attack against journalists and media persons have invited a critical situation and demanded such attacks be stopped immediately.
Media personnel have taken out a rally from Maitighar in protest of attack against the press. The FNJ general secretary described today´s attack on the press as the worst assault ever against the Nepali press.
Earlier, NEFIN General Secretary Ang Kaji Sherpa, during a program in Reporters Club in the capital, had warned that they would counter any rally taken out by media persons.
According to a TV report, Sherpa also gave life threat to Club chairman Rishi Dhamala, charging him that Dhamala never gave importance to indigenous nationalities´ concerns while organizing interactions at his club.
In a series of attacks against journalists today, banda enforcers have vandalized the Republica daily´s van (Bhe 1 Cha 1083) while it was returning after delivering copies of the newspaper from Nepalgunj to Butwal.
Similarly, the vehicles of the Kantipur Publication have been vandalized in Budhanagar and Jorpati early morning. The strike enforcers have also attacked a vehicle belonging to Karobar Daily in Kupondole. They have destroyed a van of Kantipur TV (Ba 9 Cha 5537) in Baneshwor and torched a motorcycle (Ba 20 Pa 3899) of the Himalayan Television cameraman YP Ghimire in Gwarko.
They have also roughed up Saral Gurung, Satish Subedi, Akkal Kunwar and Punya Dhamal of Sagarmatha Television. They attacked with iron rods and injured Dinesh Gautam, a cameraman of Citizens FM 94, and vandalized his motorcycle in Boudha.
Likewise, NEFIN activists manhandled journalists Radheshyam Dahal, Shakti Karki and Prakash Kattel Biku Tamang near Sanepa Chowk and set in fire two motorcycles that they were riding on.
In Langankhel, banda enforcers misbehaved with Upendra Sharma, editor of the Mukti weekly and vandalized his motorcycle. In Chabahil, a group of strike enforcers misbehaved with Rajesh Chamling and Shambu Prasai of Gorkhapatra and Bijay Chamling of Rajdhani daily.
Normal life has been crippled all across the country including in the capital on the first day of the three-day banda called by the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) on Sunday.
Academic institutions, market places and shops have remained closed and transport services have come to a complete halt due to the strike. The Broader Madhesi Front has also extended its support to today’s banda.
The general strike has been called demanding scrapping of the 11-state model that does not have names and clear delineation, federalism based on identity and guarantee of rights of indigenous people in the new constitution.
Banda enforcers have not spared vehicles even belonging to hospital, diplomatic missions and human rights organizations.
Earlier on, NEFIN Chairman Raj Kumar Lekhi, issuing a press statement, had urged to provide unhindered passage to vehicles belonging to emergency services providers.
PM calls on agitators for talks
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has urged the agitating NEFIN to come for talks on Sunday.
He also condemned attacks by banda enforcers on media persons and their vehicles and assured compensation to the victims.
Band enforcers have manhandled some media persons and vandalized several vehicles belonging to them and media houses at various places during today´s banda.
The government has also invited the Joint Tharuwan Struggle Committee to come for talks. The committee has been enforcing banda in 22 western Tarai districts since past several days, demanding a separate state.
Meanwhile, talks between the National Muslim Struggle Committee and the government is underway at the peace and reconstruction ministry in Singha Durbar.
NEFIN chairman Lekhi asks agitators to refrain from attack on the press
NEFIN chairman Lekhi has said they have respect for rights of media persons to freely collect and disseminate news. He has also asked agitating NEFIN activists to keep restraint and not get swayed by the ´government´s conspiracy´ to disgrace the agitation, by being involved in attack and vandalism against the press.
Meanwhile, the banda enforcers vandalized the office of the Mechinagar Municipality in Jhapa district today, RSS reported.
According to the report, around 150 cadres of the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NeFIN) vandalized the office, said an official.
The banda enforcers vandalized after entering a room, where multilateral meeting was being held, saying they opened the office by violating the banda.
The banda enforcers have padlocked that office forcing out officials after vandalism.
Nagarik journalist´s bike vandalized
Banda enforcers vandalized the motorcycle (Ba 29 Pa 5584) used by Nagarik journalist Govinda Pariyar in Chabahil Chowk on Sunday.
Journo attacked in Nawalparasi, fractures hand
According to our Chitwan correspondent Chandni Hamal, a journalist fractured his hand in an attack by Tharu cadres while covering banda news imposed by Joint Tharu Struggle Committe in Danda, Nawalparasi on Sunday.
Hari Sharma associated with Annapurna Post and Image Channel broke his right hand in an attack by the banda enforcers. Irate cadres even set Sharma´s bike on fire.
"I was on my way back after covering banda news when I was attacked by the enforcers in Basa though I was allowed to go in some places after showing press card," Sharma recalled the incident.
Injured journalist Hari Sharma receiving treatment
Source myrepublica
House okays amendment to fast-track statute
An overwhelming majority of parliament at its meeting on Saturday passed the government bill to amend Article 70 of the Interim Constitution to pave the way for fast-tracking the endorsement of the final draft of the new constitution.
Of the 536 members who cast their votes, 533 voted for the bill and only three members voted against. Altogether 536 members of parliament, whose full membership is 601, were present during the voting.
The political parties decided to amend the relevent provision as it was practically impossible to follow the constitutional procedures for endorsing the final draft of the new constitution within the Constituent Assembly (CA) deadline of May 27.
As per the amended provision of Article 70, the CA could not put the bill on the new constitution to a vote in the full CA without first allowing 22 days for the leaders of political parties to forge consensus on contentious issues. This provision could be invoked for an indefinite number of times even if a single lawmaker so demanded.
The provision required that each and every article of the new constitution bill be endorsed by two-thirds of the full CA meeting attended by at least by two-thirds of the full CA membership of 601.
Under the new provision, the new constitution must be endorsed in its entirety by a two-thirds majority of a full sitting of the CA in its existing strength through a single motion.
The new amendment has added a provision that says that at least two-thirds of the existing total strength of the CA must vote to endorse the new constitution bill in its entirety whereas the previous version of the article allowed endorsement of the bill only by a two-thirds vote of a meeting attended by at least two-thirds of the statuatory total strength of the 601-seat CA. As per the new constitutional provision, a CA meeting convened to endorse the final draft of the new constitution is to be attended by two-thirds of the existing total strength of 594 members.
Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Ramesh Lekhak questioned the government why it chose to add the new provision without clearly explaining the reason for it.
Other lawmakers from various political parties, who also aired their views at the meeting, said they were compelled to vote for the amendment bill as there was no alternative to promulgating the new constitution by May 27 although that would curtail the lawmakers´ right to fully participate in the constitution making process.
With the 12th amendment of the Interim Constitution, the chances of promulgating the new constitution by May 27 have increased provided the party leaders succeed in settling the major contentious issues over the new constitution.
Source myrepublicahttp://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=35279
Of the 536 members who cast their votes, 533 voted for the bill and only three members voted against. Altogether 536 members of parliament, whose full membership is 601, were present during the voting.
The political parties decided to amend the relevent provision as it was practically impossible to follow the constitutional procedures for endorsing the final draft of the new constitution within the Constituent Assembly (CA) deadline of May 27.
As per the amended provision of Article 70, the CA could not put the bill on the new constitution to a vote in the full CA without first allowing 22 days for the leaders of political parties to forge consensus on contentious issues. This provision could be invoked for an indefinite number of times even if a single lawmaker so demanded.
The provision required that each and every article of the new constitution bill be endorsed by two-thirds of the full CA meeting attended by at least by two-thirds of the full CA membership of 601.
Under the new provision, the new constitution must be endorsed in its entirety by a two-thirds majority of a full sitting of the CA in its existing strength through a single motion.
The new amendment has added a provision that says that at least two-thirds of the existing total strength of the CA must vote to endorse the new constitution bill in its entirety whereas the previous version of the article allowed endorsement of the bill only by a two-thirds vote of a meeting attended by at least two-thirds of the statuatory total strength of the 601-seat CA. As per the new constitutional provision, a CA meeting convened to endorse the final draft of the new constitution is to be attended by two-thirds of the existing total strength of 594 members.
Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Ramesh Lekhak questioned the government why it chose to add the new provision without clearly explaining the reason for it.
Other lawmakers from various political parties, who also aired their views at the meeting, said they were compelled to vote for the amendment bill as there was no alternative to promulgating the new constitution by May 27 although that would curtail the lawmakers´ right to fully participate in the constitution making process.
With the 12th amendment of the Interim Constitution, the chances of promulgating the new constitution by May 27 have increased provided the party leaders succeed in settling the major contentious issues over the new constitution.
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Banda paralyzes normal life; PM calls upon agitators for talks
KATHMANDU, May 20: Normal life has been crippled all across the country including in the capital on the first day of the three-day banda called by the Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) on Sunday.
Academic institutions, market places and shops have remained closed and transport services have come to a complete halt due to the strike. The Broader Madhesi Front has also extended its support to today’s banda.
The general strike has been called demanding scrapping of the 11-state model that does not have names and clear delineation, federalism based on identity and guarantee of rights of indigenous people in the new constitution.
Banda enforcers have not spared vehicles even belonging to hospital, press, diplomatic missions and human rights organizations.
Earlier on, NEFIN Chairman Raj Kumar Lekhi, issuing a press statement, had urged to provide unhindered passage to vehicles belonging to emergency services providers.
Banda enforcers attack press vehicles
A vehicle of the Nagarik daily returning after delivering the newspapers has also been vandalized in Pokhara.
Similarly, the vehicles of the Kantipur Publication have been vandalized in Budhanagar and Jorpati early morning. The strike enforcers have also vandalized a vehicle belonging to Karobar Daily in Kupondole. They have destroyed a van of Kantipur TV (Ba 9 Cha 5537) in Baneshwor.
They have also torched a motorcycle (Ba 20 Pa 3899) of the Himalayan Television cameraman YP Ghimire in Gwarko.
PM calls on agitators for talks
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has urged the agitating NFIN to come for talks on Sunday.
He also condemned attacks by banda enforcers on media persons and their vehicles. Band enforcers have manhandled some media persons and vandalized several vehicles belonging to them and media houses at various places during today´s banda.
The government has also invited the Joint Tharuwan Struggle Committee to come for talks. The committee has been enforcing banda in 22 western Tarai districts since past several days, demanding a separate state.
Meanwhile, talks between the National Muslim Struggle Committee and the government is underway at the peace and reconstruction ministry in Singha Durbar.
NEFIN chairman Lekhi asks agitators to refrain from attack on press
NEFIN chairman Lekhi has said they have respect for rights of media persons to freely collect and disseminate news. He has also asked agitating NEFIN activists to keep restraint and not get swayed by the ´government´s conspiracy´ to disgrace the agitation, by being involved in attack and vandalism against the press.
Source myrepublica
Academic institutions, market places and shops have remained closed and transport services have come to a complete halt due to the strike. The Broader Madhesi Front has also extended its support to today’s banda.
The general strike has been called demanding scrapping of the 11-state model that does not have names and clear delineation, federalism based on identity and guarantee of rights of indigenous people in the new constitution.
Banda enforcers have not spared vehicles even belonging to hospital, press, diplomatic missions and human rights organizations.
Earlier on, NEFIN Chairman Raj Kumar Lekhi, issuing a press statement, had urged to provide unhindered passage to vehicles belonging to emergency services providers.
Banda enforcers attack press vehicles
A vehicle of the Nagarik daily returning after delivering the newspapers has also been vandalized in Pokhara.
Similarly, the vehicles of the Kantipur Publication have been vandalized in Budhanagar and Jorpati early morning. The strike enforcers have also vandalized a vehicle belonging to Karobar Daily in Kupondole. They have destroyed a van of Kantipur TV (Ba 9 Cha 5537) in Baneshwor.
They have also torched a motorcycle (Ba 20 Pa 3899) of the Himalayan Television cameraman YP Ghimire in Gwarko.
PM calls on agitators for talks
Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has urged the agitating NFIN to come for talks on Sunday.
He also condemned attacks by banda enforcers on media persons and their vehicles. Band enforcers have manhandled some media persons and vandalized several vehicles belonging to them and media houses at various places during today´s banda.
The government has also invited the Joint Tharuwan Struggle Committee to come for talks. The committee has been enforcing banda in 22 western Tarai districts since past several days, demanding a separate state.
Meanwhile, talks between the National Muslim Struggle Committee and the government is underway at the peace and reconstruction ministry in Singha Durbar.
NEFIN chairman Lekhi asks agitators to refrain from attack on press
NEFIN chairman Lekhi has said they have respect for rights of media persons to freely collect and disseminate news. He has also asked agitating NEFIN activists to keep restraint and not get swayed by the ´government´s conspiracy´ to disgrace the agitation, by being involved in attack and vandalism against the press.
Source myrepublica
Thursday, May 10, 2012
Maoist CA members attacked
KATHMANDU, May 10: Banda enforcers on Thursday attacked Maoist lawmakers Sudan Rai and Laxmi Gurung in Koteshwor while they were on way to participate in CA meeting.
Rai informed RSS that he sustained minor injuries. Meanwhile, UCPN (Maoist) condemned attack on its lawmakers and termed the attack a move to disrupt communal harmony.
71 arrested in capital
Police arrested around 71 protestors from the capital enforcing banda on Thursday.
Govt invites banda enforcers for talks
The government has invited various agitating groups enforcing bandas in various parts of country for talks. Issuing letter to 12 agitating groups on Thursday, the government asked agitators to form a five-member talk team to hold talks with the government.
The peace ministry has also informed that the government has made necessary arrangements to talk team of Far-west region stranded in Bardiya.
Strikers burn Republica, Nagarik dailies
BUTWAL: Supporters of Brahman Society, who are protesting the ethnic-based federalism have burnt Republica and Nagarik dailies on Thursday morning. They had seized the papers from newspaper delivery vehicles heading for Bhairahawa.
According to Mahesh Sharma of the distribution section of the newspapers, 2,100 copies of Nagarik and 500 copies of Republica were burnt by the protestors. The society activists said they burnt the newspapers because they did not report their strike.
Banda cripples normal life
Normal life has been affected all across the country including in the capital since early Thursday morning due to a banda enforced by the joint struggle committee comprised of various caste groups.
The committee includes the Chhetri Samaj Nepal, the Brahman Samaj Nepal, the Khas Kshetriya Ekata Samaj, the Thakuri Samaj Mahasangh, Nepal Dasnami Samaj, the Bibhed Mukti Pragatisheel Samaj and the Dalit Janajagaran Sewa Sangh.
Public and private transportation have come to a grinding halt, giving commuters a tough time in the capital. Likewise, businesses and marketplaces have remained closed.
Banda enforcers have descended on the road, rallying and chanting slogans at various places in the valley including Satdobato, Kalanki and Gongabu. Security has been stepped in the streets. Reports say more than two dozens banda enforcers have been detained.
The agitators have called today’s banda opposing the idea of carving out federal states based on ethnicity and demanding recognition of their identity in the new constitution. They have maintained that such state restructuring will adversely affect communal harmony and poses a risk of territorial disintegration.
Our Baglung correspondent Dilip Poudel reported that the banda has crippled life in Daulagiri zone. Hundreds of passengers have been stranded as vehicles on all long and short routes from the district headquarters have stayed off the road.
Far-west talks team stranded
A talks team, with 50-odd members, from the far-western region has been stranded in Bardiya due to the strike. The team representing the people of the region, who have been enforcing strike in region for the past two weeks demanding an undivided far-west, were on their way to the capital to hold talks with the government.
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Rai informed RSS that he sustained minor injuries. Meanwhile, UCPN (Maoist) condemned attack on its lawmakers and termed the attack a move to disrupt communal harmony.
71 arrested in capital
Police arrested around 71 protestors from the capital enforcing banda on Thursday.
Govt invites banda enforcers for talks
The government has invited various agitating groups enforcing bandas in various parts of country for talks. Issuing letter to 12 agitating groups on Thursday, the government asked agitators to form a five-member talk team to hold talks with the government.
The peace ministry has also informed that the government has made necessary arrangements to talk team of Far-west region stranded in Bardiya.
Strikers burn Republica, Nagarik dailies
BUTWAL: Supporters of Brahman Society, who are protesting the ethnic-based federalism have burnt Republica and Nagarik dailies on Thursday morning. They had seized the papers from newspaper delivery vehicles heading for Bhairahawa.
According to Mahesh Sharma of the distribution section of the newspapers, 2,100 copies of Nagarik and 500 copies of Republica were burnt by the protestors. The society activists said they burnt the newspapers because they did not report their strike.
Banda cripples normal life
Normal life has been affected all across the country including in the capital since early Thursday morning due to a banda enforced by the joint struggle committee comprised of various caste groups.
The committee includes the Chhetri Samaj Nepal, the Brahman Samaj Nepal, the Khas Kshetriya Ekata Samaj, the Thakuri Samaj Mahasangh, Nepal Dasnami Samaj, the Bibhed Mukti Pragatisheel Samaj and the Dalit Janajagaran Sewa Sangh.
Public and private transportation have come to a grinding halt, giving commuters a tough time in the capital. Likewise, businesses and marketplaces have remained closed.
Banda enforcers have descended on the road, rallying and chanting slogans at various places in the valley including Satdobato, Kalanki and Gongabu. Security has been stepped in the streets. Reports say more than two dozens banda enforcers have been detained.
The agitators have called today’s banda opposing the idea of carving out federal states based on ethnicity and demanding recognition of their identity in the new constitution. They have maintained that such state restructuring will adversely affect communal harmony and poses a risk of territorial disintegration.
Our Baglung correspondent Dilip Poudel reported that the banda has crippled life in Daulagiri zone. Hundreds of passengers have been stranded as vehicles on all long and short routes from the district headquarters have stayed off the road.
Far-west talks team stranded
A talks team, with 50-odd members, from the far-western region has been stranded in Bardiya due to the strike. The team representing the people of the region, who have been enforcing strike in region for the past two weeks demanding an undivided far-west, were on their way to the capital to hold talks with the government.
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Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Seti flood toll reaches 26
The death toll of Saturday´s Seti flood reached 26 with five more bodies recovered Tuesday. Around 600 security persons have been mobilized in search of the missing 43 persons.
District Police Office, Kaski, said 19 of the 26 recovered bodies have been identified and have been handed over to their concerned families for cremation. The seven unidentified bodies have been kept at the Western Region Hospital.
Two hundred fifteen Nepal Army (NA) soldiers, 190 Nepal Police personnel and 208 Armed Police Force (APF) personnel have been deployed in the search operation aided by excavators and bulldozers. Chief District Officer (CDO) Chet Nath Bhattarai said the security personnel along with technicians to operate the equipment have camped in the area for the search operation.
Chief of Kaski Police SP Shailsh Thapa said details about the human and material loss in the flashflood have not yet been ascertained and police are relying on the reports of missing filed by the relatives. “The local market, Tatopani springs and many laborers extracting sand and stones were swept away. We, therefore, don´t know exactly how many persons were there at the time of the flooding,” SP Thapa stated.
“The actual number of persons killed could be much higher,” he added. He said identification of the bodies has become difficult as many bodies are not intact.
Meanwhile, a 20-member team including officials from the District Administration Office and District Development Committee, and security personnel has been deployed to Sadal, Awang and Karuwa of Machhapuchchre Village Development Committee (VDC) to observe the plight of the villagers following complaints that government representatives have not reached to the victim families.
Source myrepublica
District Police Office, Kaski, said 19 of the 26 recovered bodies have been identified and have been handed over to their concerned families for cremation. The seven unidentified bodies have been kept at the Western Region Hospital.
Two hundred fifteen Nepal Army (NA) soldiers, 190 Nepal Police personnel and 208 Armed Police Force (APF) personnel have been deployed in the search operation aided by excavators and bulldozers. Chief District Officer (CDO) Chet Nath Bhattarai said the security personnel along with technicians to operate the equipment have camped in the area for the search operation.
Chief of Kaski Police SP Shailsh Thapa said details about the human and material loss in the flashflood have not yet been ascertained and police are relying on the reports of missing filed by the relatives. “The local market, Tatopani springs and many laborers extracting sand and stones were swept away. We, therefore, don´t know exactly how many persons were there at the time of the flooding,” SP Thapa stated.
“The actual number of persons killed could be much higher,” he added. He said identification of the bodies has become difficult as many bodies are not intact.
Meanwhile, a 20-member team including officials from the District Administration Office and District Development Committee, and security personnel has been deployed to Sadal, Awang and Karuwa of Machhapuchchre Village Development Committee (VDC) to observe the plight of the villagers following complaints that government representatives have not reached to the victim families.
Source myrepublica
Shristi Shrestha Miss Nepal 2012
Shristi Shrestha wins the most coveted beauty pageant title of Miss Nepal 2012 held today at Hotel de l’ Annapurna in Kathmandu. Competing with 15 other beauty with brains, Shristi Shrestha made it to the crown that was previously held by Malina Joshi just seven months ago in 2011. The new Pashupati Paints Luxuria – The Hidden Treasure Miss Nepal 2012 – Shristi Shrestha also garnered Miss Confident to her name. Miss Earth title went to Nagma Shrestha being the first runner up and Subekshya Khadka being the second runner-up is our new Miss Nepal International.
In an event hosted by former Miss Nepal runner up Miss Nepal runner up Sahana Bajracharya and Hits FM RJ Biraz Singh Khadka, the 16 beauties with brain dazzled in a outdoor venue at the Hotel Annapurna. Shristi Shrestha was successful in being the name in everyone’s lip for the night with her impressive answer to the question “What will/can you do to make others remember you for a long time?”
Shristi Shrestha is already a Model by profession and has often participated in several Modelling events as British- Nepali Model. Being crowned with Miss Nepal will definitely take her modelling career to greater and much responsible heights. Here are some of her previous images as in modelling industry.
Shristi Shrestha – a New Hope
Shristi Shrestha is a new hope for Nepal in international beauty pageants, especially when the country has yet to see some notable achievements in crucial pageants like Miss World. Miss Nepal organizers also stepped forward to organize this event five months early than usual to ensure that the winners get sufficient time to be groomed for the international pageants.
Congratulations to Shristi – She deserved it! And best of luck for her bigger responsibilities in future!
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Sunday, May 6, 2012
Pokhara Flodding Live Videos
Monday, February 27, 2012
Bomb explosion outside NOC office kills 3, injures 6
Three persons have been killed and six others injured in a bomb
explosion in front of the Nepal Oil Corporation office at Babarmahal in
the capital on Monday afternoon
Krishna Bahadur Tamang, apparently in his mid-thirties, of Baireni-9, Dhading was killed on the spot in the blast, SP Rajendra Shrestha, chief of Kathmandu police, said. The identities of the other two--one of whom also was killed on the spot and the other who died in Bir Hospital during treatment--are yet to be established, according to the police officer.
Among the injured were Som Bahadur Tamang of Bara, Raghunath Khadka of Bhaktapur, Lal Bahadur Tamang, of Dhading, Bishnu Pulara, an NOC employee, of Dhangadi, Basu Shrestha of Luvu, Lalitpur and Man Bahadur Kunwar and Bhim Bahadur Kunwar of Achham. All the injured are undergoing treatment at Bir Hospital.
Speaking to the media, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar, who visited the explosion site, said preliminary investigation suggested the involvement of Samyukta Jatiya Morcha, an armed outfit, in the blast that happened at around 1pm.
Kathmandu police chief Shrestha, however, declined to name any particular group behind the broad daylight explosion carried out in the capital´s one of the sensitive areas, only some 200 meters south of the country´s administrative hub Singha Durbar, poising grave question to the city´s security arrangement.
"We have identified who are behind the explosion. We will soon track them down and make arrests, " the police officer said. Security personnel have currently cordoned off the incident site.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has talked to chiefs of security agencies with regard to the incident and instructed them for improved security situation in the country. Likewise, a meeting of security chiefs, following the incident, is underway in Singha Durbar.
Source myrepublica
Krishna Bahadur Tamang, apparently in his mid-thirties, of Baireni-9, Dhading was killed on the spot in the blast, SP Rajendra Shrestha, chief of Kathmandu police, said. The identities of the other two--one of whom also was killed on the spot and the other who died in Bir Hospital during treatment--are yet to be established, according to the police officer.
Among the injured were Som Bahadur Tamang of Bara, Raghunath Khadka of Bhaktapur, Lal Bahadur Tamang, of Dhading, Bishnu Pulara, an NOC employee, of Dhangadi, Basu Shrestha of Luvu, Lalitpur and Man Bahadur Kunwar and Bhim Bahadur Kunwar of Achham. All the injured are undergoing treatment at Bir Hospital.
Speaking to the media, Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar, who visited the explosion site, said preliminary investigation suggested the involvement of Samyukta Jatiya Morcha, an armed outfit, in the blast that happened at around 1pm.
Kathmandu police chief Shrestha, however, declined to name any particular group behind the broad daylight explosion carried out in the capital´s one of the sensitive areas, only some 200 meters south of the country´s administrative hub Singha Durbar, poising grave question to the city´s security arrangement.
"We have identified who are behind the explosion. We will soon track them down and make arrests, " the police officer said. Security personnel have currently cordoned off the incident site.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has talked to chiefs of security agencies with regard to the incident and instructed them for improved security situation in the country. Likewise, a meeting of security chiefs, following the incident, is underway in Singha Durbar.
Source myrepublica
Saturday, February 18, 2012
Bihar interested in buying electricity from Nepal
Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar has said Nepal could be the richest country in South Asia if it tapped water resources.
Talking to Nepali journalists at his residence on Saturday, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the Bihar government was ready to buy the surplus electricity from Nepal.
Both Nepal and India need to solve the problems of inundation which both countries suffer a lot every year, he said.
The visit of Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai from Nepal to Bihar was very significant and would be remembered for long by the Bihar people.
Responding to a query regarding the problems Nepalis are facing because of Indians at border, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said although it was the issue to be addressed by the central government, Bihar government would also investigate into this internally.
Similarly, responding to another question, he said the Naxalites problem was caused of poverty and illiteracy in India and it would fizzle out with development wave.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar further said Indian government had no policy to support the armed groups waging struggle in Nepal staying in India and would never help too.
About the miraculous development in Bihar, he said Bihar prioritised health, education and employment for development.
Moreover, he said the Bihar government was ready to be a partner in the development initiatives in Nepal and expressed confidence that democracy would be strengthened with constitution writing and conclusion of peace process in Nepal very soon.
Source Himalayan Times
Talking to Nepali journalists at his residence on Saturday, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said the Bihar government was ready to buy the surplus electricity from Nepal.
Both Nepal and India need to solve the problems of inundation which both countries suffer a lot every year, he said.
The visit of Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai from Nepal to Bihar was very significant and would be remembered for long by the Bihar people.
Responding to a query regarding the problems Nepalis are facing because of Indians at border, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said although it was the issue to be addressed by the central government, Bihar government would also investigate into this internally.
Similarly, responding to another question, he said the Naxalites problem was caused of poverty and illiteracy in India and it would fizzle out with development wave.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar further said Indian government had no policy to support the armed groups waging struggle in Nepal staying in India and would never help too.
About the miraculous development in Bihar, he said Bihar prioritised health, education and employment for development.
Moreover, he said the Bihar government was ready to be a partner in the development initiatives in Nepal and expressed confidence that democracy would be strengthened with constitution writing and conclusion of peace process in Nepal very soon.
Source Himalayan Times
Wednesday, February 15, 2012
New Load Shedding Schedule(From Feb 13) Nepal
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