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Kathmandu / Vol.–5 / Issue – 35 Monday, December 15th 2014, ( 2071, Mangsir 29th) Page- 8, Price Rs. -10
Oli widens rift among Madheshi leaders
Kathmandu : Chairman of
CPN(UML) KP Sharma
Oli has been continuously
engaged in widening rift
among Madheshbased
parties since the departure
south Asian leaders after
18 th SAARC held in
Kathmandu.
The lead of Nepali politics
has shifted from UML boss
Oli so he has been engaged
in searching an end of
thread binding the current
political situation according
to his wishes especially after
the suggestion expressed by
Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi.
Indian Prime Minister Modi
drew the attention of Nepali
leaders about the Indian
concern attached to the
peace, stability and
prosperity of Nepal. While
Modi was saying in
constituent assembly during
his first Nepal visit that
suffering of Nepal would
cause India suffer. Then all
political leaders clapped for
the saying. The same thing
Modi repeated in the form
of consensus. Reality is that
without consensus no peace
will be in country. If Nepal
is in trouble, naturally India
will be in trouble.
Considering this situation
Modi urged Nepali leaders
Government is guilty in cancellation
of Modi visit - Chaudhary
Indian officials told us that the program had
been one of the best. We were excited about
the distribution of cycles. But it is
unfortunately made disputed. Cycle to
children was more important than helicopter
to Army I could not understand. Helicopter
was given to Army it is good thing. I have
no any opposition. But 2 thousand in
Dhanusha and 1700 cycles to Siraha and Mottary were to
be distributed. The inauguration was to be held by Indian
Prime Minister Modi. This was a social work and such
social work should not be made disputed.
Detail interview page 3
to make constitution with
consensus of all parties.
Nothing new than first and as
a close friend never think of
fighting exists in the house of
his friend. But some ultra
nationalists have seen an
intervention in internal affairs
of Nepal.
Since then Oli has been
e xp e r i e n c i n g
groundlessness in politics.
Oli knew without clutching
Madheshi leaders in his
clutches there is no space
of holding chair of Prime
Minister. Experts say that
it is quite clear Oli has been
made Party chairman and
leader of parliament only
for the post of Prime Minister.
Supporters of Oli also want
Oli enjoying the chair of PM.
In the connection Oli has met
Madheshi leaders. The
second meet has widened rift
in Joint Democratic Madheshi
Front. A key Party of the
Front has opposed the meet
saying Madheshi leaders have
bargaining the sacrifice and
struggle of Madheshi people.
Upendra Yadav ,President of
Madhesh Janadhikar Forum
Nepal and a key member of
the Front, has said the same
issuing a release. In the first
meet the leaders of Front have
refused to accept the
proposal of joining
government. They had said
that they had formed a front
and the decision of front
would be final. ‘Before the
meeting of the front no
decision could be given to
you’ a leader of Front had
replied Oli.
According to source close to
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Front is in hurry to
1 join government: Yadav
Kathamandu. Upendra Yadav president of Madheshi
Janadhikar Forum Nepal has sadi that Joint Democratic
Madheshi Front has been in hurry to join government.
Yadav threatened the leaders of Front not to make
Madheshi people a ladder of joining government issuing a
press release on Saturday. Yadav himself is member of
Front. As KP Oli offered Bijaykumar Gachhedar president
of Forum Democratic the post of defense ministry with
Deputy Prime Minister Yadav issued the release saying
that. He also mentioned in his release that his party was
broken only for money and posts of minister in past.
Leaders of Madheshi parties are in the game of grabbing
money and power selling the sacrifice and struggle of
Madheshi people.
Upendra Yadav
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Editorial
National Weekly
Why Asma Jahangir is on ISI’s hit list?
Don’t choose government
Exercise of a new government has begun in
contemporary politics. Both big ruling parties of
Nepal want forming so-called national government
for their party’s interest. Prime Minister and
Congress Chairman Sushil Koirala has touched the
nerves of Madheshi leaders recently refreshed by
KP Sharma Oli, Chairman of CPN (UML). Both
Koirala and Oli want offering all what they have
except only the post of Prime Minister. Greedy
Madheshi leaders are highly disturbed what to do
what not to do. They declared that they would not
join the government before constitution announced
at the time of reviving the Joint Democratic
Madheshi Front. But after the constitution
announced there would be no value of Madheshi
leaders and they would not get what wanted. Some
leaders have agreed to join the government when
they call. But Upendra Yadav ,President of
Madheshi Janadhikar Forum Nepal and a member
of the Front, has opposed joining government.
Yadav said that some leaders had been bargaining
the sacrifice and struggle of Madheshi people.
People of Madheshi also don’t want Madheshi
parties joining the government. They want their
rights to secured first. Government’s agencies have
been strict to Madheshi activists. Recently Dr. CK
Raut was sent jail just saying that rights to
separation should be enshrined in the constitution.
So situation is against Madheshi people. It will be
better not to join the government.
PHOTO CORNER
Nepal Army Distibuted
warm cloth in Siraha and
Mahottari .
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Now that it is widely known
that the notorious intelligence
agency, ISI, had put in place
a diabolical plan to kill highly
respected human rights
activist, Asma Jahangir, the
question that needs to be
asked is, but why?
This is far from a conspiracy
theory. The conspiracy to kill
Asma Jahangir was revealed
not by any journalist but a US
whistleblower who made
thousands of classified
documents relating to
electronic snooping carried
out by US intelligence
agencies. The highly
classified documents
showed Pakistan military
officials plotting the
assassination of Asma
Jahangir some time in May
2012 when she was on a visit
to India. The intelligence
brief said the plan “included
either tasking militants to kill
her in India or tasking
militants or criminals to kill
her in Pakistan”. Part of the
plan was to pin the blame on
Jahangir’s family members.
Two questions need to be
asked to understand how
grave this news is. First is
why would ISI or Pakistan
Army think of killing an
otherwise
harmless
chairperson of Human
Rights Commission of
Pakistan and a widely
respected lawyer. Second is
what does it tell you about
Pakistan.
ISI had quite a few reasons
to see Asma Jahangir
disappear from the face of
the earth. As the head of the
Human Rights Commission
of Pakistan (HRCP), Asma
Jahangir has been raking up
issues which deeply hurt
Pakistan Army’s image and
prestige, both within the
country and in the
international arena. Jahangir
for instance has been
relentlessly pursuing every
single case of disappearance
or killing in Balochistan for
years now, creating a
comprehensive database for
the Supreme Court to
adjudicate effectively.
Under her stewardship, the
commission has been
sending
teams
of
independent researchers to
Balochistan to investigate the
killings and human rights
violations by the armed
forces operating in the area.
The commission’s reports,
made public at regular
intervals, have been scathing
in its criticism, calling up on
the state, particularly military
leadership, to investigate
cases of wanton killings of
innocent Baloch people and
punish the guilty. She has
been equally strong in
condemning the attacks on
Shias and other minorities in
Pakistan, often by groups
which enjoy the patronage of
Pakistan Army.
But what has riled the
military leadership is her
continuous criticism of the
army and its notorious
intelligence services. She
has been openly challenging
the army in public debates
inside and outside television
channels. In December
2011, she breathed fire on the
military during a television
debate, calling the army
“duffers. They are politically
duffers. If you will follow
their policy, as you have (in
the past), the country will
never progress. I don’t care
what USA or anyone else
thinks. I only care that
people of our country should
save themselves from this
Army. Pakistan Army is
responsible for the present
situation.”
She didn’t stop there. She
accused the army of
spreading “ terrorism in
every nook and corner of the
country. The army supports
terrorism and encourages
it...I don’t allege all the army
men. I am not alleging
ordinary army jawans. But
the army generals, who play
golf all the time, gossip and
look for the best pieces of
land for themselves. The
army has made us (citizens)
slaves. …If you really need
some crown on your head
please go, fight a war and
show us that you can win a
war. You did the Kargil misadventure, you kill light
infantry soldiers…. You are
not able to fight, you cannot
run the country, and you
cannot make policy. You are
a Qabza Group. You are a
Qabza Group of this
country.``
Now, in Pakistan, ruled by
Pakistan Army since 1947,
directly or behind the scenes,
you can’t get away by
challenging the army so
openly and brazenly. Last
time, any one thought of
doing it met with a brutal
death: Syed Saleem Shahzad,
a journalist who thought he
could hoodwink the army,
was picked up near his home,
kept in confinement where
he was tortured to death and
his body dumped by the
roadside. Every one knew
who did the brutal act, many
dared to openly say it also
but no one was held
accountable. Shahzad had
dared to report about the
growing radicalism within the
armed forces after the
Mehran naval base attack in
May 2011. Shahzad was
otherwise a ‘good friend‘ of
the army, ably projecting
what the GHQ wanted to tell
the world. But when he
crossed the red line, he met
with his death in a brutal
manner. There were others
like Ghulam Husnain, a
respected journalist who
profiled notorious criminal
Dawood Ibrahim, a friend
and ally of ISI, stating that
he was openly living in
Clifton Avenue, Karachi.
Pakistan had all along denied
Dawood’s presence in the
country. Husnain, a few days
after the story appeared in a
English monthly Newsline,
disappeared; abducted by
ISI goons, kept in illegal
confinement for over a week
before he was released a
thoroughly shaken up man.
Till date, he has not said a
word what happened to him
during
the
illegal
confinement. There were
several others who met with
various kinds of punishment
for challenging the army.
The fact that the army had
planned the killing of Asma
Jahangir a few months after
she began challenging the
military shows how little
Pakistan has changed and
how ruthless the army has
become.
Sources: Agencies
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Government is guilty in
cancellation of Modi visit
weakness of Government of Nepal was seen in this
connection. We had to handle this situation being
united. Disputes were seen in how to prepare the visit
and who will be given responsibility
Q. Recently Indian
Prime
Minister
Narendra Modi has
visited Nepal second
time. How could you
take his second visit to
Nepal?
-Indian Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has
visited Nepal second
time for the participation
in 18th SAARC Summit
held in Kahtmandu. I
have taken his visit as a
positive sense in Nepali
politics and India Nepal
friendship. In the
sidelines of SAARC , in
the presence of Modi
some agreements have
signed with Nepal under
bilateral relationship. I
believe that these signed
agreements will be
fruitful for Nepal.
Q. Visit of Indian
Prime Minister has
been after 17 years in
Nepal seen twice one
after another. Why
would you think no
visit of Indian Prime
Minister in Neapl
happened in the time
span of 17 years.
- Nepal didn’t boycott
the visit of an Indian
Prime Minister to
Nepal. Visit of Indian
Prime Minister depends
on their personal wills
and situations. In some
extent there would have
some weakness ensuring
visit of Indian Prime
Minister to Nepal. But
recently Indian Prime
Minister Modiji has
shown his personal
effort to more friendly
relationship with Nepal.
The visit of Modiji has
added a new dimension
in the relation between
Nepal and India. I think
in past Nepal was facing
people’s war like
agitations, toppling of
monarchy, and critical
transitional period so
the visit was not
possible. Our country
was in sensitive
situation.
During
conflict such visits are
not taken positive rather
than in peaceful
situation.
Q.The scheduled
visits of Modi to
Janakpur, Lumbini
and Muktinath have
been cancelled at final
stage. How far this
will impact in the
relation between
Nepal and India?
- The visits of Modi of
Janakpur, Lumbini and
Muktinath
were
scheduled. I was also
engaged
in
the
preparation of Janakpur
visit. I was in Janakpur.
Preparation was going
rapidly. About the visit
of Modi people of
Nepal and India were
excited. People of
Janakpur were more
excited.
By the
headline’ Indian Prime
Minister is in marriage
party from Ayodhya to
Janakpur’ people of
Janakpur area were more
excited and happy.
Bibahpanchami is an
annual celebration of
marriage of Goddess
Sita and God Rama by
Hindus. Symbolically
people of Janakpur
c e l e b r a t e
Bibahpanchami. At
eleventh hour the visit
of Modi was cancelled
so people were
disappointed. Really
this has disturbed the
situation. But this will
not affect the relation
between Nepal and India.
I hope he will visit
Janakpur, Lumbini and
Muktinath as he
promised.
Q. What would you
think the government
was engaged in
cancellation of Modi
visit?
- Of course, weakness
of Government of Nepal
was seen in this
connection. We had to
handle this situation
being united. Disputes
were seen in how to
prepare the visit and who
will
be
given
responsibility like
issues. The visit was
made disputed. This is
matter of unfortunate.
Q. Some leaders were
active in cancellation
of Modi visit. What
would you think there
was a conspiracy
hatched?
-Desire was not seen
rather than conspiracy.
Government of Nepal did
not want to ensure
Modi’s Janakpur visit.
First of all want is
required. And other all
can be happened.
Nothing is impossible.
Observing the style of
preparation I had some
doubts about the
abortion of Modi visit.
But I had not to disclose
this. What I guessed
finally it happened the
same.
Q. The dispute was
seen about the public
addressing of Modi in
Janakpur. But Prime
Chanda Chaudhary
( President, Nepal –India
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Minister of Nepal Dr.
Baburam Bhattarai
had addressed in New
Delhi. Indian Prime
Minister addressed in
constituent assembly
during his first visit.
About
these
addressing there was
no dispute made in
past. During those
time it was not felt that
sovereignty would be
lost. But how would
you think that dispute
was seen about the
addressing of Modi
during his scheduled
visit?
- There is no space to
doubt in the nationality
of Madheshi. This was
only brought because
Modi’s addressing was
scheduled in Madhesh.
If it was scheduled in
Pahad there would be no
dispute. The program
would be easily done.
Once going Janakpur
Modi like leader
shouldn’t be barred from
addressing. I have not
seen such rules in the
world. A Prime Minister
can have right to address
in other country if one
wanted. Here is only
reason for that. Ruling
class Khas community
thought has not been
changed. Discrimination
against
Madhesh
remains. If it was
scheduled in Pahad there
would no sound against
Modi
addressing.
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people can be addressed
but people can’t be
addressed. How could it
be possible ?
Q. During Janakpur
visit
Modi
was
scheduled
to
distribute cycles to
children. This was
disputed.
But,
Government of Nepal
took helicopter. How
could take
this
situation about Modi’s
visit?
- Nepal India Woman
Friendly Society showed
efforts of distributing
cycles to school-girls.
This proposal we had
submitted in Indian
Embassy. By this
proposal Indian side was
happy. Indian officials
told us that the program
had been one of the best.
We were excited about
the distribution of
cycles. But it is
unfortunately made
disputed. Cycle to
children was more
important
than
helicopter to Army I
could not understand.
Helicopter was given to
Army it is good thing. I
have no any opposition.
But 2 thousand in
Dhanusha and 1700
cycles to Siraha and
Mottary were to be
distributed.
The
inauguration was to be
held by Indian Prime
Minister Modi. This was
a social work and such
social work should not
be made disputed.
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Talakjung vs Tulke in 21st edition
Madhesh
of Cinemandu
th
Kathmandu : Embassy of India in
Kathmandu and B.P. Koirala IndiaNepal Foundation organized 21st
edition of Cinemandu on Friday,
December 12, 2014 at Nepal-Bharat
th
in his career to the cinemascope and
on becoming a producer now. The
crew also elaborated on the
challenges they went through while
making the movie and expressed
National Weekly
Update
Permission for primary level
Mahottary. Pressure has been thrown by local private school organizers
for the allowing them operating primary level school. Officials of Chief
Education Office have been demanding money for their permission. The
Education Office has started campaign for closing not registered school.
Keep forest out from political share
Chandrakant Khanal, Rupendehi. For the protection keeping forest out
from political share has been required. Participants in a program have
said that forests should be kept out from political sharing. Tilottama
Community Forest Network has organized the program.
Country will fall in conflict if constitution is not formed
Banke. Participants in a program organized on 66th International Human
Rights Day by Tarai Human Rights Defender Network sub regional office
Nepalgunj have said if constitution is not formed ,country will fall in conflict.
Muslims are also boycotted because rights are not ensured in constitution.
In the program, Attahar Hussain Farooki, Mahaboon Ali Idrisi and Alam
Khan like social and political leaders were present.
Former Father in law killed by son in law
Library, Nepal Airlines Building in
New Road.This edition of
Cinemandu screened critically
acclaimed and commercially
successful Nepali feature film
Talakjung vs Tulke. Directed by
Nischal Basnet and produced by
Rabindra Singh Baniya and Black
Horse Pictures and Shatkon,
Talakjung vs Tulke is a film based
slightly on the Maoist insurgency in
Nepal. Director Nishchal Basnet,
actor-producer Rabindra Singh
Baniya, writer and actor Khagendra
Lamichhane and actress Reecha
Sharma joined the screening of the
film. After the screening of the
movie, the filmmakers and the actors
interacted with the audience. Actor
and producer Rabindra Singh Baniya
shared about his theatrical journey
gratitude to their audience for their
appreciation and constructive critical
views. “Many a times, it can be
challenging to leave the movie with
an open ending. But at the same
time it is interesting to leave your
audience play with their mind to
understand the conclusion of the
movie. Yes there are a few loopholes
and we will make sure that we will
keep them away in our upcoming
movies,” director Nischal Basnet
shared. Embassy of India and B.P.
Koirala India-Nepal Foundation will
be organizing 21st edition of Voices:
social activist Anuradha Koirala on
Her Journey from the Self to Others
on Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at
3 pm at Nepal-Bharat Library. The
entry to the event is FREE and open
to all.
Hulaki high way will be
built: Ambassador Rae
Ambassador Rae planted tree
brought from Bauddh Gaya
Maniprasad Gaire, Kapilvastu.
Ambassador of India to Nepal
Kathmandu.
Indian
Ambassador to Nepal Ranjit
Rae has planted a tree brought
Chandrakant Khanal, Rupendehi. A son in law has killed a father in law
on Tuesday. Ramprasad Chaudhary of Navalparasi has killed his
former father in lawa saying he separated his wife from him . He has
been arrested in accusation of killing his father in law 45 year Shyamsundar
Tharu of Motipur Ranigunj. According to police Ramprasad is former
son in law of Tharu. Sniffing dog was brought from Pokhara for catching
the killer. Tharu was alone in his house.
Arrested with Skin
Kailali. 25 years Narendra Shahi and 21 years Nahkul Nyupane inhabitant
of Lamki Chuha municipality -2 have been arrested with a skin of spotted
tiger. Police personal Mohalal Chaudhary has arrested them with skin
during police checking at community forest. They were riding motorbike
no Sa 2 Pa 8080. Police is investigation.
Arrested with Buddha Idol
Kailali Mithu Swar inhabitant of Dhangarhi municipality -4 Omshantinagar
has been arrested with Buddha Idol . The Idol has been valuable and
importance to archaeological study. The seized idol is 11 kg 580 grams 9.5
inches tall and 8 inches wide with copper coated.
Wine and its raw material damaged
Golbazar. A team of police has damaged wine and its raw material found
from Lahan Municipality-5 of Siraha district. The police team seized wine
from the house of Radheshyam Sah, Roshankumar Sah, Badrai Sah and
Jagdish Sah. 20 liter prepared and raw materials for 200 liters were
damaged.
Two dead found
Sarlahi . 10 years old Niraj Moktan son of Krishna Bahadur Moktan
inhabitant of Karmaiya ward no-9 has been found dead in a sugarcane
farm. And a dead body around 55 years old has been found from Kabilashi
ward no -2 . Police has been investigating the cases.
Former Father in law killed
Ranjit Rae has said that Hulaki high
way will be built soon. Addressing
a program organized at Gautam
Buddha Hotel he said that
contractor would start work within
6 months. In the program Dipkumar
Upadhyay of Nepali Congress had
met Rae. Rae said that the relation
between Nepal and India has been
good.
from Bauddh Gaya the place
where Buddha earned
enlightment in campus of
Mayadevi Temple nearby
Ashok Stupa. In the program
D i p k u m a r U p a d a h y a y,
Ishwardyal Mishra and
Ajitman Tamang like reputed
persons were present.
Chandrakant Khanal, Rupendehi. A son in law has killed a father in law.
Ramprasad Chaudhary of Navalparasi has been arrested in accusation
of killing his father in law 45 year Shyamsundar Tharu of Motipur Ranigunj.
According to police Ramprasad is former son in law of Tharu. Sniffing
dog was brought from Pokhara for catching the killer. Tharu was alone in
his house.
Oli widens rift among Madheshi leaders
Madhesh based parties, Bijaykumar Gacchedar has been bargaining for
the bigger part of the government. And Gachhedar again wanted to break
Madheshi parties because Madheshi leaders had been greedy of the power
and money. Previously Gachhedar broke Madheshi Janadhikar Forum
Nepal. Sniffing the situation Yadav opposed the bargain of Gachhedar for
joining government before constitution. Oli has been using this opportunity
for widening rift among Madheshi leaders. Experts say if Madheshi leaders
remain united, the course of politics will be different but Madheshi leaders
have formed their parties not for Madheshi people so it can’t be said they
will not join the upcoming government.
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Monday,15th December , 2014
Corporate News
PDA talks on Upper TrishuliI to be held today
RASUWA: The fourth round of
negotiations to sign the Project
Development Agreement (PDA) of
the Upper Trishuli-I Hydroelectric
Project is scheduled for Monday.
Nepal Water and Energy
Development
Company
(NWEDC), the developer of the
216 MW project stated that if the
PDA and Power Purchase
Agreement (PPA) are finalised,
they could immediately start
construction work.
“We are optimistic that this time we
can finalise the PDA as in the third
round of negotiations both parties
had agreed on most of the issues,”
said Baburam Bharadwaj, general
manager at NWEDC.
According to the company, they
have already completed track
opening, test tunnel excavation, land
acquisition, tree cutting permission
and construction of 4.5 km stretch
out of the 15 km access road. The
project has also got approval for
Environmental Impact Assessment
and to conduct the Cumulative
Impact Assessment study a
consultant has been appointed.
Keshab
Dhoj
Adhikari,
spokesperson of the Ministry of
Energy, said, “There are only a few
issues to agree on to have PDA pact
signed for Upper Trishuli-I project.
The developer has demanded for
payment guarantee by the
government. As there is no clear
policy, we have yet to agree.”
According to him, the PDA
document will be more or less like
the recently signed PDAs of Upper
Karnali and Arun III projects.
NWEDC obtained the survey
licence for the run-of-river type
Upper Trishuli-1 project in January
2006 and the company initiated the
process for PDA in March 2013.
The project will affect Haku,
Dhunche and Ramche VDCs of
Rasuwa. According to the
company, the estimated total
project
cost
would
be
approximately Rs 57.8 billion.
The project, designed under Q51,
will generate 306.7 Gwh during dry
season and 1,149.7 Gwh of energy
in wet season annually. It will have
three generation units of 72 MW
each. The energy generated by the
project will be evacuated via the
proposed substation of Nepal
Electricity Authority (NEA) at
Trishuli 3B project at Manakamana
VDC in Nuwakot.
As per the company, they have
proposed PPA at 6.9 cents per unit
with annual escalation rate of three
per cent for the first 10 years of
generation. However, NEA has yet
to decide on PPA in US dollar
terms.
Project officials said they would
allocate 10 per cent of the shares
in the project to locals from
affected areas. The project is being
promoted by KOSEP (50 per cent),
Daelim (15 per cent) and Kyeryong
(10 per cent) — companies of
South Korea; International Finance
Corporation (15 per cent), and
Bikesh Pradhanang (10 per cent)
— a Nepali promoter. IFC, ADB,
Proparco
(France),
DEG
(Germany),
FMO
(The
Netherlands) and Korean
Development Bank are the funding
agencies for the project.
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Clarification about Bodhi tree in Lumbini
Kathmandu : Our attention has been
drawn to the news reports regarding
plantation of sacred sapling of Bodhi
tree brought from Bodh Gaya in the
premises of the Mayadevi temple
complex in Lumbini. The location of
plantation of the sacred sapling of
Bodhi tree had already been agreed by
the two sides and conveyed to the
Indian side through a formal note from
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal
on 13 November 2014. The solemn tree plantation ceremony on
Wednesday, 10 December, 2014 was attended by senior members of the
Lumbini Development Trust including the Member Secretary of the Trust
as well as monks from several countries. Gift of sacred sapling of Bodhi
tree is a symbol of the ancient civilizational bonds between India and
Nepal. Office of Federal Sadabhawana
Party inaugurated
Birgunj. Anil Kumar Jha
President
of
Federal
Sadabhawana Party has
inaugurated its Parsa District
office in Birgunj. The office is
situated infront of Samjhana
Hotel of Birgunj. He said that
constitution should address the
rights of deprived groups of
Nepal . In the program Shiva
Patel assistant general
secretary, Sanjay Pandey,
Manoj Karna, Sujit Tripathi, Manudin Ansari, Krishna Patel, Rajnarayan
Kurmi, Rajesh Sahani and Anita Rauniyar like local leaders were present.
Sources : The Himalayantimes
Smartphone maker Xiaomi
launches smart air purifier
Chinese smartphone brand Xiaomi launched a smart air purifier on
Tuesday as it tries to tap into the growing market created by the China’s
hazardous air quality. Aside from traditional functions, the new Xiaomi
product can be connected to a smartphone, allowing users to remotely
control the device and receive air quality readings. According to
information from Xiaomi’s website, the device can learn air conditions
in real time and tell users when to turn on the device. It can also warn
users when the filter needs to be replaced. Selling at 899 yuan (145.3
US dollars), it can provide 406 cubic meters of clean air per hour.
Xiaomi also said the device can clean 99.3 percent of air particles less
than 2.5 micrometers (PM 2.5), the main contributor of China’s air
pollution and which are believed to pose great health risks to humans.
Worsening air quality in recent years has spurred the rise of air purifier
sales in Chinese cities, but some consumers complain effectiveness differs
between brands.
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Nepali Tara 3 select Top 10 finalists
KATHMANDU: The temperature inside the Studio
4, Bhaisepati on December 3 was up not due to the
sun’s power but due to the tension the top 20
finalists of Nepali Tara 3 were feeling. It was the
day for them to either be selected to the Top 10 or
continue their journey, or to be out. The event
started with the signature song Gaaudaichhaun
Haami composed by singer/arranger Rajan Ishaan
where the 20 contestants divided into two groups
performed. Sung in a lok bhaka (folksy beat)
with a modern touch, the song was able to
reflect the aims of the contestants ‘to shine in
the musical sky’. And as the hosts of the show
Dharmendra Sewan and Santosh Lama started
calling the Top 20 contestants on stage, their
tension was visible on their faces, though
some managed to hide it. Akash Shrestha and
Dilip Lama were such contestants.
Among the 20 contestants Jaljala Pariyar,
Pratap Lama, Pratap Das, Vishal Atreya,
Sushma Bishwarkarma, Sudesh Subedi,
Swechchha Thakuri, Binod Rai, Suresh Lama
and Debesh Rai were selected as the Top 10
finalists. Those who didn’t make it through, sang
a last song at the event and ended their journey in
the singing competition.
Among those who gave their last performance
were Dilip Lama, Aarju Adhikari, Menuka Gahatraj,
Pragya Shree, Akash Shrestha, Gagan Phuyal,
Bikram Kalikote, Shristi Sunar, Mechu Dhimal and
Prakash Shrestha.
Shree, who wasn’t selected, didn’t feel that it was
the end. “This is not the end and I think I will be
selected in the next season of Nepali Tara. And for
that I must work hard from today,” she shared.
Regarding the selection, music composer Prakash
Gurung, one of the judges in the competition
Akshay Kumar introduces
his ‘Baby’ character online
Actor Akshay Kumar took to micro-blogging website
Twitter to unveil a glimpse of
his role from his upcoming
movie “Baby”. The actor also
said that all the developments
and scoops from the movie will
reach his fans on the social
networking platform first.
“Starting today, I will introduce
you
to
members
of
@BabyTheFilm
.
#AjaySinghRajput #TeamBaby
,” he tweeted on Saturday.
Akshay Kumar
In the clip, the 47-year-old, who
is known for his daredevil
stunts, is seen running after villains, jumping off cliffs
and doing some great action moves the ‘Khiladi’ style.
“Baby” will see Akshay play Ajay Singh Rajput, an officer
on a mission to bust terrorists’ plan. Akshay was so
moved by the response to the film’s trailer that he vowed
to keep his Twitter fans posted about the movie. “Your
love and reactions to the #BabyTrailer have won me over!
From today, you will see everything on @Babythefilm
before the world does,” he wrote.
Previously, the actor had shared a teaser of Neeraj
Pandey’s directorial, which is set to hit the theatres on
Jan 23, 2015, on the social media. The film also stars
Rana Daggubati, Danny Denzongpa and Anupam Kher.
expressed, “All the contestants were equally
competitive and it was very difficult to bring
the results out. All of them are already stars. I
feel that the musical journey will start from now.
Those who aren’t in the Top 10 must learn music
so as to shine in music,” he suggested. Akash
who was patient after hearing his results
expressed, “Whatever I am doing in music I will
continue doing it. The results will not affect my
musical career.” And Das who was selected felt
that he needs to labour hard in the days and
would even make his career in music as well. As
per Ranjit Acharya, Director and Producer of
Nepali Tara 3, all Top 10 contestants will be
mentored by Ishaan and musician, singer and
composer Jems Pradhan. Those who have been
selected in Top 10 will get a chance to sing a
solo song in the Top 10 Album of Nepali Tara 3.
These Top 10 contestants will give a concert in
Kathmandu and Bhaktapur on December 19 and
December 20. Meanwhile, the female
contestants selected for the Top 10 will
personally be trained by singer Sangita Rana
Pradhan, one of the judges in the competition.
Nepali Tara 3 is telecast every Saturday on
Nepal Television at 8:00 pm, and its repeat
telecast is broadcast on Monday on Image
Channel at 9:00pm and on Nepal 1 at 9:00 pm
every Wednesday.
Iodized salt protects
from goiter and mental
retardation.
BP Koirala Institute
of Health Sciences
and Hospitals,
Dharan is
Indian film ‘Jal’ in running
for two Oscars
Girish Malik’s National Award winning film ‘Jal’ has found a
place in the Oscar contenders of 2014 in two categories — Best
Picture and Best Original Score.
The film, which has the backdrop of water scarcity and tells the
story of Bakka, a person gifted with a special ability to find
water in the desert, features in the
reminder list of productions eligible
for the 87th Academy Awards.
This apart, the film’s screenplay has
also been invited to the Oscar Library
for their permanent core collection.
“’Jal’ is in the race as one of the Oscar contenders in two most
prestigious categories – Best Picture and Best Original Score
alongside path-breaking films like ‘Interstellar’, ‘Exodus’, ‘300
Rise of Empire’ and other Hollywood biggies,” Puneet Singh,
director of One World Films Pvt Ltd, the film’s production banner,
told IANS. The film features Purab Kohli, Kirti Kulhari and
Tannishtha Chatterjee in prominent roles. Malik, who stepped
behind the camera for the first time with the film, says that it is
wonderful to get noticed on such a huge platform.
“’Jal’ has been shortlisted as one of the Oscar contenders in
the mainstream Best Picture category and not the Best Foreign
Language film category, which means it will be competing with
the Hollywood biggies to find a space for itself and hopefully
get noticed on this stupendous platform. “It was a tremendous
struggle to make this film and I am happy and thankful that it’s
being noticed on the biggest platform for cinema,” he said. The
music and background score for the film has been composed
by Sonu Nigam and Bickram Ghosh. The other Indian film
nominated for the Best Original score is ‘Kochadaiiyaan’, which
has compositions by A.R. Rahman. The double Oscar winner is
also nominated for two more of his Hollywood projects —
‘Million Dollar Arm’ and ‘The Hundred-Foot Journey’. The final
nomination list will be announced Jan 15, 2015, while the
presentation ceremony will be held Feb 22, 2015 at the Dolby
Theatre in Hollywood.
Nepal Netra Jyoti Sangh has been
conducting eye-checkups for hundreds
of thousand school-going chldren of
Nepal and has been distributing
India Provides more than 2500
scholorships annually to Nepalese
students for various
Issue in public Interest by Nepal- India.
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China economic growth may slow to 7.1
percent in 2015: central bank report
(Reuters) - China’s economic growth could slow to 7.1 percent in 2015
from an expected 7.4 percent this year, held back by a sagging property
sector, the central bank said in research report seen by Reuters on Sunday.
Stronger global demand
could boost exports, but
not by enough to
counteract the impact
from
weakening
property investment,
according to the report
published on the central
bank’s
website,
www.pbc.gov.cn.
China’s exports are
likely to grow 6.9
percent in 2015,
quickening from this
year’s 6.1 percent rise, while import growth is seen accelerating to 5.1
percent in 2015 from this year’s 1.9 percent, it said.
The report warned that the Federal Reserve’s expected move to raise
interest rates sometime next year could hit emerging-market economies.
Fixed-asset investment growth may slow to 12.8 percent in 2015 from
this year’s 15.5 percent, while retail sales growth may quicken to 12.2
percent from 12 percent, it said.
Consumer inflation may hold largely steady in 2015, at 2.2 percent, it
said.China’s economic growth weakened to 7.3 percent in the third quarter,
and November’s soft factory and investment figures suggest full-year
growth will miss Beijing’s 7.5 percent target and mark the weakest
expansion in 24 years.
Economists who advise the government have recommended that China
lower its growth target to around 7 percent in 2015. China’s employment
situation is likely to hold up well next year due to faster expansion of the
services sector, despite slower economic growth, said the report.
Drug addiction leads to darkness,
destruction, devastation - Narendra modi
Voicing concern over the “devastating” drug addiction menace, Prime
Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday said society as well as the government
will have to work together
to fight this problem and
that a helpline would be set
up soon to assist those
seeking solutions.
In his third ‘Mann Ki Baat’
programme on radio, he
said the menace is a
“national pain” but instead
of the youth mired in the
problem, drugs should be
shunned. He said drug
addiction is “a malaise filled
3D – darkness, destruction
and devastation – as it leads
Narendra Modi
to the dark alleys of
destruction
and
devastation”. The Prime Minister said a thinking process should begin to
ensure that the country is rid of this problem and added that he will try to
involve celebrities from the cine world, sports and other fields to campaign
for a “drug-free India”. “For long, I have been having concern about the
young generation…That some son has got caught in such a quagmire
where everything is devastated. Drugs are such a devastation,” Modi
said in his broadcast to the nation. At the same time, he said, “drug addiction
is bad, not the child.” Describing it as a psycho-socio-medical problem, he
said the family, friends, society, government and the law will have to work
together to fight it as working in pieces will not help.
He said he had asked his officials to set up a toll-free helpline soon to
assist those seeking answers to the problem. The Prime Minister also
suggested launching a special drive on social media against the menace.
National Weekly
Home is hell for 2 million Pak Ahmadis-1
More than two million Ahmadis
consider Pakistan as their home.
Pakistan, both the state and its
people, consider Ahmadis as kafirs
and treat them worse than other
minorities like Hindus and
Christians. Ahmadis are prosecuted
with state sanction, cannot aspire to
any political or government position
or leadership, cannot hope to
become rich and have always to live
in fear.
There is much to fear for Ahmadis
in Pakistan. Although Pakistan is
home to the largest concentration of
Ahmadis in the world, it has officially
declared them to non-Muslims, a
worse label than a minority Hindu
or Christian. The Pakistan
parliament, way back in 1974, had
made a law forbidding the Ahmadis
to follow Islamic pratices and
festivals as other Sunni and Shias
are permitted. Ahmadis cannot go
to non-ahmadi mosques, nor offer
prayer in public, cannot greet
anyone in the traditional Islamic way,
cannot quote from Quran, preach or
produce any material in any form
about their beliefs or any other
belief. If a Ahmadi were to caught
saying Assalmu alaikum, which
means peace be upon you, he could
be sentenced to three years of
imprisonment. All Pakistanis, filling
up official forms, have to state in
writing that they consider the
founder of Ahmadi sect, Mirza
Ghulam Ahmad as an impostor and
all Ahmadis to be non-Muslims.
Needless to say, they have no place
in the normal state activities like
elections. In 1985, the radical military
dictator Zia-ul Haq had banned
Ahmadis and other minorities from
voting, created a separate
electorate and imposed a condition
to participate in the elections—all of
them will have to declare that they
were non-muslims. In any case,
they could only vote for 5 per cent
seats reserved in National Assembly
for minorities.
The fact that Ahmadis stayed away
from the 2013 elections show how
deeply entrenched is this hatred
against a co-religionist in Pakistan.
Otherwise a liberal, at least he
projects himself to be such, Imran
Khan went out of his way to declare
that he would uphold all laws against
Ahmadis and would never seek the
support of Ahmadis for his political
party. In April this year, a bipartisan
group of US Congressmen wrote to
Secretary of State John Kerry that
the US must not accept the results
of the May elections if Ahmadis
were not given a fair place in the
electoral system. In a letter
endorsed by 33 Congressmen,
Republican Congressmen Frank
Wolf wrot : “I am deeply troubled
that Pakistans electoral system
discriminates on the basis of religion,
rendering the premise of free and
fair elections a sham…this
pernicious regime of discrimination
is relatively easy to change.”
The level of discrimination and social
ostracisation so pernicious that
ordinary Ahmadis cannot send their
children to good schools, nor can they
run small businesses or aspire for
public positions. Private schools
refuse Ahmadi children admission.
Ahmadis find it difficult to rent or
buy houses in non-Ahmadi localities.
They are not welcome in shopping
complexes or other public places if
their identity was found out. A recent
case of a Ahmadi businessman in
Gujranwala, a predominantly Sunni
town, is a telling illustration of how
discriminatory life is in Pakistan for
Ahmadis who consider the country
their home. A self-made man, Imran
Ahmad had been running a
woodwork shop in Gujranwala for
some years. He was a Ahmadi but
no one in the neighbourhood knew
about it. Nor did his worker and
customers. Then one day he met
with an accident and neighbours
came to his house to commiserate.
There they spotted portraits of
Ahmadi sect’s founder and related
literature and left home immediately.
Since then, his neighbours kept away
from him; his employees quit, and
shopkeepers refused to sell him
groceries.
Discrimination is not the only thing
which the Ahmadis have to face.
Ahmadi
businessmen
and
professionals face death threats and
often get killed. Asian Human Rights
Commission, in a September 2013
report, highlighted the continuing
killing of Ahmadis in Karachi. The
report cited three incidents—the
September 4 killing of a Ahmadi in
Orangi town in Karachi; the murder
of a Ahmadi homeopathic doctor in
Landhi, Karachi and the targeted
killing of Zahoor Ahmad Kayani on
August 21 this year. The report said:
“ These are the latest tragic
incidents which have become the
fate of Ahmadis in Pakistan.“
September also witnessed a series
of conferences organised by various
Sunni groups calling upon the state
to punish Ahmadis. The conferences
were organised to mark the 39 th
anniversary of the passage of
Second Amendment to Pakistan
Constitution which declared all
Ahmadis as non-Muslims. Speakers
after Speakers at these well attended
conferences called Ahmadis as
enemies of Pakistan, stooges of the
West and called upon the people to
hunt them down. The speakers
called for political and economic
boycott of the community and sought
a ban on their recruitment to
government and military.
One speaker, Pir Muhibullah Noori,
caretaker of Baseerpur, said
Ahmadis should be thrown out of
Pakistan. He said if Pakistani people
truly loved Prophet Muhammad, they
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Aishwarya Rai Bachchan felicitated for her
commitment to “beauty with a purpose”
Aishwarya Rai was on Sunday (December 14) felicitated by the
Miss World Organisation at the 64th edition of the international
beauty pageant for her commitment to “beauty with a purpose”
since winning the crown two decades ago. Described as
embodiment of
beauty
with
purpose, Aishwarya
Rai is also seen as
the most successful
Miss World so far,
a title that she won
in 1994. “I stand
here overwhelmed
by this honour. I
thank Miss World
Organization for such an incredible honour that I have received…”
she said in her acceptance speech. “To have the opportunity to
hold the title, to wear the crown with pride… that was my one
time to go out there and experience beauty with a purpose…,”
said Aishwarya looking gorgeous in a shimmery gown.
The 41-year-old was accompanied by her mother Vrinda, husband
and actor Abhishek Bachchan and three-year-old daughter
Aaradhya on the stage. Having starred in movies like “Devdas”
and “Hum Dil De Chuke Sanam”, she is now a regular at the
prestigious Cannes film festival. Meanwhile, Koyal Rana, India’s
representative at the Miss World this year, could only make it to
the top 10. The crown went to Miss South Africa.
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