Nepal Today

Saturday, October 17, 2009

Monk killed, 50 others injured

Kathmandu, 18 Oct: One monk was killed Saturday and 50 in a monastery were injured in an attacked by an armed group inside Dhorpatan reserve on the border between Rukum and Baglung.
The gang decamped with stolen goods worth millions of rupees.
A police team has been sent to track down the attackers whose whose identity wasn’t immediately known.
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Gobardhan puja observed

Kathmandu, 18 Oct: Gobardhan puja was observed Sunday with the worship of the cow and bull.
Sunday is the fourth day of tihar.
Bhai tika is on Monday.
The Newar community will observe maa puja or the worship of the self in the evening.
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Deuba also opposes Sujata’s promotion

Kathmandu, 18 Oct: Another top Nepali Congress has opposed the propulsion of Foreign Minister Sujata Koirala to deputy prime minister at the request of her father and party President Girija Prasad Koirala.
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal promoted het at Girija’s request to save the government under threat from Maoists.
But Girija has come under heavy fire in the party central committee for acting unilaterally without discussing the promotion in the central committee and parliamentary party.
Sujata also leads the Congress team in government.
The central committee has summoned Koirala for an explanation after tihar.
‘New play is the party is objectionable,” Deuba said Saturday after returning from New Delhi where he discussed Nepal’s current political situation with Indian leaders, including Prime Minister Manmohan Singh.
Deuba said no senior party leader was taken into confidence and,” bypassing them has no doubt hurt their sentiments,” the former prime minister added.“.
“I’m really serious after coming to know Sujata was promoted,” Deuba added.
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MEDIA GOOGLE

“UML and Congress are directed from somewhere. That’s why the drafting of the constitution within the deadline is in danger.”

(Maoist General Secretary Ram Bahadur Thapa Badal, Annapurna Post, 18 Oct.)

“The agendas are not addressed and there is no discussion, however, photos are taken and tea is served in the meetings [of three major parties trying to break a political deadlock].”

(Maoist leader Narayan Kazi Shrestha Prakash, The Himalayan Times, 18 Oct.)
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