Students in the far-western region have intensified their struggle demanding the establishment of a university in the region.
Mahendranagar of Kanchanpur district became tense throughout the day Tuesday as police and students clashed in the course of demonstrations organised by the students demanding the university.
Four students, a local resident and some policemen were injured in the clashes. Police had fired tear gas canisters to take the situation under control.
Educational institutions, market, government and private offices remained shut in the city Tuesday due to the tense situation.
The students had been staging demonstrations for the university since past one week. They had also staged demonstrations and organised other programmes demanding the university many times in the past.
Wednesday, July 27, 2011
PM inaugurates Hydropower Investment & Development Company Ltd
Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal has inaugurated the Hydropower Investment & Development Company Ltd, set up by the government to channelise investments in hydropower sector, amid a function on Tuesday.
With the inauguration, the hydropower investment and development company has started operation from its office in Babarmahal Tuesday.
The company has been set up with an issued capital of Rs 10 billion. Nepal Government has invested Rs 5 billion from the unspent amount in the previous year's development budget.
Employees Provident Fund, Citizen Investment Fund and National Insurance Board have invested Rs 1 billion each. Rs 2 billion will be sold to the public as general share.
The company said, it will invest only in hydropower projects more than 25 MW and invest only amounts more than Rs 250 million.
Addressing the inaugural function on Tuesday, PM Khanal advised the company to rethink its policy on investing only on projects above 25 MW.
With the inauguration, the hydropower investment and development company has started operation from its office in Babarmahal Tuesday.
The company has been set up with an issued capital of Rs 10 billion. Nepal Government has invested Rs 5 billion from the unspent amount in the previous year's development budget.
Employees Provident Fund, Citizen Investment Fund and National Insurance Board have invested Rs 1 billion each. Rs 2 billion will be sold to the public as general share.
The company said, it will invest only in hydropower projects more than 25 MW and invest only amounts more than Rs 250 million.
Addressing the inaugural function on Tuesday, PM Khanal advised the company to rethink its policy on investing only on projects above 25 MW.
Mumbai blast 'suspect' held in Kathmandu
Police in Kathmandu have arrested an Indian national in connection with the triple bomb blasts in Mumbai on July 13 that killed 24 people.
AFP quoted an officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, that a 43-year-old from the eastern Indian state of Bihar has been arrested on suspecion of involving the deadly blasts that killed 24 people.
“He was arrested on suspicion of links with the Mumbai blasts,” he said, explaining that the police were probing text messages and phone calls to someone in Mumbai. Police had raided his apartment in Kathmandu on Saturday, according to the report.
It was the first arrest anywhere in connection with the recent Mumbai explosions.
Nepal police spokesman Nawaraj Dhakal confirmed that an Indian man had been detained but denied it was related to the Mumbai blasts. A police source, who claimed having taken part in the operation to arrest the suspect, suggested senior officers wanted to downplay the detention while investigations were underway, AFP further reported.
However, the Home Ministry is yet to confirm the arrest and the alleged link of the person with the blasts.
AFP quoted an officer, who spoke on condition of anonymity, that a 43-year-old from the eastern Indian state of Bihar has been arrested on suspecion of involving the deadly blasts that killed 24 people.
“He was arrested on suspicion of links with the Mumbai blasts,” he said, explaining that the police were probing text messages and phone calls to someone in Mumbai. Police had raided his apartment in Kathmandu on Saturday, according to the report.
It was the first arrest anywhere in connection with the recent Mumbai explosions.
Nepal police spokesman Nawaraj Dhakal confirmed that an Indian man had been detained but denied it was related to the Mumbai blasts. A police source, who claimed having taken part in the operation to arrest the suspect, suggested senior officers wanted to downplay the detention while investigations were underway, AFP further reported.
However, the Home Ministry is yet to confirm the arrest and the alleged link of the person with the blasts.
Maoists to pull out of govt if new ministerial candidates not sworn in as per party recommendation: Gajurel
At a time when the Prime Minister has turned down the Maoist recommendation to reshuffle its team in the government, UCPN (Maoist) secretary C.P Gajurel has claimed that the new ministerial candidates would be sworn in by Thursday.
Speaking at an interaction on Wednesday, the Maoist leader warned that his party would be compelled to call back all Maoist ministers in the cabinet if the Prime Minister does not implement the recommendation.
Gajurel, who even vowed to break the coalition government with CPN-UML, claimed the PM has no alternative than to reshuffle the cabinet as per the Maoist recommendation.
"The reshuffle will not hamper the existing political scenario," Gajurel said adding, " It is not for UML or any other party to put a stamp of approval on the decision of our party."
Speaking at the same programme, UML leader Pradeep Gyawali ruled out the possibility of cabinet reshuffle at this hour and asked the UCPN (Maoist) to understand the situation.
Gyawali also said PM Khanal would better decide to step down than accept the Maoist proposal to call back the existing Maoist ministers from the cabinet and sworn in new ones.
Speaking at an interaction on Wednesday, the Maoist leader warned that his party would be compelled to call back all Maoist ministers in the cabinet if the Prime Minister does not implement the recommendation.
Gajurel, who even vowed to break the coalition government with CPN-UML, claimed the PM has no alternative than to reshuffle the cabinet as per the Maoist recommendation.
"The reshuffle will not hamper the existing political scenario," Gajurel said adding, " It is not for UML or any other party to put a stamp of approval on the decision of our party."
Speaking at the same programme, UML leader Pradeep Gyawali ruled out the possibility of cabinet reshuffle at this hour and asked the UCPN (Maoist) to understand the situation.
Gyawali also said PM Khanal would better decide to step down than accept the Maoist proposal to call back the existing Maoist ministers from the cabinet and sworn in new ones.
Sunday, July 10, 2011
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