RUPANDEHI: The province 5 government has decided to provide Rs 10 million relief assistance to the storm survivors in Bara and Parsa districts.

A meeting of the State council of ministers on Friday decided to deposit the amount in the relief fund.

Similarly, the province 1 government also announced financial assistance of Rs 10 million for those people affected by the violent storm in Bara and Parsa, the districts in State 2.

A meeting of the State council of ministers on Thursday took a decision to this effect.

KATHMANDU: In Nepal, the number of children missing has been increasing every year. Among the missing children, most of them are between the age group of 10-15 years.

As per the record maintained by the Children Search Coordination Centre, Kathmandu, a total of 2,210 children went missing from different parts of the country in the last eight months of the current fiscal year. Among them, 1,050 have been found while whereabouts 1,160 were still unknown.

Experts say most of the children go missing within the country. According to the center, 43 children were rescued from different parts of India in the past year. More girls go missing than boys.

Records paint a grim picture for the earlier fiscal year too. Some 2,330 children went missing in the fiscal year 2017/18. Among them, only 1,017 were found and whereabouts of 1,313 were still unknown. It shows that the number of children found is relatively low.

According to Police Inspector Mohan Bikram Dahal, 72 percent of kids missing from Kathmandu Valley are found. Meanwhile, 22 percent of children missing throughout the country are found.

Experts say most of the children go missing within the country. According to the center, 43 children were rescued from different parts of India in the past year. More girls go missing than boys.

It has been found that most children leave home due to tension within the family while others due to peer pressure. A second marriage by parents and peer pressure, among others, have been the reasons for deserting home, as stated by the children, who have been found.

It has been found that middleman forces them to work as domestic helpers. Such children are subjected to sexual exploitation.

“Wrong use of social media has been one of the major reasons for the incidences. They desert their homes due to immature relationship and attraction toward urban lifestyle,’ said Inspector Dahal. He adds most of the missing kids suffer sexual exploitation.

According to Children Search Coordination Centre, most of the missing children hail from poor families of Nuwakot, Kavrepalanchowk, Sindhupalchowk, Rautahat, and Rukum, among other districts.

It has been found that middleman forces them to work as domestic helpers. Such children are subjected to sexual exploitation.

Two years ago, The Sun, a tabloid newspaper published in the United Kingdom, had revealed that children from the earthquake-affected areas in Nepal are being trafficked to Britain. It was also reported that the trafficked kids were deployed as domestic helpers. The tabloid exposed that a Nepali child was sold at a rate up to 5,250-pound sterling.

Children are the future of the country and it’s the duty of the government to shape them as a capable citizen through effective education. Although the number of children missing is increasing each year, the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen has not taken any effective steps. Observers say it is indeed a sad state of affairs.

Source: Children Search Coordination Centre, Kathmandu

BIRGUNJ: The District Administration Office, Bara has implemented a one-door policy in the distribution of relief assistance meant for the victims of the recent violent thunderstorm in Bara and Parsa.

The Office took a decision to this effect in response to widespread complaints that the relief delivery was taking place in disorganized way.

With this decision, any individuals or organisations willing to distribute relief assistance to the affected should first take permission from the District Disaster Management Committee, according to Bara’s Chief District Officer Rajesh Poudel.

According to DAO’s information officer Murari Karki, there were massive complaints that real victims were deprived of the assistance due to its distribution in a disorganized way.

KATHMANDU: Two people died in a road accident at Nayabato Chowk along the Kalanki-Koteshwor road section Lalitpur on Friday afternoon.

The incident took place when a truck, Na 1 Gha 533, collided head-on with a pickup van carrying vegetables this afternoon.

The identity of those who sustained injuries in the accident is yet to be ascertained. The transportation was briefly halted following the accident.

The over-speed is the cause of the accident, according to police. With the Kalanki-Koteshwor road section widened, the number of accidents has also has gone up.

Police said they are investigating the case.

KATHMANDU: A person died while two others sustained injuries in a fire that broke out in a three-story building belonging to Dharma Maharjan in Lazimpat on Friday.

The deceased has been identified as 40-year-old Bhesh Bahadur Thapa. Similarly, 32-year-old Bibek Shahi and his wife 25-year-old Ganga Shahi of Rajapur, Bardiya sustained injuries.

They are undergoing treatment at TU Teaching Hospital, said Metropolitan Police Range, Kathmandu.

KATHMANDU: Inspector General of the Police (IGP) Sarbendra Khanal has left for Leon of France on Friday.

IGP Khanal left for  France to take part in the 15th summit of International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL) which is scheduled take place on April 9-11 in Leon of France.

Additional Inspector General of the Police, (AIGP) Pushkar Karki will take charge as the acting IGP in Khanal’s absence.

KAWASOTI: A person died in a road accident at Madhyabindu municipality-10 of Nawalparasi along the East-West Highway last night.

Twenty-two-year old Tikaram Mahato died when a truck with registration plate Na 8 Kha 1845 hit the scooter — Lu 41 Pa 1727 — he was riding, police said.

Pillion rider Bharat Gurau, 21, sustained injuries in the incident.

Mahato was rushed to Bharatpur, Chitwan for treatment. He died while undergoing treatment this morning, according to the police.

BHARATPUR: Three members of a family committed suicide in Bharatpur district last night.

Family members, including mother, son and daughter of Bharatpur metropolis 18, Shantinagar, committed suicide by hanging themselves.

Maya Ale Magar, 34, her daughter Binita, 13, and son Bibek, 11, committed suicide with scarf at their home, police said.

Police have initiated investigation into the incident

Maya’s husband Nar Bahadur Ale Magar is in the Nepal Army. He was in Kathmandu when the incident took place.

DOLPA: Three pilgrims have gone missing in an avalanche that occurred near Selaridhukta She Gumba in Foksundo Rural Municipality in Upper Dolpa since March 31. They were on their way  to Kailash Parbat for homage when the incident took place.

Those missing are Furba Thinlya Gurung, Pema Kunsang Gurung and Funchhok Gurung of Foksundo Rural Municipality-3, informed former Peace Minister Satya Pahadi over the telephone.

It has been difficult to reach the incident site due to thick snow, said DSP Abadesh Bista, chief of District Police Office, Dolpa.