19 june, kathmandu- The Metropolitan Crime Division has arrested a person on charge of fraud. Prabin Poudel, 34 of Ganeshthan, Nuwakot, allegedly swindled several people out of Rs 60 million in total, promising good paying jobs in Singapore.

He was brought to the central capital today and made public amid a press conference. As said by Division Chief Senior Superintendent of Police Sahakul Kumar Thapa, it has been found that the alleged swindler has opened a firm in Bishalnagar to get public contacts in a fake way, from where he was doing the illegal business. The victims were told that they would get jobs in Singapore’s cruise.

During the investigations, it is revealed that he arranged training for several people in Lucknow of India, promising them well-paid jobs in a Singapore-based company. He allegedly swindled over 300 people, the Division said. (RSS)

19 june, kathmandu- Hann Abing from Netherlands, who has been appointed as volleyball coach for Nepali national volleyball team for three months has arrived in Kathmandu today. Officials of the Nepal Volleyball Association including general secretary Jitendra Bahadur Chand among others reached Tribhuvan International Airport to receive him.

The Dutch national will coach Nepali volleyball team who are participating in the upcoming fifth edition of the Asian Senior Men’s Central Zone Volleyball Championship scheduled for August 17-25.

Talking to media-persons, the new coach for the national volleyball team said he knew a little about Nepali volleyball history. He also expressed his confidence that he would make his stint as a coach for the Nepali volleyball team memorable by giving his 100 percent.

Nepal Volleyball Association hopes that Nepal would play for a better result in the central zone under the guidance of the new coach who has a 25-year-long experience in volleyball coaching. He had coached the Dutch volleyball’s team’s coach from 1997- 2004. He was the main coach for the Germany Bundesliga Women Volleyball Team from 2004- 2008. The team clinched the title of German Cup in 2008.

Similarly, he was the head coach for Germany Women U-20 National Team from 2009-2013. The team had won the World U-20 Women Championship.

He was the head coach for the Netherlands National Volleyball Team U-21 from 2014- 2015. He will be taking charge of the Nepali team coach from tomorrow. (RSS)

19 june,Seoul- South Korean Unification Minister Kim Yeon-chul, the country’s top policymaker in charge of inter-Korean affairs, told a televised press briefing Wednesday that his country will provide 50,000 tons of rice to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) through the World Food Program (WFP).

Kim said it would take around two months to deliver the country’s homegrown rice to the DPRK through the WFP, noting that Seoul will make efforts to provide the rice as rapidly as possible.

The rice provision announcement came after Seoul approved a plan earlier this month to donate 8 million U.S. dollars to the WFP and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) for humanitarian food aid to the DPRK. (RSS)

19 june, Sharana- A senior police officer and three militants have been confirmed dead as clash erupted in Yahya Khil district of Afghanistan’s eastern Paktika province on Wednesday, provincial police spokesman Shah Mohammad Aryan said.

According to the official, the clash erupted when a group of Taliban insurgents attacked the vehicle of Mohammad Ayub Thandar, the police chief of Barmal district, triggering gun battle, which lasted for three hours. The clash resulted in the death of the police district chief and three militants.

Three more militants and three bodyguards of the police commander had been injured during the fighting, the official added. Taliban militants have not made comments yet. (RSS)

19 june, tokyo- A strong 6.4-magnitude earthquake rocked Japan, sparking a tsunami advisory that was later lifted with no reports Wednesday of major damage and only a handful of light injuries.

The nation’s meteorological agency had warned Tuesday that a wave of one metre (three feet) could hit the coast of the Sea of Japan, north of Tokyo, but only small ripples of 10 centimetres were recorded.

The agency cancelled the tsunami advisory around two and a half hours after the quake. The earthquake registered six on the Japanese scale, which goes up to a maximum of seven and was felt in the capital, which is more than 300 kilometres (185 miles) away.

The US Geological Survey put the magnitude of the quake at 6.4. Prime Minister Shinzo Abe told reporters his government would be “on the maximum alert” to prepare for possible rescue operations in the region and warned citizens to be vigilant for strong aftershocks.

At least 16 were injured after the earthquake, local authorities told AFP. In Niigata, a man in his 30s fell down and broke a bone, a woman in her 60s fell from her wheelchair and sustained light injuries, and two others were also lightly injured, the prefecture’s disaster management department said in a statement.

In Yamagata, at least 12 people were injured “but we are still gathering information on details,” the prefecture’s disaster management official Yusuke Niizeki told AFP.

The earthquake struck at a late hour in mainly sparsely populated areas so it was not easy to evaluate the damage immediately. Witnesses cited by national broadcaster NHK said they experienced strong shaking that knocked some books off shelves and moved some furniture.

The broadcaster showed images of some cups and glasses smashed on the floor of a restaurant. Officials immediately stopped bullet train services in the region as a precautionary measure, but resumed operation from Wednesday morning, according to NHK.

Thousands of households were left without power temporarily but power supply recovered by Wednesday morning, NHK also said.

An agency official told an emergency news conference that residents in the region should stay vigilant as “a sizeable earthquake may occur again.” The official also warned that bad weather was forecast in the region, which could potentially trigger landslides. NHK aired footage showing an elementary school ceiling collapsing onto the ground, and small scale landslides in some towns and near railways.

– ‘No abnormalities’ –
“All nuclear power plants have reported no abnormalities,” government spokesman Yoshihide Suga told reporters in a late nationally televised news conference on Tuesday.

“Strong jolts may continue,” warned Suga, adding that authorities were checking for signs of damage or injuries. There were multiple small aftershocks after the main quake.

Some local roads were also closed after the earthquake, which struck at around 10:22 pm (1322 GMT). Japan sits on the Pacific “Ring of Fire”, where many of the world’s earthquakes and volcanic eruptions are recorded.

A powerful quake rocked northern Japan in September and triggered massive landslides that killed 44. Last June, a deadly tremor rocked the Osaka region, killing five people and injuring more than 350 others.

On March 11, 2011, a devastating 9.0-magnitude quake struck under the Pacific Ocean, and the resulting tsunami caused widespread damage and claimed thousands of lives. Niigata itself has a history of large earthquakes.

In 2004, a 6.8-magnitude quake hit, killing 68, including elderly people who died in the days and weeks after the first tremor from stress and fatigue. The area was also hit by a magnitude-6.8 quake in 2007, leaving 15 people dead. (RSS)

19 june, Mahendranagar- Far-West State beat Gandaki State by nine wickets in the opening match of the Prime Minister Cup Women’s T20 Cricket Tournament in Mahendranagar in Kanchanpur district.

Elected into bat after winning the toss, Gandaki State made meager 58 runs in allotted 20 overs losing all wickets.
In the chase of the 59 runs target, Far-West State achieved it in just seven overs at the loss of one wicket. Shila Regmi hit highest 19 runs for Gandaki State.

For Far-West State, Kabita Kunwar, Laxmi Saud and Janaki Bhattarai claimed two wickets each, while Kabita Joshi one. Kunwar made highest 21 runs for Far-West State. She was announced the ‘woman of the match’. (RSS)

18 june, kathmandu– The government has withdrawn the bill designed to integrate and amend laws related to Guthi, 2075. The bill had been tabled before the National Assembly.

Speaking at a press meet held here today, Minister for Land Reforms, Cooperatives and Poverty Alleviation Padma Aryal announced that the bill has been withdrawn as it was deemed necessary to hold further deliberations and consultation with the stakeholders.

Also, because efforts have been made to spread illusion among the public over the bill, instigate them and spoil the atmosphere, she added. (RSS)

18 june, Jakarta- The number of death toll of a sinking boat in water off western Indonesia’s East Java province on Monday climbed to 17 with another still missing, a senior rescuer said on Tuesday.

The boat heading to Kalianget sub-district overturned in waters off Sumenep after departing from Raas Island of Raas sub-district, head of the operational section of the provincial search and rescue office Al-Amrat said. Both of the sub-districts are situated in Sumenep district.

As many as 39 people survived the sea incident, the rescuer told Xinhua over phone from the water off Sumenep. Dozens of personnel from the local search and rescue office are persisting search and rescue mission for the missing person, four divers also joined the mission, he said.Al-Amrat said the rescuers carrying out the mission also cooperate with sailors from the nearby coastal areas.

Boat is an effective and the favorite transport means in the vast-archipelagic nation, but crews have often not fully lived up to the safety standard, which endangers the journey at sea. (RSS)

18 june, Yibin- At least 11 people were killed and 122 others sustained injuries after an earthquake measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale struck southwest China’s Sichuan Province on Monday night.According to the China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC), the epicentre of the quake, which occurred at 10:55 p.m (local time), was at a depth of 16 kilometres.

Rescue efforts are underway. China’s Ministry of Emergency Management has activated an “emergency response” and sent a work team to the affected areas to provide guidance in rescue and disaster relief, reports Xinhua news agency.A major highway and several other roads in Sichuan province have been closed as a result of the quake.The province was hit by a series of aftershocks, the largest of which had a magnitude of 5.3. (RSS)

18 june, Islamabada- At least five people were killed and several others injured after two groups clashed inside a hospital in Nankana Sahib district of Pakistan’s eastern Punjab province, local media reported Tuesday.

According to the reports, the groups that from two different clans opened fire at each other late Monday over some petty dispute in the emergency section of the District Headquarters Hospital Nankana Sahib, killing four people on the spot while injuring several others.

One of the injured succumbed to his injuries at a private hospital in the district, police said. Following the incident, heavy contingent of police rushed to the hospital, where a state of emergency has been imposed.According to hospital sources, at least three people among the injured were in critical condition.

During the firing incident, all medical attendants, patients and doctors fled the facility to seek refuge, police said, adding that the attackers managed to run away from the scene, and a search operation is underway. (RSS)