The third International World Hindu Conference is going to be held in Birgunj, on April 7, on the occasion of the silver jubilee of the World Hindu Federation (WHF).
As per the information given by the WHF, representatives and religious people from some 50 countries including Nepal, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, America and Britain will be taking part in the conference.
Glimpses of Hindu, Buddha, Sikh, Jain religions can be seen on the silver jubilee memorial pillar to be built at Piparamath, at Birgunj –17.
A Hindu Code of Conduct will also be worked out by the conference for promotion of the Hindu religion, and that peace will only come with religious tolerance and social goodwill.
His Majesty the King is scheduled to inaugurate the international conference and the silver jubilee function, according to organisers.
The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ordered the government to reinstate 21 employees of Lalitpur Sub-Metropolis.
The court issued the order saying the process of relieving them from duty was illegal.
Twenty-one city police personnel had been dismissed from their jobs after the issuance of the letter of the Commission for the Investigation of the Abuse of the Authority (CIAA) stating that their recruitment was illegally carried out in 2060 BS.
Acting upon a writ petition filed by the police personnel sacked from duty, a division bench of justices Balram KC and Ram Kumar Prasad Shah issued the order.
The petitioners had stated that the administration of the Sub-metropolitan relieved them from their duty without giving prior information or clarification.
James F Moriarty
James F Moriarty (File Photo)
US ambassador James F Moriarty held a ‘breakfast meeting’ with central leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) and the NC (Democratic) at his residence in Kathmandu Thursday morning, discussing the current political situation in Nepal and the issue of unification between the two parties.
NC central leader Arjun Narsingh KC, who along with central leader Govind Raj Joshi met the US envoy, said views on the current political situation and the ongoing movement of the seven parties were exchanged during the meeting.
“It was a friendly meeting. We shared ideas on the current situation of the country and the ongoing democratic movement,” KC told Nepalnwes. The issue of unification between the NC and the NC (D) also figured during the meeting, he said.
NC (D) general secretary Prakash Man Singh was also present at the meeting.
Moriarty had also invited a few CPN (UML) leaders for the meeting but they could not attend due to the ongoing central committee meeting, it is learnt.
The Supreme Court on Thursday asked the government to present Nepali Congress (NC) spokesman Krishna Prasad Sitaula before a bench on Friday.
A single bench of Justice Badri Kumar Basnet issued the order, asking the authorities to present the NC leader before 12:00.
Advocate Raju Katuwal had filed a writ petition seeking immediate release of the Congress leader hours after his arrest from his residence in Kathmandu on Wednesday.
Sitaula who was arrested on February 10 in Tribhuvan Airport while boarding a flight to Jhapa was released after a Supreme Court order three days earlier.
Their Majesties King Gyanendra and Queen Komal retuned to the Kathmandu from Pokhara on Thursday.
Their Majesties King Gyanendra and Queen Komal (File Photo)
Their Majesties King Gyanendra and Queen Komal (File Photo)
Their Majesties the King and Queen returned to the capital to attend the Shivaratri festivities. Their Majesties are expected to return to Pokhara after three days.
His Majesty the King left the capital on February 17 for a three week long unofficial visit of the western development region.
Their Majesties are schedule to visit Myagdhi and Palpa districts after they return to Pokhara after the festival.
His Majesty the King is expected to receive information about the security situation and status of service delivery in the region.
Prior to this visit, Their Majesties made a three-week long unofficial visit to the eastern development region earlier on January this year and received information about the security situation and status of service delivery in the region.
The Foreign Ministry has appointed Lok Deep Thapa, the chief editor of The Rising Nepal to the post of the cultural attaché in the Royal Nepali embassy in New Delhi.
The government has called back Jyoti Prasad Adhikari before the completion of his tenure. Talking to Nepalnews on Thursday, officials at the Foreign Ministry confirmed the appointment of Thapa but refused to elaborate why Adhikari was called back before his tenure expired.
Assistant secretary Adhikari who had been sent for four years as cultural attaché has just completed one-and-half years of his allotted tenure.
According to the Civil Service Act of 1998, a 2nd class Gazetted officer should be appointed as a cultural attaché.
Meanwhile, Kantipur daily quoted a source as saying that preparations are underway to instate Saubhgya Jung Shah for the post that will be vacant in The Rising Nepal. Shah is a former journalist of the newspaper and is an assistant professor of sociology in Tribhuvan University (TU).
The newly elected mayor of Panauti Municipality in Kavre district, and deputy mayor of Ramgram Municipality, Nawalparasi district, have resigned from their posts.
According to reports, Panauti mayor Chandra Bahadur Khadka, who was elected unopposed, sent his resignation to the Ministry of Local Administration, stating that he had to resign due to frail health.
He said he was having high blood pressure and that relatives and family members also suggested to him that he would not be able to carry out his duty as the chief of the municipality with poor health.
Mayor Khadka also stated in his resignation letter that he had to undergo surgery of his brain in 1997. He was an independent candidate.
Meanwhile, deputy mayor of Ramgram municipality in Nawalparasi district Ramesh Kumar Yadav announced his resignation from the security camp he has been living after being elected as the deputy mayor.
In his resignation letter, he stated that the Maoist rebels bombed his house making his family members more insecure after his election. A candidate of Nepal Sadbhawana Party, Yadav was elected to the post unopposed.
A few elected members of the municipality have already resigned citing security reasons. They were elected in the election held on February 8.
Majority of the elected mayors and deputy mayors are from the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) led by Home Minister Kamal Thapa.
Political analysts and experts in peace education have urged all for serious efforts to establish lasting peace, inclusive of democratic system, in the country.
Addressing the concluding ceremony of a five-day long training on Systemic Conflict Transformation for Peace Communicators on Thursday, Joergen Erik Klussmann, a German expert on peace education, emphasised that impartial and realistic assessment of conflict related issues is vital for bringing about ‘positive peace’.
He also further said that as different dynamics regarding the family system, community system and national system exist in the society, permanent peace could be achieved only after the need for peace is perceived at the individual level.
Citing various models of peace such as ‘imperial peace’, ‘hegemonic peace’ and ‘democratic peace’ accepted by nations around the world, political analyst Dev Raj Dahal said, “Only democratic peace can drive the nation to the path of development.”
22 persons from different fields participated in the training organized by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung, Nepal.
Maoists have abducted a member of the District Development Committee (DDC) of Tehrathum district.
A statement issued by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Thursday said DDC member Khadga Bahadur Khonwang, a resident of Samdu village, was abducted by a group of Maoists on Monday.
The whereabouts of the DDC member remain unknown while the Maoists are yet to confirm the abduction.
Student unions filed nominations in remaining colleges affiliated to Tribhuvan University (TU) and Mahendra Sanskrit University (MSU) for the Free Students’ Union (FSU) election slated for February 28 on Tuesday.
Nominations were filed in some campuses on Monday.
The election is scheduled to be held in more than 30 campuses in Kathmandu valley alone.
Students affiliated to seven agitating political parties filed joint candidacy in some campuses, and are vying against each other in other campuses.
Students affiliated to All Nepal National Free Student Union were elected unopposed in eight colleges including Ascol, Sanepa Nursing College, while students affiliated to Nepal Student Union have elected unopposed in Public Administration and Thapathali engineering college unions.
In Tribhuvan University Campus, which has the largest voters, a panel of Bhim Shrish (joint panel of Nepal Students’ Union (NSU) and NSU affiliated to NC-D) will contest with Rupesh Khatiwada’s panel of the All Nepal National Free Students’ Union (ANNFSU), according to reports.
In Nepal Law Campus, NSU and students’ wing of NC-D made a joint panel headed by Nagendra Kumal to contest with Nawaraj Thapaliya of ANNFSU. In Sanothimi Campus, a joint panel of Nepal Revolutionary Students Union, ANNFSU, ANNFSU (unified) headed by Raj Prajapati will contest with another joint panel of NSU and the NSU group headed by Dharma Karki.
The NSU and ANNFSU joined hands under the leadership of Saroj KC at Manohara Campus to fight against the student wing of National Unity Council.
Sudarshan Timilsina (ANNFSU) and Badri Madwari (NSU) filed nominations at Gramin Adarsha Multiple Campus, Nepal Tar. Keshab Koirala of NSU and Sudharshan Dhungana of ANNFSU filed nominations at Balmiki Bidhyapeeth while Janak Raj Timilsina of NSU and Ram Krishna Ghimire of ANNFSU will contest in Nepal Commerce Campus.
A report from Birgunj said the administration of the Thakur Ram Multiple Campus postponed the FSU election on Tuesday and closed the campus indefinitely citing the resignation of the Chief Election Officer.
The final list of candidates will be released on Wednesday.