The Non Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) National Coordination Council (NCC), United Arab Emirates, has urged the Nepal government to take urgent steps to save life of Dolma Sherpa.

In a letter sent to Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala through the Nepali envoy in UAE, the NRNA has appealed to accelerate the diplomatic efforts to save a Nepali life by scrapping the death sentence give to her by the local court in charge of murdering a Filipino woman.

NRNA has cited instance of scrapping such death sentence of a Filipino woman because of the diplomatic efforts taken by the Filipino president.

The NRNA said a high level meeting between the government of Nepal and Kuwait was necessary to deal with the issue. nepalnews.com ia Jan 15 08