Another youth shot dead in Bara

Kathmandu, 23 Nov: Another youth was shot dead in Bara in continuing violence in the terai.
Om Prakash Chaudhary, 24, was shot and killed
in the central terai district Sunday.
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WB withdraws funding for telecom project

Kathmandu, 23 Nov: World Bank (WB) has withdrawn from a $ 400,000 project to enhance the capability of the Nepal Telecom (NT) because of faulty
The WB had invested $ 400,000 in the project.
WB has already notified the NT.


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“The possibility of Pasang [Maoist commander Nanda Kishore Pun] going this year [to a Chinese military academy for training] has faded [two generals and one home ministry officials have already gone].

(A military source in Nepal newsmagazine, 23 Nov.)

‘Terming other political parties as ‘enemies’ who are also partners in the ongoing peace process, is his [Prachanda] irresponsible expression.”

(NC leader Ram Chandra Paudel, The Rising Nepal, 23 Nov.)

“There’s widespread dissatisfaction within them (Maoists). Workers who have made immense sacrifices are like islands in a sea; leaders have been encircle and overwhelmed by chaites [opportunists];leaders themselves sleep in beds priced at Rs 100,000.”

(Independent Leftist Shyam Shrestha, Gorkhapatra, 23 Nov.)

‘Comrade, don’t panic! We’re secure boring two holes in the boat; one hole is and inlet and the other is an outlet for water.”

(Mohan Baidya Kiran assures Prime Minister Prachanda in a stranded boat with CPN (Maoist), Annapurna Post cartoon, 23 Nov.)

“They [cocks] have been taught by Youth Force. No! By YCL.”

(Prime Minister Prachanda and CPN-UML General Secretary Jhalanath Khanal watching a cockfight, cartoon in Kantipur, 23 Nov.)

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