Parliamentary probe into woman journalist’s murder; US condemns murder

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 15 Jan: Amid continuing protests, journalists have demanded a probe by a parliamentary committee to investigate Sunday’s murder of woman radio journalist Uma Singh in the holy town of Janakpur.
A preliminary investigation by an umbrella group of journalists said the murder was well-organized without identifying persons or institutions.
But her father and brother, probably already killed, were abducted Maoists by Maoists from a neighbouring terai district several year’s ago; her mother escaped.
She was working as a displaced person in Janakpur.
United States has also condemned the murder along with Maoist-friendly EU.
“The murder of journalist Singh on Sunday night in Janakpur is deeply disturbing.
“We call on the government to investigate this crime and prosecute the perpetrators under Nepali law.
“Whether or not this heinous crime was the latest in the recent wave of attacks aimed at silencing journalists and undermining freedom of expression in Nepal, it was an assault on a basic tenet of democracy—the rule of law.
“The growing incidents of violence, many of which target women, underscore the necessity for the government to improve protection of basic human rights. Only when these rights are protected, can democracy flourish,” a US embassy statement said.
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Deputy prime minister undergoes angioplasty

Kathmandu, 15 Jan: Deputy Prime Minister Bamdeb Gautam underwent angioplasty at a city hospital Wednesday night, the hospital said.
He was admitted after breathing problems and pain in the chest.
Gautam is doing well.
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“”In the end, he couldn’t resist the call of duty. Madhav Kumar Nepal has not only entered the CA the people in two separate constituencies voted to keep him out of last year but is also poised to drive the drafting of the new constitution.
“The sovereign voters may not have trusted Nepal but the votaries of a new Nepal certainly do.”

(Maila Baje,People's Review, 14 Jan.)
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