Govt. bows to pressure of civil servants (BREAKING NEWS)

By Bhola B Rana


Kathmandu, 16 July: Government Thursday morning bowed to pressures of government employees demanding pay hike and agreed ‘in principle’ to an increase.
Government Spokesman Shanker Pokhrel said this after an emergency cabinet meeting.
The cabinet is meeting again at one in the afternoon to discuss a hike, he said.
Pokhrel said an ‘unusual situation’ had been created by the two-day strike of government employees.
A final decision will be taken later Thursday, the spokesman said.

Minister confirms cholera outbreak

Kathmandu, 16 July: Government Spokesman Shanker Pokhrel Thursday confirmed deadly cholera epidemic has broken out in the hill districts of the mid-West.
Pokhrel confirmed this after a cabinet meeting.
In the worst- affected district of Jajarkot, more than 135 persons have died.
Army has been deployed to fight the epidemic.
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“When a man defeated from both of his constituencies becomes prime minister and appoints another loser as his defense minister, critics cannot avoid squirming at the idea of singling out the foreign minister.”

(Maila Baje, People’s Review, 16 July)

“This home-grown peace process of Nepal, when successfully completed, would be an example for many conflict ridden countries in different regions of the world.”

(PM Nepal, The Rising Nepal, 16 July)

“The government formed after forming an alliance among regressive and conservative forces cannot give a clear direction to building a new Nepal.”

(Dr Baburam Bhattarai, The Rising Nepal, 16 July)