Cabinet again expanded for 8th time

Kathmandu, 11 Sept: Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal expanded his cabinet for the 8th time Friday in more than four months including two members of TMLP.
One was appointed state minister and another assistant minister.
Those appointed are Chanda Chaudhary and Bindu Chaudhary.
The jumbo cabinet now has 44 members, including six representatives of TMLP.
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24 bodies recovered

Kathmandu, 11 Sept: Bodies of 24 persons killed Thursday when a bus plunged into Sun Kosi river in Sindhupalchok have so far been recovered.
Nineteen bodies have been recovered.
Search continues for missing.
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Prachanda threat

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 11 Sept: In a hard-hitting speck, Maoist Chairman Prachanda Friday warned CPM-UML and Nepali Congress particularly not to take what he called Maoist flexibility as weakness otherwise serious results will ensue.
He issued the warning at a public meeting attended by thousands of supporters at open air theatre in the capital.t
“A rebellion will not only kings but also their hirelings,” he warned saying,” Don’t take Maoists lightly.”
He claimed there was a conspiracy to kill him in Baluwatar when he was prime minister for nine months.
He said a conspiracy was being to put Maoists imprison and asked,”Who sent to be prison? These corrupt and looters are the ones who should
Be sent there. We should not let them walk the streets.”
“Those who lost have formed a majority government. A person who lost from two places is prime minister and a person who will lose from three constituencies will be president,” he said.
Prachanda asked parties to be serious for a political outlet soonest..
“People not Congress or UML have given Maoists responsibility to write the constitution,” Prachanda said.
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TRADE,COMMERCE, ECONOMY

Nepal, India aviation agreement to boost tourism

By Bhola B Rana

Kathmandu, 11 Sept: An aviation agreement this week between Nepal and India will help boost tourist arrivals and boost the tourism industry to met targets set for Tourism year 2011.
Nepal and India signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) Thursday for revising a 1997 bilateral air agreement and a technical agreement in the Indian capital after in two-day aviation talks that began Tuesday.
Designated airlines of both countries each can now lift passengers not exceeding 10,000 per week by flights to and from Bangalore and Mumbai and not exceeding 15,000 by weekly flights from New Delhi until 31 December 2010 January.
Passenger uplift previously was restricted to 6,000 persons per week.
Flights can be also be operated between the Nepali capital Chennai, Kolkata and Hyderabad.
Nepali carriers, private and public, can now fly to 22 more Indian destinations previously restricted to seven from Nepal’s regional airports.
For the first time, Indian carriers can technically operate flights besides Kathmandu to Pokhara, Lumbini, Biratnagar, Nepalgunj, Janakpur, Dhangadi and Bhairahawa.
Dehra Dun, Gorakhpur and Bagdogra are among 22 points opened for Nepali carriers technically as well.
Designated airlines of both countries have been permitted to exercise fifth freedom traffic rights to/from three points, other than points in the SAARC region.
Designated airlines of both countries can operate unlimited all-cargo service with any aircraft type with full third, fourth and fifth freedom traffic rights.
India will help install a VSAT terminal at TIA to improve communication facilities.
Nepal and India agreed to grant eh other fifth freedom traffic rights to pick up passengers to three destinations from intermediate points outside SAARC member states and West Asia.
India has demanded permission to place air marshals aboard flights between Nepal and India, The Kathmandu Post reports.
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