LAST BATCH NEPALIS BEING EVCAUATED FROM LIBYA

LAST BATCH OF WORKERS FLYING HOME

Kathmandu, 9 March: Last batch of Nepali workers in Libya are being evacuated fro, neighbouring Tunisia and Egypt where anti-government protests through down long entrenched regimes.
The protests swelled across the border into Libya as well.
An estimated 3.064 Nepalis were employed in the troubled country; there could be more who went there personally.
Most of the labourers have been airlifted home
A group of 74 stranded Nepalis is heading for Tunisia while another group from the 125 workers is trying to cross over to Egypt.
Nepali diplomats and manpower agencies are helping the evacuation.
More than 1,500 have been repatriated; several groups were airlifted by a Chinese hydropower company that employed them.
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SURYA BAHADUR THAPA CONTNUES POLTICAL CONSULATIONS IN INDIA

Kathmandu, 9 March: Surya Bahadur Thapa continued political consultations in New Delhi getting good reception from leaders and officials.
The former prime minister and Chairman of Rashtriya Janashakti Party (RJP) held discussions with main opposition BJP leader Sushma Swarap and Congress (I) Foreign Department Chief Karan Singh.
Thapa Monday began political discussions by consulting Congress (I) Chairperson Sonia Gandhi and BJP leader Lal Krishna Advani.
Thapa went of a ‘political’ pilgrimage’ –like other leaders—at a time when open concern is being expressed a second deadline to promulgate constitution may not be met 28 May.
Even if the deadline is met, there are also doubts the basic lay will enshrine the fundamental principles of liberal democracy.
A constitution has already been declared by an unelected self-appointed parliament but the declared republic has to be institutionalized by promulgating a constitution.
The former rime minister held consultations while he’s pushing a ‘democratic front’ with NC and other parties against a majority communist government under Prime Minister Jhalanatah Khanal with support of Maoists.
A faction within Khanal’s own UML, which he chairs, is also opposed to the communist alliance charging a communist polarization is being dangerously pushed.
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NT, QATAR INK DEAL TO IMPROVE TELE LINKS

Kathmandu, 9 March: Nepal Telecom (NT) Tuesday inked an agreement with Qatar Telecom (Qtel) to improve telecommunication links between the two countries by direct optical fiber cable connection.
NT Managing Director Amar Nath Singh and Qtel CEO Nasser Marafih signed the agreement in Qatar
Following the agreement, Qtel reduced its call rate to Nepal from Rs 20 to Rs 9 per minute.
An estimated 350,000 Nepali workers in Qatar make 1.3 million minute calls home every day.
NT also slashed call rates from Rs 20 to Rs 12 per minute.
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AMERICAN WOMAN ALLEGEDLY RAPED

Kathmandu, 9 March: A 29-year-old American woman was reportedly raped at Poonhill Hotel in Chhetrapati in the capital Monday night, The Kathmandu Post reports.
Kamal Kausaha Chaudhari , who is the hotel owner, waa held on Tuesday on the charge of raping the tourist,
The incident came to light when the victim went to the US embassy to lodge a complaint.
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