PARAS SHAH CASE HEARING RESUMES

MAOIST CENTRAL COMMITTEE AFFECTED BY STRIKE

Kathmandu, 27April: Remaining members of Maoist central committee couldn’t put their views Wednesday of the fifth day on an extended meeting because of a nation-wide by regional, ethnic and other groups pressing various demands for incorporation in a proposed constitution.
The strikes from East to West and North to South were called to press demands one month before a constitution is to be promulgated 28 May—the deadline will be missed for the second time in three years.
The crippling strike has been peaceful.
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PARAS SHAH SHOOTING INCIDENT CASE HEARING IN CHITWAN

Kathmandu, 27 April: Former Crown Prince Paras Shah is represented Wednesday by two lawyers at Chitwan district office hearing complaint he attempt to shoot Rubel Chaudharyat Tiger Tops jungle lodge December 2010.
The charge was lodged by the Bangladeshi son-in-law of Sujata Koirala.
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ONE WORKER KILLED,TWO INJURED

Kathmandu, 27 April: One worker was killed in a roof collapse at Rampur Campus in Chitwan Wednesday,
Two others were injured.
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TWO PERSONS KILLED BY CHITWAN WILD ELEPHANTS

Kathmandu, 27 April: Wild elephants killed two persons in two days in the Chitwan National Park Tuesday/ Wednesday.
A fifty-five grass cutter was killed Wednesday morning.
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PANEL TO CURB REVENUE LEAKAGE

Kathmandu, 27 April: Shanta Bahadur Shrestha, Director General Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI) head a fine-member team to investigate revenue losses through increased smuggling.
Other members of the revenue leakage control team are home ministry Joint Secretary Chudamani Sharma, DIG Parshu Ram Khatri, DIG APF Sushil Kumar Shrestha and Deputy Director General Department of Commerce Ananda Raj Dhakal who is member-secretary.
The body was formed by Deputy Prime Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari, who is also finance secretary.
The team will proceed on field investigations and issue immediate directives amid reports of heavy revenue losses to government through smuggling.
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NEPAL/OLI FACTION DEMAND MEET

Kathmandu, 27 April: The Madhav Kumar Nepal/KP Oli faction in UML has decided to convene a majority meeting of members without Chairman and Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal to discuss an end the political deadlock and other issues if a central committee meeting isn’t immediately convened, Kantipur reports.
The faction is angry after a central committee meeting fixed by the standing committee was put off Sunday by Khanal.
The Nepal/Oli faction was awaiting a central committee meeting to present its dissatisfaction with the functioning of the government and party.
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HETAUDA TEXTILE ASSETS HANDED OVER TO INDUSTRIAL ESTATE

Kathmandu, 27 April: Property of Hetauda Textile Industry, which has remained closed for the last one decade, has been handed over to the Hetauda Industrial Estate Management Limited following a decision of the Cabinet. The assets include building of the industry, land and other infrastructure, Pratap Bista reports from Hetauda in The KathmanduPost. .

The estate had long been requesting to the government to hand it over the industry’s property so that new industries could be established there. The government evaluated the building and other infrastructure at Rs 81.20 million and Rs 81.40 million for 256 ropanis of land. With this move, the government’s share in the estate has increased to around Rs 162.6 million.

Because of the government’s negligence, weak management, political interference and degrading outputs, the industry was forced to shut down on Feb. 12, 2001. Established 36 years ago, the industry had provided direct employment to 1,200 individuals, of which majority of them were females. The decision of handing over the industry’s property to the estate came after the government failed to operate it in lease and sale too.

Raj Kumar Mandal, manager of the Hetauda Industrial Estate Limited, said even though the government decided to handover the industry’s property to the estate four days ago, they have not been informed formally. He said after the decision, possibilities of setting up new industries in the estate have increased as the estate was facing a shortage of land.
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