MAOISTS SENDING FIGHTERS WEAPONS TO DIVISION AMID DIFFERENCES

MAOIST WEAPONS, FIGHTERS BEING SENT TO SHAKTIKHOR

Kathmandu, 5 June: Maoist fighters along with their weapons attached for security of top party leaders are being sent to the 3rd division at Shatktikhor,Chitwan, later Sunday amid opposition from Vice-chairman Mohan Baidya and his supporters.
The weapons will be stored in containers while fighters will kept the cantonment
The Baidya faction opposed a decision of party office bearers remove two-tier security saying only the central committee can take such a policy decision.
Weapons have been collected at the residence of Chairman Prachanda in the capital.
A meeting of the party standing committee has been obstructed since Friday over differences.
Nearly 100 armed fighters with 96 weapons had been deployed for security duty.
Government will provide security for Maoists
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PM, SUSHIL KOIRALA MEET

Kathmandu, 5 June: Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal held discussions Sunday morning to implement last Sunday’s five-point between UCPM (Maoist), UML and NC which facilitated the three-month extension of the constituent assembly.
They agreed ‘in serious discussions’ to implement the five-point agreement, Lhanal said following the dialogue.
Khanal drove to the Koirala residence for the dialogue.
Differences have surfaced over the agreement implementation as Maoists and UML said Khanal will resign only after an environment is created for formation of a national government.
Khanal held discussions 12 hours after a similar meeting with Chairman Prachanda and other top Maoist leaders.
NC will hold later Sunday collective discussions with small parties that supported the five-point deal.
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SPECIAL COMMITTEE MEETS

Kathmandu, 5 June: A special committee for integration, resettlement and resettlement of 19,000 plus former Maoist combatants chaired by the prime minister meets later Sunday.
Maoist military leader and member of the special committee Barsha Man Pun said the committee Sunday would discuss a schedule for resettlement and integration.
The last meeting agreed to sent 120 persons in groups to 28 cantonments and camps to record preferences of former fighters for integration, resettlement and voluntary exit from camps.
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TWO ELECTROCUTED NINE INJURED IN MAKWANPUR

Kathmandu, 5 June: Two persons were electrocuted at Budichaur, Makwaanpur, Sunday morning.
Nine were injured, five seriously, as they rushed to help the two who died instantly.
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POLICE, MUGU LOCALS PROTESTING YARSHAGUMBA COLLECTION CLASH

Kathmandu, 5 June : Police fired in the air and two dozen locals protesting collection of yarshagumba, the Himalayan viagra, by district non-residents were injured overnight at a village in Mugu.
Police were among the injured in the clash two days’ walk from district headquarters, first reports said.
Thousands of outsiders rush to hill districts in the mid-and far-West to collect the herb every spring.
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CONCERN OVER ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES





Kathmandu, June 4 - What is the most pressing environmental issue in Nepal today? Asked to share their thoughts on this question, environmental and sustainable development experts have come up with a spectrum of relevant views, B Thapaliya writes in The Rising Nepal. .
Mangal Man Shakya, chairman of Wildlife Watch Group, says that we have to look at the genuinely local issues rather than being swayed by imported slogans.
"I think the problem of garbage disposal in the capital city, landslides and floods are most burning issues because they are the most recurring ones," said Shakya.
These are purely local issues that have troubled us for a long time as they have not been addressed seriously, he said.
Shakya said he was also concerned about the challenges to conserve tigers. "We have to stop seeing local issues with others’ eyes," he added.
For Prabin Man Singh, climate change consultant at Oxfam Nepal, rapid deforestation occurring in the Chure hills hurts the most.
Destruction of forest cover in Chure hills is going on in the last 5 to 10 years. Singh stressed that the government and other stakeholders must put their efforts to save the fragile hills.
Bhushan Tuladhar, executive director of Environment and Public Health Organisation (ENPHO), sees the basic problem is with the people’s attitude, not environmental.
According to him we have to look within ourselves rather than to the environment we have spoilt. "We talk of pollution, not the solution. There is solution to every problem," he said.
Kathmandu would not have the garbage problem if we managed wastes at every household. The Bagmati would not be polluted if we took care of liquid waste in every home because pollutants come from homes, said Tuladhar.
Tuladhar sees everybody’s role to keep environment clean but says government’s role is paramount.
Climate analyst Ngamindra Dahal sees the overriding problem with Nepal’s ineffective system of environmental governance.
"It is about every sector that is not performing to the desired level. The challenge is where to start to do something," Dahal said about the pervasive nature of the problem.
"We are living with systematic failure of environmental governance because we are in the habit of taking things for granted," Dahal said. His advice is that everyone should work from his/her respective sector.
For Anil Chitrakar, campaign ambassador of WWF, constitutional dimension of environment is the most prominent concern at this juncture. "We have to include an umbrella clause related to environmental protection in the directive principles of the new constitution," he said.
Agro-scientist Bhola Man Singh Basnet says that development of environmentally friendly agriculture for food security is the pressing challenge.
The government should form a national food security mechanism by involving related experts with proven track records, Basnet said.

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RENOVATION OF MARU GNESH IN CAPITAL IN FULL SWING






Kathmandu, 5 June” Shree Ashok Binayak Guthi informed that the renovation works of Shree Ashok Binayak ( Maru Ganesh) temple are taking place in full swing, The Rising Nepal reports.
The temple lies near the famous Kasthamanadap Temple.
According to Machaam Maharjam, president of the Shree Ashok Binayak Guthi, the Guthi organized kshema puja just before the start of repair works from the base foundation of the temple, which is in a dilapidated state.
The Department of Archaeology (DoA), the authority to monitor and regulate the historical and archeological sites in the county, gave permission to dismantle the temple and build a new one with the original look using the same materials.
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), local communities, Guthi Sansthan and other stakeholders and concerned ministries provided funds and technical support to carry out the renovation work of the temple, said Maharjan
The KMC allocated Rs. 1.7 million for repair the temple and will be completed with in two month. Some day affected the construction work during the banda so it take more time, he said.
Although the exact date was not mentioned in historical documents, it is believed that the roof of temple was set up in 1907 B.S by late King Surendra Bir Bikram Shah.
The four Ganesha temples are listed as four important Ganesh temples in the country. Devotees visit these temples during the Dashain and every Tuesday.

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