PETROL PRICE HIKED

PETROL PRICE HIKED
Kathmandu, 13 June: Petrol price was hiked Sunday by Rs 5 per litre and will now cost Rs.102 per liter.
Sole supplier Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) said is raised price to recover heavy losses.
Prices of other POL prices weren’t changed.
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NC PRESIDENTS PRESS PARTY TO PUSH 10-POINT DEMAND

Kathmandu, 13 June: The two-day gathering of Nepali Congress district presidents concluded in Dhulikhel today [Sunday], passing a 13-point proposal.

At the gathering, the district presidents expressed doubt over completion of the peace process within the extended three-month timeframe and asked their top brass to take concrete steps as per the party’s ten-point outline.

In the proposal, the NC presidents noted that the situation in the country is getting more complex due to Maoist failure to be honest to past agreements.

With the UCPN-M reluctant to detach itself from weapons and its combatants, past agreement to bring the ex-fighters and their arms under the Special Committee are yet to bear fruit, they said.

The presidents also demanded that the Maoists return the seized property to their rightful owners, disband YCL and help rehabilitate the displaced. They called on the NC to continue its democratic move in a peaceful way after August 31 if the Maoists do not show interest in completing the peace process.

Stating that differing views of Maoist leaders and delay in the resignation of Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal have raised questions about implementation of the five-point deal, they urged the NC to play a leading role for effective execution of the deal.

On a different note, the presidents condemned the attack on Biratnagar-based journalist Khilanath Dhakal and demanded stern action against the attackers.

Condemning extortion, deforestation and public land encroachment that have become rife of late, the presidents urged the NC central working committee and the parliamentary party to take initiatives to check such ill practices.

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