FURTHER DETAILS OF NEPAL QUAKE

UPDATE ON NEPAL QUAKE

Kathmandu, 19 Sept.: Families of those killed in Sunday’s quake will get relief of Rs.125,000 through a disaster relief fund managed by government.
A meeting chaired by Acting Prime Minister Bijaya Kumar Gachedhar took the decision Monday.
Injured will get free medical treatment.
Most schools remained closed in Monday in Taplejung in the eastern region following widespread destruction.
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SENIOR BJP LEADER MEETS PRACHANDA AND OTHER PARTY LEADERS

Kathmandu, 19 Sept.: Senior Indian main opposition leader and chief of foreign department of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) Bijay Joli held discussions with Chairman Prachanda Sunday.
He also held discussions with UML Chairman Jhalanath Khanal and other leaders of the opposition party.
Joli held discussions with NC leaders,including Sher Bahadur Deuba.
He held discussions with Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai who flew for New York Sunday after the meeting.
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TWO PERSONS WIITH PEN BOMBS PRESENTED BEFORE MEDIA

Kathmandu, 19 Sept.: Two people, who were arrested by the police in possession of two pen guns and its ammunition in Bhaktapur a month ago, were made public on Monday, RSS reports from Bhaktapur.

Those arrested are Ram Bishwas Chaudhary,22, from Amarkatti VDC in Bara district and Bijay Chaudhary,22 from Laxminiya VDC- 9 in Rautahat district.
Police made them public at a press conference organized here on Monday

According to the Metropolitan Police Circle Thimi, the duo was arrested on the charge of peddling of arms on August 16.

A case of arms and ammunition has been filed against them, it is learnt.

According to the police, the pen guns (90.2 grams with 5.4 inches length) were imported from India for smuggling. The pen gun is believed to be used by the notorious criminal gang for murdering people discreetly.

Though the Arms and Ammunition Act has recommended three to seven-year imprisonment and a fine of Rs.60,000 to Rs. 140,000 or both on the persons arrested with such kind of modern weapons, most of the accused get released on bail, said the police.
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MASS CREMATION OF MYAGDHI BUS ACCIDENT VICTIMS
Kathmandu, 19 Sept.: The persons who died in a road accident in Myagdi on Sunday were cremated en masse today [Monday], RSS reports from Myagdhi.

All the bodies brought to the District Hospital from the accident site were handed over to the relatives of the deceased persons. After receiving the bodies, they were cremated at the confluence of Myagdikhola and Kali Gandaki River as per the tradition.

Thirteen persons had died and seven others were injured when the accident took place as the bus heading towards Darbang from Lampata in Babiyachaur-5 fell some 300 metres below the steep road in Babiyachaur-8, Ranabang.
The bodies of Mukunda Subedi of Takam-4, Kale Damai of Okharbot, Rupesh Nepali of Pulachaur, Purna Bahadur Chhantyal and Surya Chhantyal of Barjanga and Tul Bahadur Pun of Muna were handed over to the relatives.

The students of Jagannath Primary School, Hilapokhari, mourned the death of school headmaster Mukunda Subedi. Similarly, the students of Dhan Pandey Secondary School mourned today over their teacher Tul Bahadur Pun's demise.

Similarly, Tara Khatri (Sharada) and her six-month old daughter Pratikshya of Singa, Tatopani, Tika Rasaili and her two-year old son Pravat of Rum, Lil Bahadur Gharti of Mudi-8, Ashok Bhandari of Babiyachaur-8 and Tara KC of Beldiya-1 of Nawalparasi district were also cremated.
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