GOVT.ORDERS IMMEDIATE RECRUITMENT IN TERAI TO SEPARATE MADESHI UNIT IN NA

Kathmandu, 9 Sept.: In an obvious attempt to placate Madeshbadi parties and hold on to their support for government, Minister Puns announced immediate recruitment in Nepal Army (NA) of people terai by creating a separate a unit of people from the south .
The NA has said it’s already inclusive.
The package primarily focuses on ensuring security system‚ good governance‚ control of prices of essential goods and creating jobs
The government pledged lands to landless and reduction of public holidays without details.
Commitments and pledges were announced to win people’s support
A government directive was issued to local authorities to begin returning seized assets within 15 days.
“These are only short-term plans for immediate, immediate relief. Long-term-measures will be announced later,”Prime Minister Bhattarai said.
‘We want to show government is committed to the people,” he adeded.

The package primarily focuses on effective security system, good governance, control over the price of consumer goods, creating jobs opportunity for unemployed, self-employment packages for the youths,
Good governance, relief to people and price controls were major objectives of the programme.
Communication Minister Jayaprakash Prasad Gupta wasn’t present at Singha Durbar when the progamme was unveiled; other members of the Madeshbadi parties were present. MORE
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COURT TO ISSUE ARREST WARRANT FOR CHATURVEDI
Kathmandu, 9 Sept.: The Judgment Execution Section (JES) of Kathmandu District Court today [Thursday] said it will do the needful to arrest former Chief of then Royal Nepal Airlines Corporation (RNAC) Ramagya Prasad Chaturvedi from tomorrow if he does not surrender to serve the jail sentence set by the Supreme Court yesterday [Wednesday], The Himalayan Times reports.

“I will initiate the process for arresting him tomorrow if he does not surrender,” Puna Ram Khanal, Chief, JEC said.

A division bench of Chief Justice Khil Raj Regmi and Justice Shushila Karki yesterday sentenced Chaturvedi to 18-month imprisonment, convicting him of accumulating disproportionate property when he held powerful public positions.

Partially upholding the six-year-old Special Court verdict, the Supreme Court had slapped the jail sentence along with a fine of Rs 14 million on Chaturvedi, a former chief of then RNAC and ex-chief of Nepal Oil Corporation. The apex court also decided to confiscate equal amount of Rs 14 million with interest as well.

“If he surrenders, he may get 20 per cent discount on jail sentence and fine,” he said adding, “Otherwise the law will take its own course.”

As per Section 43 of the Punishment and Fine Chapter of the Country’s Code, a convicted criminal can enjoy 20 per cent discount on punishment and fine if he surrenders before the court within sixty days.

The Supreme Court had refused to give relief to former minister Chiranjivi Wagle when he challenged the decision stating that he was planning to surrender before the court within sixty days, but court officials had arrested him a day after the verdict was pronounced.
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