BUDHAHILKANTHA SCHOOL ASKED TO SUSPEND SCHOLARSHIP EXAMNATIONS

BUDHANILKANTHA SCHOOL ASKED TO STOP SCHOLARSHIP TESTS
Kathmandu, 30 Oct.: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has directed the Budhanilkantha School to postpone the scholarship examinations for Grade five scheduled for November 5 on the suspicion of lack of transparency and inclusion.
CIAA´s Spokesperson Ishwori Prasad Paudel said that the direction was given by sending a letter to the Secretary at the Ministry of Education and Chairman of the School Management Committee, Shanker Prasad Pandey.

Based on a complaint filed by the Budhanilkantha Staff Union, the CIAA has directed the School to make the scholarship selection process systematic, transparent, decent, regular and inclusive, and make it in line to the academic year.

Similarly, the CIAA has directed to publish the notice for scholarship examinations to ensure that it is accessible to all.

However, the school Principal Narayan Sharma claimed that no irregularity has taken place so far in scholarship selection process.

The Union has been agitating for long demanding to appoint the school principal through open competition and calling for an investigation into the irregularities carried out by the present management committee.
Nnnn

COUNTRY ENTERING NEW PJASE SAYS MAOIST CHIEF

Kathmandu, 30 Oct.: Chairman of the UCPN (Maoist) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the country would step into a new phase soon, RSS reports from Janakpur.

Speaking at a greetings exchange program organized by the party´s Mithila State Committee on the occasion of Nepal Sambat and Chhath festivals on Sunday, Dahal stressed for national unity among the political parties to conclude the peace process and promulgate the new constitution.
The former Prime Minister Mr Dahal on the occasion expressed the commitment to fulfilling the responsibility of concluding the peace process as the only living leader to sign the comprehensive peace accord.

Dahal said that he was ready to give his best to develop Janakpur and Janaki Temple as a religious site.

Also speaking at the program, Maoist vice-president and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, Narayan Kaji Shrestha warned of negative consequences in the country if peace process and writing of the constitution were not concluded based on political consensus.

Epoch-making transformation of the Nepali society, safeguarding of the national sovereignty, peace process and constitution writing were the historical and major tasks at present and all should think seriously in this respect, Shrestha added.

Party´s standing committee member and Madhes Bureau in-charge Giriraj Mani Pokhrel said it was responsibility of all parties to conclude the peace process and draft the constitution as wished by the country and people.

In-charge of the Mithila State Committee Bishow Nath Saha, central leaders Shrawan Yadav and Ram Kumar Sharma, senior journalist Rajeshwor Nepali, among others drew the attention of the government for the development of the Mithila region.
nnnn

SPEAKER NEMWANG HOPES FOR CONCLUSIVE RESULTS

Kathmandu, 30 Oct.: Constituent Assembly Chairman Subash Nembang has expressed his confidence that the intensive discussions held for the peace and constitution writing processes among major three parties this time will bring positive result, RSS reports.

Talking to media persons at his office at Singha Durbar on Sunday, CA Chairman Nembang said he was hopeful that the remaining tasks of peace process will be settled soon.

"I appealed to the Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai to forge political consensus during the meeting with him; he seemed to be positive and cheerful," said Nembang.

He further said that determination of numbers regarding the PLA integration and rehabilitation package was not the complicated one and added, the result will be positive as the political parties are working out to settle down the differences.
Nnnn

ONE DEAD, TWO INJURED IN TANAHU VEHICULAR ACCIDENT
Kathmandu, 30 Oct.: A tractor driver died and two others were injured in a road accident at Chiti rivulet of Purkot VDC in Tanahu district, on Sunday morning, RSS reports from Damauli.

The deceased has been identified as Rajendra Kandel, 40, of Satbise-6 of Lamjung district, according to Police Post, Purkot.

The accident took place when the tractor heading towards Dumre of Tanahu district from Alkatar of Lamjung district fell some 50 meters down from the road at Chiti rivulet.

The injured are Lal Bahadur BK of Satbise and Raj Kishor Patel, 28, of Bhatauda-9 of Bara district. They are undergoing treatment at BK is the helper of the tractor at Laxmi Hospital, Dumre, informed police.

Kandel died on the way to Gorkha Polyclinic, Turture, for further treatment.
nnnn