PRESIDENT,FORMER KING TO OFFER TIKA

PRESIDENT, FORMER KING OFFERING TIKA

Kathmandu, 6 Oct.: President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav is offering
tika to people at Shital Niwas from 12.30 to five in the afternoon at
Shital Niwas Thursday on Bada Dashami to the desirous.
Former King Gyanendra is offering tika to people at Nirmal
Niwas from four in the afternoon.
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PRESIDENT CALLS FOR EARLY CONCLUSION OF
PEACE AND CONSTITUTION DRAFTING ON BIJAYA DASHAMI

Kathmandu, 6 Oct.: President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has extended heartfelt greetings to all Nepali brothers and sisters in and outside the country on the occasion of the great festival of Bada Dashain 2068m RSS reports.

In a message today, President Dr Yadav has said that all the festivals of Nepal are an important occasion of family and social reunion and to preserve our cultural heritage, while also lauding the incomparable contribution of such festivals in promoting brotherhood, reconciliation and good relations among people of various languages, cultures, traditions and geographical regions.

“Preservation and promotion of such festivals which remain as our tradition and cultural heritage would ultimately help strengthen the foundation of national unity”, Dr Yadav has said in the message.

In the message, the President has also drawn the attention of all concerned towards not causing any further delay in concluding the peace process and drafting a new constitution as per the people’s aspiration and the country’s need and thereby reinstate and consolidate the institutions and structures of the State.

He has also urged all including the Government of Nepal to support in minimizing the concerns and misery of the families affected by the recent earthquake and floods and landslides, while extending heartfelt sympathy to the families.

Stating that it was the prime duty of every Nepali citizen to protect national unity and integrity by taking pride over the independent history of the country, Dr Yadav has also heartily appealed to all to remain alert and conscious of the activities carried out to cause damage to national unity and integrity by taking undue advantage of the current transition.

He has also wished that Shree Durga Bhawani bless us all to move ahead towards stability from the current transition.
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TRADITIONAL WORSHIP OF KUMARIS CONCLUE IN
BHAKTAPUR
Kathmandu, 6 Oct.: The worshipping of the 15 Kumaris or the living goddesses concluded in Bhaktapur on Wednesday, which is Maha Nawami or the ninth-day of the 10-day long Bada Dashain festival, RSS reportsfrom Bhaktapur..

The worshipping was conducted as per the Tantrik rituals. The Kumaris are considered as the the incarnation of Goddess Taleju.

The Kumaris are worshipped continuously for 15 days from the day of Ghatasthapana or the beginning of the Dashain festival.

It is believed that this ritual of worshipping the Kumaris started from the 13th century. The people have the belief that one is showered with blessings, prosperity and power by worshipping the Kumaris.
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2,000 DESTROYED INFRASTRUCTURES REBUILT

Kathmandu, 6 Oct.: More than two thousand physical infrastructures destroyed during the ten years long conflict have been rebuilt. A total of seven thousand physical infrastructures were damaged during the conflict, RSS reports, RSS reports.

The reconstruction of police posts, schools, village development committee and district development committee buildings were carried out in the previous fiscal year by the Reconstruction Project under the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction.
During the year, 238 school buildings, 602 VDC buildings, 347 DDC buildings, 306 ilaka office were reconstructed, according to spokesperson of the Ministry, Brihaspati Raj Pant.

According to Pant, during the period 15 suspension bridges and 107 police posts were renovated. The reconstruction work during the year cost almost 5.6 billion rupees.

Likewise, 81 police posts are currently under construction. The reconstruction of all the damaged infrastructures is expected to cost around 6 billion rupees. However, lack of fund has created obstacle in speeding up the reconstruction work, Pant said.

The National Planning Commission and the Finance Ministry have been giving priority to renovation of old structures than building new ones. However, there are some structures that have to be built anew, claims a senior official at the Project.

Only Rs. 800 million was released from the Peace Trust Fund established to help reconstruct the physical infrastructure destroyed during the conflict, adds the official.

The interim plan released by the Planning Commission too gives high priority to reconstruction of the destroyed structures.

However, an official at the Commission says under condition of anonymity that the budget has been allocated as per the target to renovate 3600 structures in the first phase.

Supporting the statement of the official, former Vice-chairman of the Commission, Dr Jagadish Chandra Pokharel said as false reports of structures being destroyed began coming from districts that were not affected by the conflict the present leadership may have given continuity to the policy of first completing the projects that fell under the first phase.
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