PEACE MINISTER HEADS GOVT. TEAM FOR DIALOGUE WITH ARMED OUTFITS

PEACE MINISTER PAHADI HEADS GOVT.
TEAM TO CONDUCT TALKS WITH ARMED OUTFTS

Kathmandu, 28 Nov.: A three-member talks team headed by Peace and Reconciliation Minister Satya Pahadi to hold
dialogue with armed outfits was formed by the
cabinet Monday.

Other members are State Minister for Home Affairs Bhim Raj Chaudhari Rajbanshi and Minister Without Portfolio
Raj Lal Yadav.
Devendra Kumar Yadav was appointed
Chief of Rural Housing Company Limited and Siya Ram Prasad Singh manager of Dairy Development Corporation (DDC).
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SENIOR JOURNALIST LEELANATH OJHA DEAD

Kathmandu, 28 Nov.: Senior journalist and democratic fighter Leelanath Ojha, 51, passed away Monday morning, RSS reports from Dhangadi.

Ojha who had been long suffering from liver-related disease breathed his last in course of treatment at Kathmandu Model Hospital, according to his nephew and former minister Pushkarnath Ojha.

The late Ojha is survived by his spouse, two sons and two daughters.

He was taken to Kathmandu for treatment a few days ago after his health condition deteriorated.

Democratic fighter Ojha joined the politics in 2034 BS as a district member of the Nepali Congress. He served a three-year jail term after being arrested by the then government.

Ojha who has a great contribution to the development of journalism in Kailali was a former president of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) Kailali, and a member of the Nepal Press Council.

Besides, he was a Reader at the Kailali Multiple Campus, a board member of local Aishwarya Bidhya Niketan Higher Secondary School Dhangadhi and was involved in several social organizations in the district.

FNJ Central Committee, issuing a press statement Monday, also paid tribute to journalist Ojha while praying for eternal peace to the departed soul.

Meanwhile, following the demise of senior journalist Ojha, FNJ Kailali has wished for eternal peace to the departed soul and expressed heartfelt condolence to the bereaved family. The death of Ojha is an irreparable loss to the journalism field in the district, concluded the FNJ -Chapter.
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