THREE NEPALI WORKERS KILLED IN QATAR EACH COMPENSATED RS.4 MILLION

40 LAKH COMPNSATION BY QATAR COMPANY FOR
THREE NEPALI WORKERS

Kathmandu, 4 Nov.: A Qatar company has paid Rs. 4 million
compensation to three Nepali workers killed more than two years ago in a ship wreck off the Gull emirate, Kantipur reports.
At least 12 Nepali workers were killed and the compensation was delayed following a dispute between the accompany and insurance company.
The Nepali embassy fought a legal battle on behalf the killed workers.
After cutting expenses, the compensation will be sent to the
foreign ministry.
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SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR INTEGRATION MEETS FRIDAY

Kathmandu, 4 Nov.: A special committee for integration,
resettlement and supervision of 19,000 former PLA fighters
meets Friday afternoon after Tuesday’s landmark agreement between ruling parties and opposition parties N and UML to conclude a delayed peace process and constitution
The committed headed ex-officio by the prime minister will draw a schedule for implementation of articles 1,2 and 3 of the seven-point agreement related to integration and resettlement of former Maoist fighters in society and state The special committee has prepared a schedule in its first meeting two days ago after the breakthrough agreement.
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ISRARLI PM’S WIFE COMPENSATES NEPALI MAID

Kathmandu, 4 Nov.: The wife of Israeli Prime Minister
Benjamin Netanyahu has compensated her Nepali maid Tara Mallaa, Kantipur reports.
Tara has withdrawn a case for compensation and returned home after receiving a compensation of 20,000 in Israeli currency.
Tara was hired as a maid to look after ailing father of the premier’s wife.
The maid charged the wife of the Israeli premier for physical abuse andd mental torture.
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PM HEARS PUBLIC COMPLAINT OVER TELEPHONE





Kathmandu, 4 Nov.: "Hello!" "Listen, please, I have a thing ..." "Go ahead, what is your problem? I am the Prime Minister, speaking here."
The caller from Balaju was bewildered for a moment. He did not expect the PM to receive his call right away. The Rising Nepal reports.
It was a chance meeting. Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai had reached the "Hello Government room’ at 5.30 in the evening Thursday to inspect the setup of the unit.
The government set up the unit at the PM’s office to listen to the complaints, problems and suggestions from the general people.
He was there to inquire about the entire process of how things would work.
"We heard that the Bhadrakali road (alternative) was opened but we have not been allowed to walk there. What is happening?" asked the caller.
"The process is going on," the PM answered. "We are serious."
During the inspection, PM Bhattarai said that the Hello Government unit was set up to make the state responsible to the people.
"This will narrow down the distance between the state, government and the people," he told the staff.
He instructed them to improve the facility making it easier for callers.
Secretary at the PM’s Office Lilamani Paudel informed that the service was initiated to improve governance.
He said that 17 employees were deployed round the clock for receiving calls.
Paudel informed that on Thursday alone, the unit received 66 telephone calls, 44 short messages, and five emails.
Based on a telephone complaint, the government instructed officials to rectify the tender process in the districts.
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CHINA TO ADDRESS BORDER PROBLEM TO REDUCE TRADE GAP





Kathmandu, 4 Nov.:, As per the proposal from the Nepalese side, Chinese representatives have agreed to solve the border problems between Nepal and China and help reduce the Nepalese trade deficit with China, The Rising Nepal reports.
A Chinese delegation, which arrived here to inaugurate the 13th Nepal-China Tibet Economic and Trade Fair, agreed on the deal at a discussion with the Nepalese side on Thursday.
At the discussion organised on reducing Nepal’s trade deficit with China and enhancing the economic relations between the two countries, Minister for Commerce and Supplies Lekhraj Bhatta proposed to the Chinese delegation to solve the border problems through mutual discussions for reducing the Nepalese trade deficit.
Vice-chairman of the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) of China Wu Yingjie welcomed the proposal and said that the government of China was ready to solve all the practical and process related problems in the border at the joint initiation of the two countries.
On the occasion, Minister Bhatta said that Nepal was bearing alarming trade deficit with China as it had not got the facility of the zero customs offered by China to the undeveloped countries.
Nepalese export items have not got the zero customs facility to China due to the taxes levied by the local government of Tibet Autonomous Region. Due to this Nepal faced a trade deficit of around Rs.43 billion in the last fiscal year.
Now China has been offering zero customs rates to 721 Nepalese items. But Nepalese products have no easy access as Tibetan government failed to establish sufficient quarantine check posts in the border.
Mentioning the compulsory provision of Chinese language in name, label and composition as one of the hurdles in the export of Nepalese items, Minister Bhatta urged the Chinese delegation to accept the English language too.
Bhatta also demanded easy banking services in the border areas to facilitate the payment system of the bilateral trade. Responding to this proposal, Wu said he would consult immediately with the central bank of China in this regard.
According to the government officials, the government is also losing revenues due to the difficult and nontransparent payment system in bilateral trade with China.
"We have taken the proposals introduced by Nepal on expanding railway service to the border of Nepal, establishing special industrial sector, and management of store to the export items seriously, said Wu.
The Chinese delegation has also taken the Nepalese proposal of making Tinker border point as the transit point of Nepal, India and China.
Nepalese side also asked the Chinese representatives for timely dissemination of information on the policy changes to facilitate the bilateral trade.
The two sides have also agreed to continue bilateral discussions at different levels in the coming days to facilitate the bilateral trade.
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