families refuse to pick up bodies for cremation in dang

LOVED ONES REFUSE TO LIFT DEAD BODIES FOR CREMATION
Kathmandu, 25 Jan.:. Families of seven Tharus killed overnight in tractor accident inang refused to lift bodies of the dead for cremation,
Women were among the dead.
Loved ones are demanding compensation of Rs500,000 for family each
person killed from the tractor owner.
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NC LEADER MAHAT SAYS GOVT. PROMPTING CORRUPTION
Kathmandu, 25 Jan.:Nepali Congress (NC) leader and former finance minister Dr Ramsharan Mahat charged the government for promoting corruption and misconduct in the country on Wednesday.
, RSS reports from Butwal
Speaking at a press meet organised by the Nepal Press Union, Rupandehi in Butwal today, former minister Mahat also accused the ruling party, of causing obstructions in the peace and constitution drafting processes.

"The Maoist-led government should be toppled since it has betrayed the nation and the people", he said, claiming that the nation would not get a new constitution until and unless the Maoists became honest to the constitution drafting process.

The incumbent government formed with the vested interests of the Maoists and the Madhesi Front has made some
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VIEWS OF PARTY LEADERS ON NEPAL-INDIA TIES
Kathmandu, 25 Jan.: Participants of an interaction here on Wednesday said that relations between Nepal and India was multidimensional and stressed on the need for developing it in a balanced way based on the proximity between the two neighbours, RSS reports.

Speaking at the interaction organised by Reporters Club of Nepal, they said the relations should be redefined as per the need of the hours.

At times it is still felt that India looks upon Nepal with the British colonialist attitude though two major political parties— the Nepali Congress and the Communist Party of Nepal had come in to existence from India and the southern neighbor has played an important role for the establishment of democracy and provided crucial support during the various democratic movements, they said.

On the occasion, politburo member of the Unified CPN-Maoist Ram Karki said we should take the support of the two economically prosperous neighbors to conclude the task of peace and constitution writing process.

We first should identify our national interest and decide the kind of relations we should maintain with our neighbours, he added.

Similarly, central member of the Nepali Congress, Dr Narayan Khadka described the relations between Nepal and India as extensive and multi-dimensional.

A common perspective of Nepal and Nepalis on a foreign policy that would best suit to Nepal was yet to be decided, he said, adding that our foreign policy is guided on party-based policy.

CPN-UML leader Pradip Gyawali said there were both positive and negative aspects in the relations between Nepal and India. The relations are traditional, and like that between a big brother and small brother, he added.

Moreover, Mr Gyawali said the past relations based especially on culture needs to be changed and balance it with the neighbours as per the changed context.
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