SUPREME COURT VERDICT ON CORRUPTION CHARGE AGAINST MNILSTER GUPTA 21 FEBRUARY

SUPREME COURT VERDICT ON CORRUPTION CHARGE CASE AGAINST COMMUNICATION MINISTER GUPTA 21 FEBRUARY

Kathmandu, 9 Jan.: The supreme court will give its verdict on a corruption charge case against Communication Minister Jayaprakash Prasad Gupta 21 February, the apex court said.
A verdict was scheduled to be announced
Monday.
Details of the verdict were still being written, the court added.
Gupta is also Chairman of MJFN Republican.
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HEAVY SNOWFALL DISRUPTS LIFE IN MID-WEST

Kathmandu, 9 Jan.: Rain accompanied by heavy snowfall since
Saturday has disrupted normal life in the hill districts of the
far-West
Heavy rain and snow have inconvenienced people in Bajura,
Mugu, and other districts
People have been stranded on roads traffic have been disrupted. and Humla Two feet snow has been recorded at Darchula district
headquarter.
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CIAA BEGINS SPOT INVESTIGATION OF MASSIVE TREE FELLING IN KANCHANPOUR
Kathmandu, 9 Jan 9: A team of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has started investigation from Monday as deforestation has been reported in Chure area, bordering Dadeldhura and Kanchanpur districts and roads have been constructed illegally even by using
Bulldozers, RSS reports from Kanchanpur.

A team comprising five members, led by Joint Secretary of the CIAA, Dr. Krishna Dhungana has proceeded with the investigation on it.

The team has also started monitoring the deforested area including Baijanath Community Forest and Ampani area and illegal road constructed areas.

Talking to RSS, Joint Secretary Dhungana said that no one who was involved in deforestation will be spared and told to be assured of it.

It is found that trees much more than reported were found felled while carrying out monitoring at Jogbudha area in Dadeldhura district.
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FOODL SHORTAGE IN VERESTREGION AFTER HEAVY SNOW

Kathmandu, 9 Jan.:: Normal life has been hit hard in the upper part of the Solukhumbu district, due to heavy snowfall and chill, which have triggered a trouble: food shortage in the region adjoined to Mount Everest, RSS reports from Solukhumbi..

Shortage of foodstuffs has affected the locals of Khumbu region in the district, as the thick snow blanketing all human settlements in the region for two weeks, has not melted.

Hoteliers of this famous tourist area complained that they have been mostly affected due to lack of foodstuffs supply, at a time when snowfall has halted people's movement.

Usually helicopters are used to supply foods in the upper parts of the district due to lack of proper road networks. But even helicopter landing has become next to impossible, thanks to heavy snowfall.

Locals said most of the areas in Khumjung VDC are covered with snow though snow in Chaurikharka and Namche has slightly melted.

According to a local Pasang Sherpa of Namche-8, this year’s snowfall has entirely crippled human life in Khumbu region.

“Even the daily commodities and other materials required during the winter season are inaccessible at this state of affairs,” added Sherpa lamenting over the closure of local shops due to snowfall.
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