BRIDE AMONG FOUR KILLED IN BRIDAL PARTY TRACTOR ACCIDENT

BRIDE AMONG FOUR OF BRIDAL PARTY KILLED IN TRACTOR ACCIDENT; OTHER DETAILS

Kathmandu, 25 Feb. A newly married bride was among four persons of a
marriage party killed Friday night in a tractor
accident at Khahare khola in Bardiya National Park
Chisapani in Kailali in a tractor accident.
The bride was going to her new home after marriage in Bardiya.
Vehicular accidents have become daily occurrences
regular during the on-going wedding season; members of a
marriage party were injured Friday morning in
Sindhupalchowk.
Bride Pushpa Chaudhary, 20, Karishma Chaudhary,
Sushma Chaudhary, and Nirmala Chaudhary, 22, were killed and the groom
of Baina, Kailali,, survived
He was in a separate vehicle.
Three died instantly and Nirmala died en route to
hospital for treatment.
Fifteen others, who were injured, according to police.
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FURTHER DETAILS OF OIL PRICE HIKE

Kathmandu, 25Feb.: Following a second price hike
in one month, petrol will now cost Rs.116 per liter;
kerosene and diesel will sell at Rs 85 per liter to cut losses of Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), management said.
NOC has made to effort to cut losses through
corrupt practices in the state monopoly that was
once a money-earning state enterprise.
NOC´s losses to Rs 850 million a month, a NOC official said.
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NO SECRET DEALS SIGNED WITH INDIA SAYS MINISTER BOGATI
Kathmandu, 25 Feb. :
Minister for Energy Post Bahadur Bogati Friday informed that Nepal-India bilateral meeting on water resources started again after a recent meeting held in New Delhi, India, The Rising Nepal reports.
Speaking at the meeting of the committee on Natural Resources and Means of the Legislature-Parliament, he requested all not to suspect about the meeting and made it clear that no any unseen agreement was signed during the meeting.
Minister Bogati said the issues pertaining to Mahakali Treaty and Pancheshwor Project had internal and bilateral disputes.
"An agreement has been signed to constitute Pancheshwar Development Authority to end the deadlock for beginning the project with the first task of preparing the DPR," he informed.
According to him, at the ministerial level meeting, held on February 15, both sides had agreed to expedite the setting up of Pancheshwar Development Authority at the earliest for implementation of the Pancheshwar Multipurpose Project.
Similarly, Minister for Irrigation Mahendra Prasad Yadav said this was not the right time to agree on such debatable issues due to the transitional condition of the country.
The meeting directed the Ministry of Energy to submit information to the Committee within three days regarding the government’s latest decision to award licenses for hydro power production.
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CAPITAL WATER CONTAMINATED

Kathmandu, 25 Feb.: Observations in different water reservoirs and purifying centers of Kathmandu showed that the water of Baisdhara, Balaju reservoir was contaminated and not safe for the drinking purpose, The Rising Nepal reports.
In a recent field visit of journalists and representatives of Nepal Drinking Water Limited and NGO Forum to Sivapuri, Balaju and Mahangkal Chour reservoirs and purifying centers they suspected that the water supplied from the Balaju reservoir was not safe for drinking.
Issuing a press release, the NGO Forum informed that the water collected from the Ale, Baude, Bhandare, Panchmane and Chhaharey resources are purified at Balaju purifying center and assembled in the reservoir of Balaju.
However, the purified water of this reservoir is suspected to be not safe for drinking purpose. It’s been a long time that the reservoir has not been cleaned and its roof is in dilapidated condition, it added.
The Forum further added that as the roof of the reservoir had collapsed the water was contaminated with the fallen leaves and bird feces.
According to the Forum, the locals have been claiming that many monkeys came to visit the reservoir and returned back after playing in the water.
An observation showed that the water of this reservoir was not suitable for drinking, said the Forum. The reservoir has the capacity of 4,500,000 liters water.
Currently 3,000,000 liters water has been assembled in the 17 feet deep reservoir. The locals of ward-13, 15 and 16 of Kathmandu Municipality have been consuming the water supplied from this reservoir.
However, engineer of Maharjgunj division of Kaukhali, Ananda Shrestha claimed that they were supplying water only after purifying and making it suitable for drinking purpose.
Moreover, another water resource of Sivapuri has been supplying water only after the general purification because the resource is pure by nature itself, said the Forum.
The team also visited Mahankal water reservoir and found it safe for drinking purpose.
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