SCUFFLE BREAKS OUT INSIDE BIRGUNJ JAIL

SCUFFLE BREAKS OUT INSIDE BIRGUNJ PRISON
Kathmandu, 24 Feb.: Atmosphere inside Birgunj prison became tense Friday afternoon after fight broke out between two prisoner groups.
One group alleged the prison administration discriminated against rival
District police said the situation returned to normal late afternoon.
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JAPANESE ASSISTANCE
Kathmandu, 24 Feb.: Japan Friday offered a Rs. 91.047 million grant to implement a basic education improvement of School Sector Reforms in the Japan’s fiscal year 2011.

Ambassador Kunio Takahashi and Secretary at the Ministry of Finance, Krishna Hari Baskota signed the grant agreement.
Ambassador Takahashi hoped the grant will contribute in enhancing education sector in Nepal and added assured Japanese cooperation to Nepal will accelerate the socio-economic development programmes of the Government of Nepal.

The grant targets eight districts including Sunsari, Sarlahi, Dhading, Dhanusha, Mahottari, Nawalparasi, Banke and Kailali
It also includes technical assistance.
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TWO NC ACTIVISTS EXPELLED

Kathmandu, 24 Feb.: Nepali Congress (NC), Saptari, has expelled two active cadres of the party, RSS reports from Rajbiraj.

At a press meet organized at the Party Office on Friday, it is said that action against General Convention Representative Dhruba Dev and Constituency President Ram Kumar Yadav has been taken.

According to Coordinator of the Disciplinary Committee Parmanand Yadav, they have been expelled for three years for working against discipline, objectives and rules and regulations of the party.

The NC Saptari had formed a three-member Disciplinary Committee under the leadership of Parmanand Yadav on January 18 to carry out the investigation on the charges against Dev and Yadav.
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