THREE DEAD IN BAITADI, MINOR MISSING

THREE DEAD, MINOR MISSING IN BAITADI
Kathmandu, 30 March: Three people were found dead while a minor has been missing at the Chamelia River in Baitadi district on Friday, RSS reports from Baitadi.

Barbati Bhatta (22), Sarita Bhatta (16) and Sunil Bhatta (5)of Ranishikhar VDC-4 are among the deceased. The bodies were found flowing on the river, according to Area Police Office, Gokuleshwor, Darchula. However, three-year-old Anil Bhatta, has been missing.

Police said Dhanbir Thagunna of Ranishikhar VDC-4 had taken them from house at 3:00 am on Friday.

Police have suspected that they might have killed and thrown in the river.

Police have launched a manhunt for Thagunna who is at large after the incident.

Further investigation regarding the incident is underway and the bodies are kept at local Primary Health Center for postmortem, said Laxman Khadka, In-charge of the Area Police Office, Gokuleshwor.
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MAOIST INTEGRATION TO BE COMPLETED BY 12 APRIL ASSURES
MAOIST CHIEF
Kathmandu, 30 March: : The leaders of different political parties have vowed to issue the new constitution within the stipulated time by restoring peace in two months, RSS reports.



Speaking in the felicitation programme organised on the occasion of the 14th anniversary of Reporters' Club Nepal here in the Capital on Friday, they stressed on the need to build an understanding among the parties on constitution writing as the peace process is materialising.



On the occasion, Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai said decision has been taken to send the bill on the truth and reconciliation commission and the bill on finding the status of the disappeared to the Parliament after discussion, and also to complete the army integration task within April 12. He reiterated that there will be no backtracking from the peace process now.



Noting that the contentious issues of the constitution should be resolved through understanding and agreement, the prime minister urged the leaders of all the political parties to come to a compromise giving up their intransigence.



UCPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal said the works related to army integration would be completed within April 12 and the constitution writing could be accomplished on that basis.



"A difficult path has to be negotiated to conclude the 12-point accord and to complete the constitution-writing by ending the transition," Dahal said, adding that as the leader of the largest party in the Constituent Assembly, he has both challenges and opportunities before him for reaching to the destination even by making compromises.



Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala blamed that the leaders were lingering the peace and statute drafting processes by giving only verbal assurances to the people.

He also warned against creating federal provinces on ethnic line as doing so could be harmful to the nation.



Similarly, senior leader of the CPN-UML, Madhav Kumar Nepal said the constitution writing task would proceed ahead with the conclusion of the army integration. He reiterated that the constitution could be promulgated within the deadline if all the political parties adhered to the past agreements.



Speaking at the same occasion, Constituent Assembly chairman Subas Nembang stressed on unity and understanding among all the political parties given the possibility of issuing the constitution within May 27 even by amending the Interim Constitution and cutting short the constitution formulation process.
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