FORMER POLICEMAN BEHIND JANAKPUR FIRING Kathmandu, 30 May: General Manager of the Jankpur Railway, Suresh Yadav, died in a firing incident last night [Tuesday] at Tarapatti Sirsiya in Dhanusha district, RSS reports from Janakpur. A group of about 10-11 people including a former policeman Shiva Hari Yadav and his brothers are learnt to have opened indiscriminate fire at around 10:30 p.m. when a meeting was on about a pond in the village. General Manager Yadav sustained bullet injuries in the firing and died instantaneously. Four people were injured in the firing. They are 50-year-old Suresh Prasad Yadav, 35-year-old Shyam Prasad Yadav, 65-year-old Rajendra Prasad Yadav and 60-year-old Shree Prasad Yadav. Suresh and Rajendra who were seriously injured in the incident have been taken to Dharan for further treatment while the remaining injured persons are undergoing treatment at the Janakpur Zonal Hospital. General Manager Yadav worked at the Ministry of Labour and Transport Management after he won a court case against him from the Supreme Court. He had come home just some days back. He leaves behind two sons and daughter. Former policeman Yadav, his brother Ajad and other people said to be involved in the firing are absconding. Police have mounted a search for them. The Dhanusha police has initiated an investigation into the incident. RSS Nnnn NC CHIEF DIRECTS WORKERS TO GO TO VILLAGES Kathmandu, 30 May:: Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala has instructed the party cadres to go to the villages. Speaking to party cadres gathered at his residence here this morning, he asked them to go to the villages so as to consolidate the party's base and spread the party's official views, RSS reports . "The party is taking initiation for national consensus and elections can take place at any moment in the country now based on political consensus. I am confident our initiatives will be successful," Koirala said. He also told the party cadres to explain to the people as to why constitution could not be issued and create public opinion in support of the party. The party president told party workers to move ahead according to the decision taken by the party's central committee on Tuesday. The central committee meeting on Tuesday decided to hold protest programmes across the country against what it called the conspiracies to finish off the achievements made through the long struggle and sacrifices of the people. Meanwhile, party president Koirala is scheduled to meet with the members of the now defunct Constituent Assembly and issue necessary directives to them, said Bipul Pokharel, Koirala's press advisor. The central working committee of the Nepali Congress is also meeting at 1 p.m. today at the party office in Sanepa following his meeting with the former CA members. RSS Nnnn ONE DEAD. 33 INJURED IN ACCIDENTS Kathmandu, 30 May: A girl died, while 33 have sustained injuries in separate road accidents which took place in Chitwan and Tanahun district today [Tuesday], RSS reports. A girl died when a bus heading to Narayangarh hit her in Kalikhola, Chandibhanjyang VDC-6 along the Narayangarh-Mugling road section. The deceased is six-year-old Samjhana Chepang of the VDC, police said. Chepang died on the way to Bharatpur Medical College for treatment. Meanwhile, as many as 18 passengers were injured when the bus (Lu 1 Kha 5559) and the truck (Na 4 Kha 1232) collided to each other in Bakulahar Chowk of Ratnanagar Municipality-1, Chitwan. The injured are undergoing treatment at hospitals in Bharatpur now, police said. Likewise, at least 15 passengers were injured in a bus accident in Tanahun district, Tuesday. Of the injured, condition of Masina Gurung, 50, of Pokhari Bhanjyang VDC and Bhim Kumari Thapa, 57, of Kahun Shivapur VDC-8 is critical, according to District Police Office, Tanahun. The bus (Ga 1 Kha 3223) heading to Damauli from Sarangghat of the district met with an accident after it overturned along the road near Kaidimghat Bazaar. The injured passengers are undergoing treatment in Damauli Hospital, according to the hospital. nnnn