DEMONSTRATION FOR SOCIAL SECURITY Kathmandu, 30 Aug.: Hundreds of senior citizens, single women and disabled of Bavangama Katti VDC in Saptari district have demonstrated saying they have not got facilities under social security provided by the government, RSS reports from Rajbiraj. They protested at the Office of the District Development Committee (DDC), Saptari, saying the VDC Secretary, Rabendra Mandal had not provided the allowance for the past six months. The villagers also picketed in front of the office of the Local Development Officer and chanted slogans saying they have not got the last installment of the allowance of the last fiscal year which they had to receive till July 9. According to the DDC, Saptari, the amount could not be sent to all VDCs as the amount sent by the Ministry was not enough. An official at the DDC, Saptari, said that the office could not send allowance to 64 VDCs of the district, which has 114 VDCs and one municipality. The DDC said that thousands of senior citizens, single women and disabled of the VDCs have now to wait till Dashain festival for the same. The government has been providing Rs. 500 to each senior citizen, Rs. 500 to each single woman and Rs. 1,000 to each completely disabled person. nnnn TWO NEPALESE CYCLISTS PARTICIPATING IN BHUTAN’S TOUR DE DRAGON Kathmandu, 30 Aug.: Two Nepalese players have left for Thimpu of Bhutan today to take part in the third episode of the Tour De Dragon, RSS reports.. Raj Kumar Shrestha and Narayan Gopal Maharjan will take part in the competition to be held on September 1 in Thimpu. Nepal Cycling Association said that the players were selected on the basis of their performance in the Sixth National Games. Raj and Narayan had secured second and third position in the competition respectively. Ajay Pandit, who had secured the first position in the competition, is abroad. In this competition, players have to complete 268 kilometers in one day. This competition of completing the distance in one day on mountain bike is going to be held for the first time in South Asia. Vice-Chairman of the National Sports Council, Pitambar Timsina, bade farewell to the players and wished for their success. nnnn