ROAD REACHES MANANG Kathmandu, 16 Oct.: Locals of Manang district can reach Chame, the headquarters of Manang district, on a vehicle this year to celebrate the Dashain festival, RSS reports. Locals can reach Besisahar of Lamjung from Chame, and Chame from Besisahar, on a vehicle after the district, which is known as the district beyond the Himalayas, was linked with road network for the first time. Vice-Chairman of the National Planning Commission, Dipendra Bahadur Chhetri, said now the Manang district has been linked with road network and road has reached Chame. The 27th meeting of the National Development Problem Resolution Committee held under the chairmanship of Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai on Monday informed this. Public vehicles are going to operate their services on the 68-kilometer-long road from Besisahar of Lamjung to Chame and Chame to Besisahar from Wednesday. The happiness of Locals of Manang knows no bound with the operation of transport services. The district is linked with road network thanks to the relentless labour of the Nepal Army. An all-party meeting recently held under the coordination of Chief District Officer temporarily determined Rs. 950 as fare to reach the district headquarters, Chame. Similarly, the meeting also fixed transportation charge of one kg of goods as Rs. 13. The NA had taken the responsibility of constructing the road from Manang Chautara of Besisahar on July 16, 2001. According to NA senior officer, Indiwar Gurung, they completed the target of the government of road construction on time. It is expected that there will be great change in tourism and local development of Manang district after the construction of the road. Before this, another district Mustang, which is also beyond the Himalayas, has already been linked with the road network. Department of Roads had started the construction of the road from Besisahar. Before this, the government had given the responsibility to the NA to construct the road as it was very difficult to construct it. The NA had completed the track opening of the road at a cost of Rs. 760 million.Two NA personnel had lost their lives last year in connection with the road construction. Gurung said the NA fulfilled the wishes of the people facing different difficulties by completing the responsibility of road construction given by the government. Minister for Physical Planning and Works, Hridayesh Tripathi, who had recently carried out on-site visit of the road, highly appraised the NA for linking the district with road network. Trekking route has been shortened after the construction of the road linking Basisahar with Chame.Around 100,000 tourists go on trekking in the route every year, it is learnt. (Note: Manang, north of the Himalaya and an extension of the Tibetan plateau, linked by road with rest of country for first time.) Nnnn NAM ARRETED WITH ILLEGAL CURRENCY NOTES.WORTH RS.TWO MILLION Kathmandu, 16 Oct.:Ram Bahadur Baraili of Pashupatinagar was arrested Tuesday with Rs 2 million Indian currency in Rs. 1,000 and Rs 500 denominations He was traveling to Pashupatinagar in Ilam to Dhulabari, according to police. nnnn. NC PREPARING FOR ELECTION Kathmandu, 16 Oct : Nepali Congress President Sushil Koirala has urged the party leaders and cadres to strengthen the party organization keeping in view the upcoming elections, RSS reports from Kirtipur.. Addressing the greetings exchange and tea reception organized by Nepal Dalit Association at the NC Party Headquarters in Sanepa, Lalitpur on Tuesday, he urged the party cadres to strengthen the party organization as the country would soon go for elections. During the programme, Association´s President Khadga Basyal claimed that the association has continuously voiced against caste-based discrimination to ensure equal participation of the all ethnic groups, castes and communities in the state mechanisms. NC General Secretary Krishna Sitaula, former speaker Taranath Ranabhat, leaders Dr. Ram Sharan Mahat, Dilendra Prasad Badu, Bal Bahadur KC, Min Bahadur Bishwakarma, and Jivan Pariyar among others also attended the programme. Nnnn NC’S POUDEL OPPOSES PM SPEAK Kathmandu, 16 Oct.: Nepali Congress Vice President Ramchandra Poudel has said the Prime Minister with the caretaker status has no right to comment over the statement of the President who has a role of guardianship in the present crisis in the country, RSS reports from Syangjha, Speaking at a press meet organised by the Nepal Press Union, Syangja chapter at Waling on Tuesday, he said Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai has no right to talk about the jurisdiction of the President. "The Prime Minister verbally reprimanding the President is unbecoming of his status as Prime Minister ", he added. He accused the government of promoting corruption in the country. The Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML are planning to hold a protest demonstration against the incumbent coalition government on November 9, he said. RSS adds from Kathmandu: : General Secretary of the Nepali Congress, Prakash Man Singh, has said public statement made by Prime Minister Dr. Baburam Bhattarai on President Dr. Ram Baran Yadav is utterly irresponsible. Concluding the Babin Bikram Bista Memorial Badminton Open Running Shield Competition organized by the Kingkong Sports Club, Mid-Baneshwor, from September 22, here Tuesday, Singh emphasized that the view expressed by the President for the resolution of crises should not been politicized. Stating that the initiative taken by President Dr. Yadav was positive and this has made political parties responsible for consensus, he said the UCPN-Maoist could not be responsible in forging national consensus. Stressing on the need of concluding the disputed issues of the constitution through referendum, Singh said there is no alternative to going for election in the end whatever consensus was forged among political parties. He stressed on the need of ending political and constitutional crisis of the country by the president taking rightful move as a protector of the constitution if initiatives of political parties could not helpful to give an outlet to the country. The Competition was organized in memory of Bista, a national player of Badminton, where various 31 teams had participated, according to Chairman of the organizing committee, Rajesh Swanr. Nnnn