UPDATE LONG PM, PRESIDENT DISCUSSIONS CONCLUDE Kathmandu, 16 Oct.: A meeting between Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai and President Dr.. Ram Baran Yadaj just concluded Tuesday morning. The consultation lasted two and half hours indicating the extended and serious nature of the discussions. MORE . LEOPARD ATTACKS MAN IN CHANGUNARAYAN Kathmandu, 16 Oct.: A man was injured when a leopard attacked him at Necha Pauwa, Changunarayan VDC-3 on Tuesday morning, RSS reports from Bhaktapur.. Nineteen years old Surya Bahadur Shahi was attacked by the leopard while he was going towards Bhaktapur town for attending regular tuition classes. Shahi, a resident of Changunarayan VDC-1, has received deep wounds in the head and neck due to the leopard attack, police said. He is now receiving treatment at the Bhaktapur Hospital. The people have been terrorized by the leopard that has been seen in the area since a week. Nnnn BHAKTAPUR’S EKANTA KUMARI TAKEN KUMARI GHAR FROM HOME Kathmandu, 16 Oct The Ekanta Kumari of Bhaktapur who is worshipped as the living goddess and symbolizes the Goddess Taleju has been shifted to the Kumarighar at Pashupati Mahavihar on Tuesday, RSS reports from Bhaktapur. The Kumari is worshipped daily for eight days from the day of Ghatasthapana on the occasion of the Bada Dashain festival. Shreya Bajracharya who currently holds the title of the Ekanta Kumari of Bhaktapur, was taken to the Kumarighar from her parent´s house today. She was then brought to Sakotha Chaturbramha Vihar from the Kumarighar, her traditional abode, for worship rituals. The Ekanta Kumari is offered special worship on the ninth day from today along with nine other Kumaris. Nnnn MEDIA GOOGLE “…54 percent of the country’s population still don’t wash their hands properly wuth soap and water.” (Report in The Kathmandu Post, 16Oct.) nnnn