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GOVT. EMPLOYEES DEMAND INCREASED PAY

Kathmandu, 12 July:- Government employees affiliated with different government employees ' organisations staged a sit-in at the Ministry of Finance on Friday demanding that the government increase their salaries, RSS reports..
They have demanded that the budget for the fiscal year 2013/014 should consider increasing salaries of the government employees as it was not adjusted for the last three years in view of the annual price hike.
The employees' organisations stressed on the need for implementing the seven-point-demand submitted on July 1 to the Minister for Finance, adding that 'empty hand and empty stomach can not provide effective services.'
Nepal Nijamati Karmachari Sangathan, Nepal Rastriya Karmachari Sangathan, Nepal Nijamati Karmachari Manch, Rastrasebak Karmachari Sangathan, Rastriya Karmachari Sangathan, Nepal Nijamati Karmachari Sangh, and Rastriya Swatantra Karmachari Milan Kendra demanded that the salaries be increased by a minimum of Rs. 10,000.
They have also demanded that the government should manage accident insurance worth one million rupees, grade equivalent to one day salary, payment of more than 180 days of saved leaves, and increase of the uniform allowance to Rs. 15,000.
Also, they have demanded equal allowance to the employees working in temporary, wage and contract basis.
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ELEPHANT KILLS JHAPA MAN
Kathmandu, 12 July: Awild tusker killed  a man ar  Shantinagar in Jhapa
Thursday night.
The elephant killed Dhan Bahadur Rai, 65.
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