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NO HUMAN DEATHS RELATED TO BIRD FLU IN NEPAL Kathmandu, 10 Aug  The Livestock Services Directorate has stated that no one has died of bird flu in Nepal so far. The bird flu virus that was detected first in India in 2006 and was first found in Jhapa district in 2009, RSS reports.. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), the virus that causes bird flu has been found in 60 countries while only 633 persons of different 15 countries were found infected by the virus. WHO stated that worldwide as many as 377 persons lost their lives and they are from China, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Indonesia, Iraq, Laos, Nigeria, Turkey, and Vietnam. The people suffering from the disease were infected not because they eat chicken or any poultry products but due to their involvement in transporting, working in poultry farms, butchering, and treatment of different birds, it is stated. The different departments under the Ministry of Agricultural Development confirmed bird flu infection in 59 poultry farms from 18 districts as of Friday. The cases of bird flu infection have been reported in different poultry farms in Kathmandu and Bhaktapur districts since July 17. Tens of thousands of people have been directly and indirectly involved in poultry related business. Around 50 billion rupees has been reported to be invested in this business in the country. Around 5,000 metric tonnes of meat (chicken) is consumed across the country daily and 250,000 kilograms of it is consumed in Kathmandu Valley alone, said poultry entrepreneur, Janga Bahadur BC.
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OPPOSITION ALLIANCE DECIDES TO OPT FOR TALKS

Kathmandu, 10 Aug : A meeting of the alliance of protesting 33 political parties has decided to determine the date and place for dialogue, welcoming the government´s letter on Thursday calling for talks, . RSS . reports. The meeting of the alliance held at the CPN-Maoist´s central party office at Buddhanagar decided to sit for talks with the government, said Maoist Secretary Dev Prasad Gurung. The alliance has also decided to organize workshops across the country to reach out the 18-point demand put forth in course of dialogue with High Level Political Committee to grassroots, form 33-party mechanism in all districts including in the Kathmandu Valley and put in palce people´s mobilization campaign to protest the election in status quo, Gurung further said. nnnn