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Vol. XI No.316 • Kathmandu, Thursday, October 4, 2012, Ashwin 18, 2069, Nepal Sambat 1132 

• SHORT TAKES 

Naresh Shrestha / THT 

Women pulling the chariot of Shree 

Kumari at Basantapur in Kathmandu on 

Wednesday.This is for the first time women 

were allowed to pull the chariot during 

the Indra Jatra festival. 

NEPAL 

Docs issue swine flu alert 

KATHMANDU: If you are suffering from flu, 

wash your hands, cough into a tissue paper 

and get plenty of rest, doctors have suggested. 

Dr Geeta Shakya, director of National 

Public Health Laboratory, said that there is 

nothing to worry about swine flu as the disease 

can be cured easily if detected at an early 

stage. ( Details on Page 3) 

NC leaders quit party 

KATHMANDU: Nearly three-dozen district 

level leaders of Nepali Congress including 

two former parliament members, have quit 

the party. (Details on Page 6) 

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Gachhadar’s remarks 

trigger tension in Kailali Himalayan 

Himalayan News Service 

Dhangadhi, October 3 

Tension ran high in Kailali today as 

supporters of the intact far-west 

campaign took to the streets to 

protest remarks by Deputy Prime 

Minister and Minister for Home 

Affairs Bijaya Kumar Gachhadar 

who yesterday ‘promised to sever 

Kailali and Kanchanpur from the 

far-west region’. 

Accusing DPM Gachhadar of inciting 

the audience to chant slogans 

like Jaya Tharuhat, intact farwest 

campaign supporters today 

held demonstrations at different 

places in Kailali. They also enforced 

vehicular strikes at Boradandi, 

Attariya, Khutiya and 

Lamki. Police personnel in huge 

numbers were deployed to escort 

Gachhadar, who was on his way to 

mid-west, through an alternative 

Dhangadhi-Khutiya route. 

Angry demonstrators, including 

cadres of Nepali Congress 

and CPN-UML, showed the 

minister black flags at Lamki and 

Chisapani. 

Police had detained four persons 

during the protest but released 

them later. The demonstrators also 

held a corner meeting at the Lamki 

Bazaar and demanded Gachhadar’s 

resignation. 

Tension ran high in Dhangadhi 

also after security forces stopped 

intact far-west campaign supporters 

from marching towards the 

Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum-Democratic’s 

party office. The 

demonstrators shut the Attariya 

Bazaar from 11:00 am alleging that 

police had charged batons on 

them. The protest ended after 

three hours following talks among 

the police, the local administration 

and the intact far-west campaigners. 

When asked about today’s 

demonstration, NC Kailali town 

secretary Keshav Mishra said their 

protest was aimed at the minister’s 

remarks which had only rekindled 

the old tension. 

Demanding that the minister 

apologise, the demonstrators have 

decided to stop all government vehicles 

from plying and close the 

government offices tomorrow. 

News Service 

Kathmandu, October 3 

The Special Court today 

convicted late former minister 

Rabindra Nath Sharma 

of corruption and decided 

to confiscate Rs 22.7 million 

from his family. 

A three-member bench of 

Judges Gauri Bahadur Karki, 

Om Prakash Mishra and 

Kedar Prasad Chalise took 

the decision — the first of its 

kind in which a former minister 

has been convicted of 

graft posthumously. 

Stating that Section 176 of 

the Court Procedure Chapter 

of Muluki Ain, 1963 does 

not require punishing the 

deceased in any criminal 

case, the bench did not slap 

jail sentence. 

Stating that Sharma died 

four years ago, the bench 

ruled that there was no need 

to slap jail sentence on him 

for corruption and additional 

jail sentence for abusing 

the authority, and therefore 

decided to ask his family to 

pay back the amount that 

the late minister had 

amassed illegally. 

Late Sharma’s wife had 

been pursuing the case 

since his death in 2007. 

The bench has decided to 

confiscate land in Baneshwor 

worth Rs 1.8 million — 

registered in the name of his 

son Sarad Gyawali and 

daughter-in-law Aruna 

Gyawali — and a house 

registered in the name of 

son Sarad at Bishnu VDC, 

Kathmandu, worth Rs 2.4 

million. The bench also 

decided to confiscate some 

land Sharma owned in 

Nawalparasi and Palhi 

Printing Press. 

The bench said Sharma 

was found to have made 

only Rs 14.5 million through 

his legitimate sources 

of income. 

Demanding that Rs 42.4 

million be confiscated from 

Sharma, the Commission 

for the Investigation of 

Abuse of Authority had filed 

the case a decade ago. 

Though the Special Court 

had given a clean chit to 

Sharma ‘on technical 

grounds’ some five years 

ago, CIAA filed an appeal at 

the apex court which referred 

the case back to the 

Special Court last year to 

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Ban on sachels to lighten pre-school kids’ load 

• Maximum weight of bags for other students prescribed • Proposal to be sent for approval soon 


Bhaktapur, October 3 

Pre-school kids now can have 

loads of fun as they go to learn; 

they don’t need to carry heavy 

sachels on their backs. And for 

Grade I-XII students, a standard 

weight for bags has been 

prescribed. The move is sure to 

earn accolades from schoolgoers 

and parents alike. 

A committee 

formed under 

THT 

the Department of Education 

to determine new standards 

for institutional schools has 

proposed that pre-primary 

children should not carry 

bags to schools and fixed the 

maximum weight of bags primary 

and secondary schoolchildren 

carry. 

Weight of school bags and 

number of textbooks students 

carry to school have always 

been a major concern in view 

of possibility 

of schoolchildren acquiring 

backache as they grow, but no 

substantial measure had been 

taken so far. Experts say 

schoolchildren are carrying 

avoidable excessive load in 

their school bags and suggest 

that heavy school bags can result 

in spinal abnormalities, 

including disfiguring curvatures 

known as scoliosis. 

With today’s proposal, 

parents also can soon heave a 

sigh of relief. 

Nirmala Koirala, a parent of 

a kindergarten pupil, says her 

child has to carry as many as 

14 books (and notebooks) to 

school everyday. “It’s overload 

for a five-and-a-half-year-old 

kid, and he cannot carry his 

bag on his own. I have to carry 

the bag all the way to school,” 

says Koirala. “I hope now my 

kid, and myself, will be relieved 

of the burden.” 

As per the committee’s proposal, 

the maximum weight of 

school bags should be 4 kg for 

Grade I-V, 6 kg for Grade VI- 

VIII and 8 kg for students 

above Grade IX. However, the 

committee, which plans to 

submit its proposal to the Ministry 

of Education for approval 

in a few days, has stopped 

short of explaining whether its 

prescribed weight includes 

water bottle, tiffin box and other 

stuff students are asked to 

carry. The committee has also 

decided to propose the maximum 

distance students have 

to cover while reaching the 

school on buses. 

| SCHOOL BAGS | 

GRADE MAX WEIGHT 

I-V 4 Kg 

VI-VIII 6 Kg 

Above IX 8 Kg 

Some lessons parents should learn 

• Choose a bag that is ideal to the 

body size of the student. The bag 

should not be wider than the 

child. 

• Ask the child to wear both shoulder 

straps to properly distribute 

the weight of the backpack. A 

bag with only one strap might 

cause shoulder, back and neck 

injury due to improper weight 

distribution 

• Avoid carrying 

backpacks with 

loose shoulder 

straps. Tighten 

shoulder straps and 

use waist strap if it 

is provided 

• Always organise 

bag contents. Refrain 

from care- 

| TRAVEL | 

GRADE MAX DISTANCE 

I-V 10 km (in Valley), 15 km (outside Valley) 

Above VI 18 km (in Valley), 25 km (outside Valley) 

lessly stuffing things inside the 

bag 

• Organise items to ensure that 

the weight is distributed properly 

• It is better to invest on a good 

quality bag than to repent later 

for children’s health problems. 

Choose a bag with a padded 

area that touches the back 

• Ask the child to bend at the 

knees when picking up 

the backpack and lift 

properly — Agencies 

Late ex-minister Sharma convicted 

Special Court asks confiscation of Rs 22.7 m from family 

Jurisprudential question arises 

KATHMANDU: Stating that the criminal liability cannot 

be transferred to any other person after the death 

of the criminal, lawyers have raised jurisprudential 

question against the Special Court decision to convict 

late minister Rabindra Nath Sharma of corruption. 

Constitutional law expert Tikaram Bhattarai said now 

it is up to the apex court to decide whether it was appropriate 

to convict a deceased person. “As per the international 

practice, criminal liability cannot be transferred,” 

said Bhattarai, adding that now it has ‘become 

a unique case’. Krishna Sapkota, lawyer of late Sharma’s 

family, said he did raise the issue during the hearing 

but the judges went ahead with their decision. He 

said a corruption case is not like the revenue or the 

state treasury misuse offence. “So treating it in that 

fashion is against the criminal jurisprudence.” — HNS 

THT 

test its merit. 

Sharma, a veteran politician 

during the 30-year 

Panchayat system, was believed 

to be one of the pillars 

of the then regime. Since his 

foray into politics in 1965, 

he was minister several 

times till the Panchayati 

regime fell in 1990.

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• UN PEACEKEEPING MISSIONS 

Nepal seeks ‘fair 

share’ of top 

positions 

Lekhanath Pandey 

Ladsous assured that due con- 


sideration would be given to 

Nepalis while selecting candidates 

Nepali officials urged top UN offi- for senior posts, Nepal’s Permacials, 

including the Secretary Gennent Mission in New York meneral, 

to ensure that Nepal gets a tioned in a statement. 

‘fair-share’ of top berths in UN The UN Headquarters is respon- 

peacekeeping missions. 

sible for entrusting command re- 

Foreign Minister Narayan Kaji sponsibilities to top peacekeeping 

Shrestha sought appointment of officers, including that of Force 

more Nepali Army officers to top Commander –– a post which has 

positions such as Force Comman- not been held by an NA official 

der, during his meetings with Sec- ever since Maj Gen Paban Jung 

retary General Ban Ki-moon and Thapa was appointed Force Com- 

Under Secretary-General of the mander to the UN Mission in Su- 

Department of Peacekeeping Opdan in May 2008. 

erations Hervi Ladsous, in New In response to Ban’s concerns 

York on Tuesday. 

about the peace and constitution 

“As one of the largest troops con- process in Nepal, Deputy Prime 

tributing countries, Nepal de- Minister Shrestha said the techniserves 

more senior positions both cal part of the peace process was 

at the headquarters and in the going to be completed very soon. 

field,” DPM Shrestha is learnt to He further said that dialogue 

have told Ladsous and Ban. and consensus among national 

The Nepali Army apparently stakeholders would come up with 

complained that its officers a positive solution to all constitu- 

were barred from appointment tional problems, according to the 

to prestigious and lucrative UN Nepali mission. 

jobs for many years, despite Deputy Prime Minister Shrestha 

Nepal’s significant contribution to also said Nepal was committed to 

UN peacekeeping . 

the development of Lumbini and 

In his address to the UN General informed that the High-level Steer- 

Assembly last week, DPM Shrestha ing Committee for development of 

had said, “We stress the impor- Lumbini was at work to give motance 

of equitable representation mentum to the project. 

of countries contributing troops at In this respect, the support of the 

the leadership level.” 

Secretary-General and his active 

Nepal has already contributed participation in the international 

over 92,000 professional and dedi- conference to be organised in 

cated peace keepers to the UN Lumbini in the near future would 

since 1959. 

remain invaluable, he said. 

According to Nepali Army, 58 The Secretary-General, on his 

personnel have sacrificed their part, said that it was important 

lives in the line of duty and an that Nepal should be playing the 

equal number have been disabled leading role in development of 

for life. 

Lumbini, added the statement. 

Photo: Courtesy UN / Paulo Filgueiras 

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha 

meeting United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon (right) 

on Tuesday. 

Five murder 

accused 

sent to jail 


Bhaktapur, October 3 

Bhaktapur District Court today 

sent five, out of seven 

murder accused to jail. They 

were held in connection with 

the murder of Sujan Poudel 

(29) and Bidhya Shakhkarmi 

(23) in Tathali. 

Poudel, principal of Neologian 

Boarding School in 

Kamal Binayak and 

Shakhkarmi, an accountant 

there, were found dead in 

Ithuli on July 30. 

The five are: Sujan Saiju 

(18), Niran Manandhar (19), 

Rukesh Bochhe (18), Kiran 

Suwal (18), Rabin 

Musyakhwa (19) and Rukesh 

Kusi (20) of Bhaktapur. One 

of the accused,15-year-old 

Agesh Gabanjar has been 

sent to Child Correction 

Centre as he was a minor. nil 

Shakhkarmi (18), who 

bought the mobile phone 

belonging to Poudel, was released 

on bail of Rs 10,000 as 

he was not found to be involved 

in the twin murder. 

Police had arrested them 

on September 2 before 

handing them over to Bhaktapur 

police to press murder 

charge. 

The gang had attacked 

Poudel and his accountant 

Shakhkarmi with iron rods 

and sharp weapons after a 

failed attempt to murder 

them. According to police, 

they had knifed the duo 

and attacked them with iron 

rods before fleeing the scene 

with a wallet and a mobile 

phone belonging to the 

school principal. 

SC panel to study 

Sunday off 



The Supreme Court today formed a 

committee to study whether or not to 

announce public holiday in courts 

across the country. 

The full court meeting held today 

decided to set up a committee under 

the coordination of Registrar of the 

Supreme Court Lohit Chandra Shah. 

Joint registrars Shreekanta Paudel and 

Lal Bahadur Kunwar are the other 

members. The committee has been 

authorised to decide whether this 

would help save electricity and fuel 

and whether this would affect the public 

right to get justice as some of the 

fundamental rights might be affected 

because of the decision. 

The full court meeting also named 

justices for looking into habeas corpus 

cases during Dashain holidays. 



The eight-day long Indra Jatra 

concluded with much 

fanfare by pulling the chariots 

of Kumari, Bhairav and 

Ganesh through the main 

streets of Kathmandu, 

showing masked figures representing 

Vishnu, Bhairav, 

and Shiva to the public. 

The special attraction of 

this year’s festival was the local 

Newari women pulling 

the chariot of Kumari for the 

first time. The chariots were 

pulled from Hanumadhoka 

Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba (right) at the inauguration of Tri 

Chandra Science Exhibition in Kathmandu, on Wednesday. 

The elephant deity Pulukishi performing a dance on the last day of Indra Jatra festival at Basantapur on Wednesday. 

Indra Jatra ends with much fanfare 

Durbar Square and traversed 

through Pyafal, 

Yatkha, Naradevi, Kilagal, 

Bhedasing, Ason, Indrachowk 

and Makhan before 

the procession ended in 

Basantapur. 

The festival was observed 

for eight days with singing 

and mask-dancing. Indra, 

the Hindu god of rain and 

good fortune, is worshipped. 

This year, the festival 

had started on September 

27. 

The festival begins by installing 

a 36 feet wooden 

pole known as Lingo with a 

Special security plan for 

Dashain,Tihar,Chhath 

Police personnel warned against 

taking ‘gifts’on the pretext of festival 



Metropolitan Police Commissioner’s 

Office today unveiled special security 

plan in all three districts of the Valley 

— Kathmandu, Lalitpur and Bhaktapur 

— in view of the upcoming festive 

season, saying it will come into force 

from tomorrow. 

DIG Parshuram Khatri, Acting Police 

Commissioner, said the modus 

operandi of criminals recorded during 

the festive season in previous years 

had prompted MPCO to chalk out 

strategic preventive measures. 

As many as 3,992 police personnel 

will fan out across the Valley with special 

focus on transit points, commercial 

areas, vital installations, financial 

institutions, residential areas, airport, 

public vehicles, movement of VIPs, 

bus parks, unattended houses, social 

gatherings, hotels, restaurants, dance 

bars, massage centres, pilgrimage 

sites, money exchange counters and 

banks, among others. 

“The plan includes both proactive 

and reactive responses. Preventive 

measures against potential crimes are 

our top priority besides effective crime 

investigation in the aftermath of 

felonies,” he said. 

According to MPCO, police will keep 

tight vigil on suspects, former jailbirds, 

snatchers, burglars and thieves, extortionists, 

pickpockets, fraudsters, firecracker 

smuggling and trading and 

smuggling in illegal weapons to ensure 

security. 

“Most migrant workers, students 

and government and non-government 

officials leave the Valley for their home 

districts to join their families and celebrate 

the festivals. It is our duty and re- 

flag, accompanied by a rare 

display of the deity Akash 

Bhairav. It is believed that 

Indra received the flag from 

Lord Vishnu. The wooden 

pole is chosen with great 

care from the Nala forest in 

Kavre. Various masked 

dances like Pulu Kishi, 

known as elephant dance, 

Lakhe, Sawa Bhaku and Mahakali 

are performed in 

Kathmandu Valley thanking 

Lord Indra for the rain. 

The Newar community displays 

images and sculptures 

of Indra and Bhairav to mark 

the festival. 

sponsibility to check burglary in unattended 

houses and rented rooms,” 

DIG Khatri said. 

Police have also mobilised sniffer 

dogs and strike forces in sensitive areas 

and put the reserve force on alert 

to cope with any untoward incident. 

Officials said cops would be mobilised 

round-the-clock. SSP Nepal 

said Passenger Help Desks were set up 

in Kalanki and New Bus Park in view of 

maximum of outflow of people to other 

districts by public and private vehicles 

from the areas. 

MPCO has formed a monitoring 

team comprising 84 senior and junior 

officials to ensure effective security 

without compromise. Officials said 

foot patrol teams, Control Room Vehicles 

equipped with weapons and other 

logistics are already on the move. 

RSS 

Appeal to public 

KATHMANDU: Metropolitan Police 

Commissioner’s Office on 

Wednesday appealed to the public 

to provide information if they 

come across hooliganism and 

crook cops. “They can dial Police 

Control Room (100) to bring the 

guilty to book. The informers’ 

names will be kept secret,” it said. 

MPCO has also appealed to businesspersons, 

industrialists and 

Valley residents not to give any 

goods and money to cops as gifts 

in the festive season. “Any cop 

forcing people to provide cash or 

goods as ‘gift’ in the name of festival 

will be liable to outright departmental 

action,” DIG Parshuram 

Khatri warned. — HNS 



Alarmed by the surge in accidents on 

national highways, Metropolitan Traffic 

Police Division has started using 

breathalysers on long route bus drivers 

to stop them from driving under the influence 

of alcohol. 

Most of the recent road accidents 

recorded on the highways have been 

blamed on the negligence of drivers, 

according to a police report. 

Traffic police on Monday arrested Dinesh 

Khatri (32) of Ugratara, Kavre, after 

he tested positive for drunk-driving 

in Thankot, during a security check. 

On-duty traffic policemen had allowed 

the bus to leave after its owner deputed 

another driver. 

The bus (Ba 3 Kha 846) belonging 

According to legend, people 

of Kathmandu Valley imprisoned 

Indra when he 

came down to Kathmandu 

Valley to steal Parijat flowers 

for his mother. Later, the festival 

was held to calm down 

his anger. 

President Ram Baran Yadav 

received Tika from Kumari, 

the living goddess at 

the end of the jatra. The festival 

concluded with immersion 

of the pole in the holy 

Bagmati River. 

Special security measures 

were in place to prevent any 

untoward incident. 

IOM entrance 

rescheduled 



Institute of Medicine (IOM Tribhuvan 

University (TU)today rescheduled 

its entrance exam for Bachelors 

of Medicine, Bachelors of Surgery, 

Bachelors of Dental Science, Bachelors 

of Nursing, Bachelors of Pharmacy 

and many other Bachelors level 

science programmes to October 6 

and 7. 

IOM had last week put on hold the 

entrance examination scheduled for 

September 29 and 30, after the 

Supreme Court issued interim order 

to adhere to the principles of inclusiveness 

while enrolling students. 

The SC had summoned IOM for 

discussion on the issue on October 1, 

but it did not issue any interim order 

giving continuity to its previous order. 

Therefore IOM published the notice 

to inform students about the 

new entrance examination dates. 

Raj Bahadur Rai, deputy administrator, 

Examination Control Division, 

IOM, TU said entrance examination 

would be held on October 6 and 7 in 

their respective exam centres. Rai 

said entrance exam of Bachelor of 

Nursing would be held in Kathmandu, 

Pokhara, Nepalgunj, Birjung and 

Biratnagar, while entrance exam for 

other programmes would be held in 

Kathmandu itself. He said, “The entrance 

exam of MBBS and BN would 

be held on Saturday while the exams 

for the remaining programmes 

would be held the next day.” 

According to Rai, altogether 11,334 

students have filled forms for hundreds 

of quotas available for various 

programmes at the Bachelor level. 

Narayan Khanal, legal adviser 

to TU said, “SC did not show any 

reason to issue interim order to adhere 

to the principle of inclusiveness 

this time. Therefore TU was not 

bound to allocate quotas on the basis 

of inclusiveness.” 

to Kanchha Kanchhi Yatayat was 

en route to Sarlahi from Banepa with 

39 passengers. 

Traffic police referred Khatri to Metropolitan 

Police Range, Hanumandhoka 

to press charges. 

DIG Ganesh Raj Rai, MTPD incharge, 

said drivers on long-route buses 

would be tested regularly to ensure 

that they do not drive under influence 

of alcohol in the run-up to the festive 

season, when the Valley witnesses an 

outflow of thousands of people. 

“The crackdown is aimed at enforcing 

law and preventing road accidents. 

Driving under influence not only 

puts the passengers’ lives at risk, but 

also that of other road users,” he said. 

DIG Rai informed that drivers of longroute 

vehicles would be randomly tested 

for alcohol. 

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• IN BRIEF 

A woman and a child looking out of 

an engraved wooden window at 

Basantapur Durbar Square in 

Kathmandu on Wednesday. 

‘Reinstate staffer’ 

THT 

KATHMANDU: National Information 

Commission (NIC) on Wednesday directed 

Budhanilkantha School Principal 

Narayan Prasad Sharma to reinstate 

Devendra Singh, chief of Social 

Department, to his post. Budhanilkantha 

School Staff Union (BSSU) said 

that earlier the school management 

had sacked Singh for seeking information 

on financial irregularities in 

the school. The school had declined 

his request for information and 

sacked him instead. The commission 

said that as per the NIC Act, no 

one can be sacked from his post for 

asking information from a public 

institution. — HNS 

Leopard kills girl 

LALITPUR: Pransha Bista (5), daughter 

of Ghanashyam Bista, Head Police 

Constable, died after a leopard 

mauled her in front of her house in 

Chhampi on Tuesday. Police said the 

beast pounced upon her at around 

8:45 pm. The leopard returned to the 

nearby forest after the incident. — HNS 

Fugitive nabbed 

KATHMANDU: Police on Wednesday 

nabbed Bikash Magar (25) of Balaju, 

who gave the slip to police and broke 

the security cordon, while being taken 

to Bir Hospital for health checkup. 

Magar, charged with public offences, 

had managed to dodge the 

cops from the hospital on Tuesday. 

Police said he was held from his 

hideout in Balaju-based squatters’ 

settlement. — HNS 

Thief held with goods 

KATHMANDU: Police on Tuesday arrested 

Sashi Kumar BK (27) and his 

younger brother Surya (18) with 

stolen goods from Paknajol. According 

to a complaint lodged with police, 

the duo had burgled two mobile 

phone sets and Rs 23,000 from the 

rented room of Sanju Shrestha in 

Manangetole, Kathmandu-29 

last week. — HNS 

Accidents claim two 

KATHMANDU: Two persons were 

killed and as many injured in separate 

road accidents in the Valley on 

Wednesday. According to police, 

Prasant Manandhar (21) of Lalitpur 

died after a car hit the motorcycle he 

was riding in Chobhar. Chhiring 

Tamang (18), pillion-rider, of Chandol 

was injured in the incident. Similarly, 

Soniya Lama (25) of Bhaktapur 

died after the motorcycle she was riding 

was hit by a pick-up van in 

Nagkhel, Bhaktapur. Roshan Lama 

(32), the bike rider, was injured in 

the incident. — HNS 

Two found dead 

KATHMANDU: The bodies of a new 

born and a boy were found in separate 

places of Kathmandu on 

Wednesday. Police said the newborn 

was dumped on the banks of the 

Bishnumati River in Gongabu. Likewise, 

the body of a minor was found 

after it was swept away by the Bishnumati 

River in Kuleshwor. Police 

said separate investigations had been 

launched to establish the facts. —HNS 

Cops crack down on drunk bus drivers 

Increasing accidents on national highways led to this move 

THT 

“We will take stern action against drivers 

if they are caught driving under the 

influence of alcohol,” he warned. 

Meanwhile, MTPD has set up 12 help 

desks in different parts of the Capital in 

a bid to ease the outflow of passengers 

during the festive season. The desks 

have been set up in Naya Bus Park, 

Bouddha, Gaushala, Koteshwor, Satdobato, 

Balkhu, Kalanki, Nagdhunga, 

Sundhara, Purano Bus Park, Swoyambhu 

and at the Airport. 

DIG Rai said traffic police personnel 

stationed at the desks would help 

passengers buy and book tickets, 

check black-marketing of tickets and 

take action against vehicles carrying 

passengers beyond their capacity. “The 

desk will also address grievances of 

passengers and take action against the 

guilty,” he said.

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A woman colouring an earthen pot in Thimi, Bhaktapur, on Wednesday 

Madhesi profs demand 

recognition in universities 



Tarai Madhes Democratic 

Party aligned Loktantrik 

Professors Association 

(LPA) has padlocked the offices 

of Vice Chancellor, 

Rector and Registrar of 

Tribhuvan University for 

more than a month demanding 

equal share in 

policy and planning. LPA 

members’ agitation entered 

its 44th day today. 

The TMDP aligned professors 

had yesterday met 

Prime Minister Baburam 

Bhattarai who is also Chancellor 

of the university to 

end the stalemate . However 

the issue remains unresolved. 

Uday Tiwari, president, 

LPA said, “At a time when 

our mother party is booming 

as the fourth strongest 

political party in mainstream 

politics, the professors 

association also needed 

the same kind of recognition 

in universities as 

well”. 

Minister for Physical 

Planning and Works, Hridayesh 

Tripathi was also 

present at the meeting. 

Quoting the PM, he said, 

“TU officials are of old 

mindset and therefore they 

lack the ability to participate 

in other professors association 

while deciding on 

various issues”. 

Meanwhile, Chandra 

Mani Poudel, Registrar, TU 

said agitating professors 

demanded a written assur- 

RSS 

ance which was difficult to 

give. Poudel said, “We were 

positive about fulfilling the 

demands but they wanted 

it in written and there are 

problems with that. We are 

discussing the demand 

with other officials, so it will 

take some time.” 

According to Tiwari, PM, 

as chancellor of TU, will call 

TU officials tomorrow to 

hold talks to find out a way 

to open the locks at their offices. 

Earlier, Tribhuvan University 

Teachers Association 

affiliated teachers had 

surrounded TU officials in 

the office of CERID for 48hours 

demanding special 

advertisement to give permanent 

status to TU contract 

teachers. 

Hospital property misused 

Probe shows Alka chairman,promoter abused authority 



The chairperson and one of 

the promoters of Alka Hospital 

in Lalitpur were found 

to be involved in irregularities 

and misuse of property 

worth NRs 10 million belonging 

to the hospital. 

Chairperson Tilak Bahadur 

Thapa and promoter 

Bidhya Shrestha had kept 

hospital property as collateral 

at Bank of Asia and 

against which they took loan 

for personal use without 

showing any record of financial 

transactions. 

Chartered Accountant 

Pankaj Thapa found irregularities 

at the hospital. He 

had been appointed by the 

Office of the Company Registrar 

(OCR) under the Ministry 

of Industry. He had submitted 

his report last year. 

He was assigned to monitor 

the hospital after a case was 

filed at OCR against the 

chairperson and promoter 

by other promoters and 

share holders — Shyam Maharjan, 

Bharat Maharjan 

KATHMANDU: Alka Hospital 

Chairman Tilak Bahadur 

Thapa said that the 

loan of Rs 10 million is a 

personal loan of promoter 

Bidhya Shrestha which 

doesn’t have any relation 

with hospital’s property. 

He said the loan was approved 

on October 2008 

before three of the accusers 

joined the hospital. 

and Binod Acharya — stating 

that the duo was operating 

the hospital in an illegal 

way and promoting fraud 

and irregularities at the hospital. 

The hospital has also not 

maintained financial transactions 

of the pharmacy as 

per agreement. The hospital 

has also provided loan to the 

promoter against the legal 

provision. The report 

showed that the Bachelor in 

Nursing and Staff Nurse 

programme was being operated 

with the hospital’s fund 

Thapa clarifies 

They joined the hospital 

two months later. He 

charged that the accusers 

have been in conflict with 

the chairperson and one 

of the promoters after 

they opened Sumeru Hospital. 

He further said that 

they would call the Annual 

General Meeting within a 

month and follow the OCR 

directive. — HNS 

by a share holder. 

Although the Company 

Act 2006 has a provision that 

makes it mandatory to preserve 

financial documents 

for at least five years, the 

hospital has not maintained 

it for even one year said the 

report. In response to 

recorded irregularities, the 

OCR has issued directives to 

Lalitpur-based Alka Hospital 

Pvt Ltd to conduct annual 

general meeting within one 

month and to elect a new executive 

committee to implement 

the recommendations 

forwarded by OCR last year. 

The OCR issued directives 

on Monday after the hospital 

failed to implement the 

recommendation that the 

company had suggested on 

14 September 2011. 

The directive further said 

the new executive committee 

should take the legal way 

to resolve disputes at the 

hospital. OCR has also asked 

the hospital to provide minutes 

of the 40th meeting of 

the hospital within five days. 

In a letter dated April 21, 

2011, the Inland Revenue 

Department had asked the 

hospital to freeze its Share 

Inventory directing it not to 

proceed with administrative 

functions until it is relaxed 

by the Department. 

Dinesh Sagar Bhusal, 

deputy registrar said the office 

was compelled to take 

the decision after the hospital 

showed unwillingness to 

implement our recommendations. 

OCR had asked the 

hospital’s executive committee 

to take action against 

wrongdoers last year but the 

hospital failed to comply. 

PAGE 3 

Swine flu 

alert issued 



If you are suffering from flu, 

wash your hands, cough into 

a tissue paper and get plenty 

of rest, doctors have suggested. 

Dr Geeta Shakya, director 

of National Public Health 

Laboratory, said that there is 

nothing to worry about 

swine flu as the disease can 

be cured easily if detected at 

an early stage. 

She suggested that the 

general public visit a doctor 

if they think the flu is getting 

out of hand. Dr Shakya said 

the laboratory has recording 

some cases with traces of 

swine flu virus, Pandemic influenza 

A (H1N1) mainly 

from Kathmandu Valley. 

Dr Arjun Pant, senior consultant 

pediatrician at 

Sukraraj Tropical Disease 

Hospital, said the hospital 

has recorded some cases of 

H1N1 virus but none of the 

patients have been admitted 

to the hospital. He said that 

people should be more careful 

with their personal hygiene 

to avoid the diseases.

PAGE 4 

BLONDIE Dean Young and Denis Lebrun 

HAGAR Chris Browne 

BEETLE BAILEY Mort Walker 

BEAU PEEP Andrew Christine and Roger Kettle 

• ENGAGEMENTS 

EXHIBITION, CLASS AND WORKSHOP 

Yoga classes for ladies - Come transform yourself at the Transformers - The Yoga 

Studio.Venue: Naxal, time: 6 pm to 7 pm., charge for 21 days: Rs. 3500/-. 

Limited seats available. For further details 9841019111. 

‘Weaving Art & Change in Nepal’ - The Australian Embassy Presents a collaboration 

between Kumbheshwar Technical School & Australian Artists - An Exhibition 

of limited edition of carpets, sculptures, artists’ books and paintings from 

23rd September to 7th October 2012 at Siddhartha Art Gallery, Baber Mahal 

Revisited, Kathmandu. 11:00 am - 5:00 pm, daily. Contact: 4218048 

Handwriting Improvement Workshop: Handwriting Improvement Workshop from 

9th Sept to 10th Oct ‘2012. Say GOODBYE to BAD Handwriting. 

To register call 9841280251. 

FINE CUISINE 

Bar-Be-Que Brunch Bazaar- Make your gourmet journey memorable for lifetime 

with all live counters serving in one place. Every Saturday at poolside garden of 

Gokarna Forest Resort, Kathmandu from 12 noon to 2:30PM at NRs. 1999 

NET per person. For more information contact: 4451212 

Enjoy the real taste of Tibetan Gyakok and free wi-Fi Internet at Boudha Stupa 

Restaurant and Cafe Boudha tel:012130681. 

Baithak allows you to be a part of the Feast of the Rana Maharajas, experience 

the Authentic Nepali food along with the culture programme with the historic 

atmosphere. Contact: 014267346 

Cafereena a multi-cuisine restaurant located in the heart of city with the terrace 

beer garden turned up with the motto “Feed Your Passion”, Cafereena aims to 

be the most exclusive and unique restaurant offering the best lineup of 

cuisines. Contact: 014231313(durbarmarg)/ 015009122(Jhamsikhel) 

Smoky Charcoal and Hot Stone BBQ Dinner at Splash Bar and Grill, Radisson Hotel 

Kathmandu from 14th September onwards every Friday at Rs. 1199 plus 

taxes from 18:30 hrs. to 22:00 hrs. Contact: 4411818 Ext. 1302. 

EVENT 

“Oktoberfest”- A complete German Buffet with a free flow of beer at The Terrace 

Garden, New Wing, Radisson Hotel Kathmandu. Fridays: 5th and 12th October 

& Saturdays: 6th and 13th October 2012.Time: 6:00 pm to 10:00 pm. Price: 

Rs. 1299 plus taxes per person. Contact: 4411818 Ext. 1301 / 1312 

Changa Chait 2069: Annual Kite Flying Festival to usher in the spirit of Dashain, at 

Club Himalaya, Nagarkot on 13th October 2012, 11:00 AM onwards. Food 

Festival, Live Band, Kids Zone and many more. Contact 016680080 

Experience your holiday at Kingfisher Jungle Resort at Shukranagar, Meghauli 

Chitwan. One night and two days at Rs 3500 and two nights and three days at 

Rs 6000. Elephant safari,Canoeing and Nature walk fee to pay extra at the resort 

pickup and drop to Narayanghat.Residential package at Rs 30,000 per 

month. Contact: Rudra Raj Dotel 9849 059295, Kathmandu 

Office: 4260329, Resort: 056 69 4490. 

For listing in this column, mail your events to 

engagements@thehimalayantimes.com 

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 

Across: 1 Produce a marked effect (4) 

- 3 One of a pair on the front of a car 

(8) - 9 Analysing a sentence (7) - 10 

Upper coverings of houses or buildings 

(5) - 11 Set of moral principles (5) - 

12 Ruminant mammals of South 

America (6) - 14 Nadal’s nickname (4) 

- 17 The point furthest from the base 

(6) - 19 Tell someone or write about 

what happened, especially in a newspaper 

? (6) - 21 Prayer leader of Islam 

(4) - 23 The American manned lunar 

project (6) - 25 “Hooray” for the Spanish 

(5) - 28 Cancel or abrogate (5) - 

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9 10 

11 12 13 

14 15 16 

17 18 19 20 

27 

21 22 

23 24 25 26 

28 29 

30 31 

Quick Clues 

• WHAT’S ON 

NTV 

1130 Jeevan Yatra 

1200 News 

1220 Samay Sandarva 

1300 News 

1305 Jeeray Khursani 

1345 Songs 

1400 News 

1430 Aadha Akash 

1500 News 

1505 Samay Sandarbha 

1600 News 

1645 Samavesi Karyakram 

1700 News 

1705 Sthaniya Sarokar 

1730 Samarpan Rastra Ka 

Lagi 

1800 News 

1805 Ujjyalotira 

1825 Hamro Kathmandu 

1838 Krishak Ko Sarokar 

1900 News 

1925 Documentary 

2000 News 

2050 Tito Satya 

2130 Samay Sambad 

2200 Nepal Mandal 

2230 News 

STARPLUS 

1845 Ruk Jana Nahi 

1915 Saath Nibhana 

Saathiya 

1945 Ek Doosre Se Karte 

Hain Pyaar Hum 

2015 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya 

Naam Doon? 

2045 Ek Hazaaron Mein 

Meri Behna Hain 

2115 Diya aur Baati Hum 

2145 Yeh Rishta Kya 

Kehlata Hai 

2245 Mann Kee Awaaz 

Pratigya 

2345 Arjun 

STARWORLD 

1715 Masterchef Australia 

1815 Grey’s Anatomy 

1915 Two And A Half Men: 

29 Famous Italian rice dish - “Sir Otto” 

anagram ? (7) - 30 Charles Lamb for 

one ? (8) - 31 Water fowl with a white 

spot on its forehead (4). 

Down: 1 Having high centre of gravity 

(3-5) - 2 Leave in the ___ : abandon 

or forsake ? (5) - 4 Overwhelm, flow 

over (6) - 5 Hindu goddess - sometimes 

malignante goddess of war (5) - 

6 Pear-shaped tropical fruit (7) - 7 

Persuade, press or urge (4) - 8 Hackney 

- “fire ac” anagram ? (6) - 13 

Zhivago’s heroine (4) - 15 Upper angle 

between lead and stem it springs from 

(4) - 16 Was prominent ? (5,3) - 18 

Damn You, Eggs 

Benedict 

1945 2 Broke Girls: And 

The Drug Money 

2015 The Simpsons 

2045 How I Met Your 

Mother: How Lily 

Stole Christmas 

2215 Grey’s Anatomy 

ZEE TV 

1545 Afsar Bitiya 

1645 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa 2012 

1845 Punar Vivaah: Zindagi 

Milegi Dobara 

1945 Sapne Suhane 

Ladakpan Ke 

2045 Hitler Didi 

2115 Pavitra Rishta 

2145 Phir Subah Hogi 

2215 Mrs. Kaushik Ki 

Paanch Bahuein 

2345 Rab Se Sohna Isshq 

TENSPORTS 

0745 ATP 500 

Series 2012: Round 

2: Rakuten Japan 

Open Tennis 

1545 UEFA Champions 

League 2012/13: 

Manchester City v 

Borussia Dortmund 

1745 UEFA Champions 

1430 ON HBO 

League 2012/13: Arsenal 

v Olympiakos 

STARSPORTS 

1645 Autobacs Super GT 

Series 2012 

1745 China Open: Round Of 

16 

1945 TNA Sikander 

2045 FIA World Touring Car 

Championship 2012 

2115 Score Tonight 

2145 2 Wheels 

2215 Inside Grand Prix 

2245 Liga Bbva 2012/13: 

La Liga World 7 

2315 Liga Bbva 2012/13: 

Sevilla FC vs. FC 

Barcelona 

HBO 

1245 Arthur 3: The War Of 

The Two Worlds 

1430 Blue Chips 

1615 Hanging Up 

1755 Sucker Punch 

1945 True Blood S501: 

Turn! Turn! Turn! 

2035 True Blood S502: 

Authority Always Wins 

2135 John Carpenter’s 

Ghosts Of Mars 

2310 The Reunion 

CINEMAX 

0605 She’s Out Of My 

League 

0745 Never Back Down 2: 

The Beatdown 

0925 April Fool’s Day 

1050 Painkiller Jane 

1215 S.W.A.T: Firefight 

1345 Downhill Racer 

1555 The Flash 

1755 Berry Gordy’s The 

Last Dragon 

1945 The Losers 

2120 Halloween: H20 

2245 The Lost Boys 


POTPOURRI 

DENNIS Hank Ketcham 

HOCUS FOCUS Henry Boltinoff 

Himalayan Double Crossword — 5736 

Laments, regrets or bemoans (7) - 20 

Decorate a surface with raised ornament 

(6) - 22 Feels or shows deep sorrow 

or regret for (6) - 24 Sweet on a 

stick (5) - 26 ___ turf: type of synthetic 

surface for playing hockey ? (5) 

- 27 Take ___ of : look after; deal 

with ? (4). 

Cryptic Clues 

Across: 1 Fellow notices such fashions 

(4) - 3 Pinkish white (8) - 9 Show 

off a large bill (3-4) - 10 Pester Houdini 

(5) - 11 Beethoven’s fifth in its entirety 

(5) - 12 Only source of notes for 

official film music (2,4) - 14 Japanese 

originals, gold, around home (4) - 17 

Capital heading (6) - 19 Man reading 

Arnold novel (6) - 21 Pushed back, not 

half banging nose! (4) - 23 Some wonderful 

marine bird (6) - 25 Catch a 

spoke in the wheel (1,4) - 28 It locates 

the enemy in extra dark conditions (5) 

- 29 Move downwards add a point and 

drop the hothead and exits ? (4,3) - 

30 Alcohol-free tip required for this 

engraving technique using needle (3- 

5) - 31 Smallest rise you can get the 

water of the Rhine apparently (4). 

Down: 1 Old-timer is out of pocket (3- 

5) - 2 Understand it is a number less 

than 10 (5) - 4 Maybe Tarzan is the 

missing link (3-3) - 5 Prophet of human 

fallibility (5) - 6 Was Sir allowed 

to hold her back? (7) - 7 Little woman 

left an alcoholic radical (4) - 8 Timewise, 

breakfast and brunch are for 

cricketer (6) - 13 Shot in the act (4) - 

15 South Americans in Caracas 

principally (4) - 16 Dodge around 

sheep in strange costume (3,5) - 18 

Lay about subordinate neglecting English? 

Keep it clean! (7) - 20 Approved 

sound tree support (6) - 22 Gore, on 

heading to central location in state, . . 

. (6) - 24 Damage ten for him (5) - 26 

Absence of people negative about energy 

(2,3) - 27 Naturally produced 

food, we’re told (4). 

Yesterday’s Solution 

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THE HIMALAYAN TIMES, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2012


• ONCE-OVER 

Climber’s body found 

GORKHA: Body of French citizen 

Remi George Likludge (48) was found 

on Tuesday in the 3rd base camp of 

Manaslu Himalayan. George was 

missing from September 23 in the 

avalanche of Manaslu Himalayan 

while he was sleeping in the third 

base camp. The body was found at 

the same place where he had gone 

missing. His body was flown to Kathmandu 

on Wednesday, said Inspector, 

Suniljung Saha. The whereabouts 

of two others, who were missing in 

the avalanche, are still unknown. — HNS 

CoAS visits far west 

KATHMANDU: Chief of Army Staff 

(CoAS) General Gaurav Shumsher 

Rana visited the Nepali Army divisions 

and battalions located in mid 

and far western regions. CoAS Rana, 

who is on a four-day tour of mid and 

far western regions, visited NA facilities 

in Darchula, Baitadi and Dhangadhi 

and addressed the NA team deployed 

there on Tuesday. According 

to the Directorate of Public Relations, 

Gen Rana also visited NA’s Far-Western 

Division based in Dipayal, and 

other battalions based in Bhajhang, 

Bajura, Achham and Surkhet. He will 

return from the region on Friday. — HNS 

‘Pass ordinance’ 

MAHOTTARI: Health and Population 

Minister Rajendra Mahato today said 

that he is hopeful that the President 

might pass ordinance which is related 

to peoples’ health. Addressing a 

programme during the laying of a 

foundation-stone of Bardibas Hospital, 

Mahato said that President might 

understand the problems of the people 

as he was himself a medical doctor. 

He went on to say that the ordinance 

won’t be stopped from the President’s 

side as it is not a politician. 

Similarly, he said that the Ministry of 

Health has sent to the President with 

the reforms of health act and law to 

make it inclusive. — HNS 

Viral shuts school 

BIRATNAGAR: Sankhuwasabha’s 

Nundhaki VDC-based Guphapokhari 

Primary School will remain shut for a 

week. The school management committee 

took the decision yesterday after 

many students and teachers of the 

school complained of fever. — HNS 

NATIONAL 

Won’t put in papers 

sans consensus: PM 

Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai participating in Purbabanchal University's sixth 

convocation ceremony at Gothgaun, Morang, on Wednesday. 


Itahari, October 3 

Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai 

today reiterated that he 

would not put in his papers unless 

the parties forged consensus 

to end the stalemate. 

Talking to mediapersons at 

the Biratnagar Airport, Bhattarai 

held that he would not 

quit the government until parties 

found an alternative to his 

government. 

Making his stance clear, 

Bhattarai went on to say, “Had 

there been a legislature, I would 

have resigned. But I do not 

want to create the situation of 

statelessness and a void in 

the country by tendering resignation.” 

On a different note, the prime 

minister said that he was 

committed to forging national 

consensus to give an outlet to 

the country. “I am not hindering 

the process of consensus. 

Rather, I am making every 

effort possible for reaching 

consensus at the earliest,” Bhattarai 

added. 

In another context, the PM 

remarked that fresh election 

was the best alternative available 

before the parties to give 

an outlet to the country. “The 

country should go for fresh 

polls by clearing all legal and 

constitutional hurdles,” Bhattarai 

said. 

Noting that parties were having 

intensive talks for the unity 

government, the PM maintained 

that parties would soon 

build consensus and go for 

fresh election to the Constituent 

Assembly. 

Responding to a particular 

media query, Bhattarai said that 

parties were yet to reach an 

agreement on who should lead 

the next government. He expressed 

hope that parties 

would soon build unity and 

help to extricate the country 

from existing political imbroglio. 

Addressing the sixth convocation 

ceremony of the Purbanchal 

University at Morang’s 

Gothgaun, Bhattarai expressed 

concern that colleges and universities 

in the country are becoming 

factories to produce 

educated unemployed youths. 

THT 

“Colleges and universities in 

Nepal are turning into factories 

to generate educated unemployed 

due to lack of quality and 

skill-based education,” he said. 

Bhattarai, who is also the Chancellor 

of the Purbanchal University, 

conceded that government 

had failed to impart quality 

education in the country despite 

allocation of huge sum of 

the budget in education sector. 

The PM had expressed displeasure 

that although 17 per 

cent of the total budget had 

been appropriated in the current 

fiscal year, education sector 

had failed to witness desirable 

change. 

Bhattarai also painted a 

gloomy picture of the Nepali 

economy saying that country 

was losing Rs 25 billion per year 

in the name of education. 

Further, the prime minister 

called on the students not to 

stage agitation over minor issues 

and help develop universities 

and colleges as a temple 

of learning. He asked them to 

seriously pursue research and 

innovate in the field of their 

interests. 

VP Jha begins his India visit today 



Vice President Paramananda Jha is going on 

a five-day ‘unofficial’ visit to Rajasthan and 

Varanasi, India, on Thursday, sources said. 

PAGE 5 

According to Chief of Protocol Niranjan 

Man Singh Basnyat, “The VP is scheduled to 

be the chief guest and deliver a keynote address 

at the Platinum Jubilee celebration of 

Prajapita Brahmakumaris Ishwariya University, 

in Mt Abu, Rajasthan on October 5.

PAGE 6 

Market monitors destroying expired drinks recovered from shops in Baghkhor, 

Dadeldhura, on Wednesday. 

Ban on vehicles bleeds economy 


Janakpurdham, October 3 

CPN-Maoist party’s ban on 

Indian vehicles and Hindi 

movies has started to take a 

toll on the local economy in 

Janakpur. 

Movement of Indian 

tourists in the border area 

has fallen significantly after 

the CPN-Maoist imposed a 

ban on Indian vehicles in 

Nepal. 

The Janaki temple, which 

used to see hundreds of Indian 

tourists come to visit 

every day, now wears a de- 

serted look. Parking lots 

where dozens of Indian vehicles 

used to be parked are 

empty. 

Janaki Temple priest Mahanta 

Ramroshan Das 

Baishnav said that Indian 

pilgrims have not come 

since the last few days. He 

said, “Not only Indian 

tourists but even sages have 

stopped coming since the 

past four-five days.” He held 

that if the relations between 

India and Nepal were politicised, 

Nepal would be the 

one to suffer. 

Due to the absence of In- 

THT 

dian tourists, business in the 

border area has gone down, 

informed Lalit Kumar Shah, 

general secretary at 

Janakpur Chambers of Commerce 

and Industry. 

“Nepali consumers buy 

goods in the Indian market 

and Indian consumers come 

to the other side of the border 

for shopping,” he said, 

adding that, after the ban Indian 

consumers have also 

stopped crossing the border. 

After Indian tourists 

stopped comming, the border 

area has witnessed a 

shortage of Indian currency. 


NATIONAL 

NC indigenous 

leaders quit 



Nearly three-dozen district level 

leaders of Nepali Congress including 

two former parliament 

members, district members, Mahasamiti 

and general convention 

members today relinquished the 

party membership blaming the 

party for not addressing the concerns 

of indigenous people and 

oppressed groups in course of 

the process of drafting new constitution. 

They also blamed that the 

Constituent Assembly (CA) was 

dissolved without delivering the 

new constitution due to the NC, 

as the party did not become 

ready to accept the identity of 

indigenous people in the new 

constitution. 

Those relinquishing the party 

include Kumar Rai, former parliament 

member and Bhojpur 

district president, Durgamani 

Rai, former parliament member 

of Sankhuwasabha, Buddharaj 

Rai of Sindhuli, Juddha Bahadur 

Rai of Okhaldhunga, Tika Prasad 

Gauchan of Myagdi, Raj Kumar 

Mahato of Nabalparasi, Subas 

Tamang of Nuwakot, Norsang 

Sherpa and Kopila Thami of 

Dolakha among others, according 

to Dolakha district member 

Norshang Sherpa. 

“We will form a new party by 

holding consultations with indigenous 

leaders including CPN- 

UML leader Ashok Rai, who is relinquishing 

the party tomorrow, 

to address issues of indigenous 

and oppressed groups,” Sherpa 

said. 

However, CWC member Indra 

Bahadur Gurung, who has been 

leading the voice of indigenous 

leaders’ concern, said that he 

would not quit the party and 

would fight for the causes within 

the party. 

Meanwhile, a meeting of top 

leaders of the NC today held serious 

discussions at party president 

Sushil Koirala’s residence in 

Maharajgunj on the issues of indigenous 

peoples’ concerns and 

decided to address their concerns. 

The party would own the report 

presented by an 11-member 

committee, which has addressed 

all 11-point demands of the indigenous 

leaders except the single-ethnicity 

based federalism, 

said NC Central Working Committee 

member Man Bahadur 

Bishwakarma. 

CWC member Bhim Tamangled 

committee, on August 19, 

had submitted a report on the indigenous 

leaders’ concern at the 

CWC meeting. However, the 

CWC has not endorsed it yet. 

Transport 

fare hike hits 

passengers 


Sindhulimadi, October 3 

Passengers have been affected 

by a hike of Rs 300 in fares 

for jeeps plying the Sindhuli- 

Kathmandu route. 

The jeeps, operated by the 

Sindhuli Transportation Entrepreneurs 

Association, 

hiked the fare as Nepalis prepare 

to celebrate the festive 

season. Passengers, who had 

been paying Rs 700 per person,have 

now been compelled 

to pay Rs 1,000 to travel 

to Kathmandu from Sindhulimadi, 

locals said adding 

that locals they were outraged 

by the decision of the 

association to hike fares unilaterally. 

“It is not right to increase 

the fare during Dashain,” 

said Buddha Kumar 

Achhami, a Sindhuli resident. 

“We are all set to 

protest against the step,” 

said Deepak Mishra, also a 

local. 

Amresh Chandra Baidar, 

representative of the Sinduhuli 

Transportation Association, 

said the association 

was compelled to hike the 

fare as they were not getting 

enough people while making 

the 50 km distance to 

Kathmandu. 


• ONCE-OVER 

PM must resign: Rana 

KAVRE: Rastriya Prajatantra Party 

Chairman Pashupati Shumsher Rana 

on Wednesday said that Prime Minister 

Baburam Bhattarai should put in 

his papers as he has failed to conduct 

new election which he had promised. 

Inaugurating his party’s unification 

conference at the Town Committee, 

Banepa, Rana said that the prime 

minister has to resign from his post to 

give a way out to the country. He further 

said that Bhattarai-led government 

could not conduct the November 

22 election before drafting the 

constitution. Speaking on a different 

note, Rana said all the executive bodies 

have now become powerless due 

to wrong policies adopted by the 

three political parties and Madhesi 

Morcha. — HNS 

‘Don’t censure prez’ 

GULMI: CPN-UML politburo member 

Pradeep Giri on Wednesday criticised 

the Unified CPN-Maoist for 

dragging President Ram Baran Yadav 

into unnecessary controversy. He 

said the Unified CPN-Maoist started 

accusing the President politically after 

he withheld the ordinances forwarded 

by the Baburam Bhattarai-led 

government. Speaking at the press 

meet organised by the Press Chautari 

Nepal, Gulmi chapter, Gyawali said if 

the wrong activities pursued by the 

PM continues, then the country 

would reach in such a situation that it 

might not be possible to revert even if 

the parties want to do it. — HNS


INTERNATIONAL 

• THE WORLD OVER 

Space station shift 

AP / RSS 

A police officer breaks into tears 

while watching the funeral of 

policewoman Nicola Hughes in 

Manchester on Wednesday.The 

funeral for one of the two officers 

murdered in an attack was held at 

Manchester Cathedral. 

MOSCOW: The Russian space programme’s 

Mission Control Centre 

says it will move the International 

Space Station into a different orbit to 

avoid possible collision with a fragment 

of debris. Mission centre 

spokeswoman Nadyezhda Zavyalova 

said , “The Russian Zvevda module 

will fire booster rockets to carry out 

the operation on Thursday at 0322 

GMT. The space station performs 

evasive manoeuvres when the likelihood 

of a collision exceeds one in 

10,000”. NASA estimates show that 

more than 21,000 fragments of orbital 

debris, larger than 10 centimetres are 

stuck in earth’s orbit, and experts 

worry that orbiting junk is becoming 

a serious problem for the space industry. 

— AP 

Lebanon blasts kill 9 

BAALBEK: A series of blasts killed at 

least nine people and wounded seven 

in the Hezbollah-controlled Bekaa 

Valley of eastern Lebanon on 

Wednesday, a security official said. 

Among the wounded were four Syrian 

workers, the official added. Residents 

said the blasts hit an arms 

stockpile in a building under construction 

in an uninhabited area between 

the villages of Nabishit and 

Khodr. — AFP 

Woman in male trade 

VIENNA: An Austrian museum says 

skeletal remains found in an ancient 

grave are that of a woman metal 

worker — the first indication that 

women did such work thousands of 

years ago. The Museum of Ancient 

History says the grave originates from 

the Bronze Age, which began more 

than 5,000 years ago and ended 3,200 

years ago. In a statement on Wednesday, 

it said that although the pelvic 

bones were missing, examination of 

the skull and lower jaw bone shows 

the skeleton is of a woman. — AP 

Obamas’ debate night 

HENDERSON: Forget about a date 

night. President Barack Obama and 

wife Michelle will be marking their 

wedding anniversary with a debate. 

The couple’s 20th anniversary is on 

Wednesday, the same day the president 

will hold his first debate with Republican 

rival Mitt Romney. “Go figure,” 

the first lady said in a recent 

television interview. — AP 

Perez wish: 

Iran leader 

would vanish 

Agence France Presse 

Jerusalem, October 3 

Israeli President Shimon 

Peres expressed hope today 

that his Iranian 

counterpart Mahmoud 

Ahmadinejad would vanish 

during the coming 

year, along with others 

whom he said threaten 

the Jewish State. 

“I pray that next year 

will be the greatest year 

in the history of the State 

of Israel and that those, 

like Ahmadinejad, who 

threaten us will disappear,” 

his office quoted 

him in English as telling 

visitors to his official residence 

during an open 

day to mark Sukkot, the 

week-long Jewish Feast of 

Tabernacles. 

Iranians will go to the 

polls in June to elect a 

successor to Ahmadinejad 

who is in his second 

and final term as the 

president of the Islamic 

republic. 

Israel and the UN have 

complained about Iranian 

leaders’ remarks calling 

into question Israel’s 

right to exist. 

48 dead as blasts rock Aleppo 

Reuters 

Beirut, October 3 

Three suicide car bombs and a 

mortar barrage ripped through 

a government-controlled district 

of central Aleppo housing a 

military officers’ club today, 

killing 48 people, according to 

activists. 

The coordinated attacks hit 

just days after rebels launched 

an offensive against President 

Bashar al-Assad’s forces in Syria’s 

biggest city, leading to heavy 

fighting and a fire which gutted 

a large part of its medieval covered 

market. The state news 

agency SANA said suicide 

bombers detonated two explosive-laden 

cars in the main 

square, Saadallah al-Jabiri, 

which is lined on its eastern 

flank by the military club, two 

hotels and a telecoms office. 

The explosions reduced at 

least one building to a flattened 

wreck of twisted concrete and 

metal, and were followed by a 

volley of mortar bombs into the 

square and attempted suicide 

bombings by three rebels carrying 

explosives, it said. Another 

bomb blew up a few hundred 

metres away on the edge of the 

Old City, where rebels have 

been battling Assad’s forces. 

State television showed three 

dead men disguised as soldiers 

in army fatigues who it said 

were shot by security forces be- 

Men walking on a road amid wreckage after three blasts ripped through Aleppo's main Saadallah 

al-Jabari Square, and a fourth was reported near Bab al-Jinein, on Wednesday. 

fore they could detonate explosive-packed 

belts they were 

wearing. One appeared to have 

a trigger device strapped to his 

wrist. Another pro-Assad station, 

al-Ikhbariya TV, broadcast 

footage of four dead men, including 

one dust-covered body 

being pulled from the rubble of 

a collapsed building and loaded 

onto the back of a pickup truck. 

Crackdown after student 

massacre in Nigeria 

House-to-house search in Mobi 

town to track down the killers 


Kano, October 3 

Nigerian soldiers moved house 

to house today in an urgent bid 

to hunt down attackers responsible 

for the massacre of 40 people 

who were shot or had their 

throats slit in a student housing 

area. The raid in the early hours 

of Tuesday near a polytechnic 

university shook the town of 

Mubi, located in Nigeria’s volatile 

northeast, where Islamist extremist 

group Boko Haram has 

carried out scores of previous attacks. 

Last week in Mubi, Nigeria’s 

military conducted a high-profile 

raid targeting the group, killing a 

senior Boko Haram figure and arresting 

156 suspected members. 

Nigerian President Goodluck 

Jonathan called the gruesome 

off-campus attack “sad and 

shocking” but its motives remained 

unclear, with some officials 

suggesting the massacre 

may have been linked to a recent 

student election. 

Jonathan has ordered Nigeria’s 

security agencies to investigate, 

his spokesman Reuben Abati told 

journalists. Police have given an 

official death toll of 25, saying at 

least 22 of the victims were students. 

A school official said today 

that the death toll was at least 40, 

but he could not immediately say 

how many were students. 

“Based on accounts from locals, 

at least 40 people were killed 

in the attack,” the official from 

the polytechnic school said on 

condition of anonymity because 

he was not authorised to speak 

publicly. “Twenty-five were the 

ones taken to the morgue. At 

least 15 of the victims whose 

families are in Mubi were taken 

away by relatives.” Abubakar 

Ahmed, head of the Red Cross in 

Adamawa state, where Mubi is 

located, said troops were going 

door-to-door looking for suspects 

today. 

Police spokesman Mohammed 

Ibrahim said security forces had 

blanketed Mubi. “There’s a heavy 

deployment of soldiers, police 

and (secret police) personnel in 

Mubi following the killings,” he 

said. “They are combing all parts 

of the town in the hope of tracking 

down the killers.” 

According to Ibrahim, the attackers 

knew their victims and 

called them out by name in a student 

housing area off-campus of 

Federal Polytechnic Mubi. 

Victims were shot or had their 

throats slit, he said. Residents 

said it seemed the victims were 

both Muslim and Christian, but 

police had not commented as is 

often the case in Nigeria, where 

ethnic and religious divisions 

regularly lead to unrest. 

The facades of many buildings 

overlooking the square 

were ripped off and a crater was 

gouged in the road. The Syrian 

Observatory for Human Rights 

said 48 people were killed, 

mostly from the security forces, 

while SANA put the toll at 31. 

Today’s attacks in Aleppo followed 

last week’s bombing of 

the military staff headquarters 

Associated Press 

Vatican City, October 3 

Vatican police said today 

they found thousands of 

documents hidden inside 

the home of Pope Benedict 

XVI’s former butler, including 

original documents 

signed by the pope bearing 

indications they should be 

destroyed. 

The police officers testified 

in the trial of Paolo Gabriele, 

the pope’s once-trusted butler 

who faces four years in 

prison if convicted of aggra- 

Reuters 

in Damascus, another strike by 

Assad’s outgunned opponents 

against bulwarks of his power. 

Opposition activists say 

30,000 people have been killed 

in the country in the 18-monthold 

uprising, which has grown 

into a full-scale civil war with 

sectarian overtones and threatens 

to draw in regional Sunni 

Muslim and Shi’ite powers. 

Police testify in trial of pope’s butler 

vated theft for allegedly stealing 

papal documents and 

leaking them. Prosecutors 

have said Gabriele, a devout 

46-year-old father of three, 

confessed to leaking copies 

of the documents to journalist 

Gianluigi Nuzzi because 

he wanted to expose the “evil 

and corruption” in the 

church to help put it back on 

the right path. 

The documents have ignited 

an uproar, for they revealed 

infighting and alleged 

corruption in the Vatican as 

the pope grows older and 

US widening covert 

war in North Africa 


Washington, October 3 

Small teams of special operations 

forces arrived at 

American embassies 

throughout North Africa in 

the months before militants 

launched the fiery attack 

that killed the US ambassador 

in Libya. The soldiers’ 

mission: Set up a network 

that could quickly strike a 

terrorist target or rescue a 

hostage. 

But the teams had yet to 

do much counterterrorism 

work in Libya, though the 

White House signed off a 

year ago on the plan to 

build the new military taskforce 

in the region, and the 

advance teams had been 

there for six months, according 

to three US counterterror 

officials and a former 

intelligence official. 

The counterterror effort 

indicates that the Obama 

administration has been 

worried for some time 

about a growing threat 

posed by Al-Qaeda and its 

offshoots in North Africa. 

But officials say the military 

organisation was too new 

to respond to the attack in 

Benghazi, where the administration 

now believes 

more frail. Gabriele said he 

stood by his June 5 confession 

and acknowledged he 

betrayed the pope’s trust, but 

he pleaded innocent to the 

charge of aggravated theft. 

The final four witnesses in 

the trial were heard today 

and closing arguments are 

set for Saturday, when a verdict 

by the three-judge Vatican 

panel is expected. 

A separate Vatican probe 

began yesterday after 

Gabriele’s attorney complained 

her client endured 

improper detention condi- 

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armed Al-Qaeda-linked 

militants surrounded the 

lightly guarded US compound, 

set it on fire and 

killed Ambassador Chris 

Stevens and three other 

Americans. 

Republicans have questioned 

whether the Obama 

administration has been 

hiding key information or 

hasn’t known what happened 

in the immediate aftermath 

of the attack. They 

are using those questions in 

the final weeks before the 

US presidential election as 

an opportunity to assail 

President Barack Obama on 

foreign policy, an area 

where he has held clear 

leads in opinion polls since 

the killing of Al-Qaeda 

leader Osama bin Laden in 

2011. 

Yesterday, leaders of a 

congressional committee 

said requests for added security 

at the consulate in 

Benghazi were denied, despite 

a string of less deadly 

terror attacks on the consulate 

in recent months. 

Those included an explosion 

in the security perimeter 

and another incident in 

which an explosive device 

was tossed over the consulate 

fence. 

tions during his first 20 days 

in jail. Today, the officer in 

charge of Gabriele’s care defended 

his treatment and 

said Gabriele “repeatedly” 

thanked him for taking such 

good care of him. 

Inside the tribunal, Vatican 

police inspector Silvano Carli 

told the court today that of 

the hundreds of thousands of 

papers seized from Gabriele’s 

home — they filled 82 boxes 

— about 1,000 were of interest 

since they were original 

or photocopied Vatican 

papers.


TheHimalayan 

T I M E S 

A THOUGHT FOR T ODAY 

Without courage, 

wisdom bears no fruit. 

—Baltasar Gracian 

Counting the stars 

Days, weeks, months and years have passed, but 

the political parties have failed to achieve consensus 

despite harping all the time about it. It is sheer 

agony for the people who had waited for so long and 

are still waiting for the all inclusive democratic constitution. 

Even the Constituent Assembly (CA) elected 

to draft and promulgate the new constitution is 

defunct. The major political parties namely the 

UCPN (Maoist), Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and 

UDMF, among others, have failed the people 

by lacking the urge to sort out the contentious 

issues. Now, it may be futile talking about the contentious 

constitutional issues, because the focus is 

on breaking the present political stalemate. They had 

been unanimous on electing a new Constituent Assembly, 

but many decisions regarding it has to be 

agreed upon. It is unfortunate that whenever the 

leaders of the parties meet, they somehow veer off 

the topic of amending the Interim Constitution, fixing 

the date for the CA election, the assembly size 

and the formation of a national unity government. 

This is plain evidence of the lack of commitment and 

accountability of the leaders of all the major party 

leaders. It is quite irresponsible that they talk of finding 

solutions to the contentious issues, but they never 

dwell on them at all. 

The elusive nature of the political leaders indicates 

their thirst only for power. 

The ruling coalition does 

The ruling 

not want to hand over 

coalition does power, while the outside 

parties want the govern- 

not want to hand ment to quit. The UCPN 

over power, 

(M) keeps on changing its 

commitment and stances 

while the outside at the slightest twitch of 

parties want the muscle. In fact, if it 

had been sincere, the 

the government Maoist chief should have 

to quit 

initiated serious talks on 

the formation of a national 

unity government. But, all he talks about is that his 

party would continue to head the government at all 

costs. Even on the agreed upon issues, the Maoists 

are backtracking as if doing the nation a favour. The 

NC and UML also are insisting on PM Baburam Bhattarai 

quitting. There seems to be no way that reason 

will entrench itself with such adamant stances. The 

political leaders ought to be ashamed of themselves 

as they have not yet been able to thrash out consensus 

even after the demise of the CA. The only agreement 

that has taken place is on going for a new CA 

election, but they are not coming closer on the other 

election-related issues. 

Meanwhile, the President has been regularly exhorting 

the political parties to come to an agreement 

as soon as possible. Here, even the President’s exhortations 

have not created the necessary galvanisation 

of the political leaders. It seems that the leaders do 

not feel the pressure of such appeals and have become 

apathetic to the need for breaking the political 

impasse. Without the necessary impetus from the 

leaders, there seems to be no basis to think of any accord 

taking place among them. They have to think of 

their accountability to the citizens by doing the needful 

so that the constitution is drafted and promulgated 

by a new Constituent Assembly. By eluding the CA 

poll-related issues, they are exhibiting their utter disregard 

for the people, and, of course, accountability. 

Zero waste 

The collection and dumping of wastes started as 

far back as 1970, yet, garbage management leaves 

a lot to be desired. So it is with a certain amount of 

skepticism we greet the campaign which strives for 

zero waste Himalaya to preserve the Himalayan region. 

If things work out as per plan, the campaign is 

to start from next week in eastern Nepal. The concept 

is to produce the least amount of waste from the 

households and the living areas so that the environment 

is clean and healthy. As per the zero waste concept, 

the wastes are to be reduced, recycled and 

reused. This scheme would mean that around 90 per 

cent of the garbage would be utilized. The concept is 

indeed laudable and, if it works, the Himalayan region 

of Nepal would truly be free of wastes. 

This campaign envisions completion in a period of 

five to eight years. For it to succeed, cooperation in 

the endeavour should be forthcoming from all. 

The way wastes are being handled now is indeed 

shameful. At least, the people should learn to segregate 

the wastes into biodegradable and nonbiodegradable 

ones to begin with so that the wastes 

do not go to waste. 

• LETTERS 

Stop burning 

plastic bags 

I have come to know that 

mostly the Kathmandu 

Metropolitan City staff, who 

come to collect garbage already 

piled on the road-sides by the 

sweepers of the same 

organization, burn the plastic 

bags and the road is filled with 

suffocating smoke. In winter, 

the plastic bags are used for bon 

RATINDRA KHATRI 

Disaster risk has become 

a serious problem in urban 

areas. Poorly planned 

urban development is a 

prime cause of increased 

risk from a disaster management 

point of view. In today’s 

world, weak urban 

governance is seen as one of 

the factors that increases 

disaster risk. Old, weak and 

flimsy physical infrastructures 

and gaps in basic services 

create hazardous environments 

in most disorganized 

urban settlements. 

Rapid urban growth has increased 

strain on the urban 

environment, ultimately increasing 

the disaster risk. 

Kathmandu is not immune 

from such risk and is considered 

one of the most vulnerable 

cities in the world. 

The need for maintenance 

and upkeep of Kathmandu 

is crucial for the safety of its 

citizens, considering 90 per 

cent of the buildings are 

constructed without proper 

engineering considerations. 

The Hyogo Framework 

for Action is a key guideline 

for disaster risk reduction. It 

specifies that “disaster risk is 

compounded by increasing 

vulnerabilities related to 

various elements including 

unplanned urbanization “ 

and outlines five priorities 

for action. Priority 4 lists key 

activities to reduce underly- 

• TOPICS 

NETRA KHANAL 

Aman in a tattered t-shirt, very 

often seems to be indulging 

in lotto game with his fellows 

alike in a corner of the Old Bus 

Park. His cap is ragged, shirt begrimed 

and the half pant 

patched up. The outfit is filthy 

and stained. The galore spotty 

white strains in his rumpled hair 

and the untrimmed bushy mustache 

that draw together in sight 

with his short but bristly stubbles 

fitted into his brownish 

freckled face would be telling his 

true age. Crouched on two flattened 

old slippers disproportionately 

fitted in his sturdy feet, 

he sporadically throws quick 

looks around to check whether 

there was any customer for him. 

fires by the squatters too. I 

would like to draw the attention 

of the Municicipality of 

Kathmandu to stop this 

nuisance that might invite 

cancer of the lungs and many 

other ailments. I have been 

suffocated many times on the 

street due to this hazard. I feel 

that I am already having some 

respiratory disease. I hope that I 

am not yet a cancer victim. 

Cancer is usually diagnosed too 

late for cure. Cancer is on the 

rise and the Municipality of 

Kathmandu is responsible for 

this. 

R. Manandhar, Kathmandu 

Cursed 

The most chronic and 

detrimental problems the 

nation has been facing for 

decades are the unpatriotic 

ing risk factors and urban 

risk exposure. It is a crucial 

area to focus on in order to 

successfully implement the 

Hyogo Framework for Action 

in Nepal. Based on this 

framework and Nepal’s National 

Strategy for Disaster 

Risk Management, the 

Nepal Disaster Risk Reduction 

Consortium (NRRC) 

was established. Its Secretariat, 

at UNDP Kathmandu, 

is coordinating efforts 

with different stakeholders 

in partnership with the Government 

of Nepal and has 

identified five flagship priorities 

for sustainable disaster 

risk management. This 

has provided an excellent 

opportunity to create a disaster 

resilient urban society 

in Nepal. 

Urban hazards vary considerably 

compared to rural 

hazards. They are not only 

represented by one-off 

events, like earthquakes or 

floods, and can be more 

complex due to abstractions 

in accessing basic services 

or public health services. 

Many cities in underdeveloped 

countries suffer 

from poor critical infrastructures. 

Consequences of 

this were revealed in several 

recent disasters including 

the 2005 earthquake in 

northern Pakistan, the 2008 

China earthquake, and the 

2010 earthquake in Haiti. 

Kathmandu also has poor 

Incorrigible fellow 

Besides the subtle beaming for 

some gain in that frivolous 

game, a tight- grip-of-rope holder’s 

face visibly shines bright 

when you come to approach 

him for hiring as a porter. He 

readily tells you he is in leisure 

and is ready to lift the load of any 

weight disregard of his body size. 

It seems like he is desperate for 

earning the living of a family of 

five. 

But the story is different. Once 

he bags the meager wage from 

the master after emptying the 

goods-crammed vehicle, he 

strolls with a blooming face and 

hops into the nearby eatery, 

probably run by a wily woman. 

She serves local dishes like chiura, 

tarkari, bhutan, buff meat 

and hooch. It is a cheaper eatery 

• BLOG SURF • CARTOON 

I need this! 

A RED SCARF 

Life is not the end of any theory, in fact life is 

just a beginning! Oh! at these times, I feel I 

am lost or submerged in the practical issues of 

my life??? These include many things, myself, 

relationships, constitution and peace, work 

and a few more to add in the list. Are they 

problems? I have no answers. But I think they 

are not as such- like a problem but could be 

one if they are not addressed wisely. 

Let me start with myself ~ I am still hopeful 

and love to be beautiful. I love myself 

Relationships ~ they are simple if you want 

them to be. IGNORE small things and do not 

let yourself compromise too hard...Constitution 

and Peace ~ Time is the best medication 

as always. I believe in best things which are 

still awaited in my country. Among 100 people, 

90 people are good, 7 are critical and only 

3 people are bad. Work ~ I need them, to learn 

and earn! I cannot live without working. But I 

know, to be more productive and efficient in 

my work, I need to focus. I wish I could swim 

in the energy pool.— www.deeptikhakurel.com 

Urban disaster risk-reduction 

Serious challenge for Kathmandu 

politicians and corrupt leaders 

for whom the country has never 

been their priority at all. Their 

only aim is to grab power and 

authority to earn as much as 

possible-quick and 

fast- through corrupt means 

for ensuring a secure future 

for their sons and daughters. 

They are the actual Sati’s curse 

in personification. The country 

can never get out of bleak future 

till such band of political 

persons and their kind of 

attitudes exist. People need to 

be serious in selecting and 

electing people to lead them. 

Ramesh Bdr. Shrestha, Lalitpur 

Tragic 

It is the 21st century, and we are 

living in the modern world. But, 

it is equally sad that still there 

are some places where people 

Urban hazards vary considerably compared 

to rural hazards.They are not only 

represented by one-off events, like 

earthquakes or floods, and can be more 

complex due to abstractions in accessing 

basic services or public health services 

infrastructure with specific 

problems in the supply of 

water and electricity, including 

problems with sanitation 

and drainage systems. 

Experts have identified 

urbanization itself, in 

most cases, has proved 

detrimental to the local and 

regional environment. Ecologically 

fragile areas now 

have been swallowed by expanding 

cities resulting in 

the loss of biodiversity and 

in the street and often is found 

crammed with fellows of equal 

status alike him. In pronto the 

hotel mistress flirts with him— 

her business tactic , and in return 

he asks for his best set of 

meal with a glass of hooch that 

goes growing with time until the 

woman’s calculation shows he 

will be running out of buck to 

stump up at last. Until then he 

would be already the most potent, 

the richest and the most 

powerful man of the town— he 

thinks himself. 

Back to his family, his wife 

would be tottering in her cold 

kitchen desperately waiting her 

husband’s earning to assuage 

the starving stomachs of children. 

The churning bellies of her 

children would already fall into a 

are living in a traditional world. 

People in the rural parts are 

deeply mired in superstitions so 

fall into many problems most of 

which are uninvited. Leprosy 

patients often face the problem 

of discrimination in rural parts. 

The rural folks think that the 

leprosy is the result of being 

cursed by god. The society is 

still facing the challenges of 

discrimination . The leprosy 

patient’s are even kicked out 

from their homes. How cruel 

the society is! Leprosy is a 

disease which can be cured if 

timely treatment is done. As per 

a recent THT news, a Bajura 

man who had contracted 

leprosy was disowned by his 

own family and the community 

also. He was found dead for lack 

of care and cure. Maybe this 

happens because of the lack of 

awareness and education in the 

people. Though Nepal has been 

disrupted balance of ecosystems. 

In addition to this, 

ground subsidence, underground 

excavations, surface 

and ground water contamination, 

and water table reduction 

are some of the 

products of urbanization. In 

Kathmandu the subsidence 

rate is very high due to over 

exploitation of underground 

water. This process 

will certainly would create 

problems in the future invit- 

deep slumber before their father 

would be coming home empty 

hand tottering with full-fledged 

upshot of alcohol. Then there 

would begin the bickering, a row 

and ruckus in the family. The riot 

would not last until the influence 

of alcohol dies away at 

midnight. 

Next morning, he leaves home 

promising to come back with 

something and to feed the 

famished stomachs. You can 

see him in the same venue, 

in the same status—holding 

a rope in hand and utterly waiting 

for customers to hire him. 

But, who knows his act is again a 

fool’s errands for his children 

and wife. Again, his today’s story 

won’t be different from that of 

yesterday. 

successful in reducing the 

incidences of leprosy, but still 

the psychological concept of 

superstition on the issue of 

leprosy has not yet been 

eliminated.Hence, awareness 

must be generated among the 

people of the reality of leprosy 

and that it is not a curse, and it 

can be treated successfully with 

modern line of drugs. It is also 

the duty of the social and health 

workers to make the people 

understand the disease and its 

causes. The authorities must 

initiate a sustained campaign to 

find out the leprosy patients so 

that they can receive treatment. 

Rachana Shrestha, Kathmandu 


ing further risk of disaster. 

Disaster Risk Reduction 

(DRR) in Kathmandu is a 

priority. Some measures 

have been initiated, however, 

no serious steps have 

been implemented to reduce 

the risk of possible destruction 

as experienced in 

previous disasters. Kathmandu 

city itself is a cultural 

heritage site mixed with 

local residential areas that 

make up a large population. 

Buildings are old and weak 

and there are not many 

open spaces. Most houses 

require retrofitting or reconstruction. 

Roads are limited 

and very narrow. In the case 

of a mega level disaster, the 

expected destruction is very 

high and it will be extremely 

difficult to mobilize outside 

help for rescue operations. 

Overall, urban areas inside 

the Kathmandu Valley 

are densely populated. 

Buildings are either close or 

attached to one another. 

Property divisions within 

families have created an environment 

in which structural 

aspects of engineering 

have been compromised. It 

is an ill managed city which 

is vulnerable not only to 

earthquakes but also fire 

hazards. Available resources 

have limited access to the 

city for crisis response. 

Therefore, immediate steps 

are necessary to protect the 

people and infrastructure in 

Letters to this column should be addressed to 

Letters C/o Edit Page Editor,The Himalayan Times, 

Post Box 11651,APCA House, 

Baidya Khana Road, Kathmandu, Nepal 

email: edit@thehimalayantimes.com, 

Fax 0977-1-4771959 

the metropolitan area. 

The bottom line is urban 

risk reduction in Kathmandu 

needs a balanced mix of 

policy implementation, regulatory 

measures, and education-awareness 

programs 

through community based 

approaches. For effective 

urban risk reduction, there 

is a need to strike a balance 

between natural and built 

environments and between 

ecological and economic 

objectives. There is a need to 

develop a structure of set 

procedures to achieve urban 

risk reduction in order 

to identify actions that need 

to be taken. Collaborative 

efforts between all stakeholders 

for an integrated 

approach to DRR must be 

encouraged. There is an urgent 

need to enact proposed 

bills for comprehensive 

disaster risk management 

by the government 

who must deem it a national 

priority. Implementation of 

new policies will enable the 

mobilization of all available 

resources in a comprehensive 

manner. This will act as 

a milestone to encourage all 

stakeholders to combat 

such disasters. 

Khatri, a retired Nepal 

Army Colonel, is currently 

working as an Emergency 

and Disaster Risk 

Management Professional, 

Strategic Centre for Disaster 

Risk Reduction Nepal 

• THT 10 YEARS AGO 

No telecom facility in 

19 districts 


Kathmandu, October 3, 2002 

Nineteen districts are cut off from the 

rest of the country as the telecommunication 

facility is completely destroyed 

by the Maoists and efforts to reinstate 

the equipment have been hindered 

due to security reasons, telecommunication 

officials said here today. Speaking at 

a meeting called by the rural area development 

committee of the National Assembly, 

Ratna Kaji Tuladhar, deputy general 

manager of the Nepal Telecommunication 

Corporation (NTC) said that the 

airlines chosen to reach the VSAT equipment 

in those districts are demanding security. 

“They are hesitating to go to the 

districts due to security reasons particularly 

after the Karnali Air incident,” he 

said. “The equipment are too heavy and 

some of the districts do not even 

haveroads.” The districts with no 

telecommunicationf acility at all are - Bajhang,Darchula, 

Achham, Kalikot, Jajarkot, 

Rukum, Rolpa, Jumla, Gulmi, 

Arghakhanchi, Lamjung, Dhading, Rasuwa, 

Okhaldhunga, Khotang, Bajura, 

Solukhumbu, Dailekh and Humla. “If security 

is ensured we could establish VSAT 

with two telephone lines at least in the 

district headquarters,” Tuladhar said. The 

Maoists have destroyed a total of 114 

towers till date and 8,000 telephone lines 

are out of operatoin.The meeting called 

to seek information about the state of 

communication in the country was attended 

by communication and information 

secretary Mukunda Prasad Sharma 

and the chiefs of Radio Nepal and NTV. 

Modern buildings 

endanger monuments 

Rekha Shrestha 

Kathmandu, October 3, 2002 

Experts feel that modern buildings 

coming up in cities have endangered 

the architectural buildings and historical 

monuments. In this context, architects, 

engineers, tourism entrepreneurs, scholars 

and academicians are meeting here 

to formulate policy for heritage conservation 

and heritage-friendly architecture 

development for enhancing tourism in 

the SAARC countries. Meanwhile, King 

Gyanendra today inaugurated the first 

two-day South Asian Association for Regional 

Cooperation of Architect 

(SAARCH) conference which began with 

the theme of “Heritage conservation and 

architecture of tourism in SAARC countries.” 

Queen Komal was also present at 

the conference organised by the Society 

of Nepali Architects (SONA). “The co-existence 

of monuments and modern 

buildings has not been easy. Kathmandu 

valley provides a striking example of this; 

monuments and temples at the heart of 

the city are surrounded by modern buildings,” 

said professor Sudarshan Raj Tiwari. 

He said, “While the debate on give 

and take between conservation and development 

continues and the contemporary 

is garbed in global style on the sides, 

heritage-friendly architecture, facades 

and interiors are slowly making their 

presence felt in and around the monument 

zones.”


NEIGHBOURS 

• SNIPPETS 

MP murder probe 

COLOMBO: Maldives police on 

Wednesday said they have arrested 

four suspects involved in the killing of 

a ruling coalition lawmaker. 

Afrasheem Ali was stabbed to death 

late on Monday at his residence in 

the capital, Male. He was an Islamic 

scholar and a member of the Progressive 

Party, part of the coalition government. 

News reports say that he 

was attacked after he returned from 

speaking on a television programme. 

Police spokesman Hassan Haneef revealed 

that three men and a woman 

were arrested in the case, but declined 

to provide further details 

about the murder. — AP 

Security for Buddhists 

DHAKA: Bangladesh’s High Court has 

asked the government to explain why 

the local officials had failed to provide 

security to minority Buddhists 

whose houses, temples and businesses 

were attacked over the picture of a 

burnt Quran that was posted on 

Facebook. A two-judge panel on 

Wednesday asked top bureaucrats to 

reply within a week and ordered authorities 

to ensure safety in troubled 

areas of southern Bangladesh.The 

decision came after a lawyer presented 

several newspaper reports on last 

weekend’s attacks . At least 10 temples 

and 40 homes were torched, 

looted, vandalised in the coastal district 

of Cox’s Bazar. — AP 

Muslims flay attacks 

COLOMBO: Sri Lanka’s minority 

Muslims have condemned the attacks 

on minority Buddhists in the 

Muslim-majority Bangladesh and demanded 

the Bangladesh authorities 

to punish those responsible for the 

incident. NM Ameen, president of 

Muslim Council of Sri Lanka, an umbrella 

organisation of over 100 Muslim 

civil society groups, said today 

that any ethnic incident against minorities 

in Bangladesh or any other 

South Asian country “is sure to reflect 

in our country Sri Lanka too.” He said 

his group has handed over a letter to 

Bangladesh’s top diplomat in Sri Lanka, 

asking the country to ensure the 

safety of Bangladeshi Buddhists. — AP 

Reuters 

Christopher Marut, director of the 

American Institute in Taiwan, 

answering a question at a news 

conference in Taipei on Wednesday. 

The US Department of Homeland 

Security included Taiwan as one of 

the countries enjoying visa-free 

status on Tuesday. 


New Delhi, October 3 

The Himalayan kingdom of 

Bhutan is aiming to become 

the first nation in the 

world to turn its homegrown 

food and farmers 

100 percent organic. 

The tiny Buddhist-majority 

nation wedged between 

China and India has 

an unusual and some say 

enviable approach to economic 

development, centred 

on protecting the environment 

and focusing on 

mental well-being. 

It banned television until 

1999, keeps out mass 

tourism to shield its culture 

from foreign influence, and 

most recently set up a 

weekly “pedestrians’ day” 

on Tuesdays that sees cars 

banned from town centres. 

Its determination to 

chart a different path can 

be seen in its new policy to 

phase out artificial chemicals 

in farming in the next 

10 years, making its staple 

foods of wheat and potatoes, 

as well as its fruits, 100 

per cent organic. 

“Bhutan has decided to 

go for a green economy in 

light of the tremendous 

pressure we are exerting on 

the planet,” Agriculture 

Minister Pema Gyamtsho 

told AFP in an interview 

over the phone from the 

capital Thimphu. 

“If you go for very intensive 

agriculture it would 

imply the use of so many 

chemicals, which is not in 

keeping with our belief in 

Buddhism, which calls for 

us to live in harmony with 

nature.” 

Bhutan has a population 

of just over 700,000, twothirds 

of whom depend on 

farming in villages dotted 

around fertile southern 

plains near India and the 

soaring Himalayan peaks 

and deep valleys to the 

north. 

Overwhelmingly forested, 

no more than three per 

cent of the country’s land 

area is used for growing 

crops, says Gyamtsho, with 

the majority of farmers already 

organic and reliant 

on rotting leaves or compost 

as a natural fertiliser. 

“Only farmers in areas 

that are accessible by roads 

Members of India's rural communities, including the landless, poor farmers and the tribal community, taking part in Jan Satyagraha, a march to New Delhi to highlight the problems of 

India's landless, in Gwalior, on Wednesday. On Tuesday, thousands began the 350 kilometre-long march to the Indian capital which they plan to cover in one month. 

India’s 

poor rally 

for land 

rights 



Tens of thousands of Indian peasants 

began a 350-kilometre (217-mile) 

march today to New Delhi to protest 

the plight of marginalised communities 

excluded from the country’s economic 

development. 

The gathering of the poorest of the 

poor left the central city of Gwalior 

and is set to reach India’s capital in 26 

days, the organising activist group 

Ekta Parishad (Unity Forum) said in 

New Delhi. “Some 35,000 people have 

started off from Gwalior and by the 

time they reach New Delhi we expect 

the number to swell to 100,000,” 

Parishad spokesman Aneesh Thillenkari 

said. 

Parishad chairman PV Rajagopal 

put the number at 50,000 with people 

drawn from 25 states of India. The 

trek is the second since 2007 when 

25,000 poor and debt-ridden farmers 

travelled the same route on foot to 

press for land rights. Eleven of them 

perished en-route, organisers said. 

The marchers comprised small farmers, 

people from marginalised tribes, 

“untouchable” Hindus from the lowest 

castes and fishermen, with some 

2,000 advocacy forums spearheading 

the march-for-land drive. 

“We demand that agriculture land 

must be used exclusively for farming 

and a national land reforms policy, 

which currently does not exist, is 

made,” Thillenkari said. 

“When the poor wants land the 

central government says it is a state 

subject, but it acquires land for use by 

corporates or to set up Special Economic 

Zones,” he argued. 

The clash between India’s industrial 

expansion and small landowners 

has become a test of how the government 

deals with development. 

Bhutan aims to go organic 

To phase out chemical fertilisers in 10 yrs 

or have easy transport have 

access to chemicals,” Agriculture 

Minister Gyamtsho 

explained further, saying 

chemical use was already 

“very low” by international 

standards. In the large valleys, 

such as the one 

cradling the sleepy capital 

Thimphu, chemicals are 

used to kill a local weed that 

is difficult to take out by 

hand — a challenge compounded 

by a lack of farm 

labour. 

Elsewhere, the fertiliser 

urea is sometimes added to 

soil, while a fungicide to 

control leaf rust on wheat is 

also available. 

“We have developed a 

strategy that is step-bystep. 

We cannot go organic 

overnight,” Gyamtsho said, 

describing a policy and 

roadmap which were formally 

adopted by the government 

last year. 

“We have identified crops 

for which we can go organic 

immediately and certain 

crops for which we will 

have to phase out the use of 

chemicals, for rice in certain 

valleys for example,” 

Gyamtsho said. 

Rage over human errors in boat crash 

Owner says the ferry in disaster had passed inspection 


Hong Kong, October 3 

When two boats filled with people 

collided on Hong Kong’s busy waterways, 

the impact knocked a hole 

in one vessel’s engine room and the 

water poured in too fast to stop it 

from sinking. Passengers struggled 

to find life vests and dozens 

drowned in the turbulent waters. 

Rather than rush to help, however, 

the crew of the other vessel, a ferry, 

seemed paralysed, according to 

witnesses. After pausing briefly near 

the doomed ship filled with holiday 

revellers, the ferry continued on to 

its berth. 

Shock over Monday’s crash, 

which left 38 dead, gave way to outrage 

today over what experts concluded 

was human error. Investigators 

have not publicly offered a theory 

of how the collision occurred 

Afghan cops learning 

crime scene probe 

Reuters 

Kabul, October 3 

Blood is spattered around a 

thick blade in the back of a 

body hunched over on the 

ground, the head bowed 

and hands clutching a bag 

of white powder. 

But this time the victim is 

a mannequin and gathered 

around in a spartan woodpanelled 

classroom in a 

run-down neighbourhood 

on the outskirts of the 

Afghan capital are a dozen 

senior Afghan police, most 

in uniform but some in 

worn grey suits. The detectives 

are being taught how 

to solve a crime by using 

physical evidence and witness 

statements, rather 

than by extracting a confession, 

perhaps with excessive 

force, as rights groups 

often complain. 

“If the crime scene is like 

but have arrested seven crew members, 

including both captains. 

The ferry company denied accusations 

that the boat left immediately 

after the crash, but did not say 

whether its crew did anything to 

help the other vessel as it rapidly 

sank. The captain of the Sea Smooth 

ferry was in a hospital with rib injuries 

today, said Nelson Ng, general 

manager of Hong Kong and 

Kowloon (Ferry) Holdings. He said 

staff members tried to talk to the 

captain, but he added, “We have to 

wait for the psychologist’s report. ... 

He doesn’t really want to say anything.” 

Asked whether the captain 

blames himself for the accident, Ng 

said, “He’s emotionally depressed, 

so I believe he probably does.” 

He said that the vessel recently 

passed inspection, but had no details 

about how the crash occurred. 

this we know the victim is 

already dead,” says Mohammad 

Zahir, a grizzled 

veteran detective turned 

student at the Crime Scene 

Management College. 

Overseeing the class at 

the back of the room are 

two uniformed members of 

the European Union’s police 

mission in Afghanistan. 

Equipped with pistols 

and sporting arm bands, 

the two are training their 

Afghan counterparts in advanced 

crime-scene analysis. 

Zahir explained how he 

would go about collecting 

evidence at a murder scene, 

summing up the lesson he 

has learned that day. 

“It’s all through this proof 

we can prove that the suspect 

is guilty. For example, 

we can say we found a bullet 

casing or a fingerprint 

that belonged to him at the 

scene,” he said. 

The collision, Hong Kong’s deadliest 

maritime accident since 1971, 

has hit at the heart of the semiautonomous 

territory’s identity. Fleets 

of ferry boats form the backbone of 

the transport network, and much of 

Hong Kong’s economy relies on its 

reputation as a well-managed shipping 

hub. 

“We cannot help but be shocked 

and angry,” the English-language 

South China Morning Post said in an 

editorial today. It said “pinpointing 

fault and ensuring that there is no 

repeat” would be a matter of “safety, 

reputation and financial well-being.” 

All 38 people killed had been 

on the Lamma IV, a boat owned by 

utility company Hong Kong Electric, 

which was taking about 120 of its 

workers and their families to watch 

fireworks in celebration of China’s 

National Day and mid-autumn festival. 



PAGE 9 

AP / RSS 

‘Asia together 

against pirates’ 

India today called for greater regional 

unity to combat the threat of piracy 

in Asia’s busy shipping lanes as it 

hosted a 17-nation meeting of maritime 

security officials. 

“India strongly believes that mutual 

collaboration alone is the most effective 

way of ensuring the security 

and safety of oceans,” Defence Minister 

AK Antony told heads of coastguard 

agencies from across Asia 

gathered in New Delhi. 

“The Indian government remains 

committed to the security of the Indian 

Ocean region by implementing international 

relations and cooperative 

mechanisms with (Asian) nations.” 

Officials at the four-day meeting include 

coastguard chiefs from India’s 

rival Pakistan as well as from China 

and Japan, who are locked in a standoff 

over islands in the East China Sea.


Business 

President calls for investment in the country 



President Dr Ram Baran Yadav 

has asked the visiting delegates 

of the 20 Asia and Pacific nations 

to invest in Nepal. 

“From the country of the 

glorious Himalayas and hardworking 

people, I invite you all 

to invest in Nepal,” said the 

President while inaugurating 

the 26th conference of the 

Confederation of Asia-Pacific 

Chambers of Commerce and 

Industry (CACCI) here today. 

Nepal is a welcoming country, 

he said, adding that it is 

observing 2012-13 as the Nepal 

Investment Year to encourage 

local as well as foreign investment. 

“Nepal has huge potential 

in hydropower and 

tourism,” he added. “Though, 

the country is in the process of 

drafting a new constitution, it 

is economic development that 

is key to prosperity.” 

The conference — held after 

12 years in Nepal — with a 

theme ‘A Vision for Shared 

• 26th CACCI CONFERENCE 

President Dr Ram Baran Yadav along with private sector representatives of Asia-Pacific region 

during the inauguration of 26th CACCI Conference, in Kathmandu, on Wednesday. 

DRI raids Lumbini Sugar Mill in Butwal 



Department of Revenue Investigation 

(DRI) has raided Butwalbased 

Lumbini Sugar Mill suspecting 

it of evading taxes. 

The factory has been producing 

several by-products including 

alcohol, said director at DRI 

Bharat Subedi, adding that preliminary 

investigation has revealed 

that it has been involved 

in evading excise, Value Added 

Tax (VAT) and income tax. 

The flying squad, deployed by 

DRI, had carried out a raid on its 

factory yesterday and also its 

Kathmandu-based head office, 

he informed. “The raid was carried 

out based on tip-offs received 

by the department.” 

DRI has sealed the warehouse 

of the Butwal-based factory, he 

added. “Similarly, the raid team 

has also confiscated the ledger 

book, stub bundle and other 

documents related to transactions 

made by the factory.” 

It also raided the Kathmandu- 

based head office of Lumbini 

Sugar Mill, according to deputy 

director general of DRI Rajendra 

Sharma Laudari. “DRI took necessary 

documents and computers 

under its control to check the 

mismatch between the ledger at 

its Butwal-based factory and 

Kathmandu-based head office.” 

It will take a week to complete 

the investigation. “DRI will first 

inspect the Butwal-based warehouse 

and documents confiscated 

there, and then documents 

of the head office.” 

Uma Bista / THT 

Prosperity’, aims to provide a 

platform for CACCI members 

to share their ideas on how 

they can help their respective 

countries in strengthening the 

economies of the Asia-Pacific 

region and spreading the benefits 

of regional cooperation 

while playing a substantial and 

constructive role in global economic 

leadership. 

“Our region shares almost 

half of the world’s population 

and there are also huge opportunities 

here,” the President 

said, adding that with mutual 

cooperation, we can ensure 

the welfare of our people. 

Similarly, United Nations 

Conference on Trade and Development 

(UNCTAD) general 

secretary Dr Supachhai Panitchpakdi 

said that Nepal has 

great advantages. “I am looking 

forward to working with Nepal 

— that is blessed with hydropower, 

culture and hardworking 

people — for its prosperity,” 

he said, adding that 

Nepal and the Asian region 

have to work jointly for the 



Livestock experts have pointed out 

the legal loopholes that have been destroying 

local animal species and fuelling 

meat shortages in the country. 

Slaughtering female animals has 

emerged as a major problem in preserving 

local genetics and producing 

meat to fulfill nutrition intake of people, 

they said at a press meet organised 

on the eve of World Animal Day. 

Female animals must be preserved 

for breeding to make country self-reliant 

in meat, said programme director 

at Directorate of Livestock Production 

Dr Dinesh Prasad Parajuli. “We 

cannot produce more meat due to 

lack of female animals,” he said, 

adding Animal Slaughterhouse and 

Meat Inspection Act 1999 has permitted 

butchers to kill female buffaloes, 

goats, sheep, pigs and rabbits. 

However, the law has prohibited 

the slaughtering of cows and oxen 

or bulls for meat. The law also in- 

prosperity of the region that is 

growing at an average of four 

per cent. “However, it needs a 

growth model.” 

Asia and the Pacific region is 

rising but the rise of the private 

sector is a must for the development 

of the region, Supachhai 

added. 

It is businesses which can 

ensure prosperity for the nations 

and better lives for the 

people, said president of Federation 

of Nepalese Chambers 

of Commerce and Industry 

Suraj Vaidya. 

“The conference provides an 

opportunity for us to network 

with businesses, discuss possibilities, 

identify new potential 

partners, and cement the 

friendship and make business 

deals,” he said, hoping that by 

the end of the conference, 

some new ventures will be able 

to germinate spanning across 

the countries of the region. 

Over 150 delegates from 20 

countries from the Asia-Pacific 

region are taking part in conference 

that will last till Friday. 

Fibre snag hits NT’s mobile service 



Mobile users of Nepal Telecom (NT) faced 

a network problem throughout the day on 

Wednesday after its main optical fibre 

connection was disconnected. 

“The optical fibre connection was disrupted 

after its main connection at 

Babarmahal was cut during construction 

work related to the road widening drive,” 

said chief of Mobile Service Directorate 

Surendra Prasad Thike. 



It looks as though no government 

authority has the courage to address 

the malpractices prevalent 

in the petroleum business, due to 

which consumers have been at 

the receiving end. 

In the latest series, the Ministry 

of Commerce and Supplies has 

said that consumers will have to 

bear all the expenses required to 

change the red-coloured Liquefied 

Petroleum Gas (LPG) cylinders 

to blue for industrial use. 

Earlier, it had taken a stand 

that concerned bottling plants 

should themselves bear the cost 

of changing colour of cylinders. 

But, it has now changed its tone 

and said, “It is ultimately consumers 

who must bear the cost.” 

In a recently held programme, 

entrepreneurs had claimed that it 

costs Rs 250 to change the colour 

of a cylinder, forgetting their earlier 

claim that it costs only Rs 10. 

Secretary at the ministry Lal Mani 

Joshi, however, did not comment 

on the fictitious claim made by 

the entrepreneurs. 

The ministry today held a discussion 

with bottling plants and 

dealers, said Joshi, adding that 

“The mobile users — GSM users — in 

several parts of Kathmandu valley including 

those from Koteshwor and Bhaktapur 

areas faced network problems due to the 

technical glitch.” 

The mobile service could not be operated 

in its full capacity after the fibre was 

cut and consumers faced problems of traffic 

congestion and even complete connectivity 

problem. 

The problem, according to him, was 

fixed in the late evening. Services have become 

normal now, he added. 

Consumers to pay for 

coloured LPG cylinders 

both dealers and bottling plants 

have agreed to complete the 

process soon. 

Gas Dealer Federation, Nepal 

also said that it will complete the 

process of distributing consumer 

cards within 15 days, informed 

Joshi. He, however, could not justify 

why the federation was unable 

to complete the task in April. 

The ministry had directed 

Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) to 

complete the card distribution 

process within a month in April. 

The ministry had asked Gas Dealers 

Federation, Nepal to facilitate 

the card distribution process. 

The ministry could not take 

any action against dealers and 

NOC, even though they failed to 

deliver their commitment on the 

given time. The delay was due to 

lack of coordination between 

dealers and bottling plants, said 

Joshi, adding that both agencies 

have said that there is no conflict 

between them now and will complete 

the task in 15 days. 

The ministry will introduce 

separate blue colour cylinders for 

industrial use after completing 

the consumer card distribution 

process, he said. “The ministry 

cannot take any action against 

entrepreneurs,” he said. 

cludes ‘poultry, ducks, pigeon or other 

species of beasts and birds kept 

for meat purpose’. 

Our observations have shown that 

female animals need to be preserved 

for breeding to enhance their genetics, 

he said. According to the department, 

local animal species can suffer 

more from difficult climate changes 

than genetically hybrid animals, so local 

animals must be used for potential 

breeding purposes. “It is the best strategy,” 

said executive director of Nepal 

Agricultural Research Council Dr Dil 

Bahadur Gurung at a goat farming 

programme a week back, “We need to 

commercialise our livestock sector to 

fulfill the growing demand for meat.” 

The country needs about 288,000 

metric tonnes of meat but the supply 

is just 276,000 metric tonnes. About 

12,000 metric tonnes — mutton, pork, 

poultry and others — is imported 

from India and third countries. However, 

the country is self-reliant in 

poultry. The country produced about 

700 million eggs last year. 


• BIZ BRIEFS 

BB Airways’ initiative 

THT 

KATHMANDU: BB Airways has appointed 

Miss Nepal 2012 Shristi 

Shrestha, and singer and philanthropist 

Ani Choying Drolma as its 

brand ambassadors. “Drolma is an 

icon of Buddhism in modern Nepal 

and Shrestha represents the beauty of 

Nepal,” said managing director of BB 

Airways Shishir Bhatta. BB Airways is 

promoted by non-resident Nepali entrepreneur 

Bhaban Bhatta who owns 

numerous businesses in Japan and 

Nepal. He is treasurer of the International 

Coordination Council of Non- 

Resident Nepali Association and has 

been chairman of the association in 

Japan. The first chartered flight of BB 

Airways BO 428 landed at Tribhuwan 

International Airport on September 

13 with 201 tourists from Siem Reap, 

Cambodia while regular scheduled 

flights to Kuala Lumpur and Hong 

Kong will start from October 11. BB 

Airways will also operate two chartered 

flights to Narita, Japan from 

Kathmandu every week. — HNS 

Bluefin adds variety 

KATHMANDU: Bluefin Freshmart, 

popularly known for its wide range 

of imported seafood delicacies, has 

expanded its product portfolio to 

chicken and pork. Bluefin Freshmart 

is all set to offer a wide range of chicken 

and pork items targeting the 

festive season through its outlets 

in Kathmandu. The company, keeping 

this in mind, will soon open 

its third outlet in Baluwatar, which 

will be followed by outlets in Bouddha, 

Soalteemode, Baneshwor and 

Lazimpat, it said. — HNS 

Kumari adds ATM 

KATHMANDU: Kumari Bank has 

launched its 36th ATM at Jhamsikhel, 

8 Degrees Fine Dine & Venues, in Lalitpur 

September 30. The bank believes 

in continuously providing 

modern banking services to all its valued 

customers, it said, adding that it 

has been offering wide - range of 

modern banking services through 

its 29 branches and 36 ATMs located 

in various urban and semi urban 

parts of the county. — HNS 

Hero’s offer 

KATHMANDU: Nepal General Marketing 

–– the sole authorised distributor 

of Hero motorcycles in the country 

— targeting the upcoming festive 

season has launched a scheme. The 

company will be giving a cash discount 

of up to Rs 6,000 on the purchase 

of any Hero motorbike and 

scooter, and has also kept Philips 

Photo Frame as prizes. The company, 

through a lucky draw, will also give 

three 33” Philips LCD TV every week 

as bumper prizes. The company 

hopes to sell around 9,000 Hero twowheelers 

from its 70 outlets spread 

across the country, it said. — HNS 

‘Nepal could be self reliant in meat’ 

The Directorate of Livestock Production 

believes that the country can 

be self-reliant in meat items but 

building an efficient mechanism is 

still a challenge. “We have identified 

the problems and will develop a market 

access programme for farmers 

within five years,” said Parajuli. 

According to him, the department 

is also promoting feed production 

factories to produce modern feeds 

in the country. 

The directorate is celebrating the 

World Animal Day on Thursday by organising 

an awareness raising rally 

and an interaction with stakeholders. 

The day is celebrated worldwide every 

year on October 4, to make people 

aware about animal rights, like the 

right to food and water, to allow them 

to behave naturally, and to free them 

from torture and diseases. 

The day is being celebrated worldwide 

this year with the slogan ‘Livestocks 

are precious wealth of nature, 

human prosperity depends on their 

development and sustainable use’.


BUSINESS 

• BIZ BRIEFS 

THT 

IME opens 36th centre 

KATHMANDU: IME has opened yet 

another IME Center in Chakrapath 

of Kathmandu. Chairman of IME 

Chandra Prasad Dhakal inaugurated 

Galaxy Money Transfer, valley’s 

eighth IME Center, on Wednesday. 

With the new opening, there are a total 

of 36 IME Centers currently in operation. 

IME Center is an exclusive 

agent outlet that is aimed at enhancing 

IME customer experience 

through exquisite customer service 

and retail atmospherics. IME intends 

to open 100 IME Centers within the 

current fiscal year. — HNS 

NBTI plans seminar 

KATHMANDU: National Banking 

Training Institute (NBTI) will organise 

the ‘National Risk Management 

Conference 2012’ on October 8 at 

Soaltee Crowne Plaza. The conference 

aims to provide an insight and 

knowledge on issues pertaining to 

various risks, said NBTI, adding that 

the conference being organised with 

the theme ‘Risks We Take, Risks We 

Face’ will highlight aspects of credit 

risk, operational risk, liquidity risk 

and strategic risk management. It will 

be inaugurated by governor Dr 

Yubaraj Khatiwada. –– HNS 

Videocon’s new offer 

KATHMANDU: Pashupati Electronics 

–– the sole authorised dealer of 

Videocon in Nepal –– on the occasion 

of the upcoming festivals of Dashain 

and Tihar has launched a festive 

scheme. The company will be giving 

away 

one 

Xage 

mobile 

free on 

the purchase 

of 

32”/40” 

Videocon 

LCD/LED TV, 16 GB pen drive 

on the purchase of 22”/23” or 24” 

LCD/LED TV. Similarly, it will be 

giving a Videocon T-shirt on the 

purchase of CTV, refrigerator, washing 

machine, cooler and chest freezer, 

the company said. –– HNS 

Richarm’s festive sale 

KATHMANDU: Richarm — a sister 

concern of Akhil Trading Concern — 

and authorised dealer of Turkish apparel 

brands Colin’s and Rodimood 

targeting the festivals of Dashain and 

Tihar has launched a discount offer 

starting from 20 per cent to 40 per 

cent. The offer is available at its outlet 

on the third floor of City Centre. The 

brands are famous for style and comfort, 

it said, adding the collection targeted 

towards the urban population 

has quality trousers, shirts, skirts and 

T-shirts. Colin’s jeans are popular 

around the world and the brand is 

marketed through a network of 670 

shops in 32 countries. — HNS 

Shuva Laxmi cuts rate 

KATHMANDU: Shuva Laxmi Finance 

has cut its interest rate on gold loan, 

small and medium enterprises loan, 

and housing loan. The financial institution 

will now charge an interest rate 

from 13.5 per cent to 16.5 per cent, 

the finance company said. — HNS 

Run’s Dashain scheme 

KATHMANDU: Run Shoes, targeting 

the upcoming festive season, has 

launched an offer ‘Juttama Run, Aafu 

Jati Dhan’. Under this offer, buyers 

will get a scratch coupon with two 

scratch options on both sides that 

will have cash prizes from Rs 50 to Rs 

100,000, and discount from 5 per cent 

to 100 per cent. Similarly, it has kept a 

unique prize on the other side of the 

scratch coupon — a cash prize equal 

to the weight of the winner. The 

brand is a hit among the youth. — HNS 

• FOREX RATES 

The foreign exchange rates for October 4 as fixed by Nepal Rastra Bank are as follows: 

CURRENCY UNIT BUYING (in Rs.) SELLING (in Rs.) 

Swiss Franc 1 89.04 89.68 

Australian Dollar 1 85.16 85.77 

Canadian Dollar 1 84.47 85.08 

Singapore Dollar 1 67.70 68.19 

Saudi Arab Riyal 1 22.22 22.38 

Qatari Riyal 1 22.89 23.05 

Thai Bhat 1 2.72 2.74 

UAE Dihram 1 22.69 22.85 

Malaysian Ringit 1 27.26 27.46 

Swedish Krona 1 12.56 

Danish Krona 1 14.45 

Hongkong Dollar 1 10.75 

Note: Under the present system the open market exchange rates quoted by 

different /commercial banks may differ. 

CIT proposes pool fund for market maker 



Citizen Investment Trust (CIT) 

has asked large institutional 

depositors to join hands to 

form a fund that will work as 

a market maker in the domestic 

capital market. 

“CIT has proposed the Finance 

Ministry to form a pool 

fund between Employees 

Provident Fund (EPF), Rastriya 

Beema Sansthan (RBS) and 

other insurance companies 

that will provide seed money 

for a market making entity 

TID,TAAN 

at odds on 

pay rise 



Tourism Industry Division 

(TID) and Trekking Agencies’ 

Association of Nepal (TAAN) 

have failed to revise the 

wages of trekking workers 

due to lack of coordination 

between them. “We are now 

ready to coordinate with the 

association,” said under secretary 

at the division Surendra 

Sapkota. However, he 

said that increasing wages of 

trekking workers can only be 

decided by the association. 

To resolve the conflict between 

trekking workers and 

TAAN, the TID today organised 

a meeting. In the meeting, 

the Ministry of Culture, 

Tourism and Civil Aviation 

has asked TAAN to submit 

the agreement made between 

the association and 

workers. “We will go through 

the agreement and coordinate 

for a mutual benefit of 

TAAN and the trekking workers,” 

said Sapkota. 

The union had padlocked 

offices of TAAN on Monday 

morning, as the association 

failed to implement the 

agreement signed between 

them. TAAN had agreed to 

revise the wages of trekking 

workers with effect from October 

1, but according to 

workers, TAAN has failed to 

implement the decision. 

TAAN has assured trade 

union and has already started 

its general operation. The 

workers allowed it to open its 

office at 2 pm on Tuesday after 

they were assured about a 

meeting with government 

officials and TAAN. 

• BRAND WATCH 

in the capital market,” said 

chief executive officer of CIT 

Rishi Ram Gautam. 

The proposal was made in a 

document prepared by Citizen 

Investment Trust and submitted 

to the Finance Ministry regarding 

the modus operandi of 

the market maker. “We are 

waiting for the ministry’s response 

before deciding on further 

steps,” he added. 

In February, the Finance 

Ministry had directed Citizen 

Investment Trust to prepare 

a mechanism to start the operation 

of a market maker to 

absorb excess shares and release 

them in case of supply 

shortage to bring a balance in 

the share market. 

Investors had specifically 

demanded for a market maker 

to bring a balance in the stock 

market. CIT, Employees Provident 

Fund and Rastriya Beema 

Sansthan were considered to 

be the most suitable. 

A market maker can make 

bulk purchases or sales of 

securities unlike other ordinary 

investors, and can quote 

both a buy and sell price of a financial 

instrument. 

It stands ready with a firm 

ask and bid price ensuring liquidity 

in the market. 

“Citizen Investment Trust’s 

resources alone will not be sufficient 

as we are planning to 

create a fund worth Rs five billion 

for the purpose. The larger 

the size of the fund, the better 

it will be for the market due to 

increased capacity to purchase 

shares,” pointed out Gautam. 

CIT’s investment in shares of 

listed companies amounts to 

Rs 600 million which is 8.25 per 

cent of the total investment, by 

the end of last fiscal year. 

A model holding ‘Archduke Joseph’ historical diamond on Wednesday during a Christie's auction 

preview in Geneva. Once part of the collection of the Archduke Joseph of Austria (1872-1962), it is 

expected to reach between $ 15 million and $ 20 million at an auction on November 13 in Geneva. 

Zeal launches EV audio equipment 



Zeal Enterprises has launched audio 

equipment manufactured by 

renowned US firm Electro-Voice 

(commonly referred to as EV). EV 

manufactures pro audio equipment 

including microphones, 

amplifiers, and loudspeakers. 

It formally launched the EV 

products by organising a press 

conference for the event ‘Electro 

Voice Live with Cobweb’. It has 

appointed renowned Nepali rock 

band ‘Cobweb’ as the brand ambassador 

of EV speakers. 

EV’s Electro-Voice engineered 

woofers and titanium compression 

drivers provide exceptional 

audio quality. The woofers with 

lightweight materials and balanced 

design is easy to handle 

and is convenient for transportation. 

The 1000 watt and 700 watt 

Class D high efficiency amplifiers 



Teletalk — the sole distributor of 

Colors mobile in Nepal — has announced 

the launch of 

Xfactor Plus in its Xfactor 

Android-based budget 

smartphone family. 

The Xfactor Plus supports 

3G and runs on Android 

operating system, 

the company said, 

adding that the GPS enabled 

device also supports 

wi-fi: 802.11 b/g/n, 

GPRS, EDGE, Bluetooth 

2.1+EDR USB 2.0/ A- 

GPS. “Xfactor Plus also 

features 3.5” HVGA capacitive 

touch screen, 2 MP camera and 

1420 mAh for better talk time and 

enhance standby time.” 

With added features like MP3, 

run cool without fans. The stylish, 

yet rugged solid wood construction, 

says ‘serious gear’ on any 

stage, it said. It is designed to 

pole-mount or stack with Live X 

subwoofers and built-in monitor 

angles on 12” and 15” two-way 

systems. The equipment is easy to 

connect and control with versatile 

input and output options. 

Designed for the most demanding 

live performance applications, 

the new Live X family of 

loudspeakers sets new standards 

for portable sound. Everything 

Electro-Voice has learned making 

audio systems for the world’s 

biggest events are built into Live 

X: its latest precision-engineered 

components; durable, lightweight 

solid wood cabinets; bestin-class 

SPL output and frequency 

response; and stylish, stackable 

designs –– all at a price previously 

unheard-of for loudspeakers 

of a similar pedigree. 

X-Factor Plus out in the market 

Dollar drops to six-month low 



The exchange rate of the US 

dollar reached Rs 83.34 today 

— the lowest in six and a half 

months — due to the sustained 

appreciation of the Indian 

currency (IRs). Nepal 

Rastra Bank had fixed the exchange 

rate for the dollar at Rs 

83.34 for today. 

With the increased capital 

inflow to India, the Indian currency 

— with which the Nepali 

currency is pegged to — has 

continued to head up reaching 

IRs 52.39 by today’s closing in 

video support, FM radio, RAM 

256mb, ROM 512mb and 3.5mm 

audio jack for stereo headset interface, 

the gadget is 3G enabled, 

dual sim with dual standby, Qualcomm 

7225A 800MHz. 

Priced at Rs 10,555, 

the phone comes with a 

package of 8GB memory 

card, which is expandable 

to up to 32GB and 

has two extra changeable 

back covers. 

Colors mobile has a 

strong after-sales service 

with 17 local service 

centres across the country. 

All the Color mobile 

phones come with a 

six-month warranty on battery 

and charger and a one-year warranty 

on the handset and are 

backed with qualified Telecare 

Clinic service. 

the forex markets. Earlier, the 

plunging Indian currency had 

pulled the Nepali currency to 

Rs 91.28 for a dollar — the 

highest ever in late June. 

However, monetary intervention 

by Reserve Bank of India 

(RBI) saved the Indian currency 

from plunging further. 

RBI controlled the arbitrage 

and speculation in futures and 

options markets, and ordered 

exporters to repatriate Indian 

currency from abroad instead 

of holding dollars. 

Moreover, India’s widening 

trade and current account 

deficits coupled with declining 

Icra Nepal to start 

operations soon 



Icra Nepal –– Nepal’s first 

credit rating agency –– is all 

set to start rating services 

within the next two weeks. 

The Securities Board of 

Nepal (Sebon) ––the capital 

market regulator of Nepal –– 

handed the licence to Icra 

Nepal today. 

“As we have obtained the 

licence, we will be able 

to start operations in 

the next two weeks,” 

said managing director 

of Icra Nepal Deepak 

Raj Kafle. The rating 

agency will use 

methodologies and parameters 

adopted by 

Indian credit rating 

agency, Icra India, to 

rate the credit worthiness 

of companies. 

The agency had applied 

for the final licence 

about three months back after 

completing its set-up. 

Icra Nepal was granted a Letter 

of Intent by Sebon to undertake 

the process to start a 

credit rating agency in August 

2011. 

Icra India has a 51 per cent 

stake in the rating agency, 

while the remaining stake is 

held by Credit Information 

Bureau, Himalayan Infrastructure 

Fund, and a few 

Nepali banks. 

The Credit Rating Agency 

Regulation 2068 states that a 

Nepali credit rating agency 

must have a minimum of 25 

per cent stake of a foreign 

credit rating agency. 

“We have a technical service 

agreement with Icra India, 

which will help us in developing 

rating methodologies 

and processes, acquir- 

AFP / RSS 

foreign fund inflows have depressed 

the rupee. 

India’s recent steps like removing 

subsidy on fuel and 

allowing foreign investment 

in retail stores and aviation 

sector has sparked global 

confidence in the Indian currency 

once again, further propelling 

its rise. 

The weak dollar against the 

Nepali currency means imports 

will be relatively cheaper 

while exports will be expensive. 

Likewise, cheaper dollars 

mean shrinkage in size of the 

remittance coming to Nepal 

from migrant workers. 

ing analytical software, research 

base and provide analytical 

training to our analysts,” 

said Kafle. 

Credit rating agencies rate 

the credit worthiness and financial 

soundness of an entity 

–– individual, company 

or country –– based on their 

financial indicators. The 

credit ratings are supposed 

to be a simple yet effective 

indicator aiding ordinary in- 

Icra Nepal applied for the final 

licence three months back. It 

was granted a Letter of Intent 

by Sebon to undertake the 

process to start a credit rating 

agency in August 2011. 

vestors understand the risks 

involved in the investing 

process. 

According to the Credit 

Rating Agency Regulation 

2068, companies that are 

planning to issue ordinary 

shares, bonds, debentures, 

or preference shares exceeding 

Rs 30 million in value 

have to get themselves rated 

by a rating agency. 

“After Icra Nepal comes 

into operation, it will be 

mandatory for all companies 

that are planning to offer ordinary 

shares or debentures 

worth more than Rs 30 million 

to get themselves rated 

and to publish their respective 

results in their prospectus 

so that the general investors 

are aware and can 

take well-informed decisions,” 

said Sebon’s chairman 

Baburam Shrestha. 

The entry of a market maker 

in the Nepali stock market 

still seems to be elusive in the 

absence of legal and technical 

infrastructure. 

The committee, formed to 

study the modality for CIT’s 

wholesale entry in the capital 

market, has pointed out the 

need for a regulation to include 

the provision regarding 

market maker for the purpose. 

It had recommended an 

amendment to the Merchant 

Banker Regulation that governs 

Citizen Investment Trust. 

In addition, a market maker 

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cannot perform even after an 

amendment to the regulation 

as Nepal Stock Exchange 

(Nepse)’s trading system lacks 

a window for a market maker. 

Since market makers can 

quote a buy and sell price 

themselves they need a separate 

point of access to the trading 

system which is missing in 

Nepse’s current software. 

“A market maker will not be 

able to operate at present even 

after necessary adjustments 

in regulations if Nepse does 

not upgrade its existing software,” 

said Gautam. 

Ncell cuts roaming charge for India 

KATHMANDU: Ncell customers 

travelling to India 

will now be able to make 

calls at a reduced tariff. 

The company will reduce 

the roaming rate for India 

to Rs 20 per minute, exclusive 

of taxes, to be effective 

from October 4. As per the 

existing rate, it costs Rs 

240 per minute. Ncell’s 

• STOCK 

SN NAME OF THE COMPANY SHARE VALUE IN RUPEES SHARES QTY 

Maximum Minimum Closing 

1 Ace Dev Bank Ltd 110 110 110 532 

2 Agricultural Dev Bank Ltd 176 172 176 2,684 

3 Arun Valley Hydropower Dev Co Ltd 330 322 325 10,142 

4 Alliance Insurance Co Ltd 136 126 136 3,887 

5 Alpine Dev Bank Ltd 97 96 97 190 

6 Asian Life Insurance Co Ltd 248 245 247 4,924 

7 Bank of Kathmandu 523 515 515 3,305 

8 Butwal Power Co Ltd 738 730 733 1,761 

9 Bishwa Bikas Bank Ltd 147 141 141 460 

10 Business Universal Dev Bank Ltd 110 110 110 200 

11 Chhimek Laghubitta Bikas Bank Ltd 428 428 428 26 

12 City Dev Bank Ltd 184 182 183 560 

13 Clean Energy Dev Bank Ltd 153 148 153 1,106 

14 Chilime Hydro power Co 926 896 926 2,274 

15 Citizen Investment Trust 836 820 820 184 

16 Country Dev Bank Ltd 76 73 73 1,700 

17 Citizens Bank International Ltd 189 187 188 847 

18 Diyalo Bikas Bank Ltd 106 105 105 100 

19 Everest Bank Ltd 1,115 1,102 1,112 3,537 

20 Everest Insurance Co Ltd 357 331 357 229 

21 Garima Bikas Bank Ltd 184 181 184 3,680 

22 Global IME Bank Ltd 251 244 248 3,424 

23 Gandaki Bikas Bank Ltd 142 140 140 40 

24 Goodwill Finance Co Ltd 161 161 161 61 

25 Guras Life Insurance Co Ltd 158 142 155 12,220 

26 Gaurishankar Dev Bank Ltd 92 89 92 450 

27 Gulmi Bikas Bank Ltd 139 139 139 101 

28 Hama Merchant & Finance Ltd 71 69 70 7,140 

29 H & B Dev Bank Ltd 104 98 98 3,351 

30 Himalayan Bank Ltd 700 690 695 1,052 

31 Himalayan Fin Ltd (Bittiya Sanstha) 40 40 40 320 

32 ICFC Finance Ltd 126 122 122 863 

33 International Leasing And Fin Co 92 90 90 5,518 

34 Jyoti Bikas Bank Ltd 90 88 88 1,240 

35 Janata Bank Nepal Ltd 121 119 121 2,568 

36 Kaski Finance Ltd 106 104 104 248 

37 Kailash Bikas Bank Ltd 152 149 149 2,210 

38 Kumari Bank Ltd 238 234 236 5,770 

39 Kasthamandap Dev Bank Ltd 81 80 80 1,551 

40 KIST Bank Ltd 115 113 115 6,250 

41 Kamana Bikas Bank Ltd 126 123 125 1,370 

42 Karnali Dev Bank Ltd 79 77 78 260 

43 Laxmi Bank Ltd 328 325 326 2,111 

44 Lumbini Finance Ltd 160 160 160 300 

45 Life Insurance Co Nepal 1,317 1,219 1,291 1,100 

46 Lumbini Bank Ltd 229 225 227 4,571 

47 Mahakali Bikas Bank Ltd 106 104 106 100 

48 Machhachapuchhre Bank Ltd 144 139 143 8,229 

49 Miteri Dev Bank Ltd 139 137 139 140 

50 Manakamana Dev Bank Ltd 67 66 67 620 

51 Muktinath Bikas Bank Ltd 303 292 296 6,880 

52 Nabil Bank Ltd 1,131 1,120 1,120 218 

53 Nepal Bangladesh Bank Ltd 161 155 157 27,290 

54 Nepal Credit And Com Bank 122 120 121 3,290 

55 NIDC Capital Markets Ltd 135 133 135 330 

56 NDEP Dev Bank Ltd 82 77 82 3,262 

57 Nepal Finance Ltd 89 89 89 171 

58 Nilgiri Bikas Bank Ltd 137 135 137 110 

59 Nepal Investment Bank Ltd 541 535 537 3,766 

60 Neco Insurance Co 112 112 112 23 

61 Nerude Laghubita Bikas Bank Ltd 380 370 375 80 

62 Nepal Life Insurance Co Ltd 1,224 1,218 1,224 1,476 

63 National LifeInsu Co Ltd 510 491 491 2,530 

64 NMB Bank Ltd 163 161 162 3,073 

65 Nepal Doorsanchar Co Ltd 627 621 626 10,770 

66 Om Finance Ltd 197 194 194 137 

67 Oriental Hotel Ltd 99 98 99 320 

68 Pathibhara Bikas Bank Ltd 98 98 98 120 

69 Prime Commercial Bank Ltd 218 215 217 6,488 

70 Public Dev Bank Ltd 65 63 65 250 

71 Prudential Insurance Co 152 152 152 330 

72 Prime Life Insurance Co Ltd 292 287 292 2,978 

73 Professional Bikas Bank Ltd 73 73 73 130 

74 Prabhu Finance Co Ltd 155 154 154 541 

75 Purnima Bikas Bank Ltd 80 79 80 780 

76 Reliable Finance Ltd 150 146 150 579 

77 Shangrila Dev Bank Ltd 122 112 112 4,850 

78 Sanima Bank Ltd 188 185 187 1,058 

79 Nepal SBI Bank Ltd 494 487 494 502 

80 Siddhartha Bank Ltd 300 294 295 2,316 

81 Standard Chartered Bank Ltd 1,716 1,690 1,708 1,259 

82 Seti Finance Ltd 93 93 93 160 

83 Sewa Bikas Bank Ltd 130 130 130 125 

84 Siddhartha Finance Ltd 135 131 135 5,767 

85 Soaltee Hotel Ltd 286 272 272 1,360 

86 Sagarmatha Insurance CoLtd 669 640 669 929 

87 Shikhar Insurance Co Ltd 358 345 345 110 

88 Shree Investment Finance Co Ltd 217 209 217 120 

89 Siddhartha Insurance Ltd 163 160 160 320 

90 Subha Laxmi Finance Co Ltd 74 74 74 50 

91 Surya Life Insurance Co Ltd 164 152 155 1,700 

92 Sagarmatha Mer Banking And Fin Ltd 100 100 100 66 

93 Summit Micro Finance Dev Bank Ltd 183 183 183 79 

94 Sunrise Bank Ltd 140 138 139 919 

95 Swabalamwan Bikash Bank 252 239 239 1,292 

96 Triveni Bikas Bank Ltd 171 163 165 2,146 

97 Tinau Dev Bank Ltd 108 108 108 60 

98 Union Finance Ltd 116 116 116 10 

99 United Finance Ltd 120 118 120 446 

100 Valley Finance Ltd 83 83 83 70 

101 Western Dev Bank Ltd 95 93 95 852 

102 Yeti Finance Ltd 209 205 205 737 

103 Zenith Finance Ltd 97 97 97 602 

Float Index: 30.04 ( -0.71) 

Base: 24/08/2008=100 

Nepse Index: 417.29 ( -0.1) 

Base: 16/07/2006, (Adjusted on 10/04/2007) = 100 

post-paid and pre-paid 

customers can avail roaming 

service by typing A and 

sending it to 9111. “Since 

we have slashed the rate 

by more than 90 per cent, 

customers can make calls 

in India at an affordable 

rate,” said chief commercial 

officer of Ncell Abdujabbor 

Kayumov. — HNS 

Total Traded Amount Rs: 58,090,333 

Total Market Cap Rs: 395,140.96 millions 

Total Shares: 219,333 

Total Transactions: 1513 

Date: October 3, 2012

PAGE 12 



Nepal ended their 14-year long 

wait to defeat the United Arab 

Emirates (UAE) after overcoming 

the hosts by four wickets in 

the ACC Trophy Elite Group ‘B’ 

opener here at the Sharjah 

Cricket Stadium today. 

After Shakti Gauchan’s fivefor 

saw UAE bundle out for a 

below-par 133 in 40.5 overs, 

Anil Mandal’s composed half 

century (63 runs) took Nepal 

beyond the victory target in 

45.2 overs for the loss of six 

wickets. Nepal had played UAE 

for the first time in thennamed 

ACC Trophy in 1998 at 

the home soil and lost the 

match by 94 runs. It took Nepal 

14-years after that match to finally 

overcome their old foes 

and in the process had lost to 

the UAE five times. 

With the UAE touted as the 

favourites from the group 

which also includes Hong 

Kong, Saudi Arabia and 

Kuwait, Nepal have opened the 

gates to finish as the winners in 

the pool. Hong Kong today 

hammered Saudi Arabia by 

209 runs. 

Nepal had a disastrous start 

in their chase after opener 

Subash Khakurel (one) was run 

out and skipper Paras Khadka 

and Gyanendra Malla falling to 

Manjula Guruge for four runs 

each when the team had 

scored just 11 runs in 6.3 overs. 

With a low target to chase, 

Anil and Sharad Vesawkar 

adopted defensive approach 

on their way to share a 37-run 

partnership in 108 balls. 

Sharad hit one boundary — 

the third in Nepali innings that 

came after 98 balls — in his 51ball 

16 before he was caught 

behind off Arshad Ali. Pradeep 

Airee then joined Anil at the 

centre and the duo added 

some quick runs with the former 

becoming more aggressive 

in his 24-ball 17 that in- 

cluded two sixes. 

Anil and Pradeep added 46 

runs for the fifth wicket in 54 

balls taking Nepal close to 

triple figures, and the target. 

Pradeep’s brief but productive 

stay at the crease ended after 

he fell to Guruge in the 34th 


Sports 

Nepal end 14-year long wait to beat UAE 

Nepal’s Anil Mandal goes for a big shot against the United Arab Emirates during their ACC Trophy Elite Cup match at the 

Sharjah Cricket Stadium in Sharjah on Wednesday. 

Laxman, Kamal in semis 



Laxman Saud of Kailali, Kamal 

Khadka of Kathmandu, Bikram 

Pariyar of Nepal Armed Police 

Force (APF) Club and Resham 

Shahi of Tribhuvan Army Club 

(TAC) advanced to the men’s 49kg 

semi-finals of the Happy Deals 

Nationwide Ranking Boxing Tournament 

here today. 

Laxman thrashed Dhan Raj 

Mahato of TAC 15-8, while Kamal 

beat Raju Patuwar of Meghdoot 

12-10. Meanwhile, Bikram pipped 

Aash Tamang of Naxal 7-6 and Resham 

saw off Laxmi Prasad Duwal 

of Bhaktapur 3-2 to make it to the 

last four. 

Sudesh Manandhar of NPC, 

Prem Chaudhary of TAC, Chandra 

Jyoti Thapa of Dang and APF boxer 

Kabindra Maharjan made it to 

the men’s 52kg semi-finals. Manish 

Ale Magar of Sunsari, Yukesh 

Nagarkoti, Om Bahadur Pun of 

TAC and Dinesh Shrestha of NPC 

booked their men’s 56kg semi-final 

berths. 

Likewise, Purna Bahadur Lama 

of APF, Armyman Gopal Sunuwar, 

Radhe Magar of Kathmandu and 

NPC’s Surendra Bahadur Kathayat 

cruised to the men’s 60kg last 

four. Policeman Bhupendra Thapa 

entered the men’s 60kg semifinal. 

Making it to the semi-finals 

in women’s section were Sharmila 

Lama of Bhaktapur and Rama BK 

of Dang in 45kg, Pramila Pandey 

of APF and Geeta Thapa Magar of 

Dang in 48kg and Nisha Tamang 

of NPC in 54kg. 

Jumanu Rai of Nepal Police Club dribbles the ball against Samsung 

JYC during their Ncell Cup Football Tournament match at the 

Dasharath Stadium in Kathmandu on Wednesday. 

THT 

over. Mandal brought his 50 in 

the next over with a single off 

Khurram Khan. And just as it 

looked Anil will carry his bat to 

victory, he top edged a catch to 

Mohammad Azam off Ali. 

Anil hit five boundaries in 

his marathon 129-ball innings. 

Shiva Ram begins CG 

Open with one-over 71 



Nepal No 1 Shiva Ram Shrestha 

played one-over 71 and Toran 

Bikram Shahi shot three-over 73 

in the opening round of the CG 

Open at the Bombay Presidency 

Golf Club today. 

The top Nepali pro was on 

tied 32nd, while Toran was languishing 

on the joint 66th position 

after the first day of the Professional 

Golf Tour of India 

(PGTI) event that carries a total 

purse of INR 10 million. Shiva 

Ram finished the day six strokes 

behind leaders Shamim Khan 

and Harinder P Gupta, who 

both shot five-under 65. The Indian 

golfers dominated the field 

with only Mithun Perera of Sri 

Lanka finding his name in the 

top 20. Perera carded one-under 

69 to share the 14th spot. 

Shiva Ram — whose best finish 

in the Indian Tour came last 

month in the PGTI Players 

Championship in Gurgaon after 

ending up joint second — 



Nepal Police Club (NPC) finished 

as Group ‘D’ winners 

to advance to the quarter-finals 

of the Ncell Cup with a 

3-1 victory over already eliminated 

Samsung Jawalakhel 

Youth Club (JYC) here at the 

Dasharath Stadium today. 

Following the result, NPC 

— tied on seven points with 

Bouddha Football Club — 

finished group winners on 

superior goal difference. 

NPC will now take on Group 

‘C’ runners-up CMG Club 

Sankata, while Bouddha are 

up against McDowell’s Ranipokhari 

Corner Team in 

the quarter-finals. 

Skipper Jumanu Rai, 

Ramesh Katuwal and Bharat 

Shah scored for the National 

and ‘A’ Division League 

champions after Raj Kumar 

Poudel gave a surprise first 

minute lead to the Lalitpurbased 

‘A’ Division outfit striking 

from the edge of the area 

earned the full card of the 2012 

PGTI season by finishing second 

best among foreigners in 

the Qualifying School last December. 

Toran, meanwhile, has 

been a regular participant in the 

PGTI for more than a decade. 

Shiva Ram made a perfect 

start with a birdie on the par-5 

first hole and saved pars on the 

next two before carding another 

birdie on the fourth. But Shiva 

Ram, the most successful pro 

back home with 21 major titles, 

dropped shots on the sixth and 

eighth holes to take the turn at 

even-par 35. On the back nine, 

Shiva Ram suffered bogeys on 

the 11th and 14th holes against 

a lone birdie on the 16th hole. 

Toran played three-over 35 

on the front nine and carded 

even-par 35 on the back nine. 

He also began the round with a 

birdie before facing bogeys on 

the second, fifth, eighth and 

ninth holes. On the back nine, 

Toran dropped shots on the 

11th and 17th against birdies on 

the 16th and 18th holes. 

just 26 seconds after the 

kick-off. 

Jumanu levelled the scores 

with an easy goal following a 

cross from Bharat after 10 

minutes. JYC would have restored 

their lead had NPC 

goalkeeper Ritesh Thapa not 

blocked a powerful 25-yard 

strike from Prabin Karki in 

the 25th minute. 

Ritesh made sure NPC go 

into the second half without 

trailing when he made a finger-tip 

save to prevent Firon 

Damodar Bhandari / THT 

New man Prithu Baskota made 

sure Nepal were not pegging 

back with his unbeaten 15 off 

24 that included two boundaries. 

Shakti was unbeaten on 

eight off 29. 

Earlier, Shakti returned with 

the figures of 5-32 in 8.5 overs 

Magarati shot from the edge 

of the area in the dying moments 

of the first half injury 

time. 

The Policemen upped 

their game after the interval 

and score two quick goals for 

a comprehensive victory. 

Unmarked Ramesh put the 

departmental side ahead 

tapping a Bhola Silwal cross 

from the area eight minutes 

after the resumption. 

Bharat then ended any remaining 

comeback chances 

as UAE batsmen succumbed to 

Nepali spinners after Paras and 

Amrit Bhattarai took one wickets 

each with their seam bowling 

in the UAE top order. Basanta 

Regmi was impressive as 

usual with his 3-13 from a sixover 

spell. 

In a sorry looking UAE scorecard, 

Mohammad Azam made 

33 off 25, while Khurram Khan 

made 20. Nepal will now play 

Kuwait on Saturday at the Al 

Dhaid Stadium. In Group ‘A’, 

Afghanistan defeated Malaysia 

by 36 runs and Oman routed 

Bhutan by 312 runs. 

SCOREBOARD 

UAE innings 

H Iftikhar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .b B Regmi . . . . .18 

A Shakoor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .b Bhattarai . . . .15 

S Ali . . . . . . . .c Khakurel . . .b Khadka . . . . . . .5 

S Anwar . . . .lbw . . . . . . . . .b B Regmi . . . . . .9 

K Khan . . . . .c Bhattarai . . .b Gauchan . . . .20 

R Mustafa . . .lbw . . . . . . . . .b Gauchan . . . .12 

A Ali . . . . . . . .not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .12 

M Azam . . . .c Malla . . . . . .b Gauchan . . . .33 

F Ahmed . . . .c Gauchan . . .b B Regmi . . . . . .4 

S Silva . . . . . .c Vesawkar . .b Gauchan . . . . . .1 

M Guruge . . .lbw . . . . . . . . .b Gauchan . . . . . .0 

Extras: 4 (b 1, w 3) 

Total: 133 (40.5 overs) 

FoW: 1-23, 2-33, 3-46, 4-51, 5-81, 

6-82, 7-118, 8-126, 9-132 

Nepal bowling: A Bhattarai 5-1-12-1, 

P Khadka 7-0-24-1, S Regmi 9-2-30-0, 

B Regmi 6-1-13-3, P Airee 3-0-13-0, 

P Banskota 2-0-8 -0, S Gauchan 8.5-1-32-5 

Nepal innings 

S Khakurel . .run out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .1 

A Mandal . . .c M Azam . . . .b A Ali . . . . . . . .63 

G Malla . . . . .c A Shakoor . .b Guruge . . . . . . .4 

P Khadka . . .c S Anwar . . . .b Guruge . . . . . . .4 

S Vesawkar .c A Shakoor . .b A Ali 16 

P Airee . . . . .c S Ali . . . . . . .b Guruge . . . . . .17 

S Gauchan . .not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8 

P Banskota . .not out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .15 

Extras: 6 (w 2, nb 4) 

Total: 134-6 (45.2 overs 

FoW: 1-2, 2-7, 3-11, 4-48, 5-94, 6-112 

UAE bowling: A Guruge 8-2-25-3, 

S Silva 10-3-13-0, F Ahmed 7.2-0-33-0, 

A Ali 10-2-16-2, K Khan 7-1-31-0, 

S Ali 1-0-4-0, M Azam 1-0-4-0, 

R Mustafa 1-0-8-0 

Shiva Ram Shrestha 

Policemen beat JYC, set Sankata date 

THT 

for JYC netting the third in 

the 70th minute. Bharat 

scored in a rebound after JYC 

glovesman Min Basnet 

blocked his shot in a pass 

from Bhola. Three minutes 

later, JYC were close to reduce 

the deficit only to see 

Firon end up hitting inches 

wide off the post. 

NPC coach Birat Krishna 

Shrestha admitted they 

struggled in the match. “JYC 

is a team to beat for us in any 

competition and they gave 

us a tough challenge today,” 

said Shrestha adding their 

opponents performed better 

than expected. 

JYC coach Raja Ram Karki 

said his young side couldn’t 

resist the NPC pressure. “We 

were better today compared 

to the two previous matches, 

but the junior players could 

not preserve the lead,” said 

Karki. He further added the 

result would have been a different 

one had they not conceded 

the last two goals due 

to defensive blunder. 


• TIME OUT 

Kabindra Maharjan (left) of Nepal 

APF Club lands a punch on Prakash 

Kumar Bista of Bhaktapur during 

their Happy Deals Nationwide 

Ranking Boxing Tournament match 

in Kathmandu on Wednesday. 

Excelsior Cup 

THT 

KATHMANDU: Hosts The Excelsior 

and Odyssey entered the junior boys’ 

quarter-finals of the second Excelsior 

Cup on Wednesday. Cyrus Gurung 

posted 20 points as Excelsior defeated 

Gyanodaya 43-14 and finished 

Group ‘C’ winners. Gyanodaya joined 

the hosts in the last eight as the runners-up. 

Likewise, Odyssey dispatched 

Xavier International 31-20 

with Sagar Lama netting 12 points. 

Meanwhile, RIBS hammered Gyanodaya 

66-42, Galaxy Public thrashed 

Swornim 56-36, LRI edged Daffodil 

Public 28-22 and Excelsior saw off TIA 

44-33 in senior boys’ section. — HNS 

Saroj advances 

LALITPUR: National champion Saroj 

Kumar Mulmi entered the pre-quarterfinals 

of the first London Open 

Snooker Championship defeating 

Alok Yonjan 4-2 on Wednesday. Joining 

Saroj in the last 16 were Prabin 

Shakya, Rajan Gurung, Sanjaya Mulmi, 

Lopsang Lama, Nirman Bogati, 

Rajan Lama and Raju Chaudhary. 

Prabin trounced Jay Ram Balami 4-0, 

Rajan Gurung dispatched secondseed 

Dipjal Dhungana and Sanjay 

saw off Birendra Shakya with identical 

4-2 scores. Lopsang cruised past 

Anish Maharjan and Nirman 

thrashed Bikash Maharjan 4-1. Likewise, 

Rajan Lama pipped Ajit Lama 

and Raju beat Phuri Sherpa 4-3. — HNS 

Naya Basti through 

KATHMANDU: Naya Basti Sakshyam 

Nagar Youth Club, U2 College, Sindhu 

Football Club and Gorkha Boys 

booked their semi-final berths of the 

first Saipal Six-a-side Football Carnival 

on Wednesday. ‘C’ Division 

League champions Naya Basti 

trounced Samakhusi Football Club 6- 

0 with Ramesh Tamang scoring four 

goals alone, while U2 defeated Mass 

Global 4-1 in penalty shootout. Sindhu 

beat Garinchha 1-0 and Gorkha 

pipped Young Boys 1-0. — HNS 

Akhil Cup Basketball 

KATHMANDU: Kathmandu Unified 

(KU) City College, Triton and Pashupati 

Multiple Campus won their respective 

matches of the Akhil Cup 

Men’s National Basketball Tournament 

on Wednesday. Bijay Raut posted 

15 points as KU thrashed Bishwo 

Bhasha 35-10, while Triton overwhelmed 

Texas 36-15 with Ashish KC 

contributing 15 points. Pashupati, 

meanwhile, cruised past Xavier International 

37-12. St Lawrence earned a 

walkover win from Shankar Dev. — HNS 

Team announced 

KATHMANDU: The ANFA on 

Wednesday named a 16-member 

squad for the Kizuna Project Japan 

SAARC U-14 Football Exchange Programme 

scheduled for October 7-21 

in Shizuka. In all, 10 teams — two 

from Japan and one from Nepal, 

Bhutan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, 

Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka 

take part in the event. Aashish Thada, 

Srijan Shrestha, Ananta Tamang, 

Akash Thapa, Sudhan Thapa, Ujjwal 

Chemjong, Hemanta Thapa Magar, 

Gaurav Budhathoki, Ravi Bhandari, 

Bimal Gharti Magar, Suman Parajuli, 

Sugam Shrestha, Nishan Dhungana, 

Lalit Thapa, Sajan Rai and Shiva 

Subedi were named by ANFA. — HNS 

Ekta FC triumph 

KATHMANDU: Ekta Football Club 

defeated Bhaktkeko Pool 2-0 in the 

third Buffalo Cup Five-a-Side Football 

Tournament on Wednesday. Jackson 

Shrestha and Suren Shahi scored 

in Ekta FC’s victory. Tri Shakti Club 

and The Busby Babes played a 1-1 

draw. Saroj Shrestha scored for Tri 

Shakti before Sujan Khatri equalised. 

On Thursday, Yi Sahayogi Haat will 

take on SR Catering and Bishalanagar 

Pustakayala play Krishna Mandir 

Youth Group. — HNS


• TIME OUT 

AP / RSS 

Manchester United's Robin van 

Persie (left) scores against CFR Cluj 

during their Champions League 

match in Romania on Tuesday. 

Rehman tests positive 

COLOMBO: Pakistan spinner Abdul 

Rehman has failed a doping test during 

the English county championship 

while representing Somerset, an official 

of the Pakistan Cricket Board said 

on Wednesday. Rehman has been 

withdrawn from the Sialkot Stallions 

team which is scheduled to participate 

in next week’s Champions 

League Twenty20 event in South 

Africa. A PCB official said that England 

and Wales Cricket Board had informed 

them that Rehman has failed 

a doping test during a county match 

in August. The official spoke on condition 

of anonymity because he was 

not authorized to speak to media. — AP 

Cup final in Prague 

PRAGUE: The Davis Cup final between 

the Czech Republic and defending 

champion Spain will be at 

the O2 Arena in Prague next 

month. The International Tennis Federation 

made the announcement on 

Tuesday. The Czechs used the same 

arena to beat Serbia 4-1 in the quarterfinals, 

but that was on clay. The 

Czechs are expected to use a different, 

faster surface to counter the 

Spaniards, who haven’t lost on clay 

for 12 years. The 100th final is from 

Nov. 16-18. Spain will be chasing its 

fourth Davis Cup title in five years, 

including a 5-0 sweep of the Czechs 

at home in 2009. — AP 

Australia recall Oar 

MELBOURNE: Australia coach Holger 

Osieck has drafted in young midfielder 

Tommy Oar for the Socceroos’ 

2014 World Cup qualifier against Iraq 

but kept faith with the core group of 

veterans that have stumbled badly in 

the team’s campaign for Brazil. Australia 

are third in Asia’s Group B after 

two draws and a shock loss to lowly 

Jordan. A further defeat to fourthplaced 

Iraq in Doha, Qatar on October 

16 would put the Socceroos in 

danger of missing out on reaching a 

third consecutive World Cup. The 20year-old 

Oar, who has four international 

caps and plays for FC Utrecht 

in Netherlands, had deserved his callup 

after finding his feet in the Dutch 

league, Osieck said. — Reuters 

Di Carlo named coach 

ROME: Serie A side Chievo have dismissed 

coach Domenico Di Carlo after 

a fifth straight defeat and called on 

their bench former midfielder Eugenio 

Corini, the Verona club announced 

Tuesday. Di Carlo, 48, led 

Chievo to 10th place in the past season. 

He had an earlier stint in Verona 

between 2008 and 2010. He leaves 

Chievo in third-from-last position, on 

three points from six games. The 42year-old 

Corini was at Chievo from 

1998 to 2003, closing his playing career 

at Torino in 2009. He has since 

coached lower-division sides. — Agencies 

Pulga appointed 

ROME: Cagliari have fired coach 

Massimo Ficcadenti and replaced 

him with their former footballer Ivo 

Pulga, the Sardinia club announced 

Tuesday. Pulga, 48, is to be assisted by 

Uruguyan Diego Lopez, 38, who 

played with Cagliari until 2010. 

Pulga began the current season as assistant 

coach at lower-division Modena, 

while Lopez was already at 

Cagliari as manager of the youth 

team. Cagliari are last on two points 

after six league games. — Agencies 

Martinez fined 

LONDON: Wigan manager Roberto 

Martinez has been fined £10,000 

($16,100) by the English Football Association 

for criticizing a referee after 

his team's loss to Manchester United. 

The Spaniard was unhappy about a 

penalty being awarded to United, as 

well as Danny Welbeck avoiding a red 

card in Wigan's 4-0 loss in the Premier 

League on September 15. Martinez 

admitted an FA misconduct 

charge for implying "that the match 

referee and/or match officials in general 

are motivated by bias and/or 

brought the game into disrepute." 

The FA warned Martinez about his 

future conduct. — AP 



Tamang siblings Ratna Jit and 

Sara Devi claimed the second 

Pushpalal Memorial National 

Ranking Badminton Tournament 

at the National Sports 

Council covered hall today. 

The Tribhuvan Army Club 

(TAC) shuttler Sara Devi defeated 

her own sister Nangsal of 

Nepal Armed Police Force (APF) 

Club in the final, while Ratna Jit 

had just won his first set against 

Dipesh Dhami before the APF 

player pulled out. 

Sara took little time winning 

the first set 21-12 but Nangsal 

bounced back winning the second 

21-16. In the decider Sara 

prevailed 21-11. Ratna Jit was 

playing against giant killer 

Dipesh who had stunned defending 

champion and Nepal 

No 1 Bikash Shrestha of Bhojpur 

in Tuesday’s semi-final but it 

was different story in the final 

after he lost the first 15-21. 

Ratna Jit was safely cruising 

with a 7-0 lead in the second set 

and Dipesh pulled out of the 

match due to knee injury. Ratna 

Jit pocketed Rs 35,500 for his title 

triumph that also included 

Rs 1500 for each victory from 

the league stage and progress to 

every other round. Sara got Rs 

29,000. Dipesh took Rs 28,500 

and Nangsal earned Rs 22,000. 

Sabina Panthi of APF and 

Poonam Gurung of Kaski were 

the losing semi-finalists in the 

women’s section, while Bikash 

and Sahadev Khadka of Kailali 

were the men’s third place fin- 

APF claim National 

T20 Tournament 

Bibhu Bhushal 

Pokhara, October 3 

Nepal Armed Police Force 

(APF) Club claimed the Wai 

Wai Women’s National Cricket 

Tournament title in their 

debut beating defending 

champions Region-V 

(Nepalgunj) by 34 runs at the 

Rangashala grounds today. 

APF made 110-5 after winning 

the toss and with experienced 

bowling line-up, 

they restricted Nepalgunj to 

76-5. APF had won the sixth 

National Games title earlier 

this year and were making a 

debut in any tournament organised 

by the Cricket Asso- 

ciation of Nepal. APF pocketed 

Rs 25,000, while Nepalgunj 

earned Rs 10,000. 

Nepalgunj lost Manisha 

Rawal (two) early with 10 

runs on the board but Laxmi 

Chaudhary and Trishna 

Singh then added 48 runs for 

the second wicket taking the 

team total to 58 in 14.5 overs. 

Though both batswomen 

rebuilt Nepalgunj innings, 

they went on to consume too 

many deliveries and when 

Trishna was out, it required 

the champions to get 52 off 

31 balls. 

Trishna made 17 off 39 

with one boundary. The bad 

became worse for Nepalgunj 

ishers. 

In the U-15 boys’ singles title 

showdown, Ganesh Rayamajhi 

of Nepal Police School eased 

past Nabin Shrestha of Bhojpur 

21-16, 21-15. Riyaj Ansari of 

Banke and Bishal Moktan of 

Bhojpur were the losing semifinalists. 

In an all Jhapa U-15 

girls’ singles title match, Jesica 

Gurung cruised past Sunaina 

when their skipper Nary 

Thapa was retired hurt after 

she was hit by a Ritu Kanojiya 

delivery. Laxmi was the 

last batswoman out making 

35 from 59 deliveries with 

one boundary. Rekha BC 

made seven from 11 balls. 

Sonu Khadka and Sarita Magar 

took two wickets each for 

the departmental side. 

Earlier, Madhu Thapa and 

Sita Rana Magar gave APF a 

perfect start adding 47 runs 

for the first wicket in 9.2 over. 

After Sita was dismissed by 

Rekha, Madhu added another 

20 with Sarita and fell prey 

to Anu KC. Madhu made 39ball 

41 with six boundaries 

and a six. Sarita remained 

unbeaten on 22 off 35 and 

she took APF across the 

triple figures adding 24 runs 

for the fifth wicket with Rubina 

Chhetri (nine). 

Roshani Bohora of Region-VI 

(Baitadi) was declared 

the player-of-the-series 

and got Rs 10,000. 

Roshani scored 99 runs and 

took six wickets from four 

matches. 

APF’s Sarita and Sita were 

declared the best bowlers 

and best batswoman respectively. 

Sarita took nine wickets 

and Sita made 111 runs 

from four matches. Both individuals 

got Rs 5,000 each. 


SPORTS 

Ratna Jit, Sara win ranking titles 

Ratna Jit Tamang (left) of Nepal Armed Police Force Club and Sara Devi Tamang of Tribhuvan 

Army Club hold their trophies after winning the second Pushpalal Memorial National Ranking 

Badminton Tournament in Kathmandu on Wednesday. 

Mukhiya 21-14, 21-15. 

Hemakhya Rai of Bhojpur 

and Tila Neupane of Banke were 

the third place finishers. The 

winners in both the sections 

pocketed Rs 10,000 each, while 

the second and third place finishers 

got Rs 7,000 and Rs 4,000 

each. 

The APF duo of Narayan Man 

Shakya and Hari Prasad 

Shrestha defeated Nepal Police 

Club pair of Rajendra Man 

Shrestha and JB Chand 21-11, 

21-10 to win the veterans 

(above 45yrs) title, while Jaya 

Ram Hamal of Kaski and Suresh 

Chandra Shrestha of Kaski overcame 

APF duo of Madhav Thapa 

and Pushpa Raj Tamrakar 

21-16, 21-12 to win the veterans 

(above 55yrs) gold. 

Former German skipper Ballack retires Associated 

Reuters 

Berlin, October 3 

Former Germany captain 

Michael Ballack announced 

his retirement at the age of 

36 on Tuesday to end a 

career in which he played 

for Bayern Munich and 

Chelsea and helped his 

country reach the 2002 

World Cup final. 

Ballack, who returned to 

Bayer Leverkusen in 2010 

but was left without a contract 

after last season, had 

been linked with a possible 

move to the United States or 

Australia. “At the age of 36 I 

can look back at a long and 

wonderful time in professional 

football which I did 

not dare dream of as a 

child,” he said in a brief 

statement. 

“It was a privilege to have 

worked with top coaches 

and fantastic team mates. 

Obviously I will miss playing 

in front of 80,000 people 

or scoring a goal.” 

A strong physical presence 

in midfield with a powerful 

shot, Ballack, who won 

98 caps for Germany, got his 

breakthrough at Kaiserslautern 

and in 1998 helped 

them win the Bundesliga 

title, the first promoted 

team to do so. 

A three-year spell at Bayer 

Leverkusen ended in 2002 

with the team imploding 

and narrowly failing to win 

the Bundesliga, losing in the 

Champions League final to 

Real Madrid and to Schalke 

04 in the German Cup final 

in a season that earned 

them nickname “Neverkusen”. 

Ballack then led Germany 

to the World Cup final 

against Brazil but the midfielder 

was suspended for 

the match which the South 

Americans won 2-0. Ballack 

moved to Bayern in 2002 

winning another three Bundesliga 

titles and three German 

Cups before signing for 

Chelsea where he stayed 

until 2010. 

He won domestic titles in 

England but again tasted 

defeat when his team lost 

the 2008 Champions 

League final on penalties to 

Manchester United. The 

midfielder then steered 

Germany to the Euro 2008 

final before losing to Spain. 

An injury just before the 

2010 World Cup meant he 

missed the tournament in 

South Africa. Coach 

Joachim Loew never recalled 

him again, triggering 

a war of words in which Ballack 

accusing him of lying. 

His return to Leverkusen 

was unsuccessful with Ballack 

sidelined with injuries 

or benched under former 

coach Robin Dutt. 

Udipt Singh Chhetry / THT 

Press 

Tokyo, October 3 

Reuters 

Colombo, October 3 

Controversial middle-order 

batsman Kevin Pietersen 

can return to the England 

fold after making peace 

with the England and Wales 

Cricket Board (ECB) in a 

row over “provocative” text 

messages, officials said today. 

Pietersen had apologised 

to former England captain 

Andrew Strauss, the ECB 

said in a statement, and 

could potentially return to 

the squad for the tour of India 

later this year. “Agreement 

has been reached 

concerning a process for his 

re-integration into the England 

team during the remainder 

of 2012,” the statement 

said. 

“Upon completion of the 

programme, the England 

selectors will consider 

Kevin for future matches. 

Kevin Pietersen has apologised 

to Andrew Strauss 

and wishes to express to all 

those who support England 

his regrets at the impact the 

recent controversies have 

had on the England Team. 

He now wishes to put the 

events of the summer behind 

him and to focus on 

regaining his place in the 

England team.” 

Pietersen, who has averaged 

nearly 50 in 88 test 

Players and officials of Nepal APF Club celebrate with the trophy after winning the Wai Wai Women’s National Cricket 

Tournament beating Nepalgunj in final at the Rangashala grounds in Pokhara on Wednesday. 

PAGE 13 

KP back in England 

fold after apology 

Defending champion Andy Murray 

advanced to the quarterfinals of 

the Japan Open by beating Lukas 

Lacko of Slovakia 6-1, 6-2 today. 

The third-ranked Murray lost 

only two points in the first five 

games and even threw in a few 

drop shots. The US Open champion 

and Olympic gold medalist 

broke Lacko in the third and seventh 

games of the second set and 

closed out the match on serve. 

Seventh-seeded Swiss Stanislas 

Wawrinka also advanced, beating 

Jeremy Chardy of France 7-6 (1), 6- 

7 (6), 7-5. Chardy saved three 

match points in the second-set 

tiebreaker, but was broken in the 

11th game of the final set. 

Murray and Wawrinka will meet 

in the quarter-finals. Also, thirdseeded 

Janko Tipsarevic of Serbia 

matches, was dropped in 

August after admitting 

sending messages to members 

of the opposing South 

Africa side which he conceded 

were provocative but 

denied were derogatory 

about Strauss, the ECB said. 

Pietersen said he had 

deleted those messages and 

the ECB said the issue had 

been “successfully concluded 

through a binding assurance 

provided by Kevin”. 

Pietersen has been commentating 

on the Twenty20 

World Cup in Sri Lanka. 

Champion Murray advances 

rallied to beat Gilles Simon of 

France 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 in the first 

round, and fourth-seeded Juan 

Monaco of Argentina defeated Bulgarian 

Grigor Dimitrov 6-2, 6-1. 

China Open 

BEIJING: Former No 1s Ana 

Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic were 

knocked out of the China Open 

third round in straight sets on 

Wednesday. Meanwhile, the second 

round was completed when 

Maria Sharapova downed Sorana 

Cirstea of Romania 6-2, 6-2, and 

Slovenian Polana Hercog beat Russia’s 

Ekaterina Makarova 7-6 (5), 3- 

6, 7-6 (3). Ivanovic was ousted 6-4, 

6-3 by Swiss Romina Oprandi. 

Jankovic went down to Carla 

Suarez Navarro of Spain 7-5, 6-4. 

Among the men, Austria’s Jurgen 

Melzer beat Ukraine’s Alexandr 

Dolgopolov 7-6 (9), 2-6, 6-1. 

Krishna Mani Baral / THT 

BATE stun Bayern; easy ride for Chelsea 

Reuters 

London, October 3 • UEFA CHAMPIONS LEAGUE 

post to preserve their lead. 

Minutes later Luiz scored from 

a free kick, prompting a defen- 

Belarussian side BATE Borisov both regarded as dark horses, efforts was a late Franck Ribery sive collapse from the Danish 

caused one of the biggest finished 1-1. 

goal to pull the score back to 2- champions. Chelsea’s win, and 

shocks ever seen in the Cham- There were wins for Valencia, 1 in the closing stages. 

Juventus’s draw with Shakhtar 

pions League when they who beat Lille 2-0 to condemn However, the Belarus cham- in Turin, left them top with four 

stunned last season’s beaten fi- the French side to a second pions still had time to score points, the same as the 

nalists Bayern Munich 3-1 on successive defeat, while Celtic again through Bressan deep Ukrainians. 

Tuesday. 

ended a run of 20 Champions into stoppage time. The victory For Barca, goals from Alexis 

The other likely title con- League away matches without took BATE to the top of Group Sanchez and Cesc Fabregas put 

tenders all won with European a win after a last-minute 3-2 tri- F. Valencia are level with Bayern them atop with six points from 

champions Chelsea easily umph at Spartak Moscow. Bra- on three points and Lille are their two games — two points 

beating FC Nordsjaelland 4-0 ga maintained their fine Euro- bottom with none. 

ahead of Celtic. Benfica have 

away while Barcelona saw off pean record on the road, win- Unlike Bayern, holders one point and Spartak none. 

Benfica 2-0 in Lisbon but lost ning 2-0 at Galatasaray. 

Chelsea brushed aside the Manchester United came 

Carles Puyol with a dislocated The biggest upset was in debutants of FC Nordsjaelland from behind to win at Cluj who 

elbow before Sergio Busquets Minsk where BATE earnd their in Group E in Copenhagen with took the lead after Pantelis 

was sent off. 

first ever Champions League Juan Mata netting twice and Kapetanos capitalised on poor 

Like Barca and BATE, Man- home victory as they beat a David Luiz and Ramires also defending after 14 minutes. 

chester United maintained Bayern side who had won their scoring — although three of Van Persie equalised with a 

their perfect start with a come- last nine matches in all compe- their goals only came in the last goal that came off his head and 

from-behind 2-1 win over CFR titions. Goals from Aleksandr 11 minutes. 

shoulder 15 minutes later be- 

Cluj in Romania where Robin Pavlov, Vitali Rodionov and Re- Chelsea keeper Petr Cech fore scoring his second after 49 

van Persie scored both their nan Bressan gave the BATE a made an important save after minutes. United top Group H 

goals. The game between Ju- famous victory and all the 73 minutes when he turned a with six points, followed by Cluj 

ventus and Shakhtar Donetsk, Bavarians had to show for their shot from Joshua John on to a and Braga on three.

PAGE 14 

SCHOOL TIMES 

Proud to be 

a Triyogee 

In its Silver Jubilee Year, Triyog Higher Secondary 

School has been shining brighter than ever. Triyogees 

have been bagging one title after another. 

Triyogees proved themselves once again by winning 

the overall championship in the Horlicks Wizkids 

Nepal 2012-13. For us, winning this competition twice 

in a row was like reaching cloud nine. 

In this competition, we made lots of new friends, interacted 

with various socialities like Riccha Sharma and 

Sadiksha Shrestha. More than that we got to learn the 

importance to know ourselves and learn to conquer our 

fears. 

Altogether 84 schools from all around Nepal had participated 

in this competition. We secured the first position 

in dance, second and third position in Calligraphy. 

We also received the consolation prizes in 30 seconds to 

fame and the Melodious Band. 

Aasna Singh of Class X won the Horlicks Wizkid and 

now she will be representing not only our school, but 

also Nepal in the South Asian Championship which is 

going to be held in Bengaluru in December. 

All our hard work has paid off and we proudly can say 

that yes, we are proud to be Triyogees. 

— Rebicca Pradhan,Class X,Triyog HS School 

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bubble blower on your 

own out of empty plastic 

bottles. It is very easy to make and 

also have fun with those thousands 

of bubbles emerging from your bottle 

blower. 

You will need 

• Plastic bottle 

❸ 

❹ 

• A pair of scissors or knife 

• A piece of towel or wash cloth 

• A rubber band 

• Liquid dish soap 

• Water 

Remembering 

Goldy 

Afew years ago we 

had a small pet 

fish. My father 

bought that fish 

for me from my uncle’s 

shop in Maharajgunj. My 

father bought many other 

fishes too. But this small 

fish was my favourite. I 

named it Goldy because it 

was a gold fish. It was cute, 

fat and chubby. 

Goldy had many 

friends. Slowly all of her 

friends died. Some died in 

winter and some died in 

summer. She became all 

alone. 

One day she also became 

very sick. We tried 

our best to cure her but 

her illness worsened. So 

we had to send her to a 

pond with many other 

fishes so that she could 

stay alive. Goldy was the 

smallest fish there. 

We don’t know whether 

she is still in the same 

pond or has already died. I 

think about Goldy and I 

miss her very much. 

— Divyashree Shrestha, 

Class IV,Ullens School 

Instructions 

1. Take any plastic soda bottle or 

water bottle and cut the bottom off 

with a pair of scissors or knife 

carefully. 

2. Find a piece of scrap towel or 

WITH RECYCLED ART 

wash cloth and cut out a circle and 

make sure it is enough to cover the 

opening of the bottle. 

3. Cover the opening of the bottle 

with the towel or cloth and secure 

tightly with a rubber band. And your 

bubble blower is ready. 

4. Now mix the dish soap with 

some water in bowl and dip the end 

of cloth-covered bottle into it. 

5. Blow gently through the top of 

the bottle and enjoy. — Agencies 


Importance of cultural exchange 

My school Blue Sky Public 

High School had 

invited Pulteney 

Grammar School 

from South Australia for a cultural 

exchange programme. On Ashoj 8, 

13 students from Class X including 

five teachers came to Nepal for the 

10-day programme. We organised 

a grand welcome ceremony for 

them on Ashoj 9. The Chief Guest 

was leader of Nepali Congress, 

Prakash Man Singh. 

Students from Nepal and Australia 

shared about their cultures 

and other experiences. We shared 

what we had common and the differences 

between us. We visited 

national heritages and tourist areas 

of Kathmandu where we students 

were their tour guides. We 

also had friendship basketball and 

cricket matches. We taught them 

some of our cultural dances. And 

they showed us their dances which 

they had learnt at their school. 

Such cultural exchange pro- 

❺ 

Celebrating Peace Day 

Force Nepal (Forum Of Revolution 

And Community 

Empowerment) in association 

with the United Nation 

Youth And Student Association 

(UNYASA) organised the International 

Peace Day 2012 on 

September 21 at Charumati Stupa. 

The event was supported by 

Charumati Buddha Bihar. International 

Peace Day was 

celebrated to spread the 

message of peace and 

unite the youth for 

peace. 

Around a hundred 

people participated 

in the event. The 

two-hour-long celebration 

began 

with the welcome 

speech by Aashish 

Bhetwal, Secretary of 

Force Nepal and Barsha 

Raut, member of 

Force Nepal followed by 

the chanting (mantras) 

and chapters (path) of two 

gurus (Buddhist priests) starting 

the programme with a religious 

point of view. 

Then the melodious voice of 

singer AD Sherpa added a note of 

music to the celebrations with the 

song titled Jaha Chan Buddha Ka 

Ankha by Bhaktaraj Acharya. Then 

all the participants lit the candles 

encircling the stupa and decorated 

the peace day logo. The members 

of Force Nepal gave speeches 

while the members of Charumati 

grammes help students to increase 

their thinking capacity as they 

learn ideas and different customs 

and norms of different societies. 

❻ 

Buddha Bihar presented religious 

songs. Later, Pradip Khatiwada, 

Manoj Dhimal and Sherpa performed 

a patriotic song. Rajini 

Thapa, Miss Queen 2012 and vice 

president II of Force Nepal and 

Sandesh Mainali and Prabina Thapa 

as representatives 

of UN- 

YASA shared their peace messages. 

This event was organised to inspire 

youth in one way or the other. 

I had a wonderful experience and 

also got the chance to feel what 

peace really is. Being a youth, I am 

determined to walk for progressive 

change in the nation and of course 

for peace. 

— Sarita Basnet,Class XI, 

National School of Science 

Students also improve interaction 

skills with new people. 

— Smarica Oli,Class VII,Blue 

Sky Public High School 

In memory of my 

‘pilot bro’ 

On Ashwin 12, 2069 BS I lost my 

neighbourhood brother Thakeshi 

Kunj Thapa in a plane crash. He was 

the co-pilot in that plane. He was 

not only my neighbourhood brother but also 

was like a best friend to me. 

In life, we come across different people. 

Some get the tag of a brother, some as a friend 

and someone as a special friend and a 

brother. 

Through the journey of life I met you, pilot 

bro (as I used to call him). You were the greatest 

brother and a friend. You were always 

there for me as a support like a root supporting 

a tree. I still remember that day, when it 

was my first date and I had no money. You not 

only lent me money but also suggested some 

dating sites. You taught me how to handle life 

easily. The day when you brought 

four plates of momos and we ate as 

if we were participating in momoeating 

competition is still fresh in 

my mind. 

This article is a tribute to you and 

I salute you for all your kindness towards 

me. May your soul rest in 

peace. I will always miss you. 

— Saroj Khadgi,Class XII, 

Morgan International College 

Believe you can 

and you’re halfway there 

—Theodore Roosevelt 


Sweccha Gurung, Class IX, St Mary's High School, Gorkha 

Overcoming failure 

Have you ever failed in 

your life? It may be either 

in studies or games 

or any other thing. If yes, 

I am sure it had let you down. You 

might have felt as if the world had 

ended or like the sky had fallen on 

your head. 

But have you ever thought of 

taking this failure as a positive in 

your life? Have you ever thought of 

failure as a staircase to success? 

Have you ever tried to take the failure 

not as the worst thing in your 

life but as something which you 

must overcome in your future? 

DO SEND YOUR ARTICLES, 

ESSAYS, ART WORK, POEMS 

to school@thehimalayantimes.com 

or to 

Features Department, The Himalayan Times, 

Anamnagar, Kathmandu, Nepal 

For example, if you failed in your 

studies, then don’t just start thinking 

that you are not good enough 

and you should just stop studying. 

Instead, think and encourage 

yourself to do your best next time. 

Build your confidence level and 

keep this in your mind, “I can do 

it”. Don’t let the failure ruin your 

life. Start working hard to be successful. 

Stop thinking about bad 

things in life and live your present 

in such a way that it will bring a 

great future. 

— Anugya Rijal,Class IX, 

DAVSKVB 

Nikita Shah, Class VIII, GEMS

THE HIMALAYAN TIMES, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 4, 2012 www.thehimalayantimes.com PAGE 15 

Variety 

Flying high with kites 

KATHMANDU: After 

the annual kite-flying 

festival — Club Himalaya 

Changa Chait 

— was revived last year, over 

40 corporate houses participated 

in this fun event. And 

while opening the registration 

of Changa Chait for interested 

corporate houses 

this year, the organisers had 

expected some 32 participant 

companies. 

Despite the deadline of 

registration was over on September 

30, enthusiasm of 

corporate world on kite-flying 

was still intact. So, when 

the list of applicants was finalised, 

the number of participants 

reached 60 — almost 

double than the organiser’s 

expectation. 

“A total of 60 teams have 

registered so far and we are 

happy to get 60 corporate 

houses in one platform,” informed 

Parmita Sakya, Marketing 

Director of Club Himalaya 

at a press meet held 

at Nepal Tourism Board on 

October 3. 

Undoubtedly kite-flying 

ushers the spirit of Dashain, 

but these days the “trend of 

kite-flying has reduced in 

Kathmandu as there is no 

open space. And with Club 

Himalaya Changa Chait, we 

are taking it to an open space 

of Nagarkot”, informed 

Prashant Tamrakar from Wiz 

International. The event is 

being managed by Wiz International 

and House of 

Innovation. 

Commenced in 2003, the 

kite-flying contest could not 

take place between 2064 BS 

to 2067 BS “due to unfavourable 

political and industrial 

climate”. And last 

year there was presence of 

corporate houses from 

banks, industries, travel 

agents and others. 

This year also two partici- 

pants from each organisation 

from different sectors — 

hospitality and tourism, industry 

and trade, finance as 

well as media and advertising 

— will compete for this 

annual kite-flying contest 

scheduled to take place on 

October 6 and 13 at Club Himalaya, 

Nagarkot. 

On October 6, the corporate 

houses will take part in 

the event that will focus on 

participants’ interaction, 

networking and team building 

games. “This will be 

more like a corporate day 

out”, Sakya further revealed. 

But as the number of participants 

is high this year, 

“we hope to finish 70 to 80 

per cent of the game on October 

6,” Tamrakar revealed. 

On October 13, there will 

be final battle between the 

teams who will make it to the 

final through preliminary 

and semi-final rounds. 

The winner will get air 

tickets to Dubai courtesy Air 

Arabia, other consolation 

prizes include — air tickets 

and Pokhara package, Club 

Himalaya package, Nuwakot 

THT 

package and Bandipur package, 

each for two. Also free 

gift vouchers will be distributed 

to the participants. 

“And after the competition 

is over, the kite-flying will be 

open to everyone present at 

the event,” Tamrakar informed 

further highlighting 

other features of final day — 

food festival, games for children, 

live musical programme 

by Deepak Bajracharya 

and band , Salsa by 

Binayak along with kite stall. 

The entrance fee for the 

general public on October 13 

is Rs 150. 

Meanwhile, a portion of 

money raised will be contributed 

to charity in collaboration 

with Round Table 

Nepal to build a school in the 

Kavre district. 

The event has been sponsored 

by The Himalayan 

Times, Air Arabia, Gorkha 

Brewery, Himalayan Distillery, 

Kantipur TV, and has 

been promoted by Nepal 

Tourism Board. 

The Himalayan Times is 

the official print media partner 

for the programme. — HNS 

R-Pattz, KStew on romantic dinner date 

LOS ANGELES: Actor 

Robert Pattinson 

and girlfriend 

Kristen Stewart, who 

recently reconciled following 

their split during 

the summer, enjoyed 

a romantic dinner 

date together, 

where they could barely 

keep their hands off 

each other. 

“Robert and Stewart 

had dinner at the Soho 

House in West Hollywood 

recently and they 

looked like a couple, 

smiling, holding hands. 

It was like old times,” 

contactmusic.com 

quoted a source as 

saying. 

“They were with a 

few other friends, two 

guys and another girl. 

They sat in the restaurant 

which is decorated 

with really beautiful 

lights everywhere. It’s 

really romantic,” added 

the source. 

Although it took Pattinson, 

26, some time 

to forgive 22-year-old 

Stewart for her infidelity, 

the source said they 

seemed completely besotted 

with each other 

once more. 

“Both of them were 

Rani’s unfulfilled 

dream 

MUMBAI: My dream of making a house for 

my life partner remains unfulfilled, says 

Rani Mukerji, drawing an interesting 

comparison between herself and her 

character in her forthcoming film Aiyyaa. 

Mukerji is a dreamer and so is Meenakshi Deshpande, 

her character in Aiyyaa that releases October 

12. “I am quite a dreamer. I think we all are dreamers. 

We all don’t like to live a practical life all the time. 

There is a thin line between our hopes and dreams,” 

Mukerji said. 

“My dream of making a beautiful house for my parents 

has been fulfilled and my dream of making a 

house for my husband is still there.” 

Asked when she planned to fulfill the dream, shesaid, 

“I don’t know. Death, birth and marriage are the 

three things that you cannot plan and predict. When 

it will happen, it will happen.” 

Mukerji , 34, who has completed 15 years in filmdom 

and has more than 40 films to her credit, feels 

that she has evolved as a person as well as an actress. 

“But I have evolved as a person as well. It’s not humanly 

possible for anyone not to go through changes. 

Change is a constant in everyone’s life, even in mine. I 

have enjoyed the change at every stage of my life,” she 

told IANS in an interview. — IANS 

dressed casually. They 

were laughing a lot 

with their friends and 

stayed for a pretty long 

time. Like from nine 

until past midnight. 

Occasionally Rob and 

Kristen would go outside 

to smoke.” 

“What’s funny is that 

they acted really comfortable 

with each other, 

like none of that affair 

drama had ever 

happened. They did 

not act awkward or embarrassed 

at all. It was 

great to see them back 

together and happy,” 

said the source. — IANS 

SUDOKU-1411 

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION 

HOW TO SOLVE: Every number from 1 to 9 must appear in each of 

the 9 vertical columns, in each of the 9 horizontal rows and in 

each of the 9 boxes 

THT-DOKU-1221 

YESTERDAY’S SOLUTION 

HOW TO SOLVE THT-DOKU: Place numbers into the puzzle cells in such a way that 

each row and column contains each of the digits from 1 up to 5. Like a Sudoku 

puzzle, no number is repeated in any row or column. Each bold-outlined group of 

cells contains a hint consisting of a number and one of the mathematical symbols 

— + x - /. The number is the result of applying the mathematical operation 

represented by the symbol to the digits contained within the domain.


VARIETY 

YOUR LUCK 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY: This year others can count on you for feedback, 

as you tend to be quite verbose. Your ability to detach from yourself 

and your life will prove to be essential to your year and overall happiness. 

Distant elements, educational opportunities, travel and issues 

involving the law might not move as fast as you’d like, but you 

will arrive where you want to be in due time. If you are single, you 

could meet several people. The person who is quite different will be 

the right one for you. If attached, a trip will invigorate your relationship. 

Keeping communication open will be a snap. GEMINI always 

has a different perspective. 

A baby born today has a Sun in Libra and a Moon in Taurus if born before 4:47 

am (PDT).Afterward, the Moon will be in Gemini. 

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Remedy any confusion, 

at least on your side. With your busy pace, you might 

regret nixing an event or an offer to take a break. Be 

aware that in the next several months, you might very 

well have a similar opportunity again; just don’t let it slip by. Tonight: 

Express what you have been holding back. ✹✹✹✹ 

TAURUS (April 20-May 20): Note an emerging possessive 

streak. What is going on with you? You might 

need to take a timeout for a personal assessment and 

for working on your self-image. Consider making a 

much-needed change that you have in mind. It will only serve to 

benefit you. Tonight: Take care of errands first. ✹✹✹ 

GEMINI (May 21-June 20): You are comfortable with 

having a plethora of options. You might regret a recent 

decision you have made, but you will have an opportunity 

to remedy that remorse soon enough. Hang in 

there. A boss or higher-up acts in the most unexpected manner. 

Tonight: Out and about. ✹✹✹✹✹ 

CANCER (June 21-July 22): You have several days 

before you have to make a decision. Think carefully 

about what you will choose. Make appointments to 

see your doctor and dentist — not that you will have a 

problem, but it could prevent a problem from happening. Surprises 

lie ahead. Tonight: Get some R and R while you can. ✹✹✹ 

LEO (July 23-Aug 22): You could regroup and become 

upbeat about a difficult situation. Use this skill more 

often to avoid being upset or for trying to understand a 

different perspective. You might be hoping for some 

positive news. It could be delayed, but it will happen. Tonight: Find 

fun with a friend. ✹✹✹✹✹ 

VIRGO (Aug 23-Sept 22): Be willing to take a stand, 

no matter what is occurring. Key people might act erratically. 

Someone dotes on you adoringly; let this person 

know what you want.You feel upbeat, despite your 

many responsibilities. Tonight: Out and about. ✹✹✹ 

LIBRA (Sept 23-Oct 22): Reach out for someone at a 

distance. A cohort could be distorting a situation more 

than you realise.You will gain more information and insight 

about this person if you speak to him or her about 

opening up lines of communication. Tonight: Times are 

changing. ✹✹✹✹ 

SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21): You have a lot to say and 

do. A close associate steps in, as he or she needs attention 

and wants to express some creativity. Be careful 

— the unexpected could occur with this person. An 

offer or invitation will reappear.This time, be sure to make a fast decision. 

Tonight: Try out a suggestion. ✹✹✹✹ 

SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): You might be overwhelmed 

by requests. In some cases, you will need to 

say “no.” Some of the key people in your life could be 

more unstable than usual. Give them space if a difficult 

conversation occurs. Tonight: Consider starting the weekend 

early. ✹✹✹ 

CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19): Focus on errands and 

your own well-being. If you are working, you might experience 

a need to be very attentive. Take nothing for 

granted today — not your pet, health, favourite plant 

or group of friends. Make sure to give enough attention to each of 

these. Tonight: Put your feet up. Relax. ✹✹✹ 

AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Your creativity and ingenuity 

could take an interesting turn. You might wonder 

exactly what works and what will remain experimental, 

until you find the answers. Remember that with 

you, everything changes quickly. A child or loved one needs to open 

up, yet he or she might pull back at the slightest lack of interest. 

Tonight: Let the fun begin. ✹✹✹✹✹ 

PISCES (Feb 19-March 20): Anchor in and enjoy 

yourself.You could have a lot of questions about a realestate 

matter and/or a domestic issue. You cannot 

push right now in these areas, but you can remain 

open to conversations when others are ready. You might feel differently 

in a few days. Tonight: Order in. ✹✹✹ 

Born today: Author Anne Rice (1941), actress Susan Sarandon (1946), actor 

Charlton Heston (1923) 

By Jacqueline Bigar 

Note: Bigar’s Stars is based on the degree of your sun at birth.The sign 

name is simply a label astrologers put on a set of degrees for convenience. 

For best results, readers should refer to the dates following each sign. 

Saifeena’s wedding at 

Pataudi Palace? 

GURGAON: Filmstar 

Saif Ali Khan’s ancestral 

palace in 

Pataudi near here, 

being run as a hotel, 

has put bookings 

on hold for 

renovation, ahead 

of the actor’s wedding 

to actress Kareena 

Kapoor on 

October 16. 

“We don’t know 

what will be the role of the 

palace in the marriage but 

renovation is being done,” 

a palace employee, who 

did not wish to be named, 

told IANS. 

For the last one month, 

Saif’s mother, Sharmila 

Tagore, has been visiting 

the mansion regularly, he 

said. 

On Pataudi’s 

first death anniversary, 

Tagore 

told reporters that 

her son’s wedding 

would be held in 

Mumbai and the 

reception in Delhi. 

She did not 

mention Pataudi 

Palace as a possible venue. 

“According to my 

knowledge, it is routine 

renovation. I do not know 

more than that,” Neeraj 

Jain, manager of Pataudi 

Palace-Neemrana Hotels, 

told IANS. — IANS 

SUJAN GHIMIRE 

is the corporate 

business head 

at CE Construction 

Pvt Ltd 

Kutcher plans to propose Kunis 

MELBOURNE: Ashton 

Kutcher is reportedly 

planning to propose 

to his girlfriend of just a few 

months Mila Kunis over Christmas, 

as those close to the couple 

claiming they’ve “never 

been happier”. 

The Hollywood stars, who 

have been friends for over a 

decade after starring in That ’70s Show together, have 

been dating for the last few months. 

Kutcher feels ready to settle down again, even though 

his divorce from wife Demi Moore is yet to be finalised. 

“Ashton and Mila are talking about marriage. He’s planning 

to propose at Christmas. They’re moving fast but neither 

of them has ever been so happy,” News.com.au quoted 

an insider as telling Heat magazine. 

“Ashton wants kids and misses the security of being 

married,” the insider added. 

The 34-year-old actor is even said to have met his 29year-old 

girlfriend’s parents. — Agencies 

Where the good times roll 

The name ‘Salsa’ immediately 

reminds me of a 

synchronic dance that we 

used to indulge in during 

our session at the London 

clubs during college days. After 

four years, when I had the chance 

to revisit Salsa again, albeit in a 

restaurant, I recalled my former 

days. The restaurant is located in 

Thapathali, but the one-way traffic 

lane and parking constraints can 

make anyone lose interest they 

might have in the beginning. 

I made my way towards my reserved 

table, observing the décor 

all the while. The wood and bamboo 

used profusely on the walls 

and ceilings along with antique artifacts 

lent a pleasant feel to the 

room. The designs of Spanish 

wooden walls and bamboo shoots 

on the desks were a part of the exquisiteness. 

The decorators had 

given priority to lamps, false ceilings, 

and the bar. The soothing 

music added to the restaurant’s 

splendour. 

The thing that bothered me the 

A guide to 

guerrilla route 

KATHMANDU: 

Guerrilla Trek 

Guide Book, a 

guide book containing 

information on 

trekking route from Myagdi 

to Baglung to Rukum 

which passes through 

Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve 

and the map of the 

same route Trekking Map 

were launched at the Nepal 

Tourism Board (NTB) on 

October 2. 

The guide book and map 

— both prepared by Alonzo 

Lyons were launched by 

Chairperson of CPN 

Maoists Pushpa Kamal Da- 

hal at the event jointly organised 

by NTB, District 

Development Committee 

Rukum and Trekking Agencies 

Association of Nepal. 

While speaking about 

the guide book Dahal said, 

“Guerrilla trek is the reminiscence 

of 10-year long 

revolution. The war areas 

are the places of attraction 

for tourists and the 

trekking route has become 

a landmark for tourism in 

Nepal.” 

Meanwhile highlighting 

the need of economic 

changes in the country, he 

added, “Until the political 

most was that the ambience 

turned out to be a regular one, 

while I had been expecting something 

exciting and tango-like in 

connection with the restaurant’s 

name. This is the major problem of 

even top Nepali establishments — 

the nomenclature and operational 

areas are poles apart. Similarly, the 

décor seemed to be overdone at 

times, and exaggerated as well. 

After glancing around, I decided 

change can be converted 

into economical change, 

the political change becomes 

meaningless and 

the revolution will create 

an anti-revolution. It is 

necessary to develop the 

economical change. 

Among the other sectors, 

tourism sector is one that 

can be regularly developed 

for economic development.” 

A documentary Journey 

to Yarsha directed by 

Dipendra Bhattarai was 

also screened during the 

event. After the screening, 

the Lokendra Bista Magar, 

one of the leaders of CPN 

to begin with some starters and 

move on to the Nepali Thali Set. I 

ordered my choices, and was delighted 

to receive a swift response. 

The aroma of Vegetable Pakauda 

and Chicken Chilli was appetising. 

I found the spices used in the dishes 

to be up to general standards. 

The hospitality was also commendable. 

What I especially liked 

was the Chicken Chilli, and the salad 

arranged around it, which was 

worth mentioning. 

The 

best part of 

the restaurant 

is that it 

THIS WEEK’S QUESTION 

Maoist, showcased his 

concern over destruction 

of Yarsagumba taking 

place due to human 

activities . 

Another Maoist leader 

Janardan Sharma appreciated 

Bhattarai’s Herculean 

task of making the documentary 

and also talked 

about possibilities on developing 

Baglung, Rukum 

and Rolpa as tourist desitnations. 

It was informed that the 

author himself after travelling 

through the route had 

prepared the guide book. 

The author was also honoured 

for his work. — HNS 


SALSA 

RATINGS 

Ambience: 7 

Food quality 

/presentation: 6 

Quality of service: 6 

Hygiene: 7 

Value for money: 6 

Overall satisfaction 

value: 6.5 

is clean and sparkling, and everything 

looked quite hygienic. 

I ordered a Nepali Thali, and I 

was looking forward to it. The Thali 

was laid out before me — Rice, 

Vegetables, Mixed Curry, Mutton 

Curry, Spinach, Salads, and Curd. 

Oops! They had omitted the pickle 

in the set, and the waiter apologised 

for it. It took me a little while 

to finish the Thali, and I found the 

Mutton Curry a bit off flavour. 

I am fond of Mexican Fruit Salad, 

which is an amalgamation of 

fruit, milk cream, ice-cream and 

cherries. I suggested this idea to 

the team, but when it arrived, it 

looked really funny — a guy 

brought in a combination of bananas, 

ice-cream and cherry (the 

virtual jelly type). I could not eat 

much of it, but felt that perhaps 

this was not the place for my 

recipe. 

I understand that it will take 

some time for the restaurant to be 

completely professional, considering 

that it has just been re-opened. 

However, I was content overall and 

had a good time there. 

Sujan Ghimire 

India is crazy about cricket and Bollywood; the US about baseball and basketball and the Japanese about gizmos among many other 

things. What do you think we Nepalis are passionate (crazy) about? Why? 

Send your replies in not more than 200 words by Friday, October 5 by 2 pm to Features Department, 

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