Insecure officers

This is in reference to the news report “VDC secys announce agitation” (THT, Dec. 2). The incidents of atrocities against VDC secretaries in the Tarai shows how ineffective the government has been in protecting them and giving them a sense of security. I wonder how all the offices around the country will run if most high-level government employees quit their jobs out of fear of reprisals from “armed rebellion groups” in the Tarai region. Quite frankly, a government that cannot even provide a semblance of protection to its employees form some vague groups have no right whatsoever to remain in power. In this connection, I believe the home minister should take the moral responsibility for his inability to ensure

security in the country and resign. This will also set a good precedence for the future politicians who fail to do their job properly.

Ram Aryal, via e-mail

Grooming

It is nice to know that women are progressing along with men and it seems that they have now entered all fields that men have traditionally occupied. Every morning I get to see several lady traffic police officers on the road.

However, it is a bit disappointing to see that some of them have not paid attention to their personal appearances. For instance, they do their hair in a more fashionable way without thinking about how to look smart, and poor make-up and too many accessories have ruined their personality. It should be noted that, besides the primary and basic disciplinary aspects, these things ought to command the attention of women cops, especially when in uniform.

Rhea Gurung, Shital Marg, Maharajgunj

Misuse

Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) Tirtha Man Shakya, along with other officials, is on a visit to India to study recruitment process and procedures followed in the Indian Civil Service. It is surprising that Shakya who already holds the position of a chairman needs to go to India to study the process.

It seems the greed of foreign visit and the daily allowances still affect the behaviour of high-level bureaucrats. Ironically, the itinerary also includes a visit to Hardwar where no central or state government of India has any recruitment office. Government officials should stop misusing public money in the name of official visits.

Rajan Adhikari, Dillibajar

Shortage

This is in reference to the news report “Bardia schools face teachers’ shortage” (THT, Dec. 3). Absence of teachers in most districts in Nepal has robbed many Nepal students of the

opportunity to get quality education. This has also been one of the reasons why the quality of education in most public schools has not improved.

While the government quota hasn’t been sufficient to meet the growing demands of teachers in government schools, the education ministry has been paying no heed to the requests of the schools to provide them with sufficient teachers. The government should take the matter

seriously. The schools should be provided with enough teachers of quality to boost the standard of education in the country.

Sanjeev Dahal, Ratopul, Kathmandu