Shekhar, Koirala meet

KATHMANDU: Former Indian prime minister Chandra Shekhar reiterated the need for reconciliation and unity between the King the pariliamentry parties in overcoming the current imbroglio. According to sources, Chandra Shekhar in a meeting held with the President of the Nepali Congress Girija Prasad Koirala on Thursday suggested that politics of confrontation would not overcome the current crisis. He stated that a resolve to the crisis neither lies in an active monarchy nor a republican set up, but in multiparty democracy.

Rijal to address AI summit

NARAYANGARH: Bhutanese leader Tek Nath Rijal is to address the 12th Amnesty International Summit to be held here on Friday, the Narayani Group-33 of Amnesty International said in a press meet organized here recently. The press release duly signed by Hikmat Thapa, general secretary of Amnesty Nepal, stated that the international summit would publish the programmes and budget for year 2004 as well as elect new working committee. Amnesty is active in 46 districts of the country and 250 representatives from 85 amnesty groups would participate in the summit, general secretary Thapa informed. The summit would also be participated in by international representatives of Amnesty as well as major political parties.

Teacher sacked

TAPLEJUNG: A teacher, Dil Bahadur Baniya has been sacked from his job after the villagers learnt that he was indulged in polygamy. Villagers, upon learning that Baniya had recently married Bhojkumari as his third wife, forced his sacking and also beat Bhojkumari. Baniya, a resident of Amarpur-8, Koledanda, was forced out of the school by his students. He was living with Bhojkumari in his home whereas kept other two wives at saperate homes.

Mom dies after baby’s birth

PHIDIM: A Chatra Maya Nemwang of Bharapa-8 of Paanchthar died of excessive bleeding after giving birth to her eighth child on Tuesday. Gowa Nemwang, husband of the deceased, said that she died an hour after she gave birth to a daughter in home. Chatra Maya had never consulted health workers during her pregnancy.

KU results published

KATHMANDU: The Kathmandu University has published the results of the BE Computer fourth year first semester, BE Computer,

BSc Computer Science and BSc Environmental Science third year first semester and

BE Electrical and Electronics and BSc

Environmental Science second year first semester examinations held in December 2003/January 2004. RSS

Durga Nanda remembered

JANAKPUR: Jankpur Intellectual Society on Thursday held a tributary meeting on the occasion of the 40th death anniversary of martyr Durga Nanda Jha. Martyr Jha, born in Jatahi VDC of Dhanusha district, had been executed in 2020 BS by the then autocratic Panchayat rulers. Speaking at the meeting former law maker and colleague of martyr Jha, Arbinda Thakur said that Jha was revolutionary and courageous man. Various persons including teacher Pashupati Nath spoke on the occasion. RSS

Health centre expanded

URLABARI: Local leaders, organisations and political activists have expressed their commitment for the expansion and construction of a building of the services of the primary health centre at Urlabari. At a gathering organised by the primary health centre here on Wednesday, they said that people of the area should and would unite for the expansion of the services and the government should also soon extend cooperation in this regard. A 22 member financial cooperation committee has also been constituted with Sobhit Niraula as the convenor. The three bed health centre will be expanded to that of 25 beds at the estimated cost of Rs 1.9 million. RSS