२७ श्रीमतीका श्रीमानको अझै बिहे गर्ने धोको !

१ असार, सङ्खुवासभा । एउटा मान्छेले कतिवटासम्म श्रीमती ल्याउन सक्ला एउटा, दुईवटा, तीनवटा तपाईंको उत्तर यस्तै हुन सक्

बहुविवाहको कानुनी व्यवस्थालाई चनौती दिंदै रामचन्द्र कटुवाललाई २७ वटा श्रीमती ल्याएर पनि अझै बिहे गर्ने धोको मरेको छैन । जिल्ला सदरमुकाम खाँदबारीस्थित ढोलबाजेका रामचन्द्रले ५० वर्षको उमेरसम्म आइपुग्दा २७ वटा श्रीमती विवाह गरेका हुन् ।

सदरमुकाम र तुम्लिङटार बजारमा भारी बोकी जीवन गुजारा गर्ने कटुवालले ठट्टा गर्दै भने,’जवानी हुँदासम्म २७ वटा श्रीमती ल्याएँ, कमाएँ, खुवाएँ तर अहिले सबैले छोडेर गए । कतिलाई त चिन्दा पनि चिन्दिन, अब त बिहे गरौँ भने पनि कसले पत्याउँछ र ?’

कुनै बेला २७ वटा श्रीमती विवाह गरेर ख्याति कमाएका उनी अहिले एउटी श्रीमतीका साथमा रहँदै आएका छन् । उनी सदरमुकाम खाँदबारी बजारमा सबैका रमाइला पात्रका रुपमा रहेका छन् ।

ला तर तपाइ पत्याउनुस या नपत्याउनुस् सङ्खुवासभाका एक व्यक्तिले २७ वटा श्रीमती घरमै भित्र्याएका छन् ।

नेपाली राजदरबार हत्या काण्डको documentary बनाएर बिश्वमा तहल्का..

 नेपाली राजदरबार हत्या काण्डको documentary बनाएर बिश्वमा तहल्का..

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पाचसय छात्रहरु होस्टल बाट आउट, केटी काण्डले लियो उग्र रुप

पोखराको लामाचौरमा रहेको ईन्जीनियरीङ्ग कलेजमा केही दिन अगाडी भएको केटी जिस्काएको घटनाले साम्य हुनुको सट्टा झन उग्ररुप लिन थालेको छ । घटनाले राजनितिक रुप लिएपछि जिल्ला प्रसासन कार्यलय कास्कीमा भएको सबै राजनितिक दल संबद्ध बिद्यार्थि संगठनको छलफलले केटाहरुको होस्टल खाली गर्ने सहमति भएपछि प्रसासनले सबै बिद्यार्थिहरुलाई बाहिर निकालेको छ ।

उक्त घटना पछि बन्द रहेको क्याम्पस खुलाउने प्रयाग गरेपनि बिद्यार्थीहरु बिचको थप झडपको अबस्था देखिएपछि क्याम्पस पनि अनिश्चित कालाका लागि बन्द गरिएको छ ।

होस्टलमा बसेकी केटी बिद्यार्थिलाई सोही क्याम्पसमा अध्ययनरत केटा बिद्यार्थिले जिस्काएको भन्दै क्याम्पस प्रसासनमा निबेदन दिँदा दोषी पाईए पछि क्याम्पसले १६ जना बिद्यार्थीलाई कार्वाही गरेको थियो । कार्वाहीमा नेबिसंघका बिद्यार्थिहरु परेको भन्दै नेबिसंघले आन्लोलन गरेको थियो । आन्लोलनका कारण बिद्यार्थिहरु बिच झडप समेत भएको थियो ।

आन्दोलनरत बिद्यार्थिहरुले क्याम्पसमा दुई लाख बराबरको क्षेति पुु¥याएको क्याक्पस प्रमुख नारायण गौतमले बताए । क्याम्पस बन्द गराएपछि केही साम्य हुन्छकी भनेर प्रसासनले क्याम्पस बन्द गराएपनि बिद्यार्र्थिहरुमा बिबाद नरोकीए पछि अनिश्चित कालका लागि बन्द गरिएको प्रमुख गौतमले बताए ।

बाहिर भने जस्तो केटीलाई नराम्रो हिसाबले नजिस्काए पनि क्याम्पस प्रसासनले एकलौटी ढंगले आफ्ना साथीहरुलाई मात्र कार्वाहीको सिफारिस गरेकोले आन्दोलन गरेको नेबिसंघका क्याम्पस ईकाईका सचिब राजिब रिमालले बताए । कार्वाहीमा पर्नेहरुमा ईकाई सह– सचिब लगायतका रहेका छन ।

एक महिना पछि जाँच आउन लागेको बेलामा होस्टेलबाट बाहिरीन परेपछि बिद्यार्थीहरुलाई समस्या परेको छ । देशका बिभिन्न स्थानबाट पढ्न आउने बिद्यार्थीहरु मर्कामा परेका छन

पहिरोमा पुरिएर ५ को मृत्यु (फोटो फिचर)

पहिरोमा पुरिएर ५ को मृत्यु (फोटो फिचर)

 प्यूठान— पहिरोमा पुरिएर प्यूठानमा ५ जनाको मृत्यु भएको छ। एकजना गम्भीर घाइते भएका छन्। शुक्रबार राती गएको पहिरोले खुङ–८, मा मानविय क्षति सहित लाखौं धनमालको क्षति भएको हो।

मृत्यु हुनेमा स्थानीय दोम बहादुर गिरी वर्ष ६०, देवा भण्डारी वर्ष ४२, राजु कवर वर्ष २५, प्रेम बहादुर गिरीको १० महिनाको छोरी आयुषा र २ वर्षको छोरा आयुष रहेका छन्।

उनकी श्रीमती मना गिरी वर्ष २३ की पुरिएर गम्भिर घाइते भएकी छिन्। उनलाई प्यूठान अस्पतालमा सामान्य उपचारपछि थप उपचारका लागि बुटवल रेफर गरिएको छ। प्रेम भने वैदेशिक रोजगारका लागि एकसाता अँघि गाउँबाट विदेश गएका छन्। अबिरल वर्षाका कारण स्थानीय खोर खोलाबाट आएको बाढी बस्तिमा पसेको थियो।

साँझको बेला करिब २ घण्टासम्म लगातार परेको मुसलधारे पानीसँगै पहिरोले बस्ती बगाएको हो। पहिरोबाट ३ जनाको घर गोठ र ७ जनाको गोठ र शौचालय बगाएको छ । उनीहरु सबैका गोठमा भएका बस्तुभाउ, चौपाया, घाँस, पराल, काठ दाउरा सम्पुर्ण पुरीएर नष्ट भएको छ ।

मानवीय क्षतिबाहेक अन्य क्षतिको विवरण संकलन गरीदैछ। बाढी पीडितहरुलाई शुक्रवार बिहानै प्रमुख जिल्ला अधिकारी राम बहादुर कुरुम्वाङको नेतृत्वमा गएको टोलीले राहत सामाग्री बितरण गरेको छ।

घटनाबाट पीडितका परिवारलाई प्रतिघरधुरी ४० हजारका दरले राहत रकम बितरण गरीएको उनले बताए । गैसस महासंघले चिउरा, चाउचाउ, बिस्कुट लगायतका खाद्य सामाग्रि प्रदान गरेको छ । रेडक्रस प्यूठानले कम्बल, भाँडाकुँडा र त्रिपाल लगायका सामाग्रि घटनास्थलमै पुगी बितरण गरेको सभापति गुमानराज पुलामीले बताए ।

सो अवसरमा स्थानीय विकास अधिकारी भगवान अर्याल, जिल्ला स्थित बिभिन्न राजनीतिक दलका प्रमुख तथा प्रतिनिधी लगायतको सामुहिक उपस्थिती थियो । सबैले राहत रकम संकलन गरी बाढी पिडितलाई प्रदान गर्ने बताएका छन्।

Dr KC warns of a return to strike

KATHMANDU, FEB 03 - Barely a week after breaking his death fast, Dr Govinda KC has warned to go back on strike if the government does not appoint a new dean at the Institute of Medicine (IoM) by Tuesday evening.

In an SMS circulated on Sunday to all three secretaries of the government task force formed to address the demands put forth by doctors across the country, Dr KC has said he will return to indefinite hunger strike if the appointment of dean is not materialised in the next two days.

Dr KC had ended his indefinite hunger strike on January 24 after a four-member government task force headed by Secretary at the Prime Minister’s Office Krishna Hari Baskota agreed in principle to address three of his seven demands. The government team had agreed to address his demands to start feasibility study on providing autonomy to the IoM; stop affiliation to new medical colleges and set up a mechanism to appoint a new dean on the basis of “seniority and work experience”. Secretary at the Home Ministry Janardan Nepal, Secretary at the Education Ministry Narayan Gopal Malegu and Secretary at the Health Ministry Pravin Mishra were the other members of the government team.

Thanking the secretaries for issuing an order to appoint a new IoM dean, Dr KC texted: “TU authority are so inefficient, irresponsible and corrupt they would not comply.

For your kind information if it is not materialised within the next two days, I’ll have no other choice but to start civil disobedience again.”  

The senior orthopaedic surgeon at the TU Teaching Hospital has charged the government of being accomplice of ‘medical mafia’. “If the government really wanted to address my demands earnestly, we’d already have a new dean at the IoM ,” said Dr KC.

Dr Kishore Khanal, the president of the Nepal Resident Doctors Association, has also warned of serious consequences if the TU appoints a new dean without adhering to the “seniority and work experience” rule as they had agreed. “We firmly believe in the demands put forth by Dr KC and support him for the better cause,” said Dr Khanal.

Meanwhile, the Education Ministry has dispatched a letter to the TU, urging it to appoint the dean at the earliest. TU Registrar Chandra Mani Poudel said they will appoint a new dean soon.

Source:- ekantipur 

First meeting of the second constituent Assembly convenes, leaders vow constitution within 1 year

KATHMANDU, JANUARY 22 - The first meeting of the second Constituent Assembly (CA) has convened today at the International Convention Centre (ICC), New Baneshwor. Acting CA Chairman and senior-most member of the assembly, 86-year-old Surya Bahadur Thapa chaired the meeting which had kicked off after Interim election council chair Khilaraj Regmi's announcement.

A two minute silence was observed at the start of the meeting in respect of the Martyrs. Inaugurating the meeting, acting C.A chair Thapa expressed his confidence on timely constitution delivery through the second CA. He also stressed that the leadership should exhibit unity and alertness for ending the existing political transition in the country. Byte...

 The meeting also appointed seven CA members, including Man Bahadur Bishwokarma, Bidhya Devi Bhandari, JB Tuhure and Bikram Pandey, to chair the meeting in Thapa’s absence.The meeting also decided to conduct the CA meetings in line with the existing regulation until the new regulation is drafted.The next meeting has been slated for January 29 at 1 pm.

Expressing their views after the conclusion of the first meeting today, leaders of different political parties expressed commitment towards promulgating the constitution within 1 year saying they had learnt from past mistakes

Madhesi women in poll fray face uphill task

  KATHMANDU, Nov 13: Though women candidates contesting the CA election from Tarai-Madhes constituencies profess confidence in victory, there are apprehensions they may not do so well as it is money and muscle that largely determine victory in elections, especially in the Tarai.

In the 2008 poll, the number of women candidates from the Madhesi People´s Right Forum-Nepal (MPRF-N), Tarai Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) and the Sadbhawana Party (SP) was 11 out of a total of 284 candidates.

However, the number of women candidates picked under the first past the post (FPTP) electoral system by the four major Madhesi parties--MPRF-N, Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar-led MPRF-D, TMDP and SP-- has increased significantly to 79 out of the total of 552 they are fielding.

The women candidates have said that their victory was certain as women voter sentiment was with them. However, they were quick to add that the common perception about them was not fair, and that "male voters don´t easily trust them as society is still male-dominated".

Anita Yadav, who is contesting from constituency-5 of Dhanusha on a TMDP ticket, said that she has concluded her door-to-door campaigning. "The sentiment of women is with us," said Yadav, adding, "We are just as confident and capable as male candidates."
She further said, "The people have the power and they are fed up with the corruption and opportunism of male leaders; I am hopeful people will vote for me."
Asked whether they were capable of resorting to every tactic available to win, like the male candidates do, Yadav said, "I am equally capable of doing anything to win." For her, every woman candidate in the Tarai is as capable as any male candidate.

SP candidate Kala Kumari Dhakal, who is contesting from constituency-3 of Nawalparasi, said that she could not reach every voter in her constituency. But she claimed that female candidates were trusted more in comparision to males. She further said that though her victory was not certain, she would be a strong contender.
"The candidates of other parties are using short-term incentives to woo voters," said Dhakal, adding, "My victory is not certain as I don´t have money and muscle." She further said that she was not being treated fairly by voters belonging to the Hill communities as she "belongs to a Madhesi party".

"Hill community people don´t easily trust me as I represent a Madhes-based party," she said. "However, educated and alert voters do trust us."
Another female candidate, Karima Begam, who is contesting in constituency-1, Parsa from the MPRF-N, said no force could stop her from winning. "Voters resonate with me as if I were a family member," said Begam. She further said that women and the Muslim electorate in particular would vote for her as their sentiment was with her.

"This time round also my victory is certain," claimed Begam. She won from the same constituency in the previous election. "We have to believe in ourselves and contest with full conviction that we can win."

However, political analysts say society is yet to trust female poll candidates.
Women activist Manchala Jha said the Madhesi community does not yet trust women leaders. "Though people in Madhes generally feel for women, they are not ready to accept them as candidates to represent them in parliament," said Jha. She further said that political awareness came to Madhesi women leaders only after the Madhes movement of 2007. "Leadership is yet to develop in them."

She went on to accuse the Madhesi parties of fielding women candidates in those constituencies where they were weak. "The Madhesi parties don´t want to concede a respectable space to women," claimed Jha, adding that Madhesi parties have fielded women candidates just to ensure 33 per cent representation for women.

"A candidate who has access to money and muscle is likey to win in the constituencies of the Tarai and there is no consideration for political ideology or anything else. Since women are unable to use muscle and money, they may not get elected in the numbers anticipated," insisted Jha.