‘Senior police officers, political leaders involved in gold racket’

Chudamani Upreti aka Gore, the alleged mastermind behind 33 kg gold smuggling case, told Morang District Court on Sunday that high-ranking officers of Nepal Police and political leaders were tied to the international gold smuggling racket.
             

                                 Without naming names, Gore told the court that officers holding senior police ranks and renowned politicians had involvement in the high-profile case. He also revealed that all smuggled gold went to India, and the missing 33 kg gold belonged to an Indian man whom he did not know.
    
                   He also insisted that he was not the linchpin in the case as the media had portrayed him.The District Court completed recording Gore’s statement on Sunday and sent him to judical custody pending trial.A special probe team, led by Home Joint Secretary Ishwor Poudel, had arrested Gore from Gaurighat in Kathmandu last week.

He was brought to Biratnagar and presented to the court        thatsameday .

The District Attorney’s Office has filed a chargesheet against 63 people in the gold smuggling case and the murder of Sanam Shakya. They have been charged with organised crime, hostage-taking and murder. Thirty-two suspects are still at large.

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NA endorses government policies and programmes

The National Assembly has passed the government’s policies and programmes with majority on Sunday.
            A meeting of the NA held today at the Federal Parliament Building, New Baneshwor, passed the policies and programmes for the upcoming fiscal year. President Bidya Devi Bhandari on May 21 had presented policies and programmes to the joint sitting of the Federal Parliament.

Prior to the endorsement, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli replied to queries of lawmakers regarding policies and programmes. Following his reply, Radheshyam Adhikari, Brisheshchandra Lal, Jitendra Narayan Dev, Pramila Kumari and Anita Devkota sought clarification about his replies.

Proposals presented by Surendra Raj Pandey of the Nepali Congress and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal's Brisheshchandra Lal, seeking amendment to the document were rejected by majority while Pramila Kumari withdrew her proposal.

In the meeting, Prime Minister pledged to address the issues of natural disasters and people's problems.

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काठमाडौंमा एचआइभी संक्रमित बालबालिकालाई छुट्टै विद्यालय

शिक्षा पाउनु बालबालिकाको आधारभुत अधिकार हो । समाजमा कतिपय यस्ता बालबालिका छन्, जो आफूमा रहेको स्वास्थ्य समस्याका कारण शिक्षा र आश्रय दुबैबाटै वञ्चित छन् । काठमाडौंमा एउटा यस्तो विद्यालय छ, जहाँ एचआइभी संक्रमित बालबालिकालाई शिक्षा मात्र होइन, आश्रय र उपचारको समेत व्यवस्था छ ।
                 

             कुनै पनि स्कुलमा सामान्य रुपमा देखिने दृष्य हो यो । प्रार्थना सभामा सहभागी यी विद्यार्थीहरुको अवस्था भने भिन्न छ । किनभने यो अबोध अवस्थामै उनीहरूले एच.आइ.भी नामक भाइरस बोक्नुपरेको छ । आफुसंगको भाइरस बिर्सेर उनीहरु सुन्दर भविष्यका लागि जुटिरहेका छन् । उनीहरु सफलता शिक्षा सदनको बालगृहमा बस्छन् । अधिकांशका बाआमा बितिसकेका छन् । भएका आफन्तसमेत  बिरलै भेट्न आउँछन्। यसअघि एच.आइ.भी संक्रमित भएकै कारण धेरै हेपाइ सहनुपरेको र पढ्न पनि नपाएको उनीहरुको अनुभव छ । 

यस विद्यालयमा ६ देखि १८ वर्षका  २३ विद्यार्थी छन् । रूकुमका राजकुमार पुनले ७ वर्षअघि आफ्नै घर र  वसुन्धराकी उमा गुरुङले कस्मेटिक पसल बेचेर सुरु गरेको यो विद्यालयले खर्च धान्नका लागि तरकारी खेती पनि गरेको छ । मुलुकभर १९ वर्ष मुनीका  ३१ सय ३६ जना एचआइभी संक्रमित छन् । शिक्षा र स्याहार पाउनु पर्ने तिनीहरुको अवस्था के छ र एच.आइभीका कारण सामाजिक अवहेलना कत्तिको भोगिरहेका  छन् भन्ने यकिन अवस्थाका बारेमा सरकार अनभिज्ञ छ |

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Iran targets Israeli bases across Syrian frontier, Israel pounds Syria.

Iranian forces in Syria launched a rocket attack on Israeli army bases in the Golan Heights early on Thursday, Israel said, prompting one of the heaviest Israeli barrages against Syria since the conflict there began in 2011.

The attack on the Israeli-occupied Golan Heights, just past midnight, marked the first time Iranian forces have hit Israel from Syria, where they have deployed along with Iran-backed Shi'ite militias and Russian troops to support President Bashar al-Assad in the country's civil war.

Dozens of Israeli missiles hit a radar station, Syrian air defense positions and an ammunition dump, Syrian state media said, underscoring the risks of a wider escalation involving Iran and its regional allies..

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Earthquake jolts wide swath of Southern California..!

An early morning earthquake jolted a wide swath of Southern California awake Tuesday. CBS Los Angeles reports the quake, which struck about 6 miles south-southeast of Mt. San Gorgonio at about 4:49 a.m., was downgraded to magnitude-4.5. It was initially reported to have a preliminary magnitude of 4.6.

The temblor in the Cabazon area was felt as far west as the San Fernando Valley and Simi Valley, as far south as Tijuana, and near Barstow to the north. Residents in the Inland Empire reported feeling it strongly in cities like Menifee, Rancho Cucamonga and Temecula.

More than 9,000 people used the U.S. Geological Survey's citizen reporting website to say they felt the quake, but the Riverside County Fire Department received no reports of damage or injuries. 

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Lyme Disease Awareness Month 10th May

The natural world is a beautiful place, and not always the friendliest place around. Could be why we spent thousands of years making it so we didn’t have to go outside. One such danger is Lyme Disease, and for those who spend time out in the wild (especially campers and hunters) it’s a danger they face every time they get an unwanted passenger in the form of a tick. Lyme Disease Awareness Month reminds us to be vigilant, and to spread awareness to help save lives.
   
                                     Lyme disease is a potentially life-altering illness that is caused by bacteria transmitted from the bite of a tick. Unfortunately, the incidence of Lyme Disease is on the rise throughout the Western Hemisphere, as tick populations are expanding due to climate change. To combat this spread, many people participate in Lyme Disease Awareness Month, and help educate the public about the symptoms and cause of Lyme Disease. Many regions and municipalities organize events and fundraisers to raise funds for research, and people wear green ribbons or replace their porch lights with green bulbs.

It is important to educate people about Lyme Disease, because it is often misdiagnosed. Early symptoms can include a rash, fever, headaches and fatigue. If the disease is left untreated, it can result in joint and heart problems, chronic pain, and cognitive problems such as difficulties concentrating or remembering things. As with many diseases, treatment is more effective if Lyme Disease is diagnosed early. Needless to say it’s absolutely vital that awareness is spread and people learn how to protect themselves, their families, and their pets from this potentially dangerous disease.

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Pakistani Interior Minister Ahsan Iqbal was wounded on Sunday in an apparent assassination attempt by a gunman linked to a new ultra-religious Muslim party - an incident likely to raise tensions before an election expected in late July, Reuters reported.
                 Violence has been a feature of pre-election periods in Pakistan over the past decade, mainly due to Islamist assassinations of political figures, including former Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto in 2007.
                                         Iqbal, 59, a senior member of the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) party and a staunch ally of ousted premier Nawaz Sharif, was shot as he was leaving a constituency meeting surrounded by supporters in Punjab province.

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Religious leader Shreeniwas held for trying to incite communal violence..!

Police on Monday arrested Hindu religious leader Shreeniwas Acharya from Kathmandu on charges of inciting religious and communal violence by ordering his confidant to shoot him.

Shreeniwas Acharya was arrested by a special police team from Tribhuvan International Airport in Kathmandu while trying to flee to New Delhi, India this morning. The police investigation found that the shooter was the Acharya’s bodyguard.

Religious leader Shreeniw...

    

                       The police team, along with Acharya and his bodyguard Madhav Chaudhary, 29, of Belchok in Bharatpur Metropolitan City, Chitwan, has arrested Laxmi Raj Adhikari, alias Khan and Santosh, 32, of Gaidakot Municipality-5 in Nawalparasi, who had provided bullets and pistol to Chaudhary.

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A brand is more than just a logo or a slogan

Starting out his career as a Physics instructor and a programme manager at a higher secondary school, Ashish Sigdeldecided to throw caution to the wind by switching gears and becoming a business development manager instead. Starting out with Islington College and Innovate Nepal Group (ING) subsequently, Sigdel today presides over a team that is spread out over five different colleges; specialising on increasing the brand portfolio of the respective colleges. In this interview with the Post’s Alisha Sijapati, he talks about the importance of brand management in the education sector and shares some of his top branding tips..!
        

A brand is more than just

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Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will be arriving in Janakpur at the same time as his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Friday (May 11), Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali said.

               Making public the travel itinerary of Indian PM Modi during his official visit of Nepal, Minister Gyawali informed that Defence Minister Ishwar Pokhrel and Province 2 Chief Minister Mohammad Lal Babu Pandit will welcome the visiting Indian PM in Janakpur.

                 Foreign Minister Gyawali said that Indian PM Modi and PM Oli will jointly initiate two projects – Ayodhya Bus service and the Ramayan Circuit Project on the Janaki temple premises. Then the Indian Prime Minister will be accorded a civic felicitation at the Bahrabigaha Rangabhoomi ground on behalf of Janakpur Sub-metropolis, Foreign Minister Gyawali said.

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