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The Nepal Digest Thursday, 4 November 93 Volume 21: Issue 3
Today's Topics:
1. Taja_Khabar: News from Nepal I
2. Taja_Khabar: News from Nepal II
3. Khoj_Khabar: Anybody know Besu Rana?
4. Jan_Kari Chahiyo: Email to Nepal
5. Jibro ko Kura: Spicy food is in.
6. Taja_Khabar: News from Nepal III
7. Kura_Kani: Nature-Tourism
8. Bhool_Sudhar: Wrong singer
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A message from this issue's editor
The TND Editorial Board thanks Dilip Agrawal for enthusiastically providing
many news clips concerning Nepal. Thank you, and keep up the great work!
ashu
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From: dagrawal@abacus.bates.edu (Dileep Agrawal)
Subject: NEWS FROM NEPAL (OCT. 20- OCT. 26)
Date: Wed, 27 Oct 1993 15:37:44 -0400 (EDT)
HEADLINE: Nepalese gets death for bringing in heroin
A 30-YEAR-OLD Nepalese businessman was sentenced to death by the High Court
yesterday on a capital charge of importing more than 1 kg of heroin into
Singapore in February.
Judicial Commissioner Goh Phai Cheng rejected Budha Man's defence that he wa
s
under the impression that what he had in a bag he was carrying for a "friend"
was "black ganja", a term used commonly in Nepal for opium.
The judge held that Budha, being a well-travelled man, was not the gullible
and naive person he had made himself out to be when he brought in the heroin
from Haadyai on Feb 11.
Deputy Public Prosecutor Ng Cheng Thiam had led evidence to show that he was
arrested by Customs officers at Changi airport after two packets of heroin were
found hidden in the inner lining of the sides of his bag.
The DPP had argued that it was clear that Budha knew the nature of the drugs
in his bag because his hands were trembling when the officers decided to examin
e
his bag.
The court heard that the officers decided to check him because when he was a
t
the arrival hall, he appeared to be suspiciously in a hurry.
His defence was that he was a businessman dealing in garments and that he ha
d
gone to Bangkok in December to sell his wares.
He said he met an African, "Tony", at a market subsequently, and "Tony"
introduced him to another person named "George".
"George" claimed that he was in the garment and carpet trade and promised to
get him a job with a monthly salary in Singapore.
Budha was to go to Singapore, check into a hotel and await instructions.
Meanwhile, "George" asked him to carry a black bag to Singapore for him.
Budha said that when "George" gave him the bag, he noticed that there was
something in the sides.
But when he questioned "George", he was assured that it was only "black
ganja", meaning opium, and not "white powder", meaning heroin.
"George" also gave him US$ 1,000 (S$ 1,560) and some Thai currency to cover
his expenses.
The judge said that Budha had every opportunity to check the bag both in his
hotel as well as during his flight to Singapore.
He said that the evidence left him in no doubt that Budha knew there was
heroin in the bag.
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HEADLINE: nepal to hold international nurse gathering
five hundred nurses from nepal, india, england, norway and canada will
gather here from november 2 to 4. the conference will be organized by the
nursing association of nepal and the nursing research society of india, and
assisted by the norwegian nursing association and canadian nursing association
projects in nepal, local daily "the kathmandu post" reported today. the
nurses will share their knowledge, ideas and experiences regarding nursing
research, with specific emphasis on maternal and child care. the conference
will also seek to promote research activities along with nursing services for
standard health care. at the same time, the nepal nursing association,
established for the welfare of nurses and recognized by the international
council of nurses geneva, will hold a national nursing symposium in november to
highlight the need for establishing nepal nursing council. besides, the
national health training center will organize "hospital to villages" training
and traditional birth attendance training to train nurses with the aim of
lowering the infant mortality rate and the maternal mortality rate in nepal,
according to the national health training center in nepal. in nepal, the
infant mortality rate is 110 per 1,000 and the maternal mortality rate is 8.5
per 1,000.
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HEADLINE: nepal stresses faith in un principles
BODY:
nepalese prime minister girija prasad koirala said that nepal would give
its continued and constructive cooperation for a credible, stronger and
impartial united nations. the prime minister made this remark while addressing
a function organized here today by the united nations association of nepal on
the occasion of the 48th united nations day falling on october 24. " nepal
feels that the united nations should be an instrument for promoting peace and
justice among nations," the prime minister said. koirala described the charter
of the united nations as an expression of the determination of the people of th
e
world to promote peace, human rights and better standards of living in larger
freedom. he stressed that the success of the united nations depends upon what
vision the member nations hold for the un charter and how committed all of them
can be towards fulfilling the pledges and promises they make.
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HEADLINE: self-reliance in productivity stressed in nepal
BODY:
a nepalese minister urged all the sectors concerned to become self-reliant
politically, economically and socially by making maximum use of the resources o
f
the country. minister of state for industry and labor and chairman of the
national productivity council ram krishna tamrakar made the appeal on tuesday
while inaugurating a two-day national seminar on "the role of productivity
improvement in the context of liberalization of economy". he said that
productivity should be increased not only in the industrial but also the
agricultural and other sectors. arrangements will be made to introduce the new
company act, present national awards to industrial organization making
remarkable improvements in production and exports as well as to provide
additional encouragement to such institutions, he said. the seminar is held to
analyze the existing problems and make appropriate suggestions for increasing
national production and productivity in the country.
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HEADLINE: nepalese king issues message of festival
BODY:
nepalese king birendra has extended to all the nepalese at home and abroad,
and also to hindus everywhere, his best wishes for their well-being and
happiness on the occasion of vijaya dashami festival here today. in his
message, the king said that "as we celebrate this joyous occasion, we cannot
remain unmindful of our responsibilities towards those countrymen who have
suffered due to the recent floods and landslides in some parts of the country."
nepal suffered some 90 million u.s. dollars loss in august floods and
landslides and over 1,000 people were killed and nearly 543,000 people affected
,
according to a government report. people throughout nepal are now enjoying
dashami, the most important festival glorifying the victory of god over evil in
the himalayan kingdom. the festival started on october 22 and would last for
nearly half a month. during the festival, all the government offices as well a
s
shops would remain closed for some nine days and family members began reunion
enjoying family feasts for three continuous days or more. various religious
programs are also being organized one after another all over this hindu kingdom
to celebrate the festival. king birendra and queen aishwarya today will give
tika spot, a red mark of being religiously blessed on forehead, in the palace t
o
high-ranking government officials and military officers as well as hundreds of
thousands of nepalese people who are waiting in long queues outside the palace
gate from the early morning.
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From: "VIVEK S. RANA" <RANA@CCIT.ARIZONA.EDU>
Subject: More, Dherai, Mitho, Aaa-ja ko Taja_Khabar
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News Correspondent : Vivek S.J.B. Rana
E-mail Add : Rana@evax2.engr.arizona.edu
rana@ccit.arizona.edu
Appointed:
Mr. Krishna Bhakta Shrestha acting General Manager of Gorkhapatra
Sansthan. He is also the chief editor of the Gorkhapatra
daily and Maduparka monthly published by the Sansthan.
Mr. Madan Raj Joshi general manager of the NEpal Stock Exchange.
Mr.Gajendra Singh Bohra, acting General manager of Nepal Tele
communications Corporation in Place of Bhupa Raj Pandey.
Nominated :
Pradeep Gautam member of the Sanskrit University Council.
Promoted :
Brig. General Raghu C. Bahadur Singh and Krishna Bahadur Gurung to the
post of Major General of the Royal Nepalese Army. Col Amrit Lal
Shrestha to Brig. General.
Awarded :
Ms. Kajol KIran Manandhar the title of The Little Lady 1993 by the
Kathmandu Jaycees on the occasion of the SAARC decade of the
girl child and National Children's Day.
Retired :
Mr. Suresh Pudasaini from the post of deputy GEneral Manager of Nepal
Telecommunications.
Died :
Okiyama Gwaine, renowned Nepali poet died of cancer at Calcutta.
He was 73. Gwaine was born to a Japanese father and Tibetian mother.
Some Quotes from Politicians
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"The UML has sided with the Government to fulfill its petty interest."
-Dr. Baburam Bhattrai
Convenor Samyukta Jan Morcha
"The Samkyuta Jana Morcha wants to weaken the Parliamentary process."
-Radha K. Mainali
UMPL MP and Politburo member.
"The resignation of the prime minister can be demanded. Were we in the
opposition, we could also demand it. But (the ruling party)alone would
have the right to force him quit."
-P.M. Girija P. Koirala
"Mayors' role vital in establishment of peace "
-A Headline in The Rising Nepal
"corruption is the virus that eroded the healthy body of the party and
the state."
-Jiang Zemin
Chinese Communist Party Leader
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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1993 11:05:37 -0600
From: Rajpal J. Singh <a10rjs1@MP.CS.NIU.EDU
Subject: Neighbour Nations Watch - China
UPI, 10/29/93 BEIJING -- China executed three former government officials
Friday for crimes related to corruption as part of a high-profile crackdown
on government malfeasance. One of the men executed, Xu Zhonghe, was the
former mayor of Ruzhou City in central Henan province. He and members of his
family were accused of accepting or demanding up to $82,000 in bribes. The
two other officials, Hong Yonglin, former director of a south China
municipal police department, and Chen Binggen, a former housing
administration official in the capitalist enclave of Shenzhen, were also
accused of accepting bribes. The three were executed shortly after China's
highest court, the Supreme People's Court, approved their death sentences,
the state-run Xinhua News Agency said. (Forwarded by: A CND Reader)
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Date: Sun, 31 Oct 1993 21:26:35 -0700 (MST)
From: "ShiShir \"Sear\" Thapa" <ccsthapa@antelope.wcc.edu>
I would like to thank the people that have put together the Nepal Digest.
I moved away from Nepal when I was a little kid to become a resident of
the U.S. but my interests for the country are still alive. The Digest is a
great way of getting to know what is going on; I think.
I would also like to thank those of you who took the time to in helping
me find a site in Nepal. Thank you very much for the lead. I will keep you
posted of my progress.
I have one more question, Do any of you know of a person by the name
Besu Rana. He was a pretty good friend of mine when I lived in Nepal for
about two years. The last I heard was that he was attending some college
in Colorado. He comes from an Army family I believe his father was a
General, They had a residence near Kalikasthan. The last time I visited
Nepal his brother Raju Rana was working for the TV station. If you have
any information or leads please contact me at my E-mail address. I am also
interested in finding out if there are any of you that attended Lincoln
School, or St. Xaviers School and graduated from 1987-1990.
I am just trying ways to find people I used to know....
Thanx
Shis[Bhir Thapa
ccsthapa@antelope.wcc.edu
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Date: Mon, 1 Nov 93 12:16 GMT-5847:58
From: sa01@engr.uark.edu (SUDEEP ACHARYA)
I am Sudeep Acharya at the University of Arkansas. I went to
Budhanilkantha School in Nepal. I was in the 11th batch. If there is
anybody from the school please contact me.
To all the e-mail users, I've been using IRC network and I usually talk in
channel #india or #tibet. I just heard from Norge (in Atlanta) in channel nepal
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