14 Poush, NST: test Fri
 Sports
Aussies rout England, eye series clean sweep
No security breach in England team plans
Warne commits to rebuild ground
Jayasuriya guides Lanka to victory
Philippoussis to emulate Agassi
Ntini, Morkel strike
Fergie, Mourinho step up verbal war
ANTA selects players
Figo set to sign for Saudi club
We'll not abandon Liverpool, say backers
 Main News
Regressive forces still activeto destroy achievements of April movt, says Koirala
Nepalgunj gradually coming to normalcy
Promulgate constitution, says leaders
Oli repeats govt stance: Allow refugees to return
ADB loan, grant for education
Hospitals resume services as doctors call off strike
Govt expresses sorrow over death in riots
House approves Voters' List Bill
Lapche kids deprived of education
About US$ 18.2 M to be spent for influenza project
ANNFSU to continue agitation
Chameliya hydel work to begin soon
GEASO urges govt, parties to support their demand
Regulations published in Gazette
 Editorial
Saddam's Verdict And The Aftermath
Arms, Army Management
Positive Signals
Quick Response
Services Must Resume
Organisation Effectiveness
Through Performance Counselling
Fires Linked To Ocean Temperatures
Security Arrangement
Preparing For The Polls
 National
Regional meet on housing ends in India
SPA, Maoists should restructure state: Pahadi
Six groups sail into Elephant Race final
Maoist combatants construct road in Mahendranagar
Maoists return looted goods
Hanuman dance performed in Butwal
Cooperation to Nepal to be increased: RoK envoy
INSEC's peace campaign intensifies in Dadeldhura
People panicked due to possible outburst of lake
Absence of doctors affects safe abortion service
 
 Recent News Rs. 11.94 M in relief fund   |   'No alternative to PM as head of state, govt'   |   MoU signed   |   Socket bomb defused   |   Pact registered for ratification   |   Minister Mahat bereaved of mother   |   Court order on LLM level admissions   |   Govt forms probe panel   |  
Main News
   
Nepalgunj gradually coming to normalcy   [ 2006-12-29 ]
By Our Correspondent
NEPALGUNJ, Dec. 28: A team comprising representatives of the government and the eight political parties arrived in Nepalgunj Thursday afternoon to make an on-the-spot inspection of the destruction and vandalism that took place in the last three days.

The riot and vandalism in the last three days had left hundreds of thousand worth of property, both public and private, damaged or destroyed and at least one person dead when the security forces opened fire at the rioters.

The local administration had imposed round the clock curfew to control the riot. There was massive deployment of the security forces from Wednesday afternoon and the curfew was lifted from Thursday morning. The situation is gradually coming to normalcy.

The government formed a high-level team with the minister and senior leaders of the political parties. The team has started the evaluation of the situation and the cause of unrest meeting with representatives of the civil society, industrialists and businessmen.

The team consists of Minister of Agriculture and Cooperatives Mahanta Thakur from the government and vice president of Nepali Congress Sushil Koirala, acting general secretary of CPN-UML Amrit Kumar Bohara, Krishna Bahadur Mahara of CPN (Maoist), President of Jan Morcha Nepal Lila Mani Pokharel, NP Saud of Nepali Congress (Democratic), Minister and General Secretary of Nepal Sadvabana Party (Anandi Devi) Hridesh Tripathy, Prem Suwal of Nepal Peasants and Workers Party, Jagat Bogati of United Left Front from the parties.

After making the preliminary investigation, Minister Thakur said compensation would be provided on the destruction and damages, and asked all to cooperative with the team in the fact-finding mission.

Sushil Koirala of Nepali Congress said all sections of the society must unite to fight against the anarchist elements trying to clash the ethnic communities.

The team also visited the Nepalgunj Medical College to look into the damages caused to the hospital. Doctors and staffs of the college have stopped all services in protest of the attacks demanding security. The team will make visits to different places of Nepalgunj to look into the damages.

Meanwhile, the Nepalgunj Chamber of Commerce and Industry after its investigation said that 126 shops were vandalised, damaged and arsoned.

Also today, a peace rally was organised in Nepalgunj to maintain peace and communal harmony.
Different parties also organised corner meetings and speakers said it was the responsibility of all to fight against communal clashes and those who perpetrate them.


 Other News
Riots in Nepalgunj continue, curfew clamped again   [ 2006-12-28 ]
Curfew clamped in Nepalgunj as bandh leads to riots
Some elements active to disturb harmony: DAO
  [ 2006-12-27 ]
 

Gorkhapatra Sansthan - Dharmapath, Kathmandu, Nepal - Tel: 0977-1-4244437
© Copyright 2006. Gorkhapatra Sansthan. All Rights Reserved.
Site Designed and Maintained by yomari.

Best viewed in 1024 x 768 px