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Kathmandu / Vol.–3 / Issue–29/ November 5th, 2012, ( 2069 Kartik 20th ), Page-6, Price Rs. -7

Obstacle in the thirst of Kathmandu by Chinese company

   

Saptari: Almost all the agricultural land had been

changed into altercation because of lack of water. Most

of the youth could not do agriculture in land so they

are sad. Unemployed youth are going golf country for

job. Almost all the youth are depending on agriculture

but they are not able to do agriculture because of nonrainfall.

So, they are facing problem for their daily life.

One residence of Saptari, Chandan Chaudhary said," I

could not do agriculture and I don't have any job so I m

preparing to go foreign nations to earn money". The

western village of districts became youth less.

Dhirendra kumar of Sunauli VDC said that he had 10

  

Agricultural land became altercation and unemployed youth going foreign

   

katha lands but he can't do agriculture in it.

He also said that he is having problem to

direct his family. He don't have alternative

to direct his family. There had been planted

rice only in 25% land. Almost all the youth

had been migrate to foreign country. So, villages

are youth less. Even, it is hard to collect

20 youth for any work. Government has

to worry and seriously think about. Government

must do some activity to increase agriculture

and to stop youth migrating foreign

country.

  

The government barred China Railway

  

KATHMANDU: The government barred China

Railway 15 Bureau Group, former contractor of

the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP), from

taking its possession from the project site at

Sundarijal, Kathmandu after the Chinese company

made an attempt of getting hold of its construction

equipments and materials. A team from the

Metropolitan Police Circle Boudha intervened as

the Chinese company was preparing to take away

the dozers, excavators, 554 sacks of cement and

other construction materials. Chief of the MWSP

Krishna Acharya said that the contractor’s move

was illegal as it had no right to collect its property.

“No materials from the site can be collected until

the work evaluation of the Chinese company and

its financial assessment is made,” he said.

The Chinese company entered the project site

unlawfully at a time when the government is

preparing to claim compensation and fines from it

for the breach of contract. The government had

ended the contract with the company one and a

 

Publics of Kathmandu are dreaming

to wipe their thirst from water of

Melamchi. But Chinese company

obstacle in the thirst of Kathmandu’s

publics. The contract was signed in

February 2009, in the commitment

to complete the project in 2

September 2013. The contract was

signed between China Railway 15

Bureau Group and Melamchi

Drinking Water Development

Committee. The contract was taken

over in 4 arab which was of 5 arab.

After taking the contract, Chinese

company demanded 9 arab showing

many reason. Contractor starts

pressuring the government. Chinese

contractor was delaying to construct

tunnel. So, Melamchi Drinking

Water Development Committee

warning to Chinese company to

finish the construction works. But

Chinese company did that which

they want. So, government

terminates the contract before 1 and

half month before. Chief of project,

Krishana Acharya said that they can’t

take their machines back till there

won’t be other alternatives. There will

be last decision after the valuation of

the machines by engineer. Chinese

company is willing to take their

machines from the construction place

without informing anyone. Against this

activity, under the leadership of

Boudha police inspector Pradeep

Khadka interfered that activity saying

that according to contract Chinese

company can take their machines

after paying compensation. Chinese

attacked police. While Chinese

company was loading dozer,

excavator, first aid kid, 544 packets

cement and all the equipment for

casting in vehicles, protection force

stopped them. Chinese company had

finished only 22 % of total while they

had taken 33 % money of contract.

Company had remained to pay

compensation for lost and delaying in

work. Government had confiscated

one and half arab from bank which

was deposited by Chinese company.

According to agreement, authority had

commanded to transfer the deposited

guaranteed money on their own

account from Himalayan Bank and

Bank of Kathmandu and also

commanded to take compensation.

The deposit was deposited by Chinese

company.

  

half months ago after it could not carry

out its task satisfactorily despite repeated

notices from the government. The Chinese

company was awarded the contract worth

Rs 4.28 billion three years ago on the

condition that it would construct 700-800m

of tunnel each month and start work from

four points simultaneously. However, the

company has dug only 6.5 km of tunnel so

far instead of 20 km it was supposed to

complete. According to the MWSP, the

company has already received 35 percent

of the contract amount—11 percent more

than the works it has completed. After

terminating the contract with China Railway

15 Bureau Group, the government has

rescheduled the project completion date to

March 2016. And the Melamchi Water

Supply Development Board (MWSDB), the

project implementing agency, is now

planning to resume the stalled tunnel

construction works from January 2013.

 

Vote of

Madheshi

publics will

goes to only

Madhesh

base parties

   

Interview In Page 3

  

2 5th, November 2012 2069 Kartik 20th National Weekly

Editorial

PHOTO CORNER

 

Ladies are Celebrating

Karwachauth Festival.

 

Further way for

Madhesh politics

   

Madhesh base party had reached in conclusion,

party unitary is impossible. So, they are going

for front lock. Making single election logo and

chairman for election is only the alternative for

them. On the other side they don’t have standard

to make one co-operative candidate. Madheshi

leaders and party are scare from the coming

election. So they are searching way for re-alive.

They are playing many games to stay infront of

publics. Party unitary is the first game of their.

But they are unsuccessful for it. Publics are once

again become hopeless. TMLP arose party

unitary policy and other helper party and leaders

support this policy. Madheshi leaders and party

are unsuccessful for unitary and searching new

way. As a new alternative is front lock among

Madhesh base party. They had added new plans.

Madheshi parties are busy to make their party

strong. Some parties are merging small parties

and some are extending. All Madhesh base parties

are busy, so there less possibility of front locks.

There is discussion in election standard. So there

is less possibility for co-operative candidates.

So there is less possibility to be Madheshi party

in election.

  

Political instability raising its

own kind of confusion in the

situation of external force

plays their games. While

Pakistani intelligence has

deep roots in Kathmandu, tiny

does one realise that the

Chinese have entered the

Himalayan kingdom in a big

way. There are several

aspects that require attention,

but it would not be out of

place to mention first the

raison d’ etre for the Chinese

moves.

Mao once reportedly

termed Tibet as the palm of

the hand and the five fingers

were Ladakh, Sikkim,

Nepal, Bhutan and

NEFA. These five fingers

were essentially the ‘new

buffer’ zone between India

and China, after the latter

annexed the ‘old buffer’ in

1951. The Nepal chapter in

the Chinese lexicon is old,

but its importance in

diplomatic and intelligence

terms increased,

particularly after the March

2008 uprising of Tibetans.

Beijing’s policy came to be

driven by the need to curb

the activities of some

20,000 Tibetan refugees (the

second largest Tibetan

refugee community in the

world) in Nepal. As a result,

China has sought to play a

significant role in determining

the shape of Nepali politics.

This has taken the form of a

number of high level visits, for

both commercial and political

purposes. According to local

media sources, there have

been over 17 visits by

Chinese delegations to Nepal

and more than 20 delegations

visiting Beijing in the period

April-August 2012. Little

wonder that the cooperation

between the two sides on a

range of issues is increasing.

Lesser known and

understood is the security

cooperation and attempt by

China to penetrate the highest

echelons of the administration

in Kathmandu.

It should be noted that during

each of the high-level

meetings that has taken place

so far, China has extracted

assurances from the

Nepalese that it adheres to

the one-China principle,

acknowledges Tibet as an

inalienable part of China, and

will ensure that no anti-China

activity is allowed on its soil.

While it is clear that Beijing

would like Kathmandu to

follow the path directed by it,

this policy also lies at the heart

of the larger strategy to

marginalize India’s influence

in Nepal.

  

Chinese intelligence in Nepal

   

Key to this operative agenda

is spreading the tentacles of

the Chinese Ministry of State

Security and the PLA’s

Second Department in

Nepal. Recently, reports

emerged that Beijing had

directed its operatives in

Nepal to also cover the

activities of Tibetans both in

Nepal and India. They have

also been tasked with getting

intelligence on Indian activity

in Nepal, particularly stakes

in hydropower projects. How

are these operations being

conducted?

The history of Chinese

operations in Nepal go back

a long way and publish

sources attest to the fact that

for instance in 1964, 500 PLA

soldiers were operating in

civilian clothes in Nepal to

channel weapons to pro-

China agents. The discovery

of this operation led to the

expulsion of the then Chinese

Military Attache in

Kathmandu. It is also well

known that China has used

Tibetan monks or sent agents

dressed as monks into Nepal

and into India to spy. The

basic fact remains that central

to China’s core interests is the

protection of the Tibetan

heartland, both for political

reasons as well as for water.

Being the gateway to Tibet,

Nepal has to be looked at

very closely.

With the coming to power of

the Maoists in Nepal, efforts

to institutionalise security

cooperation have increased.

The Chinese Ambassador in

Kathmandu is reportedly

tasked with stepping up

initiatives aimed at deepening

ties between security

establishments on both sides,

by either offering funding for

Nepalese police and security

training or by engaging in

covert operations. According

to Nepalese media reports,

QuinGuohengthe then

Chinese Ambassador was

eased out in end April

2011,because he had been

unable to exercise

‘influence’ with the

Nepalese Government in

inhibiting the anti-China

activities of the ‘Free Tibet

Movement’ in Nepal.

Another reason attributed

was that the Ambassador

had developed serious

differences with his

Defence Adviser over the

issue of developing ‘direct

Chinese contacts with the

Nepalese Army’.

One of the aspects of

penetration, though yet

unproven, but very likely is

their having a handle on

the selection of former

cadres of the Maoist

People’s Liberation Army

(PLA), of both officers

and other ranks in the

Nepalese Army. While the

number of those who have

been actually integrated

into the Nepalese Army is

less, but that does not mean

that Beijing will be any less

well informed about the

developments within the

Nepalese Army.

According to Maura

Mohiyan, a journalist and

researcher who has worked

for many years with

refugees in Nepal and India,

writing in April 2012, stated

that the Tibetan community

in Nepal was now

thoroughly infiltrated with

Chinese agents and spies.

Mohiyan claims that China

maintains a highly effective

espionage network of

human and cyber

intelligence gathering,

employing Indians, Nepali’s

and even westerners, to

collect information on

Tibetans activities in exile. A

large number of these

agents are Tibetans from

Tibet who have been trained

in military academies in

China and travel on Chinese

passports.Many Tibetans in

Nepal to whom Mohiyan

spoke to,described being

approached by agents who

offered enormous bribes in

exchange for abandoning

“The Dalai” and “joining

us”. If the bribe was

refused, agents became

hostile, threatened

retribution and in some cases

even attempted kidnapping.

Chinese intelligence has

penetrated the Nepalese

establishment and placed

their operatives in nongovernmental

organizations,

language institutes, and small

businesses.

  

Beijing’s policy came to be

driven by the need to curb

the activities of some

20,000 Tibetan refugees

(the second largest Tibetan

refugee community in the

world) in Nepal. As a

result, China has sought to

play a significant role in

determining the shape of

Nepali politics.

 

Continue....

   

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Facility.

 

Vote of Madheshi publics will goes to only Madhesh base parties

  

Indian Assistance for construction

of school building in Sunsari

  

Kathmandu : A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed

 

on 2nd November 2012 between the Embassy of India, Kathmandu,

District Development Committee, Sunsari and Shree Bhagawati

Secondary School for providing Indian grant assistance of NRs.

30.45 million for the construction of a three - storied school building

under Nepal-India Economic Cooperation Programme.

Established as a Lower Secondary School in 1952 and

subsequently upgraded as Secondary level in 1958, Shree

Bhagawati Secondary School, situated at Inaruwa Municipality, is

one of the oldest schools in Sunsari District. Its existing

infrastructure is dilapidated and inadequate to meet the growing

requirements of the students as well as faculty members. The

new building will help in the development of better facilities for over

1300 students, about 50% of whom are girls. The upgraded facility

would create improved environment for learning by the students

and contribute towards the further development of the education

sector in the District.

The project will be implemented by the District Development

Committee, Sunsari in accordance with the existing norms and

regulations of the Government of Nepal. They will also be

responsible for ensuring the quality of construction of the project

and its timely completion. The MoU stipulates the constitution of

an Oversight Committee, comprising of representatives of the DDC

and other stakeholders with a view to ensuring the implementation

of the project in a time bound manner.

In addition to this project, seven other projects in Sunsari District

have already been completed with Indian assistance of NRs. 103.6

million. Further, work is ongoing in the District in respect of three

other projects at a cost of NRs. 80.8 million. India has also gifted

fifteen ambulances and four school buses in the District.

Recognizing the importance of accelerating growth in Nepal, India

remains committed to rendering all possible assistance in that

direction. The India – Nepal Economic Programme has an outlay

of over NRs. 64 billion with more than 425 large and small

development projects completed or currently being implemented

in almost all the districts of Nepal. These development projects

mainly in the sectors of education, health and infrastructure

development have been undertaken in response to local needs,

and in partnership with the Government of Nepal.

 

Madheshi morcha had been

reached in agreement for election.

Why morcha had made

agreement to go for election?

    

Everyone wants new constitution

in this nation. Other way is not

practical. Re-establishing of CA is

just like day dreaming. 3 big parties

had not reached in agreement

for federalism in these 4 years.

They avoid the lawsuit of federalism.

Those 3 parties did not make

entry of constitution and they are

doing agreement for re-establishing

CA which doesn't seem practical

and logic full. After the judgment

of court, it seems it will be

full of error. They are just lengthening

authority. Instead of that

they also have to think for election.

We are stepping ahead to do

election as soon as possible and

make new constitution from constitution

assembly. So we want to

go for election as soon as possible.

  

Because of party division public

base of Madhesh parties had

been weak so what will be the

effect and achievements from

the election to Madheshi party?

    

Though Madheshi publics are upset

with Madheshi leaders and parties

but Madheshi publics knows that

beside Madheshi parties, there is not

anyone who will fight for Madhesh

lawsuit and federalism. Vote of

Madheshi publics will goes to only

Madhesh base parties. They can't

vote to others because other parties

are opposite of Madhesh and

they are stopping federalism. They

will select best candidate from

Madhesh base parties. So, now the

responsibility of Madhesh base parties

is they have to work according

to the demand of Madheshi publics

but in unity. They have to establish

one powerful party and present

infront of publics. Then public will

definitely support us. This can give

a pressure for the lawsuit of federalism

in coming parliament then we

can get achievement. We established

as 4th power while we went

making with marcha. We area effect

less and valueless when we

went by different and many party.

Now, if we include tribes, oppressed

and other then we can stand as powerful.

We can bring new change in

nation. 70% vote of Madheshi had

been gone to non-Madhesh parties

in the past year.

  

What are the bases that publics

will vote Madheshi parties?

    

Almost I had visited 15 districts in

total 22 districts. Though publics are

angry with leaders but beside

Madhesh base parties other won't

speak for Madhesh and Madheshi

publics. Publics are angry because

Madhesh base parties are centered

only in authority. Congress, UML

and Maoist did not support the federalism

lawsuit of Madhesh. The

agreement which was done by those

3 parties that was against Madhesh

welfare. These 3 parties were trying

to postpone the election. TMLP

had presented that we all have to

go in union. Almost all the parties

of morcha had shown positive response.

Only our union policy is not

sufficient to give way till the national

lawsuit election will not solve. After

the election it will be meaningful. We

have strategy to include other party

also. So, taking this strategy we are

stepping ahead. We have power to do

for nation but division of parties making

us weak.

  

What is the reason that work of

TMLP did not get any conclusion?

    

We are waiting for good result. We trust

that we will establish one proper and

powerful party in Madhesh. Mahanta

Thakur is the example of sacrifice. All

knows about this. He will do anything

to fulfill his commitment. According to

this we are stepping ahead and we had

reached forward. I can see that we

will reach in one fix conclusion. We

will step heading in the form of one

strong power.

  

Sarbendranath Shukla

Speaker of TMDP

 

4 5th , November 2012 2069 Kartik 20th National Weekly

Madhesh Update

   

Agencies

   

HONG KONG : Two

lawyers who said they

represented the family of

  

Prime Minister Wen Jiabao of

China have issued a statement

disputing aspects of a New

York Times article about the

 

family’s wealth, a rare

instance of a powerful

Chinese political family

responding directly to a

foreign media report. The

statement, published in The

South China Morning Post on

Sunday, said, “The so-called

‘hidden riches’ of Wen

Jiabao’s family members in

The New York Times’s

report” did not exist.

After criticizing several

points in the article, the

statement hinted at the possibility

of future legal action. “We will

continue to make clarifications

regarding untrue reports by The

New York Times, and reserve

the right to hold it legally

responsible,” the statement said.

The statement reported in

The Post, a Hong Kong

newspaper, has not been

obtained directly by The

Times. The statement was

not a sweeping denial of the

article. The statement

acknowledged that some

family members were active

in business and that they “are

responsible for all their own

business activities.”

While the statement

disputed that Mr. Wen’s

mother had held assets, it did

not address the calculation in

the article that the family had

controlled assets worth at

least $2.7 billion.

Eileen Murphy, a

spokeswoman for The

Times, expressed confidence

in the article. “We are

standing by our story, which

we are incredibly proud of

and which is an example of

the quality investigative

journalism The Times is

known for,” she wrote in an

e-mail.

  

Chinese Premier’s Family

Disputes Article on Riches

   

The lawyers’ statement

represents an unusual move for

the family of a senior Chinese

leader. When Bloomberg

News published an article in

late June describing real estate

and other assets held by the

family of Vice President Xi

Jinping, his family did not

respond publicly.

The statement published in

The Post was attributed to Bai

Tao, a partner in the Beijing

office of the Jun He Law Firm,

and Wang Weidong, the

managing partner of the Beijing

office of the Grandall Law

  

Firm. No one answered

phone calls to both

lawyers’ offices on

Sunday, nor did Mr.

Wang respond

immediately to an email.

  

The statement denied an

anecdote in The Times article

that described how one

investment in the name of Mr.

Wen’s mother, Yang Zhiyun,

was worth $120 million five

years ago. “The mother of Wen

Jiabao, except receiving salary/

pension according to the

regulation, has never had any

income or property,” the

statement said.

Corporate registration

records reviewed by The

Times showed that in 2007 the

prime minister’s 90-year-old

mother held about $120 million

worth of shares in Ping An, an

insurance company, through

investment vehicles. A

signature bearing her name and

her government-issued identity

card were included in the

registration record, which was

obtained from government

regulatory filings.

The family’s statement also

said that some members had

not engaged in business while

others “were engaged in

business activities, but they did

not carry out any illegal

business activity. They do not

hold shares of any companies.”

The statement also said that

Mr. Wen had not been

involved in those activities.

“Wen Jiabao has never played

any role in the business

activities of his family

members, still less has he

allowed his family members’

business activities to have any

influence on his formulation

and execution of policies.”

The Times article did not

allege any illegal business

activity, and it said that Mr.

Wen did not appear to have

accumulated assets. The

article also said that there was

no evidence that Mr. Wen

personally intervened to help

family members’ investments.

The article pointed out that as

prime minister in a country

where the state plays a large

role in the economy, Mr. Wen

oversaw many government

officials whose decisions

could play a large role in the

fortunes of businesses and

investors. Hong Lei, the

spokesman for China’s foreign

ministry, criticized the article

on Friday during a briefing,

saying that it “smears China

and has ulterior motives.”

The Times posted the

article in English on Friday,

and in Chinese three hours

later, after final edits in

English were translated. The

Chinese government quickly

blocked access from

mainland Chinese computers

to the Chinese-language and

English-language Web sites of

The Times before the article

was posted in Chinese. But

many people in China appear

to have used virtual private

networks to view the article

anyway.

The report on the finances

of Mr. Wen’s family has also

received heavy coverage in the

Hong Kong news media,

which has extensive reach

inside mainland China.

Published in The new York

Times October 27.

The decision was taken because of the perceived insecurity within the camps. On 9th

April, there were reports of protests in and outside the cantonments as well as theft of

infrastructure by the PLA commanders. As a result of the tensions within the camps, the

Special Committee had requested the government to introduce a code of conduct for the

combatants. The code stipulated interim arrangements to which the combatants should abide

by until their selection for training to serve in the Nepal Army. The opposition parties demanded

the combatants give up the PLA uniforms and insignia right after their handover to the NA for

screening. The narrative is still open, but it does indicate that those who fought a guerrilla war

with the state for over a decade are now tired of living a life in the jungle and would like to

return to civilian life. What is even more important is that a majority of them are wary of

serving in the Nepalese army. This is because they are unsure of what the Maoist party

wants them to do once they are inside and also because they are fed up of following orders,

many of which they may not have liked while in service with the PLA. Nepal's road to

democracy may not be paved with roses, but it can certainly welcome in its fold its own

people who want to lead a peaceful life! -ends-

  

The Process of Army Integration in Nepal

 

and its implications for the Future

  

Agencies

   

Action taken for misconduct

  

BANKE: The Banke District Police Office has taken

action against 28 personnel for misconduct. Chief of the

Banke DPO, Superintendent of Police Bikram Singh

Thapa said personnel against whom action has been taken,

are of the rank of constable to sub-inspector. The Banke

DPO is currently conducting an internal purification drive.

The action taken against the erring police personnel

ranges from dismissal from service to reprimand and halt

in promotion. Thapa said only police personnel who were

found guilty of committing misconduct from time to time

have been dismissed from service.

  

Bridge at the risk of collapse

   

BARDIBAS: A bridge over the Ratu River on the border

of Mahottari and Dhanusha district along the East-West

Highway is at risk of collapse due to rampant sand

extraction from the river. Experts have warned that

unchecked sand extraction from the river is posing a

collapse threat to the 400- metre concrete bridge. “Pillars

of the bridge have started rocking due to sand extraction,

the bridge may collapse at any time if sand extraction

continues”, said a local engineer Shiva Dev Saha. Illegal

extraction of sand and boulders from the river is increasing

in connivance with the contractors although it is banned

by law. The district folks have demanded that the

concerned bodies including the local administration should

pay attention to control sand extraction to protect the

bridge. The bridge was constructed over four decades

ago with the support from Soviet Union.

  

Ex-students organized campaign

in community schools

   

JHAPA: Ex-students of community schools in Topgachhi

and Dharampur, who are involved in the improvement of

community schools campaign for the past three years,

have started a campaign “Our School, Better School” in

Jhapa district. According to the Chairman of the

Topgachhi and Dharampur Friendship Society, Harka Rai,

the ex-students have launched the campaign by selecting

five schools of Topgachhi and Dharampur as model

schools. Ram Chandra Khanal of Friendship Society

informed at an interaction held yesterday among

management committees of Topgachhi and Dharampur

community schools, teachers and principals, that Kamala

Madan Ashrit Memorial Higher Secondary School, Jyoti

Secondary School and Kanchenjunga Lower Secondary

from Topgachhi and Moti Higher Secondary School and

Shanti Lower Secondary School from Dharampur have

been selected for the same.

  

Fire at airport

   

BHAIRAHAWA: Fire broke out at the south of the

runway in the dry grass at the Gautam Buddha Airport in

Bhairahawa. Flights were halted for an hour after the

fire broke out at the airport. It was brought under control

within an hour with the help of fire-engine of the Nepali

Army, Nepal Police, Gautam Buddha Airport Office and

Siddharthanagar Municipality. Flights from Bhairahawa

took off after an hour delay.

  

One died in accident

   

HETAUDA: A man died when a mini-truck fell off the

road at the Chuniya section of the Tribhuvan Highway.

Devananda Ghising Lama of Bhainse, Makwanpur

district who was traveling in the mini-truck succumbed

to his injuries on the way to the hospital, police said. The

mini-truck (Na 4 Kha 5589) was heading for Hetaunda

from Palung when it veered off the road and fell some

50 metres down the highway. The driver of the minitruck

is absconding and police is searching for him.

  

5 5th , November 2012 2069 Kartik 20th National Weekly

C O R P O R A T E N E W S

 

INTERNATIONAL

   

This is the first book researched

and investigated on the Madhesh

issue. This is the book prepared on

the basis of the serious study on

the Madheshi People, their political,

economic, social, religious,

linguistical and the cultural aspects

and the perspectives. The study

was based on the field visit, direct

interview; data’s recorded in the

various governmental sectors. This

book has also on the other hand

focused on the education condition

of the Madhesh and the

educational development in the

Terai-Madhesh districts. Similarly,

it has also focused on the migration

of the People to the Terai and the

change in the structure of the

Madhesh due to the migration. I am

assured that this would support to

upgrade this research paper.

2. The book ‘’ The Problems

of the Madheshi’s and the

Thoughts ‘’ written by Jay Prakash

Gupta, Upendra Yadav, Dr.

Haribansha Jha and Amresh Yadav

was published in Falgun 2060 by

Madheshi Manav Adikar

Sankrakshan Kendra. In this book,

the four writers have mainly

focused on ‘’ what are the

Madhesh Problems and what are

its solution? The Madheshi

Citizenship, its Problems and the

solution, the Madheshi Community

  

Madheshbad and the Mass Media -8

   

and their Social

and the

e c o n o m i c

condition and the

investment of

the State in

Madhesh.

3. The Book ‘’ Nepali

People’s Movement Aur Madheshi

Mukti Ka Sawal’’ written by

Upendra Yadav was published in

2003 by Madheshi People’s Forum.

The book contains the total page

of 201 which contains the history

of the Madheshi Political Parties,

their Social, Economic, Political and

Cultural Structure. The book has

also on the hand analyzed the

direction of the Madheshi Mukti

Andolan, the birth of the Terai Arms

Groups and other related issues.

4. The Book ‘’ Amar Sahid

Raghunath Thakur Madheshi ka

Jivan Aur Unki Kritiya’’ is written

by Dr. Mahananda Thakur and he

is himself the Publisher of the book.

The book was published in 2052.

This book has specially focused on

the contribution of the Martyr’s

Raghunath Thakur towards the

Madhesh Freedom. The Madhesh

Arms Groups also regard Thakur

as the ideal. This book is important

to understand the the initiation

phase of the Madhesh Movement.

  

Rajesh Ahiraj

  

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India planning to construct an

embankment on the Mahakali river bank

  

MAHENDRANAGAR: The Uttar Pradesh (UP) Irrigation Department

is planning to construct an embankment on the Mahakali river bank, off the

bordering village of Bhujela in Kanchanpur district. The survey for the

construction of the 1,100m levee completed on October 15, while the

department is currently working on the design and cost evaluation, PC Pant,

junior engineer of the Head Works Division Sarda Canal in Banbasa, India,

said. Monsoon flooding this year washed away land on the Indian side,

prompting the need for a defense system to allay future flood risks in the

region. In the wake of the flood, a team of technicians from the department

had inspected the region. In its report to the UP government, the team

suggested constructing an embankment along the Mahakali. Bhujela village

on the Nepali side that was grappling with floods during the monsoon will too

become secure if an embankment is built on the Indian side, said Gyan Bahadur

Khadka, a local resident of Bhujela. The Indian side has already built 500m

embankment near Banbasa Bridge. The proposed embankment will start

from Banbasa and will run down 1,100m down to end at the Nepal- India

border pillar-8 near Chaukisota Temple of Bhujela. Pant said the project will

begin once the UP government allocates the budget after it approves the

design and the cost estimation.

 

Pakistani couple killed daughter

   

ISLAMABAD: A Pakistani couple killed their teenage daughter by pouring

acid on her face. They caught her talking to a boy, police and a doctor said.

The parents of the 16-year-old confessed to police in Kotli, a town in Pakistanadministered

Kashmir, that they attacked their daughter after she had spoke

to the boy outside their house, said Mohammad Jahangir, a local doctor at

the hospital where she was brought. “There were third-degree burns on her

scalp, face, eyes, nostrils, both arms, chest foot and lower part of legs. Even

her scalp bone was exposed,” he said, adding that the mother initially told

the hospital their daughter tried to commit suicide. Police have arrested the

parents. Almost 1,000 women lost their lives last year in so-called “honour

killings” in the conservative South Asian nation, according to the Human

Rights Commission of Pakistan. Activists say the actual number is much

higher as most cases go unreported.

  

India’s Congress to step enormous rally

   

NEW DELHI: Chief of India’s ruling Congress party, Sonia Gandhi and

Premier Manmohan Singh are set to speak at a enormous rally to whip up

support for the scandal-tainted government ahead of 2014 elections. Italianborn

Gandhi, India’s political grand matriarch who led Congress to back-toback

wins in 2004 and 2009, is moving into high gear as she seeks to persuade

voters to elect the party for a third straight term, analysts say. At the rally in

the Indian capital, leaders will defend the government’s blitz of controversial

reforms to allow wider foreign investment in the retail, insurance and aviation

sectors aimed at spurring a sharply slowing economy. “We want to tell people

that these are people-friendly measures — these are for the betterment of

the common man,” a senior Congress party official, who asked not to be

named, told AFP. The left-leaning government is deeply wary of a voter

backlash in the elections due within 18 months over the reforms that have

drawn strong political opposition in the still heavily poor country of 1.2 billion

people. Also due to speak along with Gandhi and Singh at the rally in the

capital New Delhi will be Sonia’s 42-year-old son Rahul Gandhi, expected

to be the party’s candidate for prime minister in the polls, the party official

said. “All three of them are scheduled to give speeches,” he said. The rally

is being staged a week after 80-year-old Singh overhauled his cabinet to

give it a more youthful face with the inclusion of younger ministers to appeal

to the country’s vast youth population. The Congress party official said the

party was hoping, rally would be attended by over 100,000 people.

  

India assistant 43.39 million

   

KATHMANDU: India is to provide assistant of Rs 43.39 million for the

construction of a three-storey school building in Palpa. A memorandum of

understanding was signed between the Indian Embassy, District Development

Committee, Palpa and Shree Rambha Higher Secondary School for providing

Indian assistant of Rs 43.39 million for the construction of a three-storied

school building. This is the sixth development project in the Palpa being

undertaken with Indian assistance under the small development projects, the

embassy said in a statement. Shree Rambha Higher Secondary School was

established in 1952. The existing infrastructure of the school is dilapidated

and has also become inadequate to accommodate the growing number of

students. The new building to be constructed will help create better facilities

for over 1,100 students, of whom over 57 per cent are girls. It would also

create an improved environment for learning and contribute to the development

of the education in the district.

  

Nepse index achieved 26-month high

   

KATHMANDU: Nepse index had been reached a 26-month high

this week –– October 30 to November 1. The benchmark index gained

11.28 points in the week’s trading, as stock prices of commercial banks,

hydropower companies and insurance companies surged. Investors,

at present, are buying stocks with the hope that after mutual funds

enter the market, stock prices will further go up. Siddhartha Mutual

Fund is getting ready to launch its New Fund Offer before Tihar, and

Nabil Mutual Fund will be coming out before long. The market that

opened at 436.71 points on Tuesday afternoon after the Dashain

holidays reached 447.84 points by the end of the day. The following

day, the index further moved to 451.43 points –– a 26-month high.

Then on Thursday, the market retreated a little to 447.99 points.

Investors seem to have regained their faith in commercial banks that

gained 20.41 points as major commercial banks registered lucrative

gains. Hydropower companies continued to perform well by earning

33.24 points. Likewise, insurance companies’ good streak continued

this week as it went up by 12.5 points. Hotels, finance companies and

development banks earned 0.38 points, 1.27 points and 2.61 points,

respectively in the week’s trading. The biggest loser of the week was

the others subgroup that lost 15.27 points as Nepal Telecom lost Rs

eight per unit share. The stock exchange saw transaction volume decline

by 7.56 per cent in three trading days of the week in comparison to the

previous trading week. A total of 548,440 unit shares worth Rs 153.2

million of 102 companies were traded in 3130 transactions. In the

previous week, 612,000 unit shares worth Rs 165.7 million were traded.

Stock trading of class ‘A’ companies accounted for 55.54 per cent of

total trading amounting to Rs 85.1 million. The sensitive index that

measures the performance of blue chip stocks gained 2.47 points. The

indicator of the performance of actual shares traded –– float index ––

gained 0.62 points to reach 31.68 points. This week, Nepal Telecom

was the forerunner in terms of trading volume with shares traded worth

Rs 10.9 million. In number of transactions, Multipurpose Finance topped

with 277 transactions. In terms of number of shares traded, Kist Bank

was the forerunner with trading of 48,360 unit shares.

  

6 5th, November 2012 National Weekly

Office : Madhesh Media House, Anamnagar, P.O.Box : 11858, Kathmandu, Phone No : 977-4266142/4266141, Fax : 4255431,

E-mail: nepal.madhesh@gmail.com, Website : www.madheshvani.com, Editor : Rajesh Ahiraj, Executive Editor :Binita Shrestha

Reg. No. 53/067/068

  

Folk Art of Mithila

   

“The erstwhile detached little hamlet

of Madhubani situated in North Bihar

has now metamorphosed into a

bustling colorful marked town, yet

modernisation, materialism and the

plastic arts are light years away from

the intrinsically tradition oriented

society in Jitwanpur. The creative

village folk continue to flourish

spreading their colorful wings on the

threshold of their cozy little huts. On

the walls of their dwelling, of lines

furnishings and drapery. Here, the art

of Madhubani, is the common man’s

way of attaining God guided by his

sense of aesthetics of beauty.”

-Shila Yadav : The Madhubani P.8

It is an Endeavour to focus

immortality and purity, using one’s

own mortal hands. The dwelling

should be kept clean, plastered with

sacred cow dung. The lady of the

house then traces out an Alpana (rice

powder drawing of floral patterns) on

the threshold. Holy water is sprinkled

all over the precincts. They also offer

handpicked fresh flowers to the

presiding family deities.

The images drawn transport one into

that elevated state are based on age

old scriptures and epics. The vedas,

puranas, the Upanishads, the

Ramayan and the Mahabharat, they

are also seeped into the environment,

the tress, the animals, the birds, fish

and plants. “These images also exist

in the universe and its creators : the

sun, the moon, the earth, the stars and

other celestial bodies.”

They also use one all time favorite

the sun, the giver of life on earth Surya

devata as it is reverently called the

sun is regularly worshipped every

time it rises or sets.

“An element of environmental

beauty is introduced by a refreshing

deluge of floral and wild life motifs,

sunflowers, lotuses, trees, leaves and

creepers convey the mute glory of

the flora -n- fauna, tigers, elephants,

tortoises, peacocks, peahens, fishes

and other wild life present alternate

forms of life. And in that they

represent the alternate forms of

God.”

-Shila Yadav : Madhubani P. 9.

On top of that it reflects a body of

beliefs, myths, and passions. It is a

whole hearted, full throated and

unabashed exhibition of creativity.

“The creation and recreation of

these enduring images is the

Madhubani artistic ways to embark

on an intimate journey to the Gods.

That is the art of Madhubani, full of

innocence, yet so full of life, utterly

simple yet so full of meanings.” P.10.

Conclusion: - The mud walls of rural

homes share most of the pictorial

elements described above. The

thresholds are daily decorated new

with impressive ornamental, but

traditional artistic and cultural

heritage has remained alive till the

present time.

“Different in content, varying in

approaches, but when it comes to

reaching out to their divine deities

they share the same media the same

motif, similar lines and similar

colors.” This is crystal clear that our

centuries old profoundly symbolic

patterns all over India.

“In this respect, the rural craftsmen

were by no means different from

their counterparts working under the

royal patronage. It has often been

stressed by many a writer that rural

arts are the creations of untutored

hands. Those who write like this only

display their ignorant of the facts.

The craftsmen living and working in

the countryside are illiterate in the

modern sense of the term, but they

are not completely unlettered in the

traditional sense.”

-Dr. Subhashini Aryan : Rural and

Tribal Arts : Their Significance :

P.14

There is similarity in the drawing of

theme between Mithila and

Madhubani art. Artists paint their

favorite gods and goddesses. They

draw the heart rending scene of

exile of Rama, Sita, Lakshmana.

They also depict the eternal love play

of Krishna with his beloved Radha.

Hanuman monkey god is also

painted as a loyal devotee of Lord

Rama in their paintings.

1. Aran Lydia: The Art of

Nepal 1978, Sahyogi Prakashan,

Kathmandu.

2. Ganga Devi : Tradition and

Expression in Mithila painting 1990

: Mapin Publishing House.Pvt.Ltd

:Ahmedabad : 1990

3. Jainhjyotindra : The Bridge

of vermilion in B.N.Goswamy And

Usha Bhatia : Indian Paintings , N.

Delhi.

4. K. Prakash :Madhubani :

The Design Point Bombay 1994.

5. Kamal Shankar Srivastava,

Mithila Art Delhi Book Faith, India

1999.

6. Mishra Vijayakant 1979,

Cultural Heritage of Mithila :

Banglore.

7. Rakesh, Ram Dayal :

Janakpur : The sacred Jewel of

Nepal 2006: Safari Nepal :

Kathmandu.

8. Subhashini Aryan : Rural

and Tribal Arts : Their Significance:

K.C. Aryan’s Home of Folk Art.

9. Yadav, Smita Shirole :

Madhubani 2005 Publishers and

  

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Variety

  

International artists currently in

Kathmandu

   

KATHMANDU: Among the international artists currently in Kathmandu

as part of the Jazzmandu festival—the 10th so far—is Norwegian jazz/pop

trio Suzy & 2. But it isn’t just the jazz fest that has brought the band to

Nepal. Since February, vocalist Cecilie Giskemo had been working at the

Nepal Music Centre (NMC), Pingalasthan, as an exchange teacher, while

waiting for remaining band members Asbjorn Lerheim, in charge of guitar,

loops and electronics in the outfit, and Siri Kvambe, who does vocals as

well as play the melodica and the glockenspiel, to join her in Nepal. Reunited

recently after all these months, the band is now giving a number of

workshops around town, imparting techniques to do with jazz fusion, vocal

improvisation, jazz guitar and improvisation. Suzy & 2 also performed at

NMC, an enthralling set that revolved around diverse jazz and traditional

African numbers, as well as at the Jazzmandu gig at Bhumi, Lazimpat, and

the Jazz Bazaar held at the Gokarna Forest Resort.

  

New task of Ramesh Ranjanak

Released

   

Janakpur: New composition drama “alive” had released. The book is of

Ramesh Ranjan Jha, young writer of Mathili. The book was published by

Maithili Bikash Kosh and. This book was released by famous author of

Nepal, Dr. Abhi Subedi , Jiwannath Chaudhary president of Kosh said.

Ramesh Ranjan Jha had published former Sangor novel and also published

Rattwarsha poetry collection. He had written in many sector of Nepal’s

literature.

  

Aishwarya Rai got French honour

on her birthday

   

New Delhi: Bollywood actress Aishwarya

Rai was conferred upon a civilian award

by the French government for her

contribution to the arts on the occasion of

her birthday, November 1st. Francois

Richier, ambassador of France to India,

conferred the honour of prestigious ‘Knight

of the Order of Arts and Letters’ on her

at a hotel in Mumbai. On receiving the

award, Aishwarya said, “I want to thank

the French government for honouring me

with the award. It’s truly overwhelming. I

thank you in all humility.” She thanked her

family for their support and expressed her

gratitude towards her colleagues. “I want to thank every professional who

I have worked with and who made it possible for me to have such a glorious

career,” she said. The Knight of the Order of Arts and Letters honour is

given to people who have shown exceptionable contribution to arts in France

and the rest of the world. In the past, noted celebrities like Sharukh Khan

and Nandita Das received the honour. The entire Bachchan family, except

Jaya Bachan, was present at the event. Aishwarya’s daughter Aradhaya

was also there. Besides her family, actress Nandita Das, Parmeshwar

Godrej and filmmaker Pritish Nandy were also present on the occasion

among others. Aishwarya Rai turned 39 Thursday, so a cake cutting

ceremony was also organized for her.