GAESO says its struggle for equal rights continues

Kathmandu, March 26  The Gurkha Army Ex-Servicemen’s Organisation (GAESO) have stated that their struggle continues until the disparity between the British Army soldiers and the retired British Gurkha soldiers comes to an end. GAESO president Krishna Kumar Rai said this at a news conference here on Monday. He complained that the salary, pension and other […]

Over 1,400 families of Jitpursimara Sub-metropolis living as landless squatters

Birgunj, March 25  More than 1,400 households of Tangiya settlement at Jitpursimara Sub-Metropolitan City in Bara district do not have land ownership certificate and are living as landless squatters. Though such number of families from different communities including Brahman, Chhetri, Tamang and Bishwokarma has been living there since the last 44 years, they have not […]

Army mobilization to be made by decision of security council: DPM Pokhrel

Biratnagar, March 25  Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence, Ishwar Pokhrel, has said the army will be mobilized through a decision of a meeting of the National Security Council alone. Talking briefly to journalists at Biratnagar airport today, he said the army would be mobilized after the President approves a proposal for the same […]

‘Whatever general convention decides is official view of party’

Bhadrapur, March 25  Nepali Congress (NC) former general secretary Prakashman Singh has said the perspective in regard with federalism, republic and secularism endorsed by the party’s general convention is the official view or line of the party.   Speaking this morning at a press meet organised by the Nepal Press Union (NPU) at Birtamod of Jhapa, […]