They also manhandled management committee president of the school Khem Chandra Subedi and Principal Him Bahadur Shrestha. [break]
Member of the management committee Bhuwan Moktan said the dispute arose after Subedi, who is also the coordinator of the teacher recruiting committee, recommended his wife Nirmala for the position of a teacher. “We were forced to take the step as the committee didn´t roll back its decision despite our warning,” said Joint Secretary of ANNFSU Sunsari Tika Mangle. Meanwhile, principal Shrestha said the school would be closed indefinitely from Thursday in protest until the issue is resolved.
Integration must before statute: Chemjong
UDAYAPUR: Minister for Peace and Reconstruction Rakam Chemjong on Wednesday said the peace process can not be taken to a logical conclusion as long as any political party retains an army. Speaking at a function in Okhaldhunga, Chemjong said army integration, conclusion of the peace process and constitution-writing are the major tasks that the government should accomplish at the earliest. He also stressed that the task of army integration must be accomplished before promulgation of the constitution.
UNMIN no longer required: Govt
TULSIPUR: Government Spokesperson Shankar Pokharel on Wednesday said extension of UNMIN term beyond January 15 would debilitate the state. “There is no need to ask UNMIN to stay any longer. Its term had been extended for the last time,” said Pokharel. He argued continuous monitoring of the Nepal Army by the UN body would also affect the morale of the national army. Pokharel also said Nepali Congress leader Ram Chandra Paudel must withdraw his candidacy so as to forge consensus between the political parties.
Colombo apologizes
KATHMANDU: Sri Lanka´s Deputy Ministers of External Affairs Neomal Perera has apologized to Nepal behalf of the Lanka´s government over false claims that Nepal has invited President Mahinda Rajapakse to be a peace mediator a few weeks ago when the two presidents met in Beijing, according to a news report of Sri Lanka´s Guardian. According to a source, the Lankan deputy minister pleaded with Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal to forgive the Sri Lankan government over the false claim. However, Prime Minister Nepal advised Lanka´s minister to be wary of future false claims as this was not the first time it has happened and was not conducive to diplomatic relations between the two countries, either internationally or locally.
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