Dharan church collapse kills 23, injures scores others
On Tuesday, a makeshift dormitory adjoining a church in Dharan collapsed on Tuesday night, killing 23 and injuring 63 others. Four children are among those killed when the three-storied dormitory, mainly made of bamboo and having tin roofs, at Victoria Chowk, Dharan-19 collapsed Tuesday night. Around 2,000 people had gathered at an eight-day international convention organized by El-Shaddai Church. The convention that began on Monday was being held at the Zion Prayer House. There were many from neighboring India for the convention. The majority of those killed and injured are women as the three-storied structure was built for women participants. At least 53 of the injured are women while 10 are men. The injured are undergoing treatment at BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences. On Wednesday, Minister for Home Affairs Bhim Rawal visited the incident site and promised relief packages for the injured and the kin of the deceased.
PM returns home, terms visit a diplomatic success
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal returned home on Monday leading a Nepali delegation to the 64th session of General Assembly of the United Nations. The prime minister had addressed the UN General Assembly on September 26 and also faced protest outside UN building by Nepalis in New York. He had met US President Barack Obama and other heads of states and governments during his visit.
Parleys to end the political deadlock
The ruling Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML and the main opposition UCPN (Maoist) have agreed to end the protracted political crisis through a joint resolution motion in the legislature-parliament. However, the three largest political parties are yet to agree on the content of such a motion. As per the agreement reached at the meeting, the NC and UML will prepare a draft of the resolution motion and hold talks with the Maoist leaders Friday evening to forge an understanding. The political parties have also agreed to amend the constitution so as to clarify the jurisdiction of the president if necessary. But differences between the ruling NC and UML and the main opposition UCPN (Maoist) still persists as the latter has demanded that the resolution motion should mention the move by the prez on Army-chief row while the NC and UML say they are ready to talk but don’t want the president’s move discussed.
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