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The Tibetan community of Nepal celebrated their new year, Lhosar, in the presence of members of the diplomatic community. In attendance at the ceremony in Jawalakhel on March 5 were American Ambassador to Nepal Randy W. Berry, British Ambassador Nicola Pollitt, Swiss Ambassador Elisabeth von Capeller and Australian Ambassador Felicity Volk.

Also in attendance were other high-ranking officials from the US and French embassies as well as representatives from the EU and the UNHCR.

The Tibetan community worshiped a photo of Dalai Lama, their spiritual leader at the program organized by the Lazimpat-based Tibetan Refugee Welfare Office.

Foreign dignitaries at the meet did not speak even though they participated in an exchange of greetings with the Tibetan community.

The community had not been able to celebrate their new year or any other cultural event for the past two years due to the ongoing covid-19 pandemic.

While Nepal has provided some refugees with Refugee Cards, many others have been deprived of them. Nepal has not given Tibetan refugees identifying documents after 1995. The refugees say they are denied even basic rights in the absence of identifying documents and have repeatedly made their case with the Nepal government. They have not got a hearing. 

An elderly woman died when a fire broke out at Purano Gosaline in Kopche of Phungling Municipality-4, Taplejung on Friday.

The deceased has been identified as 67-year-old Chulimaya Limbu.

The fire that started from the house of Rabin Limbu completely destroyed the house of his neighbor Sangita Moden.

Critically injured in the incident, Limbu breathed her last during the course of treatment, Chatrapati Pyakurel, Mayor of Phungling Municipality said.

He said the fire has been taken under control with the security personnel backed by a fire engine.

The reason behind the fire is still unknown.  Properties destroyed in the fire are yet to be established.

It has been learnt that Jiten Limbu, Chairman of ward-4, among others were injured while trying to douse the fire.

Fire breaks out in Phungling Bazaar of Taplejung

A fire broke out in Phungling Bazaar, the district headquarters is Taplejung, on Friday.

Police said that the fire broke out at Kopche in Phungling Municipality-4 at around 8 am today.

Chief District Officer Mahesh Pokharel said that the fire damaged two houses and efforts are being made to take the flame under control.

 Nepal Army, Nepal Police and Armed Police Force personnel have been deployed to extinguish the fire, he said.

The labour desk set up at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) by the government has been removed. 

The desk set up by the government targeting workers going for foreign employment was removed. It was removed after Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, Krishna Kumar Shrestha directed for the same. 

The desk's relevancy has ended as the government has been issuing electronic stickers to outbound Nepali migrant workers, said the Ministry.  

As per the process, the foreign job aspirants will receive e-sticker in their cell phone or e-mail. So, they would be able to clear the immigration after presenting the print out of the sticker or showing it on their electronic devices (mobile phones, laptops or tablets) to the authorities. 

The removal of the desk followed complaints that the desk provided trouble to Nepali migrant workers going for foreign jobs in the name of helping them clear the immigration, it has been said. 

Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security Krishna Kumar Shrestha and officials reached the airport today and removed the desk. 

With this, now foreign job aspirants can easily get their immigration cleared at the TIA without the need for them to line up hours for the same in the past. 

Nepal Police on Wednesday arrested two persons on the charge of making unfounded statements and assassinating character through YouTube channel. 

The cyber bureau has arrested Hari Pariyar of Nagarjuna Municipality-8, Bhimdhunga and Nishan Chiluwal, 27, of, Rainas Municipality, of Lamjung, currently living in Tarkeshwor Sheshmati, for spreading fake news through YouTube.

Bureau spokesperson, Senior Superintendent of Police Navind Aryal said that Pariyar and Chiluwal had spread fake news through their respective YouTube channel ‘Nepal Media’ and ‘Bishal Nepal’. 

They have been charged with doing so with the purpose of influencing the ongoing criminal investigation over a serious case.

Spokesperson Aryal said that they were arrested for committing a crime under the Electronic Transaction Act, 2063 BS. 

According to the bureau, the two have been remanded to judicial custody for seven days following permission by the district court. RSS