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  Updated: ( 3:35:20 GMT) Tuesday February 09 , 2010
NEPAL TODAY
DAHABAN: UN official arrives at a ceremony to release former Maoist fighters

Gang war looms large over Nepal

KATHMANDU: The spectre of yet another tit-for-tat war between two powerful gangs loomed large over Nepal after a man called up a private television station in Kathmandu on Monday and claimed responsibility for the gunning down of controversial media tycoon 24 hours earlier. Avenues Television said it received a call from a man who identified himself as Bharat Nepali, once the trusted lieutenant of gangster Chhota Rajan but now leading a gang of his own, and said he had caused the killing of Jamim Shah, the 47-year-old head of Space Time Network whose Channel Nepal cable television agency had triggered the Hrithi Roshan riots in 2000.

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Media fraternity, parties shocked
KATHMANDU: Condolence and condemnations flooded as news of the assassination of Jamim Shah, President and Managing Director of Space Time Network, spread like wildfire. Media fraternity and political parties deplored the incident and demanded an immediate probe into the incident to bring the culprits to book. Shah was shot in Lazimpat area in broad daylight. He subsequently succumbed to bullet injuries while being rushed to hospital.
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Gold wait is over for Nepal
DHAKA: Nepal’s search for gold in the 11th South Asian Games finally ended on the 10th day on Sunday. Wushu player Binita Maharjan and karateka Sunil Lama of the Armed Police Force won a gold medal each to bring cheers to Nepalis who have been frustrated seeing Nepal’s dismal run in Dhaka with 16 bronze and five silver medals. There is also good news from boxing. Ajit Gurung has confirmed his berth in the finals.
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Nepal completes child soldiers' release
KATHMANDU: Nepal completed Monday the release of thousands of former Maoist child soldiers from UN-monitored camps, seen as a crucial step forward in the country's faltering peace process. The final transfer saw 268 young people leave a camp in Rolpa, 280 kilometres (175 miles) west of Kathmandu, which has been their home for the past three years. “The release of these young people today is symbolic for the country."
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Police tap jailbirds for information
KATHMANDU: The government is yet to find any solid lead in the Jamim Shah murder probe although it has widened its investigation and fielded several teams. One of the ways the Nepal Police are investigating is to reach out to criminals in local jails, who are of Indian origin and considered to have close links to Shah. Sources say high police officials have visited jails in the capital with hopes for clues from convicts.
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NAC pilots warn of halting flights
KATHMANDU: Nepal Airlines Pilots´ Association (NAPA), the forum of pilots affiliated with national flag carrier Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), has warned the NAC management that they would stop flying if their salary and facilities were not revised by February 15. NAPA had given final ultimatum to the management to fulfill its demands a month ago. The pilots said the management has been turning deaf ears to their demands since last one year.
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OTHER STORIES 
Politics
Maoists 'force' City bistros' closure
Nembang flies to wedding at govt money
Khadka to fight for NC presidency
HLPM meet put off over ailing GPK

Security
Combatants quit PLA
One injured in Birgunj twin blasts
Bomb goes off near Dhanusha court

Development
WB to invest in Tamakoshi III
No sign of Melamchi tunnel work
Nepal's rural road bags int'l award

Militancy
Matrika cadres seize sugar mill
Maoists seize land in Kavre
FLRP calls Illam bandh

Religion
Swasthani Brata Katha concludes
Nepal observes Shree Panchami

Civil Society
Proud father of a gold medalist
Border town folks trade flowers

Human Rights
OHCHR rights report wrong, says govt
SC scraps NHRC move on staff

Minorities
Unsettling crisis for religious groups
Govt forms Nepal Dalit Commission

Art & Culture
Restaurants re-opening uncertain
Tsum Valley exhibition

Economy
Tiger Tops resumes operation
Global to provide non-life insurance
MDB´s profits up by 570 pc
NCC earns Rs 384m profit

International Relations
Rawal visits Potala Palace
Qatar to hire Nepali security guards
Home Minister Rawal off to China

Social Sectors
Free health camp for flood hit families
Assaulted Nepali pupil fighting for life
Two more correction homes in offing

Services
CG´s CDMA mobile set in market
Regular power supply in Doti villages
No water to drink at Palpa school

Law & Order
Siphoning of US$ 58m to banks confirmed
Three dozer drivers abducted

Sports
U-16 boys defeat Bangladeshi club
Kantipur, Teresa in basketball final

Women
Mothers for water treatment
Women initiate road construction

Environment
Report bares changing rainfall patterns
Protest against Hetauda cement

Science & Technology
CAN InfoTech kicks off
Info-Tech from Jan 13

 
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