Kathmandu, February 12th: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has assured that the government would yet again provide public holidays on those festivals that were cut down by the incumbent government.

The government had reduced the number of public holidays by 22 days in 2018, cutting down from 104. Many of the public holidays that were cut down were on the festivities of specific ethnic communities as well as on commemoration of important historical days and achievements among others.

At a programme organized at Budhanilakantha in Kathmandu on the occasion of Sonam Lhosar 2857 today, Minister Thapa said that government has amended the public holiday cut down for festivities like Maghi and Lhosar among others.

Thapa reaffirmed his commitment that the Council of Ministers would declare public holidays on some festivities soon and those new holidays will be included in the new calendar.

People representing various ethnic communities had submitted a memo to ensure public holiday on their major festivals. He lamented that the indigenous communities and people from various religious faiths were not able to relish a position in the society.

The Minister also expressed his sorrow for them not being able to exercise their right for preservation of their language, religion and tardyons. According to him, it was imperative to improve the economic status of the indigenous communities. RSS

DHANGADHI, March 6: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has vowed to find and book the murderers of 13-year-old girl Nirmala Panta of Kanchanpur.

“We will book the culprits as soon as possible,” said Home Minister Thapa talking to journalists on Wednesday, who arrived in Dhangadhi to participate in the security seminar.

“Investigations are under way in this connection.”

“Complications in the investigation occurred initially due to some lapses in the initial phase. But the rapists and murderers will be found at any cost.”

The 13-year old school girl, Panta, of Bhimduttanagar, Kanchanpur was found raped and murdered in a waterlogged sugarcane field on July 27.

Despite the formation of multiple probe committees to investigate into the rape and murder case, the police are still clueless about the real culprits behind the horrific crime.

He also said that the government is working to systematize the breakdown in transport monopoly.

“The monopoly in the transportation sector has been broken by law and the government is working to systematize it by bringing the required laws,” he said.

Referring to the Nepal Communist Party led by Biplab, he said, “A group has carried out bomb explosions and violent activities. The government is serious regarding these incidents and taking people involving in such activities into control.”

According to the home minister, final preparations have been going on in the federal parliament for formulating the laws related to federal police and the state police.

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BHADRAPUR, Feb 13: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has urged one and all to be aware of the anti-State forces that he said were active in the country.

At a meeting with employees at the District Administration Office (DAO) in Jhapa on Wednesday, Minister Thapa said that disgruntled forces in and outside of the country were trying to topple the government and weaken it to create instability.

Thapa said that although the separatist forces were not so rife in Jhapa but there were plenty of forces which, the Minister claimed, seek to divide country in the name of ethnicity and religion and create chaos in Province No 1 and Jhapa.

Stating that the security forces should take special measures to douse these forces, Minister Thapa instructed the staffers in the DAO, Jhapa to discharge their duties responsibly and render effective services to the service-seekers.

According to him, the cases of smuggling were on the rise in Jhapa lately and additional security provisions need to be put in place to curb it.

Reaffirming the government’s commitment to tackle corruption, he argued that the good-governance and peace should be further institutionalize to achieve economic stability and development in the country.

He viewed that the administration should pay attention to the Prime Minister’s anti-corruption campaign ‘Ma ni bhrastachar gardina ra garna ni dinna’ (Neither I will be involved in corruption nor will let it happen) as the government has adopted the ‘zero-tolerance’ policy against corruption.

On the occasion, Chief District Officer, Jhapa, Janak Rak Dahal , held a security briefing to the visiting Minister in Jhapa and the programs of the DAO, Jhapa. RSS

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has said he was the most dissatisfied one with the prolonged investigation that has not brought the culprit to book on Nirmala rape and murder case.

During his meeting with Nirmala’s parents at Home Ministry on Friday, Minister Thapa however said the investigation has reached near the murderer and the efforts were on to bring to book the culprits.

“We paid attention to Kanchanpur incident from the very beginning by directing the local police to probe the incident immediately and sending the CIB team again. The investigation was further intensified with high level probe team. In addition to the team, a separate investigation is also continuous,” he shared before Niramala’s parents.

He made it clear that those working carelessly on it would not be spared. It is natural that family is most afflicted for not getting the culprits behind the murder. The Ministry continues investigation in cooperation with the family, he assured.

In the meeting, Nirmala’s parents asked why the murderers were not ascertained in such long time. They complained with the Home Minister that police did not cooperate in the beginning. RSS

KATHMANDU, June 13: Minister for Home Affairs, Ram Bahadur Thapa, has said that the government would not spare goons and police involved in weekly extortion in party palace and catering business.

Inaugurating the second general assembly and first general convention of National Federation of Party Palace and Catering Entrepreneurs Nepal here today, Home Minister Thapa said that development is unlikely in the country until corruption and aberrations exit.

He said, “It is necessary to make youths employed by developing party palace and catering business.”

Federation Chairpersonn Arun Shankar Vaidya said that party palace and catering business established around four decades ago has now been expanded in 44 districts and there are 4,000 party palaces and caterings.

A total of 200 representatives from 42 districts have been participating in the general convention that will elect a new working committee. RSS

BIRATNAGAR, June 1: Minister for Home Affairs, Ram Bahadur Thapa, has said that the country’s economic growth rate will touch an eight percent next year.

Speaking at a joint press meet organized by the Press Chautari and Press Center, Morang on Friday, the Home Minister expressed his hope that the budget for the upcoming fiscal year 2018/19 presented by the government recently would help bring development and prosperity in the country and give its way for attaining double-digit economic growth by the next couple of years.

Stating that high inflation regarding some goods was due to the international market not because of the domestic market, he said the government was committed to controlling black marketing.

He argued that the central government had allocated sufficient budget to the province governments, he promised actions for those contractors responsible for delays in development projects.

In his reply to query about the smuggling of gold from Tribhuvan International Airport, he said, “Investigations into the matter are underway and the government will leave no stone unturned to bring criminals to book.”

He assured of ending of syndicate in every sectors: education, health, construction and agriculture and providing quality goods and services to the people on the basis of healthy competition.

He had claimed that the unification between the then CPN-UML and CPN ( Maoist Center) to form the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) will be turn a meaningful to bring development and prosperity in the nation. RSS

CHITWAN, April 23: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has said that only the announcement of party unification has remained as all issues related to both parties have already been finalized.

Talking to media persons on Monday, Home Minister Thapa said that the basis for political ideology and organizational bases, remaining to be finalized, have also been prepared.

He clarified that they failed to make announcement of party unification on April 22, the establishment day of Nepal Communist Party, due to some minor technical problems.

The Home Minister said, “There are no any issues remaining to be finalized. So, party unification will be announced soon.”

He said that the issues related to adjustment of all leaders of CPN (Maoist Center) and CPN-UML have been settled through interim statute.

On a different note, Minister Thapa said that organizational structure of police administration would be federal and provincial, adding that the Council of Ministers has already issued executive order for the same. RSS

BANEPA: CPN-Maoist General Secretary Ram Bahadur Thapa has said that a new government of the nationalist forcesshould be formed by toppling the incumbent government.

Addressing the First National Youth Gathering and Training Programme of Nepal Tamang Rastriya Mukti Morcha in Dhulikhel on Saturday, Thapa claimed that the agitation s of the nationalist forces would take momentum in the coming days.

He also said that country’s sovereignty was in peril ever since the signing of the Sugauli Treaty. He added that the youth should take initiatives to safeguard country’s sovereignty.

Over 250 youths of Tamang are participating in the program.

Birgunj: An influential leader of the Mohan Baidya led CPN Maoist has claimed that the incumbent Khilaraj Regmi led Interim Election government cannot hold Constituent Assembly elections.

General secretary of the party Ram Bahadur Thapa aka Badal, made such claim arguing that Chairperson of the government Regmi lacked proper credentials to do so.

Badal’s statement comes at a time when his party, one of the 33 political parties that have announced to boycott the CA elections, is struggling internally on holding negotiations with the Regmi government over outstanding issues.

Speaking at a press interaction program organized by the Revolutionary Journalist Federation Parsa branch on Sunday, Badal ruled out dialogue with the government unless the 25 point deal made by the four major political parties is scrapped.

He maintained that his party was not against dialogue or elections, but said that his party would not support an agreement that was set up for external forces.

The CPN Maoist and other members of its alliance have accused that the four major political parties had agreed to the 25 point deal due to pressure from external forces.

He reiterated that the Regmi government should be dissolved, power should be restored in the hands of political parties and a round table conference should be arranged to draft the new constitution.

Badal said that holding a round table conference is the CPN Maoist’s proposition to draft the constitution.

He warned that his party would launch fierce protest programs if the four major political parties did not scrap the 25 point agreement.

KATHMANDU: Nepal’s hardliner CPN-Maoist’s leaders have warned of serious consequences if they were sidelined by the major political parties.

The four political parties are continuing the autocratic and authoritarian practice by governing the country in an unconstitutional way, CPN-Maoist Chair Mohan Baidhya said addressing a program in the capital on Saturday.

“The four parties lack constitutional recognition. They have handed over the strength to the bureaucrats. We would not attend the dialogue called by the parties having no strength,” he said.

Baidhya was of the opinion that country’s political deadlock would end only by the formation of a national unity government through a round table. He further warned to foil the elections at any expense if it is to be held at the strength of weaponry ignoring consensus.

On the occasion, party general secretary Ram Bahadur Thapa announced that the year 2070 BS would be the decisive year of revolution and that the revolution would build a new Nepal with independence by sabotaging the feudalist and bourgeois class.