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The government has decided to bear all expenses related to treatment of former Prime Minister and Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala’s recent illness.

A cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s official residence in Baluwatar Wednesday evening decided to sanction Rs 20 million as advance for now and release more money for the treatment if required.

The treatment cost includes hospital bills in Nepal and Singapore, fare of the air-ambulance used to air-lift Koirala from Kathmandu and lodging, fooding and travel cost of the attendants.

Wednesday’s cabinet meeting has also formed a high-level committee led by former education minister and UML leader Mod Nath Prashrit to prepare a definition of ‘Martyrs’ and recommend criteria to be followed while declaring someone a martyr.

Likewise, the cabinet has promoted Ain Bir Jung Rana as the director of National Investigation Department, and appointed Bharat Bahadur Chand as the chairman and Deepak Upadhyaya as the general manager of Timber Corporation .

It has also authorised finance ministry to take a loan from Asian Development Bank for Small Urban Drinking Water and Sanitation Programme and sign an agreement with the World Bank for a loan and grant of US $ 95 million for School Area Improvement Programme.

Meanwhile, during Wednesday’s cabinet meeting, Prime Minsiter Madhav Kumar Nepal sought clarification from State Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives Karima Begum about the incident of slapping Parsa Chief District Officer Durga Prasad Bhandari and instructed her to apologise for the incident. However, state minister Begum refused to apologise saying she had slapped the CDO as he had disobeyed her. nepalnews.com

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<< Begin < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >> << Begin < Prev 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Next > End >> Satya narayan koirala  - Alas!   |116.197.164.xxx |2009-12-03 22:46:13 Rs 20 millon in advance.. where is Sujata`s laxury hotel and lemo expenses in singapure.. Makune must bring into public all the spenditure... Sapana sakar grand design over greed to be in power. Nalayak ministers politicians are flushing country down to tukuchha. Stephen Mikesell  - But you are paying!   |76.201.155.xxx |2009-11-20 17:29:54 "I'm Happy," don't fool yourself. You probably are contributing to Koirala's treatment since Nepal's budget is largely subsidized by foreign aid. When a government doesn't have to go with open hands to its citizens, it has no need to be accountable to them either. whatever  - I'm happy   |76.186.192.xxx |2009-11-20 05:28:44 I'm actually happy because I'm not in Nepal anymore so I know that MY MONEY ISN'T USED FOR KOIRALA'S HOSPITAL BILLS!!! Ananta  - Oh no!   |75.152.146.xxx |2009-11-20 00:56:37 What a shame decision the government made. One stupid who spoilled entire Nepal and Nepali is treated with Nepaie's Money? I don't think there is any more shame more tan this. xxxxxxx  - Shame-------   |60.229.251.xxx |2009-11-20 00:28:59 What a shame?? Now Taxpayer money is funded for the Sick bastard's Treatment.. wake up nepali People wake up now, This is your money. why the hell government is going to spend this money on this traitor... Whatt a sameeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee Wake up   |113.28.24.xxx |2009-11-20 00:28:03 Why don't this gov spend that 20 million rupees to repair bir hospital with more facilities. So that next time when our beloved ministers get sick, we can do the treatment there. However our ministers wants treatment in foreign land that way they can make money..Sabai lai dhani huncha cha haina ta. I thought gov. are too slow to allocated funding, but what about this? Super fast. Faida hune kam ta chadai garna parcha, we can learn this. When will Nepal wake up ???? Hope never... Sleep until its totally destroyed. wtf  - wtf man   |218.186.12.xxx |2009-11-20 00:13:20 its too much..i am not happy that 20million. bad  - wtf   |115.64.24.xxx |2009-11-19 23:50:21 hey blood,GP wats up dogg.huhh makin lots of money wid ur politician friends.Huhhh earning so much even not being in power. oh,you got new way of earning and can be new way of makin money for ur friends in future. you are too good man, too good. I know you are not gonna die sooner. hey blood you have made so much money through out your carrer, where is that? Do you bribe ur death or what with those money? coz my grand pa died at first time when he got similar problem. may be thats becoz he aint got such backup (govn). hey dogg I wanna make one good offer to you and mrs begum.Why don't you produce my music video. I'll take you as lead model. All you gotta do is be yourself.....I mean .....DEAD MAN....BUT THIS TIME IN REAL>....SEE YA PUNK...IN HEll... Bishnu Lamichhane   |150.203.33.xxx |2009-11-19 21:40:36 Nepal is a country where all political leaders should get all the advantages of the state although the normal people die of hunger. Basistha Joshi  - typo in headline   |74.73.189.xxx |2009-11-19 20:59:08 seek's should be seeks. Is there any copy editing going on? Powered by !JoomlaComment 3.26

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