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Impact of Indian Budget Nepse Crashes. Share prices fall .....,,=. ~~ • CommunilV Forestrv: Under Threat THE KHUKRI IS THE FAMOUS NATIONAL WEAPON OF THE GORKHA SOLDIERS OF NEPAL KHUKRI RUM IS THEIR FAMOUS NATIONAL DRINK ANYWHERE IN THE WORLD, IN A BATTLE OR IN A BOTTLE, YOU CAN ALWAYS PUT YOUR TRUST IN A KHUKR!. THE NEPAL DISTILLERIES PVT. LTD. BALAJU,KATHMANDU PH, : 350988, 350725, FAX: 350971 CONTENTS Page Letters 3 News Notes 4 'efs 6 Quote Unquote 7 Off The Record 8 By projecting the issue of property rights only. Nepal's women's movement has overlooked other crucial aspects-the education and stability of the family unil. HIGH-LEVEL VISITS: Exposure To Nepal 9 Page 16 COMMUNITY FORESTRY: Under Threat 12 INDIAN BUDGET: Close Watch 13 NEPSE'S FALL: Bears Comes Hugging 14 CONFERENCE: Health For Humanity 21 ACADEMIC SESSION: Changing Gears 24 ANFA DISPUTE: Battle Over Due Process 25 SPECIAL REPORT: Maoist Movement As the second national conference of the underground party adopts a 'flexible policy' it might signify a turning point in the 5- SNOOKER CONTEST: Pool Popularity 26 year-old insurgency. Page 10 THE BOTTOM LINE 27 FACE TO FACE: Yoshree 28 PASTIME 29 INTERVIEW: JANdeWlTTE The Honorary Consul of Royal LEISURE 30 Netherlands Consulate says the democratic process in NepaJ is moving. FORUM: Dr Uprendra Gautam 32 Page 22 SPOTLIGHT/MARCH 9. 2001 I SPOTLIGHT EDITOR'S NOTE THE NATIONAL NEWSMA_GAZ_'N.=E __~, Vol. 20, NO.34, March 9, 2001 (Falgun 26, 2057) Chief Editor And Publisher Madhav Kumar Rimal Editor en thousand miles away from home worries do not seem to stop chasing. Sarita Rimal Till writ in g this column on 5 March the impasse in Nepal's Parliament Managing Editor does not seem to resolve. It is totally unimportant whether the Prime Keshab Poudel Minister Oirija Prasad Koirala is right or the opposi ti on. That the poor Associate Editor country and the unfortunate people of the miserable country are suffering Bhaglrath Yogi erneeds no emphasis. In such critical situation what has impelled the Prime Minister to embark upon a foreign jaunt beggars our ordinary comprehension. More enigmatic is Senior Reporter Sanjaya Dhakal the French decision to receive the beleaguered Nepalese Prime Minister who may h toquit in a very ignominious way. Since it has become very difficult for us to appreciate Reporter Akshay Sharma the moves of either government, we will wait for the visit to end before we announce our verdict. Design and Layout Jyoti Singh * * * Undoubtedly, King Birendra's visit to the friendly country of the People's Republic of Photographer China has been 'remarkable:' In our last issue of the magazine we had wished the Nishchal Chapagain monarch a very happy and successful visit. That the visit was more successful than we Art had wished for is the true reflection of the respect the people and the government of M.S. Khokna China hold for our sovereign and the sincere friendship they cherish for the Nepalese people. Since we are not aware of the details of the outcome of the visit, we are not in Legal Advisor Advocate Lok Bhakta Rana a position to comment. But we can rest assured that there could be nothing to worry at all and the relations between the two countries must have attained to even greater Marketing/Advertisement Sant Rimal (USA) heights. * * * Marketing That India has at last, relented to the meeLing of the foreign secretaries of the SAARC Madan ~aii Basnet Navin Kumar Maharjan countries must be taken as a positive step in the right direction. The set back the Madan Raj Poudel organization had to endure due to India's unwillingness to participate in the dialogue along with the Pakistanis after Pervez Musharrafs take over has adversely affected Editorial Office t!lll... GPO Box 7256, Baluwatar, Kathmandu, development of SAARC hUrling the inLeresL ofLhe small er members to a greaterdegr. 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SAARC is an institution that can unite all Distribution the members into a solid bloc capable of withstanding great pressures. political or Bazaar International economic, It would be in India's overall inLerest not LO hurt the smaller neighbors by 228 Sanchaya Kosh Bldg. Kathmandu ignoring the speedy developmenL ofSAARC. As such forgetting the misguided policies G.P.O Box 2480, Ph: 222983 Fax: 229437 e-mail. [email protected] of the past India should start giving second thoughts to focus on safeguarding the inLeresLs of all the SAARC countries. • Printers: Kishor offset Press (P.) Ltd. P.O, Box 4665, Galkopakha, Thamel, Kathmandu,Tel: 351 044 (Off), 351172 (Res.), Fax: 977-1-351172, E-mail: [email protected] C.D.O. Regd. No 1511039-40 Postal Rcgd. No 421057158 U.S _Library of Congress , Madhav Kumar Rimal Catalogue No. 914905060 Chief Editor& Publisher 2 SPOTLIGHT/MARCH 9, 2001 LETTERS ______________________________________________________________ witnessed in general elections, Economic with apparently huge money spent 011 pusters, pamphlets Concerns and so on. I wonder where the The road ahead for money comes from. Is there no ne~1'/y appoinTed Finance authority that can investigate Millisfer Dr Ram Sharan thc~e matters? The sit uation is Mahal is indeed rough, 10 gelling wor«, The best solu say Ihe leasl ("Walking On A ti on could be doing away with Tighl Rope" SPOTLIGHT, thi s wholc co ncept ofelcctions March 2-8). The basic eco in campuses. This is irrelevant in a democratic country. lIomic indicaTors are 1l0f good enough alld il would be Rabilldra Karki Bagdole.lawalakhel all uphill task for The millis ter to mainrain a g'-O\l'tll rate above 6 percent. Instead, the Wrong Priorities decision to set lip (Ill armed Your cover story "At The police force will eat oH'ay a Crossroads" (SPOTLIGHT, large parI of Ihe coulllr)' 's Feb 23-March I) is probably scarce resources. Times are onc of the Illost realistic por really badfor Nepal il/lermS trayal of the progress made of economic prospects. An and problems faced by experiel/ced person like Dr. Nepal's education sector over the last five decades. How Mahal will have 10 empla)' all his knowledge and expe ever, the story was completely rience to overcome The silen t about the significance or technical education in troubles. Nepal. Kiral/ S"restlta My main concern is with Ghatlekula the growing popUlation, un employment and poverty in the Acharya Escapes On A Tight Rope" SPOT cipline lay? How much devel nation. A developing country LIGHT, March 2-8). Now the opme nt work has been done in The appointment of Dr. like ou r ~ lacks technician and lime come Shantn Mahat as finance has tocvaluate how Maoist-affected areas? Whatfs research\!rs to harness its po minister in place of Mahesh much that decision achieved happening with the much tentials . To overcome this gap, Acharya suggests that the lat its goal. Otherwise, govern touted civil serv ice rcfonns? children need to be technically ment employees might con These are but a few questions teT was terri fled of the dread~ educated rrom the very initial fuI economic situation of the tinue with their tradition of that demand urgent answers. stages of the learning phase. country (""Walk.ing OnA Tight asking for a raise but not doing Sabin Tlwpa A recent World Bank re Rope" SPOTLIGHT, March their job well. A carrot-and Kuleshwor port provides an interesting 2-8). Having presented the stick approach must be fol data: only 6 percent of the budget, Acharya was likely to lowed to ensure bureaucratic Detach Politics education budget is in vestcd efficiency. receive the bulk of criticism The over -poiiticizalion of technical education. If this for failing to deliver. That Rames" Satyal educational institutions has led trend continues, the number Ihamsikhel might be why he decided to to the deterioration in the qual of academically educated per abandon Bag Durbar. ity of education in the country sons will ri se in no time. But Billaya DllOj Jos"i Broken Promises ("At The Crossroads" SPOT where are they going to find Samakhusi Nine months after Mahesh LIGHT, February 23-March jobs? On the other hand, do Acharya presented the budget, I ). The recent student union we keep on hiring technicians Salary Vs Efficiency the Nepalese people are forced elections in campuses across from abroad? I would like to Mahesh Acharya raised to reflect on the heap of broken the country was a glaring ex thank your team for bringing' the salaries of civil servants promises ("Walking On A ample of how politics is driv ou t such an interesting article. substantially in last yearis bud Tight Rope" SPOTLIGHT ing away academic spirit. The Keep it up. get hoping that would result in March 2-8). Where does the campaign in the student elec [swar Pokharel greater efficiency (" Walking promjse of imposing fiscal dis- tion was very much like that Vijay Chowk SPOTLIGHT/MARCH 9, 2001 3 NEWSNOTES 1 Ambassador Gautam government and the people of Nepal that two ancien! Buddha statues in Returns Home central Bamiyan province of Af Royal Nepalese Ambassador to the ghanistan have been partially dam United States.