Hrithik Roshan, wife Sussanne call it quits

MUMBAI, DEC 14 -Bollywood superstar Hrithik Roshan and Sussanne Roshan's marriage of 13 years, a subject of much discussion of late, is over. Roshan, 40, who is in the USA for a medical check-up, issued a statement on Friday saying his wife has decided to separate from him. "Sussanne has decided to separate from me and end our 17-year relationship. This is a very trying time for the entire family and I request the media and the people to grant us our privacy at this time.'' The actor's father Rakesh Roshan too confirmed that the couple is separatinussanne, an interior designer, has been living separately from the family for nearly four months now. A source said, "She has been living with her children for some time now in a building at Four Bungalows in Versova, which is also closer to her shop. Both her children Hrehan and Hridhan do visit their father regularly.''Despite the assertion in Hrithik's statement, Sussanne's father Sanjay Khan does not think it is the end and is quite hopeful that the couple will come together again. He said, "Both Sussanne and Hrithik are wonderful and very strong people...if both of them need space for a while I think we should respect it. Hrithik is like my son and I love him very much too. I will also say that they both are intelligent people and we should allow them to do what they want to.''Sussanne who has been avoiding the media and has stopped making public appearances with Hrithik, also issued a statement. She said, "We are two individuals who respect and care for each other and have made our own individual choices. We are parents to two wonderful kids and our responsibility remains to protect and take care of them. Nothing can change that. Would appreciate if we are given our privacy in such a time. Thank you for your warmth & concern for both of us and the family.

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Shah Rukh keen to work with Sunny Leone

MUMBAI, DEC 13 -

Superstar Shah Rukh Khan , who was spotted at the premiere of adult movies star-turned Bollywood actress Sunny Leone-starrer "Jackpot", hopes to work with her someday.

She made her Bollywood debut with 2012 film "Jism 2" and the superstar has shown interest in working with her.

"I have never been part of casting my films. Directors do it. If there is a film, I will be fortunate enough to work with Sunny Leone," Shah Rukh said here Thursday.

The Kaizad Gustad directorial hit the theatres this Friday.

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Nothing substantive

The new Bollywood release, Jackpot is supposed to be a ‘suspense thriller’. One would naturally expect to find numerous turns and twists in the plot in such films, looking forward to an exciting hour or two in which your mind will not dither from what happens on screen. But Jackpot does not do any of these things. If the film does create any effect on the audience, it is only that of annoyance and irritation.There were two major attractions to the film before its release with regards to its cast members. Naseeruddin Shah, a man known for his superlative acting skills, and Sunny Leone, the porn star turned Bollywod actor. Sadly, neither of the two actors—not even the incomparable Shah—is able to offer anything good to the audience. The film is a disastrous, good-for-nothing waste of time.

Like most Bollywood suspense thrillers, Jackpot revolves around a few hundred crore rupees, many instances of backstabbing and quite a substantial number of murders. Maya (Leone), Francis (Sachin Joshi) and the owner of Casino Jackpot (played by Shah) play a game of Russian roulette in hopes to making that big leap towards monetary excess. The film feels like it has been lazily written from the very outset and director Kaizad Gustad (who was responsible for the 2003 debacle that was Boom) makes no effort to turn that writing into an interesting film. The concept has some calibre, to be fair, but no one related to the making of the film seems to have been able to make it worth watching.Jackpot leaves you sad and exhausted by the end; The only good thing about it being its length—at an hour and 40 minutes, the film is shorter that most Hindi movie s.The one thing I kept wondering throughout the 100 minutes I spent in the theatre was why a genius like Shah had signed on to a film like Jackpot. Shah looked quite insincere in his scenes, and the less said about the other two actors the better. Leone and Joshi are simply not made for acting, and the supporting cast seemed as shallow as the script.If suspense thrillers are to work, they need to be made intelligently; there is no mid-way here. Films like Jackpot, with no entertainment quotient and no cinematic value, are only a test of our patience. Why would anyone want to spend their hard-earned money on watching such a pointless film? There are many other things that are worth paying attention to.

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Big parties eye CA settlement

KATHMANDU, DEC 14Major political parties are working on a “consensus proposal” to settle the UCPN (Maoist) demands, including an investigation into alleged vote rigging, in the Constituent Assembly ( CA ) itself.

Key negotiators from the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML said the Maoist party responded positively to their proposal of forming a parliamentary committee to probe the alleged poll irregularities after they agreed to reiterate their commitment “to not backtrack from secularism, republicanism and federalism.”

“Though there has not been any express commitment, Maoist leaders, including Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, sounded more flexible on Wednesday as they were positive on dealing with the vote fraud allegations in the parliament,” UML leader Bhim Rawal said.

So far, the UCPN (Maoist) had been opposing the NC and UML proposal to settle all disputes through the CA .

An alliance of 16 parties—Federal Democratic Republic Alliance (FDRA)—led by the Maoist chairman had earlier decided to stay away from the CA process until their demands are met.

A key negotiator said that Dahal would need a few more days to discuss the NC and UML’s ‘consensus proposal’ with his alliance partners and come up with a decision.

On Friday, the FDRA rejected the proposal and said it will not be part of the CA until a high-level probe commission is formed to look into the ‘vote rigging.’

Still, negotiators said there was a possibility of a “trade-off” between the commission and appointments in top positions in the new political set-up, which would accommodate the dissenting parties.

Leaders in the FDRA said such a ‘trade-off’ would be possible only in the “second stage of negotiations,” while the first stage will focus on the formation of a commission to probe the ‘poll irregularities’ and owning up past achievements made in the erstwhile CA .

Though the NC and the UML have been publicly saying that they would own up the major achievements of the previous CA , the Maoist party is still doubtful, given the changed power balance.

On power sharing, the UML has already proposed sharing top five political posts—president, vice-president, prime minister, speaker and chairman of the constitutional committee—among the major political parties.

A senior Madhesi leader, also a member of the FDRA, sounded confident of a “win-win agreement” from the ongoing negotiations.

Maoist leaders sounded cautiously optimistic. “I am not sure whether a deal would be signed tomorrow, but from the negotiations I gather that the NC and the UML will positively respond to our demands,” said Maoist leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha.

UML leaders also said the HLPC will be dissolved right after a new consensus agreement is signed.

“Since an elected body is in place, the HLPC will be no more in existence,” said UML General  Secretary Ishwor Pokharel.

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Big parties eye CA settlement

KATHMANDU, DEC 14Major political parties are working on a “consensus proposal” to settle the UCPN (Maoist) demands, including an investigation into alleged vote rigging, in the Constituent Assembly ( CA ) itself.

Key negotiators from the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML said the Maoist party responded positively to their proposal of forming a parliamentary committee to probe the alleged poll irregularities after they agreed to reiterate their commitment “to not backtrack from secularism, republicanism and federalism.”

“Though there has not been any express commitment, Maoist leaders, including Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, sounded more flexible on Wednesday as they were positive on dealing with the vote fraud allegations in the parliament,” UML leader Bhim Rawal said.

So far, the UCPN (Maoist) had been opposing the NC and UML proposal to settle all disputes through the CA .

An alliance of 16 parties—Federal Democratic Republic Alliance (FDRA)—led by the Maoist chairman had earlier decided to stay away from the CA process until their demands are met.

A key negotiator said that Dahal would need a few more days to discuss the NC and UML’s ‘consensus proposal’ with his alliance partners and come up with a decision.

On Friday, the FDRA rejected the proposal and said it will not be part of the CA until a high-level probe commission is formed to look into the ‘vote rigging.’

Still, negotiators said there was a possibility of a “trade-off” between the commission and appointments in top positions in the new political set-up, which would accommodate the dissenting parties.

Leaders in the FDRA said such a ‘trade-off’ would be possible only in the “second stage of negotiations,” while the first stage will focus on the formation of a commission to probe the ‘poll irregularities’ and owning up past achievements made in the erstwhile CA .

Though the NC and the UML have been publicly saying that they would own up the major achievements of the previous CA , the Maoist party is still doubtful, given the changed power balance.

On power sharing, the UML has already proposed sharing top five political posts—president, vice-president, prime minister, speaker and chairman of the constitutional committee—among the major political parties.

A senior Madhesi leader, also a member of the FDRA, sounded confident of a “win-win agreement” from the ongoing negotiations.

Maoist leaders sounded cautiously optimistic. “I am not sure whether a deal would be signed tomorrow, but from the negotiations I gather that the NC and the UML will positively respond to our demands,” said Maoist leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha.

UML leaders also said the HLPC will be dissolved right after a new consensus agreement is signed.

“Since an elected body is in place, the HLPC will be no more in existence,” said UML General  Secretary Ishwor Pokharel.

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Big parties eye CA settlement

KATHMANDU, DEC 14Major political parties are working on a “consensus proposal” to settle the UCPN (Maoist) demands, including an investigation into alleged vote rigging, in the Constituent Assembly ( CA ) itself.

Key negotiators from the Nepali Congress and the CPN-UML said the Maoist party responded positively to their proposal of forming a parliamentary committee to probe the alleged poll irregularities after they agreed to reiterate their commitment “to not backtrack from secularism, republicanism and federalism.”

“Though there has not been any express commitment, Maoist leaders, including Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal, sounded more flexible on Wednesday as they were positive on dealing with the vote fraud allegations in the parliament,” UML leader Bhim Rawal said.

So far, the UCPN (Maoist) had been opposing the NC and UML proposal to settle all disputes through the CA .

An alliance of 16 parties—Federal Democratic Republic Alliance (FDRA)—led by the Maoist chairman had earlier decided to stay away from the CA process until their demands are met.

A key negotiator said that Dahal would need a few more days to discuss the NC and UML’s ‘consensus proposal’ with his alliance partners and come up with a decision.

On Friday, the FDRA rejected the proposal and said it will not be part of the CA until a high-level probe commission is formed to look into the ‘vote rigging.’

Still, negotiators said there was a possibility of a “trade-off” between the commission and appointments in top positions in the new political set-up, which would accommodate the dissenting parties.

Leaders in the FDRA said such a ‘trade-off’ would be possible only in the “second stage of negotiations,” while the first stage will focus on the formation of a commission to probe the ‘poll irregularities’ and owning up past achievements made in the erstwhile CA .

Though the NC and the UML have been publicly saying that they would own up the major achievements of the previous CA , the Maoist party is still doubtful, given the changed power balance.

On power sharing, the UML has already proposed sharing top five political posts—president, vice-president, prime minister, speaker and chairman of the constitutional committee—among the major political parties.

A senior Madhesi leader, also a member of the FDRA, sounded confident of a “win-win agreement” from the ongoing negotiations.

Maoist leaders sounded cautiously optimistic. “I am not sure whether a deal would be signed tomorrow, but from the negotiations I gather that the NC and the UML will positively respond to our demands,” said Maoist leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha.

UML leaders also said the HLPC will be dissolved right after a new consensus agreement is signed.

“Since an elected body is in place, the HLPC will be no more in existence,” said UML General  Secretary Ishwor Pokharel.

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Over 4,00 thousand people enter labor market annually

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: More than 450 thousand people enter the labour market every year in Nepal.
Nearly 1,500 people leave the country for foreign employment every day. 
The number of youths going on foreign employment by taking labour permit has reached 3 million 21 thousand 302 as of November 15, and of them, 91 thousand 308 are women, according to the Ministry of Labour and Employment.
The Ministry of Labour and Employment is marking the International Day of Migrants 2013 by organising various programmes throughout this week.
At a programme here today, the Ministry informed the media that programmes like screening of documentaries, interaction, community awareness, art and photo exhibition, blood donation, morning procession, street play, booklet publication etc would be organised in Kathmandu and other places on the occasion
Secretary at the ministry Suresh Man Shrestha argued that Nepal figures as the country where a large section of the population has migrated in proportion to the total population of the country.
Shrestha said that this number includes people who have gone abroad without taking labour permit, those people who have gone to India for seasonal work, those who have gone to Europe and the U.S. and other countries for higher studies and in connection with business and the Nepalis who have gone abroad for temporary residence.
December 18 is observed as the International Day of Migrants every year and Nepal has been marking the Day since 2000
The United Nations had passed the Convention on Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Their Family Members on December 18, 1990.

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Wild tuskar terror continues in Rautahat,13 houses destroyed

RUATHAT, Dec 13: A terror of the wild elephants has continued here in Lachhmuniya VDC of the district.
A total of 13 houses were destroyed by wild elephants on early Friday morning. 
Two people of  a family were killed in an attack two days earlier in the same VDC. 
According to Dudhiawa police station, a group of wild elephants entered at a settlement of Lachhmuniya-9, Botuwa tole and destroyed six houses belonging to Krishna Prasad Dahal, Dhana Bahadur Tamang, Shambhu Mainali and Krishna Mainali. 
Similarly, seven other houses belonging to Bipat Mahara Chamar, Rajendra Chaudahry, Lekha Chaudhary, Thanait Mukhiya, Gogal Chaudhary, Sachin Rokka and Manjit Ale were also destroyed by the wild elephants in Bhausahi tole and Botuwa tole area, north of the VDC at around 3 am today. 
Properties including food grains have been completely destroyed in the attack.

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700 dengue cases found across nation

CHITWAN, Dec 13: As many as 700 persons have been tested positive for dengue virus across the nation since the last five months.According to a Chitwan-based Public Health Office, 316 cases of dengue fever were diagnosed in Chitwan of which 137 cases were found in Bharatpur Municipality alone. Likewise, 194 cases in Jhapa, 160 cases in Parsa, 2 in Rautahat, 4 in Kanchanpur and 10 cases have been foud in Rupandehi district, a record maintained at Epidemiology and Disease Control Directorate shows. A group of 120 volunteers led by Disease and Vector Control Inspector of Chitwan district Ram KC has been running a three-day dengue elimination campaign in the district. It started on Thursday and will last on Saturday. 



Disease Control Inspector Chandeshwor Yadav and Vector Control Inspector of Chitwan district Ram KC spilling water from a container tested positive for dengue. (Chandani Hamal) 

The dengue virus is caused by a bite of s striped Aedes aegypti mosquito. 
After being bitten by a mosquito carrying the virus, the incubation period ranges from three to 15 days before the signs and symptoms of dengue appear in stages. 


Aedes aegypti mosquito

Dengue symptom starts with chills, headache, pain upon moving the eyes, and low backache. Painful aching in the legs and joints occurs during the first hours of illness.

The mosquito can breed in water-filled flower pots, plastic bags, and cans mostly during the rainy season. 

The pandemic had seriously hit the district in 2010. 

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Over 4,00 thousand people enter labor market annually

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: More than 450 thousand people enter the labour market every year in Nepal.
Nearly 1,500 people leave the country for foreign employment every day. 
The number of youths going on foreign employment by taking labour permit has reached 3 million 21 thousand 302 as of November 15, and of them, 91 thousand 308 are women, according to the Ministry of Labour and EmploymentThe Ministry of Labour and Employment is marking the International Day of Migrants 2013 by organising various programmes throughout this week.At a programme here today, the Ministry informed the media that programmes like screening of documentaries, interaction, community awareness, art and photo exhibition, blood donation, morning procession, street play, booklet publication etc would be organised in Kathmandu and other places on the occasion.
Secretary at the ministry Suresh Man Shrestha argued that Nepal figures as the country where a large section of the population has migrated in proportion to the total population of the country.
Shrestha said that this number includes people who have gone abroad without taking labour permit, those people who have gone to India for seasonal work, those who have gone to Europe and the U.S. and other countries for higher studies and in connection with business and the Nepalis who have gone abroad for temporary residence.December 18 is observed as the International Day of Migrants every year and Nepal has been marking the Day since 2000.
The United Nations had passed the Convention on Protection of the Rights of Migrant Workers and Their Family Members on December 18, 1990.

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IBN receives green signal to West Seti

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: The Investment Board of Nepal (IBN) can now proceed ahead with the West Seti Hydropower Project, one of the much talked projects in the country. 
The bodies concerned of late are agreed in principle for resolving problems seen regarding the project which lies in the Far Western Development Region.The Board has received a letter from bodies concerned including the ministries of energy, finance, land reform and management informing that agreement in principle has been reached to resolve the local-level problems in connection with the project. The letter has paved the way for the IBN for holding negotiations with investors about the matters of accelerating the project. The IBN is expected to gear up for necessary preparations for investment agreement and talks with the investing company side by side. The Chinese Three Gorges Corporation is the main investor of the 750-megawatt-project.

Construction of transmission line, rehabilitation of the people of project-affected area and power purchase agreement are the matters of concern of Corporation, according to Board Joint Secretary Mukunda Poudel. The Board assured the company that it would present the matters raised by the company before the stakeholders concerned and seek solutions to all problems through discussions.
The Nepal Government and the Chinese investor last year agreed in principle to proceed with the project works. The preliminary feasibility study of project had begun around 20 years ago by the Australian company Snowy Mountain. But, following no progress in the study process, the government annulled the license of the Australian company and moved to the IBN to expedite the project works. Doti, Dadeldhura, Bajhang and Bajura are the most affected areas from the project. The project has been delayed due to several issues associated with the project including the resettlement plan for the project-affected, land acquisition, power purchase agreement rate for the project and transmission line. 
The estimated cost of the reservoir-type project is around Rs. 200 billion. Of the total cost, the Nepal Government will bear 25 per cent and remaining 75 per cent will be invested by the Three Gorges.
Around 10 per cent shares of project will be allocated to the locals. Where and how to resettle the people to be displaced by the project has been the matters of debate for a long time. 
The Ministry of Land Reform and Management has given verbal commitment to make necessary arrangements for the resettlement of the affected people. The Ministry of Land Reform will present a draft of rehabilitation plan, Joint Secretary Poudel said. 
The project is expected to begin from 2014 and complete by 2020 and help promote drinking water, irrigation and tourism sectors, especially in the far-west. 

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Rs 211 million compensation for Bird-flu

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: The Ministry of Agriculture Development has so far provided a compensation of 211 million 679 thousand rupees to the poultry farmers and businesses concerned for the loss of chicks, eggs, bird feed and chicken due to the spread of bird flu at six different places.
The rapid spread of avian influenza in poultry since mid-July had caused big damage to the poultry business. The damage incurred by the poultry business was Rs. 81 million in Bhaktapur, Rs. 4.86 million in Kathmandu, Rs. 1.29 million in Makawanpur, Rs. 2.59 million in Lalitpur, Rs. 11 million in Kavre and Rs. 169 thousand in Sindhupalchowk. Joint Spokesperson at the Ministry, Tek Prasad Luintel, said compensation commensurate with the losses incurred was provided to the poultry famers and entrepreneurs in these districts.
Similarly, he said a decision has been taken to provide 4,910 metric tonnes of wheat seed at 35 per cent subsidy. It was being sold accordingly, he said. 

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Govt mulls to bring industrial enterprises act

KATHMANDU, Dec 13:Minister for Finance and Industry Shanker Prasad Koirala has said that the government was introducing the Industrial Enterprises Act for expanding new industrial areas and providing additional facilities to multinational companies. 
Inaugurating the golden jubilee festival and golden jubilee pillar of Hetauda Industrial Corridor here on Friday, Minister Koirala said the entrepreneurs should play effective role to strengthen economic situation by enabling production-friendly environment for domestic industries to grow. 
He shared that the Ministry would issue circular to the Ministries concerned to prevent the municipality from collecting taxes from different industries operating in the corridor as it is being done in an unaccountable way.Minister Koirala further said that the Ministry has initiated the task to set up new taskforce to enable investment-friendly environment in different cities including Bhairahawa, Simara and Surkhet and expressed hope that the multi-national companies would be set up in the cities soon. 

On the occasion, Secretary at the Ministry of Industry Krishna Gyawali said it has been easier to set up industrial corridor when the new entrepreneurs completed industrial criteria and urged the industrialists to develop infrastructure in coordination with employees. 

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Apex Court issues show cause notice to govt on Bhagat Singh case

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: The Supreme Court has issued a show cause notice in the name of government asking it to be present before the court within three days along with the agreement reached with the Chairperson of the Janatantrik Tarai Madhesh Mukti Party Arjun Singh alias Bhagat Singh, and the receipt of the weapons he submitted.A single bench of Justice Ram Kumar Prasad Shah issued the order on Friday, also asking the Government to ensure Shah´s access to his family members and lawyer at the Banke prison. The order was issued in response to a writ petition filed on Thursday by Mahesh Singh Sodi, the son of Bhagat demanding a habeas corpus order with the argument that his father was illegally arrested even following a peace accord reached with government.According to the writ, the Party held various rounds of talks with the government since the latter´s call for peace talks on January 25, 2012. The talks had ended with a five-point agreement on August 4, 2012 and the party handing over its weapons to the government.

The Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers, the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction, the Ministry of Home, the Police Headquarters, District Police Office and the District Administration Office have been named as defendants in the writ. 

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CIAA files cases against six for banking fraud

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has filed cases of banking fraud against six individuals at the Special Court on Friday.Those charged of committing banking fraud in the cases filed at the Court include then Chairman of Yeti Development Bank Sitaram Prasai, then General Manager Bhagwat Shresha and then senior Manager Sunil Gurung. Likewise, Proprietor of Khosi Marketing Private Limited Keshav Lal Khosi Shrestha and his dependent Suneel Pradhan and then Kharidar of Sunsari district landtax office, Dibya Raj Ghimire have also been named in the case of banking fraud filed at the Court.

The accused have been charged of evaluating a land in Aurabani VDC-5 of Sunsari seventy times more than its actual price. The land worth Rs. 187,500 was evaluated worth Rs. 7 million, according to the Commission. 

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Not extending CA tenure my biggest mistake: Bhattarai

KATHMANDU, Dec 13: Ex-Prime Minister and senior leader of UCPN (Maoist) Dr Baburam Bhattarai has said that his failure to extend the tenure of Constituent Assembly was a blunder. The erstwhile Prime Minister, on his facebook page, wrote that CA dissolution was also a reason behind his party´s humiliating defeat in the second Constituent Assembly election. "I was ready to risk taking the blame and propose extending the tenure of CA, after announcing state of emergency - as the last resort for continuation of CA - on May 27, 2012. I made my thoughts public as well. But I could not sustain opposition, from other parties as well as my own party members, and backed out. I humbly accept that it proved to be the biggest mistake my life." In his facebook status, Dr Bhattarai has also confessed that his party could not become and did not appear any different from other parties, despite their plans of establishing the best of state administration, society and culture. Hinting towards the election results, Bhattarai has added that people did not want to risk a new force, and hence preferred the older forces, which again are no good. He has expressed commitments on national independence, inclusive democracy, inclusive patriotism and inclusive development. He has also hinted towards cooperation with other people and organization (than his own party), who are like minded, in future.

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Sachin Tendulkar cynosure of all eyes in Rajya Sabha

NEW DELHI, DEC 13 - Cricket icon Sachin Tendulkar was the cynosure of all eyes in Rajya Sabha on Friday when he attended the House for the first time during the current winter session of Parliament.Clad in a check-shirt and a black pullover, Tendulkar walked in from the chairman's chamber shortly before the House was called to order.He was greeted by many members as he walked through the aisle to the exit only to make an entry again from the door nearest to his seat.

Soon after the House paid homage to the martyrs of the dastardly attack of Parliament House 12 years ago, chairman Hamid Ansari said it was a "matter of great pride that the government has decided to confer Bharat Ratna on Sachin Ramesh Tendulkar, a nominated member of the House and an outstanding cricketer."

He extended congratulations to Tendulkar on his own behalf and on behalf of the House.

Members thumped desks to congratulate Tendulkar, who stood up to acknowledge their greetings with folded hands.

When the House was adjourned, members queued up to congratulate him with some seeking his autograph.

Tendulkar greeted each one of them with a smile and a warm handshake even as Mani Shankar Aiyar, another nominated member, came up to his seat and was engaged in an animated conversation.

However, the exchange of greetings did not stop. Nominated member Anu Aga in between took his autograph. Not to be left behind, Aiyar too asked Tendulkar to scribble a message for him.

Tendulkar, who last came to Parliament in August during the monsoon session, stayed in the House for a brief while after the House was adjourned amid din over various issues.

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NCell cup football: Manang Marsyangdi into Semi-final

KATHMANDU, DEC 12 - Manang Marsyangdi Club has entered the semi-final of the Ncell Cup Football tournament underway in the capital on Thursday.

In the quarter-final match held at Dasarath stadium on Thursday, MMC defeated Nepal Police Club by 2-1 to book a place in the final four of the tournament.

NPC took the lead with a goal by Rabin Shrestha in the 29th minute of the first half. It was neutralized by MMC's Sujal Shrestha in the 68th minute of the match.

MMC's foreign recruit Yona Elias scored the winning goal for his team in the 86th minute of the match.

MMC is the fourth and final team to join the semi-final following Tribhuvan Army Club, Sankata Club and Boys Union Club.

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Govt approves Rs 2.5m reward for Bista, Manandhar

KATHMANDU, DEC 12 -Legendary marathon runner Baikuntha Manandhar and taekwondo ace Deepak Bista are all set to receive Rs 2.5 million reward each for their standout medal haul at the South Asian Games.The cabinet meeting on Wednesday endorsed the recommendation made by the National Sports Council (NSC) in March last year to felicitate players who have won three or more gold medals at the South Asian Games (SAG), two medals in Asian Games including agold or Olympic medal with a cash of Rs 2.5 million for housing purpose.Both the athletes welcomed the decision saying it will attract more youngsters into sports. “I am very happy to hear the news even though the government took two years to approve the recommendation but like they say better late than never,” was Bista’s response to the decision.

Bista is the only player to win four consecutive gold medals in the SA Games. Bista, only the second Nepali player after fellow taekwondo star Sangina Baidhya to qualify for the Olympics, won his first SA Games gold during the eighth edition held on home soil in 1999. He then added three more gold

medals in Karachi (2002), Colombo (2006) and Dhaka (2010).  “This is a good incentive for players and will help encourage the young generation,” added Bista.

Manandhar has won three SA Games gold medals including the meet record of 2:15:03 set during the third edition in Kolkata in 1987. “I hung up my boots a long time ago and was not expecting a reward as big as this. Cash rewards at my age are always welcome,” said Manandhar.  “This will encourage players to go the extra mile for the gold medal as they know there are rewards awaiting them.”

NSC issued a press release expressing their gratitude to thegovernment for the decision. Meanwhile, Nepal National and International Players Association (NNIPA) has welcomed the cabinet decision. “We thank the government for making such a good decision. I am sure rewards like this will boost the morale of the players,” said the General Secretary of NNIPA Deepak Shrestha.

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