SC split on picking judges sans parliamentary hearing PM promises ordinance or consensus to tide over crisis Ananta Raj Luitel Kathmandu, December 2 The Supreme Court today issued a split judgment on whether to appoint justices in the apex court without parliamentary hearing as Parliament does not exist. Secretary Shrestha showed documents that 20 widows, including Jogida Khatun of Bairawa, Saptari, had furnished to show they did not receive any allowance last year. Later, a team under Deputy Prime Minister Narayan Kaji Shrestha, which monitored the district on November 20-24, found that the widows, entitled to a monthly pay of Rs 500, had not received the sum. Secretary Shrestha informed that secretary of Saptari district’s Bairawa VDC, Dev Narayan Shah, had furnished pay slips of Rs 1.47 lakh, the social security allowance meant for 49 widows aged below 60 years in January last year. Speaking at a press meet, he said they can no longer accept pay slips coming from these secretaries without a grain of suspicion. Dollar 1 86.50 87.10 Euro 1 112.31 113.09 Pound Sterling 1 138.51 139.47 Japanese Yen 10 10.49 10.56 The foreign exchange rates are fixed by Nepal Rastra Bank Himalayan News Service Kathmandu, December 2 Local Development Secretary Shanta Bahadur Shrestha today questioned the integrity of Village Development Committee secretaries, who represent the government at the grassroot level. (Details on ) CURRENCY UNIT BUYING (in Rs) SELLING (in Rs) Indian Rs 100 160.00 160.15 Chinese Yuan 1 13.89 13.99 U.S. For several hours rescuers were forced to suspend their efforts to reach those believed trapped under the more-than one tonne concrete ceiling panels. Witnesses spoke of terrifying scenes as at least one vehicle burst into flames, sending out clouds of blinding, acrid smoke. At least seven people were missing inside the nearly five-kilometre-long tunnel. Highway tunnel collapses OTSUKI: Japanese rescuers found five charred bodies in a highway tunnel that collapsed on Sunday, crushing cars and triggering a blaze, and sparking fears of another cave-in. SHORT TAKES Reuters Children riding sledges down a hill as the first snowfall of the season hits Brussels on Sunday.
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