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Monday, 23 January 2012
After 20 years of House Arrest
A close encounter with Aung Suu Kyi
I don’t want to be president, but I want to be free to decide whether or not I want to be president of this country.
Aung San Suu Kyi sat in the living room of the home where she lived under house arrest for so many years and talked about the future. She is now a free citizen, meeting with high-level foreign delegations; she’s a political star in her country and possibly a future president. In an interview on Wednesday — the same day Suu Kyi registered as a candidate for Burma’s parliamentary elections — she talked about her country’s president, US economic sanctions and her political plans.
Q: In the United States, people are asking if President Thein Sein’s reform process is real. Do you think the reforms are real? And how did your meeting with the president go?
A: My meeting with the president went well, and I believe he sincerely wants reform. But he is not the only one in government. Our present constitution gives the military far too much power. Although the president is the head of state, he is not necessarily the highest power in the land. The commander in chief can take over all powers of government at any time he feels it to be necessary. That must be very difficult if you are in the position in which our president is. I don’t know how much support he has within the army. He himself is an army man, so I assume there must be considerable support for him in military circles. But that is just an assumption.
I think the president is genuine about reform. I think there are those who support him in the government. Whether all people support him, I can’t answer.
Q: Do you worry that there could be a reversal of this reform process?
A: I don’t worry overmuch, but I am aware that there is a possibility of reversal. I think we have to work very hard to diminish this possibility. I do appreciate what the United States is doing to encourage this process. I think we here inside Burma have to do the major part of the work.
Q: Should the United States lift sanctions and engage?
A: Engage and lift sanctions when they think the time is right. The US has laid out very clearly what the conditions are for the removal of sanctions. If this government wants sanctions to be removed, they will have to try and meet those conditions.
Q: One condition was the prisoner releases, and the president did release quite a few recently.
A: Yes, but not all of them yet. All the major political prisoners have been released.
Q: Do you feel you could you play a role in bringing about peace and reconciliation between the ethnic groups and the government?
A: I could play a role only if both sides are willing to have me play a role. I can’t just go in because one side has asked me to take part. The ethnics have indicated they want me to be part of it.
Q: I asked the president if he would consider giving you a cabinet post. He said it was up to parliament.
A: Quite right. Even if we win all the seats we are contesting, that will be only 48 out of 600 seats. The reason we want to get into parliament is not because we expect to do all our work in parliament. We want to extend our activities into the parliament.
Q: Going back to the US demands — what other conditions must be met?
A: There should be an end to all hostilities in the ethnic areas. There has been a cease-fire with the KNU [Karen National Union] but not yet with the KIA [Kachin Independence Army]. That is a big problem for the country.
Q: Senior US officials look to you for guidance in regard to lifting the sanctions.
A: What they have in me is someone to give an honest assessment of the situation. The situation in the Kachin [state] is a major problem. If we are to have a genuinely peaceful nation, we will have to resolve these problems politically, not militarily.
Q: The government reportedly has been brutal in the ethnic areas.
A: Yes, there have been human rights violations, and that’s why it’s necessary to allow third-party access to those areas to find out what’s really happening.
Q: Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., has said that Burma is developing a nuclear weapon with the help of North Korea.
A: I don’t know that they are developing a nuclear weapon. They certainly have re-established diplomatic relations with North Korea. That cannot be denied.
Q: Is it true they picked Naypyidaw as the new capital because of an astrologer?
A: I understand that the previous government was guided by astrologers.
Q: Do you think Thein Sein is sort of a Gorbachev?
A: No, because Gorbachev came into power gradually through the ranks, and he had his grip on power quite firmly before he started going towards reform. Thein Sein is in a rather different situation. I think very few people expected him to become head of state. He was not the highest-ranking member in the military government under Gen. [Than] Shwe.
Q: You referred to the fact that the army could overthrow this president. What is his relationship with the army?
A: He is respected in the army, that we know. He is one of the few members of the previous regime who is considered by all to be clean. Not only he, but his family as well, and that is unusual.
Q: This is the house you lived in when you were under house arrest. How many years did that go on?
A: All together, 15 years.
Q: How did you keep going?
A: I had enough to do to keep this house from toppling down. I could listen to the radio, and I had access to books from time to time. Not all the time.
Q: Your family was in England?
A: Yes, in some ways that was good because I didn’t have to worry about them. At least I knew that they were safe. The first six years I was kept totally alone. The last six years I had two people staying in the house. The first six years really trained me very well.
Q: Do you want to be president one day?
A: I don’t want to be president, but I want to be free to decide whether or not I want to be president of this country.
Q: If you win a majority of the parliamentary seats in 2015, as you did in 1990, do you think they would let you assume power?
A: What we want is to make sure that by 2015, this should not be a question at all. By 2015, we should be certain that whichever party wins the majority in parliament should decide how the government is going to be organized. We have said quite clearly that one of the aims of the NLD [National League for Democracy] is the necessary amendments to the constitution.
We have reregistered our party. I went to register myself as a candidate this morning. We have started campaigning around the country.
People have been very enthusiastic. It is very encouraging — all these years, and they are still standing solidly behind us.
Q: What about a free press?
A: There is no real freedom of the press yet. When I was released last year, I think we didn’t have half the number of journalists and publications that we have now. Within the last year, the number of publications have proliferated.
Q: But they have to submit their stories to a censor.
A: Yes. The censorship laws have been relaxed considerably. When I was released, I couldn’t publish anything under my name.
Q: Do you have ideas as to how to improve the living standards of the people of this country?
A: We need to empower the people. One way to empower them is to make them stronger economically. That’s where we would like our friends to help: foreign aid in the right way; development aid that is not frittered away to those who are administering the funds.
Q: Do you favor privatizing the economy?
A: Yes, but we need sound laws with regard to the economy. We need sound banking and sound investment laws. Only a small minority of our people have anything to do with banks.
Q: What is your view of the Arab Spring? Do you think the government in Naypyidaw was influenced by it?
A: The situation in the Middle East is considerably different. I was heartened that people everywhere want certain basic freedoms, even if they live in a totally different cultural environment.
I don’t want to be president, but I want to be free to decide whether or not I want to be president of this country.
Aung San Suu Kyi sat in the living room of the home where she lived under house arrest for so many years and talked about the future. She is now a free citizen, meeting with high-level foreign delegations; she’s a political star in her country and possibly a future president. In an interview on Wednesday — the same day Suu Kyi registered as a candidate for Burma’s parliamentary elections — she talked about her country’s president, US economic sanctions and her political plans.
Q: In the United States, people are asking if President Thein Sein’s reform process is real. Do you think the reforms are real? And how did your meeting with the president go?
A: My meeting with the president went well, and I believe he sincerely wants reform. But he is not the only one in government. Our present constitution gives the military far too much power. Although the president is the head of state, he is not necessarily the highest power in the land. The commander in chief can take over all powers of government at any time he feels it to be necessary. That must be very difficult if you are in the position in which our president is. I don’t know how much support he has within the army. He himself is an army man, so I assume there must be considerable support for him in military circles. But that is just an assumption.
I think the president is genuine about reform. I think there are those who support him in the government. Whether all people support him, I can’t answer.
Q: Do you worry that there could be a reversal of this reform process?
A: I don’t worry overmuch, but I am aware that there is a possibility of reversal. I think we have to work very hard to diminish this possibility. I do appreciate what the United States is doing to encourage this process. I think we here inside Burma have to do the major part of the work.
Q: Should the United States lift sanctions and engage?
A: Engage and lift sanctions when they think the time is right. The US has laid out very clearly what the conditions are for the removal of sanctions. If this government wants sanctions to be removed, they will have to try and meet those conditions.
Q: One condition was the prisoner releases, and the president did release quite a few recently.
A: Yes, but not all of them yet. All the major political prisoners have been released.
Q: Do you feel you could you play a role in bringing about peace and reconciliation between the ethnic groups and the government?
A: I could play a role only if both sides are willing to have me play a role. I can’t just go in because one side has asked me to take part. The ethnics have indicated they want me to be part of it.
Q: I asked the president if he would consider giving you a cabinet post. He said it was up to parliament.
A: Quite right. Even if we win all the seats we are contesting, that will be only 48 out of 600 seats. The reason we want to get into parliament is not because we expect to do all our work in parliament. We want to extend our activities into the parliament.
Q: Going back to the US demands — what other conditions must be met?
A: There should be an end to all hostilities in the ethnic areas. There has been a cease-fire with the KNU [Karen National Union] but not yet with the KIA [Kachin Independence Army]. That is a big problem for the country.
Q: Senior US officials look to you for guidance in regard to lifting the sanctions.
A: What they have in me is someone to give an honest assessment of the situation. The situation in the Kachin [state] is a major problem. If we are to have a genuinely peaceful nation, we will have to resolve these problems politically, not militarily.
Q: The government reportedly has been brutal in the ethnic areas.
A: Yes, there have been human rights violations, and that’s why it’s necessary to allow third-party access to those areas to find out what’s really happening.
Q: Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., has said that Burma is developing a nuclear weapon with the help of North Korea.
A: I don’t know that they are developing a nuclear weapon. They certainly have re-established diplomatic relations with North Korea. That cannot be denied.
Q: Is it true they picked Naypyidaw as the new capital because of an astrologer?
A: I understand that the previous government was guided by astrologers.
Q: Do you think Thein Sein is sort of a Gorbachev?
A: No, because Gorbachev came into power gradually through the ranks, and he had his grip on power quite firmly before he started going towards reform. Thein Sein is in a rather different situation. I think very few people expected him to become head of state. He was not the highest-ranking member in the military government under Gen. [Than] Shwe.
Q: You referred to the fact that the army could overthrow this president. What is his relationship with the army?
A: He is respected in the army, that we know. He is one of the few members of the previous regime who is considered by all to be clean. Not only he, but his family as well, and that is unusual.
Q: This is the house you lived in when you were under house arrest. How many years did that go on?
A: All together, 15 years.
Q: How did you keep going?
A: I had enough to do to keep this house from toppling down. I could listen to the radio, and I had access to books from time to time. Not all the time.
Q: Your family was in England?
A: Yes, in some ways that was good because I didn’t have to worry about them. At least I knew that they were safe. The first six years I was kept totally alone. The last six years I had two people staying in the house. The first six years really trained me very well.
Q: Do you want to be president one day?
A: I don’t want to be president, but I want to be free to decide whether or not I want to be president of this country.
Q: If you win a majority of the parliamentary seats in 2015, as you did in 1990, do you think they would let you assume power?
A: What we want is to make sure that by 2015, this should not be a question at all. By 2015, we should be certain that whichever party wins the majority in parliament should decide how the government is going to be organized. We have said quite clearly that one of the aims of the NLD [National League for Democracy] is the necessary amendments to the constitution.
We have reregistered our party. I went to register myself as a candidate this morning. We have started campaigning around the country.
People have been very enthusiastic. It is very encouraging — all these years, and they are still standing solidly behind us.
Q: What about a free press?
A: There is no real freedom of the press yet. When I was released last year, I think we didn’t have half the number of journalists and publications that we have now. Within the last year, the number of publications have proliferated.
Q: But they have to submit their stories to a censor.
A: Yes. The censorship laws have been relaxed considerably. When I was released, I couldn’t publish anything under my name.
Q: Do you have ideas as to how to improve the living standards of the people of this country?
A: We need to empower the people. One way to empower them is to make them stronger economically. That’s where we would like our friends to help: foreign aid in the right way; development aid that is not frittered away to those who are administering the funds.
Q: Do you favor privatizing the economy?
A: Yes, but we need sound laws with regard to the economy. We need sound banking and sound investment laws. Only a small minority of our people have anything to do with banks.
Q: What is your view of the Arab Spring? Do you think the government in Naypyidaw was influenced by it?
A: The situation in the Middle East is considerably different. I was heartened that people everywhere want certain basic freedoms, even if they live in a totally different cultural environment.
Tuesday, 10 January 2012
केन्द्रीय कार्यालय -- वक्तव्य
नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (मसाल)
ने.क.पा. (मसाल) ले शान्ति प्रक्रिया र संविधानको निर्माण बारे देखापरेको अनिश्चयता र अन्यौलपूर्ण स्थितिलाई अत्यन्त गम्भीर रुपमा लिएको छ । माओवादीले जनविद्रोहको नीतिलाई स्थगित गरी शान्ति र संविधानको पक्षमा काम गर्ने निर्णय गरेको थियो र त्यही नीतिका आधारमा हाम्रो पार्टीले डा. भट्टराईको सरकारलाई समर्थन गर्ने निर्णय गरेको थियो । हाम्रो त्यो निर्णय अहिले पनि कायम छ । तर त्यो समर्थन सरकारले अपनाउने गलत नीतिहरुको विरोध गर्ने अधिकारलाई सुरक्षित राख्दै गरिएको समर्थन थियो । त्यसैले हाम्रँे पार्टीले सरकारका बिप्पा सम्झौता, ठूलो आकारको मन्त्रीमण्डल, मधेशवादीहरु प्रति अपनाएका सम्झौतापरस्त नीति, मन्त्रीमण्डलमा देखापरेका शान्ति र संविधानको निर्माण सम्बन्धी अनिश्चयताको कार्यप्रणाली आदिको पनि आलोचना गर्दै आएको छ । त्यही क्रममा शान्ति प्रक्रिया बारे माओवादीहरुको नयाँ अभिव्यक्ति प्रति पनि हाम्रो पार्टीको गम्भीर ध्यान आकर्षित भएको छ ।
शासकीय स्वरुपका सन्दर्भमा माओवादीहरुले राष्ट्रपतिको प्रत्यक्ष चुनाव बारे सहमति नभएमा शान्ति प्रक्रियालाई अगाडि बढ्न नदिने अभिव्यक्तिप्रति हाम्रो पार्टीको गम्भीर ध्यान आकर्षित भएको छ । राज्यको शासन प्रणाली बारे हाम्रो पार्टीको सुरु देखि नै यो मत रहदै आएको छ कि राष्ट्रको प्रमुख राष्ट्रपति हुनेछन् र उनी संवैधानिक हुनेछन्� संसदको बहुमतद्वारा निर्वाचित नेता प्रधानमन्त्री हुनेछन् र सरकारको कार्यकारी अधिकार उनमा नै रहने छ । राष्ट्रपति वा प्रधानमन्त्री प्रत्यक्ष मतदानद्वारा निर्वाचत हुने वा दुवैमा मिश्रित प्रकारको कार्यकारी अधिकार रहने जस्तो प्रणालीलाई पनि हाम्रो पार्टीले अस्वीकार गर्दै आएको छ । प्रत्यक्ष मतदानद्वारा राष्ट्रपतिको निर्वाचन वा कार्यकारी अधिकार सहितको राष्ट्रपति प्रणालीबाट देशमा अधिनायकवादी शासन कायम हुने खतरा रहने छ ।
यस सन्दर्भमा हामीले यो कुरा पनि स्पष्ट गर्न चाहन्छौं कि राज्यको शासन प्रणाली बारे कुनै पनि राजनीतिक पक्षलाई स्वतन्त्र रुपले आफ्नो मत प्रकट गर्ने वा आफ्नो विवेक अनुसार त्यसमा परिवर्तन गर्ने स्वतन्त्रता हुन्छ । त्यो अवस्थामा राष्ट्रपतिको चुनावमा सहमति नभएमा शान्ति प्रक्रियामा नै बाधा पुराउने भन्ने माओवादीको सोंचाई सही होइन र हाम्रो पार्टीले त्यसको आलोचना गर्दछ । अहिले नै उनीहरुले प्रकट गरेको त्यस प्रकारको विचारले उनीहरुको उम्मेदवार प्रत्यक्ष मतदानद्वारा राष्ट्रपति चुनिएमा र राष्ट्रपतिलाई कुनै पनि रुपमा कार्यकारी अधिकार भएमा त्यसको परिणामस्वरुप देश अधिनायकवादतिर जाने खतराको पनि संकेत दिन्छ । उनीहरुको त्यस प्रकारको दृष्टिकोणमा सुधार नभएमा शान्ति र संविधानको निर्माण हुने कुरामा शंका रहने छ ।
शान्ति प्रक्रियामा र संविधानको निर्माण बारे जुन प्रकारले काम भइरहेको छ, त्यस माथि विचार गर्दा ६ महिनाको अवधिभित्र संविधानको निर्माण हुनेछ भनेर पूरै विश्वास गर्नु मुस्किल पर्दछ । हाम्रो पार्टीले संविधानसभाको म्याद थप्दै जाने, तर संविधान नबनाउने जस्तो खेलको कडा शब्दमा विरोध गर्दछ र त्यही प्रकारको अवस्थामा त्यसको अवधि थप्ने कार्यको पनि कुनै औचित्यता रहने छैन । त्यो अवस्थामा हाम्रो पार्टीले, एकातिर, सर्वोच्च अदालतद्वारा अन्तिमपल्टका लागि तोकिएको अवधिभित्र शान्ति र संविधानको निर्माण गर्नका लागि व्यापक जनदवावको सिर्जना गर्नका लागि सशक्त रुपले प्रयत्न गर्दै, अर्कातिर, तोकिएको समयभित्र संविधानको निर्माण नभएमा उत्पन्न हुने सम्भावित कुनै पनि प्रकारको विकल्प वा सबै प्रकारको परिस्थितिको सामना गर्दै देशलाई अग्रगमनको दिशामा लैजानका लागि तयार हुनका लागि संविधानसभा र गणतन्त्र पक्षधर सबै राजनीतिक शक्ति र आम जनताको पनि ध्यान आकर्षित गर्न चाहन्छौं ।
अन्तमा संघीयताको विरोध गरेकोले त्यो नीतिलाई महान भूल भनेर स्वीकार नगरेमा खतरा हुने भनेर तराईमा कार्यरत एउटा सशस्त्र गुटको नाममा एउटा अज्ञात व्यक्तिद्वारा का. चित्रबहादुर के.सी.लाई दिइएको धम्कीलाई हाम्रो पार्टीले गम्भीर रुपमा लिन्छ । त्यस प्रकारको धम्की कहाँसम्म आधिकारिक हो वा होइन ? त्यसबारे निश्चित रुपले हामीहरु केही भन्नसक्ने अवस्थामा छैनौं । तैपनि देशमा बढिरहेको गम्भीर प्रकारको दण्डहीनताको अवस्था माथि विचार गर्दा त्यस प्रकारको धम्कीलाई पूरै उपेक्षा गर्ने पनि मिल्दैन । त्यसैले हाम्रो पार्टीले का. के.सी. तथा देशका सबै नागरिकहरुको सुरक्षाका लागि उच्च प्रभावशाली सतर्कताको नीति अपनाउन सरकारको ध्यान आकर्षित गर्न चाहन्छ ।
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शासकीय स्वरुपका सन्दर्भमा माओवादीहरुले राष्ट्रपतिको प्रत्यक्ष चुनाव बारे सहमति नभएमा शान्ति प्रक्रियालाई अगाडि बढ्न नदिने अभिव्यक्तिप्रति हाम्रो पार्टीको गम्भीर ध्यान आकर्षित भएको छ । राज्यको शासन प्रणाली बारे हाम्रो पार्टीको सुरु देखि नै यो मत रहदै आएको छ कि राष्ट्रको प्रमुख राष्ट्रपति हुनेछन् र उनी संवैधानिक हुनेछन्� संसदको बहुमतद्वारा निर्वाचित नेता प्रधानमन्त्री हुनेछन् र सरकारको कार्यकारी अधिकार उनमा नै रहने छ । राष्ट्रपति वा प्रधानमन्त्री प्रत्यक्ष मतदानद्वारा निर्वाचत हुने वा दुवैमा मिश्रित प्रकारको कार्यकारी अधिकार रहने जस्तो प्रणालीलाई पनि हाम्रो पार्टीले अस्वीकार गर्दै आएको छ । प्रत्यक्ष मतदानद्वारा राष्ट्रपतिको निर्वाचन वा कार्यकारी अधिकार सहितको राष्ट्रपति प्रणालीबाट देशमा अधिनायकवादी शासन कायम हुने खतरा रहने छ ।
यस सन्दर्भमा हामीले यो कुरा पनि स्पष्ट गर्न चाहन्छौं कि राज्यको शासन प्रणाली बारे कुनै पनि राजनीतिक पक्षलाई स्वतन्त्र रुपले आफ्नो मत प्रकट गर्ने वा आफ्नो विवेक अनुसार त्यसमा परिवर्तन गर्ने स्वतन्त्रता हुन्छ । त्यो अवस्थामा राष्ट्रपतिको चुनावमा सहमति नभएमा शान्ति प्रक्रियामा नै बाधा पुराउने भन्ने माओवादीको सोंचाई सही होइन र हाम्रो पार्टीले त्यसको आलोचना गर्दछ । अहिले नै उनीहरुले प्रकट गरेको त्यस प्रकारको विचारले उनीहरुको उम्मेदवार प्रत्यक्ष मतदानद्वारा राष्ट्रपति चुनिएमा र राष्ट्रपतिलाई कुनै पनि रुपमा कार्यकारी अधिकार भएमा त्यसको परिणामस्वरुप देश अधिनायकवादतिर जाने खतराको पनि संकेत दिन्छ । उनीहरुको त्यस प्रकारको दृष्टिकोणमा सुधार नभएमा शान्ति र संविधानको निर्माण हुने कुरामा शंका रहने छ ।
शान्ति प्रक्रियामा र संविधानको निर्माण बारे जुन प्रकारले काम भइरहेको छ, त्यस माथि विचार गर्दा ६ महिनाको अवधिभित्र संविधानको निर्माण हुनेछ भनेर पूरै विश्वास गर्नु मुस्किल पर्दछ । हाम्रो पार्टीले संविधानसभाको म्याद थप्दै जाने, तर संविधान नबनाउने जस्तो खेलको कडा शब्दमा विरोध गर्दछ र त्यही प्रकारको अवस्थामा त्यसको अवधि थप्ने कार्यको पनि कुनै औचित्यता रहने छैन । त्यो अवस्थामा हाम्रो पार्टीले, एकातिर, सर्वोच्च अदालतद्वारा अन्तिमपल्टका लागि तोकिएको अवधिभित्र शान्ति र संविधानको निर्माण गर्नका लागि व्यापक जनदवावको सिर्जना गर्नका लागि सशक्त रुपले प्रयत्न गर्दै, अर्कातिर, तोकिएको समयभित्र संविधानको निर्माण नभएमा उत्पन्न हुने सम्भावित कुनै पनि प्रकारको विकल्प वा सबै प्रकारको परिस्थितिको सामना गर्दै देशलाई अग्रगमनको दिशामा लैजानका लागि तयार हुनका लागि संविधानसभा र गणतन्त्र पक्षधर सबै राजनीतिक शक्ति र आम जनताको पनि ध्यान आकर्षित गर्न चाहन्छौं ।
अन्तमा संघीयताको विरोध गरेकोले त्यो नीतिलाई महान भूल भनेर स्वीकार नगरेमा खतरा हुने भनेर तराईमा कार्यरत एउटा सशस्त्र गुटको नाममा एउटा अज्ञात व्यक्तिद्वारा का. चित्रबहादुर के.सी.लाई दिइएको धम्कीलाई हाम्रो पार्टीले गम्भीर रुपमा लिन्छ । त्यस प्रकारको धम्की कहाँसम्म आधिकारिक हो वा होइन ? त्यसबारे निश्चित रुपले हामीहरु केही भन्नसक्ने अवस्थामा छैनौं । तैपनि देशमा बढिरहेको गम्भीर प्रकारको दण्डहीनताको अवस्था माथि विचार गर्दा त्यस प्रकारको धम्कीलाई पूरै उपेक्षा गर्ने पनि मिल्दैन । त्यसैले हाम्रो पार्टीले का. के.सी. तथा देशका सबै नागरिकहरुको सुरक्षाका लागि उच्च प्रभावशाली सतर्कताको नीति अपनाउन सरकारको ध्यान आकर्षित गर्न चाहन्छ ।
मिति ः २०६८ पौष २६ गते
मोहनविक्रम िसंह
महामन्त्री
Thursday, 3 November 2011
Nepal parties seal deal on former Maoist fighters
Nepal parties seal deal on former Maoist fighters
Publish Date: Thursday, 3 November, 2011, Madhesi Morcha Leader Bijaya Kumar Gachhedhar, left, Nepali Congress President Sushil KoIrala, second left, Maoist Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal third left, Communist Party of Nepal (UML) chairman Jhalnath Khanal, third right, Nepalese Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai second right, and CPN (UML) leader Madhav Kumar raise their hands after signing a peace deal in Kathmandu
Nepal’s political leaders have agreed to integrate thousands of former Maoist rebels into the army, finally concluding a peace deal five years after the end of a civil war that claimed 16,000 lives.
The historic breakthrough late on Tuesday on the status of 19,000 rebel fighters, who have been confined to camps since the end of hostilities, raises hopes that the deadlock on drafting a new constitution can finally be broken.
Nepal, an impoverished Himalayan nation, has had a barely functioning government since the end of the 10-year conflict in 2006 and the abolition of the unpopular monarchy in 2008.
Lawmakers in the constituent assembly, where the Maoist party is the biggest group but does not have a majority, have wrangled for three years over the peace deal, sapping the euphoria and optimism seen at the end of the fighting.
Kathmandu-based political commentator Prashant Jha called the announcement “a truly historic deal.”
“After more than three years of prolonged political deadlock which almost derailed Nepal’s transition, parties have finally managed to get the peace and constitutional process back on track,” he told AFP.
Under the agreement, the army will take in 6,500 former fighters and the remainder will receive a pay-off of between Rs500,000 and 800,000 ($6,300-$10,200).
A statement from Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai said the agreement had been reached “on issues relating to the integration of former Maoist combatants into the security forces and providing support to victims of the conflict”.
The United States hailed the deal as a “landmark” and called on leaders to implement its terms and turn the page on a lengthy political deadlock.
“We commend all parties for their statesmanship and leadership in forging this consensus, which we believe is a crucial step toward ensuring a democratic, stable and prosperous future for Nepal,” State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said in a statement.
The four major parties of Nepal had spent two days debating the deal.
They also agreed weapons used by former Maoist fighters would be handed in to the state, a “peace and reconciliation commission” would be formed within a month, and land seized by the Maoists would be returned to its
original owners.
Attention will now turn to completing a new constitution, which will aim to enshrine the rights and equality of the country’s 26mn mostly Hindu inhabitants.
The parties agreed to stick with a November 30 deadline for completing the constitution, though many observers expect this target to be difficult to meet.
The constituent assembly has been extended three times after failing to reach a consensus on the document, which will pave the way for fresh elections and, it is hoped, to post-war development.
“The agreement we signed yesterday is a milestone in our efforts to conclude the peace and constitution-making process,” Finance Minister Barsha Man Pun, of the Maoist party, said.
“The current government will continue until the peace process concludes and the constitution is promulgated.”
The International Crisis Group (ICG) think-tank described the deal as the “best chance in three years” for progress towards lasting peace.
“It contains specifics on how to go about getting the fighters out of the cantonments and without that happening, there is never going to be movement on the constitution,” said ICG senior analyst Anagha Neelakantan.
Neelakantan said she expected the constitution to be agreed in the next year, with elections likely in 2013.
The deal has cross-party support but some high-level power-brokers have already spoken out against it. Ram Bahadur Thapa, a senior member of a hardline faction of the Maoist party, told reporters the deal was “against the will of the Nepali people” and it would not be helpful in concluding the peace process.
लौ आयो शुभ समाचार सहमतिको
शान्ति प्रक्रिया र संविधान निर्माणको जिम्मेवारी पूरा गर्न राष्ट्रिय सहमति अपरिहार्य छ । यस सन्दर्भमा नेपालको शान्ति प्रक्रियालाई सार्थक निष्कर्षमा पु¥याई संविधान निर्माण लगायतका राजनीतिक प्रक्रियाहरुलाई अगाडि बढाउनु पर्ने तथ्य प्रष्ट नै छ । अतः विस्तृत शान्ति सम्झौता, नेपालको अन्तरिम संविधान, २०६३ तथा विभिन्न समयमा राजनीतिक दलहरुका बीच भएका सहमति अनुरुप शान्ति प्रक्रियाका बाँकी कामहरु तुरुन्त सम्पन्न गर्दै संविधान निर्माण र राष्ट्रिय सहमतिको राजनीतिलाई अघि बढाउन निम्नलिखित सहमति गरेका छौं:
१. माओवादी सेनाका लडाकुहरुको समायोजन र पुनःस्थापना
क) शिविरमा रहेका माओवादी सेनाका लडाकुहरुको विवरण अद्यावधिक गरिने छ ।
ख) समायोजनमा सामेल हुने माओवादी सेनाका लडाकुहरुको संख्या बढीमा ६५०० (छ हजार पाँचसय) सम्म हुनेछ । समायोजन नेपाली सेना अन्तर्गत महानिर्देशनालयमा हुनेछ । त्यसमा सुरक्षा निकायबाट ६५ प्रतिशत र माओवादी सेनाका लडाकुहरुबाट ३५ प्रतिशतको संख्या रहनेछ । महानिर्देशनालयको कार्य विकास–निर्माण, बन सुरक्षा, औद्योगिक सुरक्षा र विपद् व्यवस्थापन हुनेछ ।
ग) समायोजनमा सामेल हुने माओवादी सेनाका लडाकुहरुले सम्बन्धित सुरक्षा निकायको मापदण्ड व्यक्तिगत आधारमा पूरा गर्नुपर्ने छ । तर उमेर, शिक्षा र वैवाहिक स्थितिको मापदण्डमा लचकता अपनाइने छ । माओवादी सेनाका लडाकुमा भर्ना हुँदाको मितिमा तोकिएको दर्जाका लागि शिक्षामा एक तहसम्म र उमेरमा तीन बर्षसम्मको बढी उमेरमा लचकता अप्नाइने छ ।
घ) समायोजनमा सामेल हुनेहरुको दर्जा निर्धारण सम्बन्धित सुरक्षा निकायको मापदण्ड अनुसार हुनेछ । सुरक्षा अङ्गमा अधिकृत र अन्य दर्जामा समायोजन गर्दा सुरक्षा निकायको प्रचलित व्यवस्था र हालका अधिकृत र अन्य दर्जाका व्यक्तिहरुको वृत्ति विकासमा नकारात्मक असर नपर्ने गरी दर्जा निर्धारण गरिनेछ । लडाकुहरुको समयावधि गणना अनमिनले प्रमाणिकरण गर्दा उल्लेख गरेको प्रवेश मितिको आधारमा गरिने छ ।
ङ) सुरक्षा निकायको ब्रिजिङ कोर्स र तालिम पूरा गरेपछि लडाकुहरुले सुरक्षा निकायको तोकिएको तहको जिम्मेवारी पाउनेछन् । ब्रिजिङ कोर्ष र तालिम सम्बन्धित सुरक्षा निकायले दिनेछ ।
च) समायोजनको प्रक्रिया शुरु भएपछि शिविरमा रहेका सबै हतियार स्वतः नेपाल सरकारको मातहतमा आउनेछन् ।
२) माओवादी सेनाका लडाकुहरुको पुनःस्थापना
क) पुनःस्थापनामा सामेल लडाकुहरुका लागि शिक्षा, तालिम एवं व्यवसायिक अवसरहरुको प्याकेजको विकल्प उपलब्ध गराइने छ । सो प्याकेजको स्वरुप एवं समयावधि हेरी रु. ६ देखि ९ लाखसम्मको मूल्य हुनेछ ।
ख) उक्त प्याकेजको सट्टा नगद रकम लिई स्वैच्छिक अवकाशमा जानेहरुका लागि विभिन्न तहको जिम्मेवारी हेरी सबभन्दा माथिल्लो तह तथा त्यसभन्दा तल तीन तह निर्धारण गरिने छ तथा सबभन्दा माथिल्लो तहका लडाकुहरुलाई रु. ८ लाख एवं त्यसपछिका तहमा रहेकाहरुलाई क्रमशः रु.७ लाख, रु.६ लाख र रु.५ लाख दिइने छ । सो रकम दुई आर्थिक वर्षमा दुई किस्तामा उपलब्ध गराईने छ । यससम्बन्धमा दुई दिनभित्र विशेष समितिको बैठकबाट विधिवत् निर्णय गरिनेछ ।
३) समूह विभाजन
समायोजन र पुनःस्थापनामा सामेल हुनेहरुको सम्बन्धमा विशेष समितिको बैठकबाट प्रक्रियागत विषयमा सात दिनभित्र निर्णय गरी समूह विभाजनको काम प्रारम्भ हुनेछ । समूह विभाजनको काम २०६८ साल मंसीर ७ गते भित्र सम्पन्न गरिनेछ ।
४) सहमति बमोजिमका आयोगहरुको गठन
क) विस्तृत शान्ति सम्झौता बमोजिम सत्य निरुपण तथा मेलमिलाप आयोग तथा वेपत्ताहरुको छानबिन आयोग सम्बन्धी विधेयक मेलमिलापको भावना अनुरुप व्यवस्थापिका संसदबाट सहमतिको आधारमा पारित गरिनेछ । यी आयोगहरु सहमतिको आधारमा एक महिना भित्र गठन गरिनेछ ।
ख) विस्तृत शान्ति सम्झौता र नेपालको अन्तरिम संविधान, २०६३ को मर्म र भावना अनुसार द्वन्द्वकालका मुद्दाहरु हेरिनेछ ।
५) द्वन्द्व पीडितहरुलाई राहत–सहयोग
सशस्त्र द्वन्द्वकालमा द्वन्द्वका कारण मारिएका व्यक्तिका परिवार, अपाङ्ग र अङ्गभङ्ग भएका व्यक्तिहरु, वेपत्ता व्यक्तिका परिवार, विस्थापित व्यक्ति र परिवार एवं सम्पत्ति नष्ट भएका परिवारलाई न्यायोचित किसिमले विना भेदभाव राहत–सहयोग उपलब्ध गराइनेछ । विस्तृत शान्ति सम्झौता पश्चात् यसरी दिइने राहत–सहयोग कसैलाई भेदभाव नगरी समानताका आधारमा उपलब्ध गराइनेछ ।
६. विगतका सहमतिहरुको कार्यान्वयन र विश्वासको वातावरण सिर्जना गर्ने
क) सशस्त्र द्वन्द्वको क्रममा एकीकृत नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी) को कब्जामा रहेका निजी तथा सार्वजनिक घर, जग्गा सम्बन्धित व्यक्ति र संस्थालाई फिर्ता गरी भोग चलन गराउन एकीकृत नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी) ले संस्थागत निर्णय गरी २०६८ साल मंसिर ७ गते भित्र सम्बन्धित व्यक्ति र संस्थालाई उपलब्ध गराइने छ । कब्जा भएको अवधिको जग्गाको आयस्ता बापत सम्बन्धित व्यक्तिलाई उपयुक्त क्षतिपूर्ति दिइने छ ।
ख) विस्तृत शान्ति सम्झौता, नेपालको अन्तरिम संविधान, २०६३ र वैज्ञानिक भूमिसुधारको मर्म र भावना अनुसार किसानहरुको अधिकार सुरक्षित गरिनेछ ।
ग) एकीकृत नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी) को योङ्ग कम्युनिष्ट लिग (वाई.सी.एल्.) को अर्ध–फौंजी संरचना र गतिविधिको अन्त्य गरिने छ तथा त्यसको नियन्त्रणमा रहेका सबै नीजी र सार्वजनिक एवं सरकारी भवन र जग्गा २०६८ साल मंसिर ७ गते भित्र खाली गरी सम्बन्धित संस्था र व्यक्तिलाई फिर्ता गरिनेछ ।
घ) पहिलेको सहमति बमोजिम यातायात व्यवस्था विभागमा अभिलेख राखिएका एकीकृत नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी (माओवादी) को प्रयोगमा रहेका गाडीहरु २०६८ साल मंसिर ७ गते भित्र नियम–कानून अनुसार नियमित गरिनेछ । नियमित नभएका गाडीहरु सरकारले जफत गर्नेेछ । शिविरमा रहेका गाडीहरु नेपाल सरकारको मातहतमा आउनेछन् ।
ङ) कब्जा घर जग्गा फिर्ता गर्ने सहमतिको कार्यान्वयन भए नभएको अनुगमन गर्ने तथा कार्यान्वयन नभएको भए कार्यान्वयन गराउने जिम्मेवारी स्थानीय प्रशासनको हुनेछ । यसमा राजनीतिक दलहरुले सहयोग गर्नुपर्ने छ ।
७) संविधान निर्माण र राष्ट्रिय सहमतिको सरकार
क) शान्ति प्रक्रिया र संविधान निर्माणको कामलाई सार्थक निष्कर्षमा पु¥याउन राजनीतिक दलहरुका बीचको सम्बादलाई निरन्तरता दिइने छ । यसका लागि उच्चस्तरीय राजनीतिक संयन्त्र गठन गरिनेछ ।
ख) संविधान निर्माणको कार्यलाई तीब्रता दिइने छ । संविधानसभाबाट सहमतिको आधारमा अविलम्ब विज्ञहरुको टोली बनाई राज्यको पुनःसंरचनाबारे सुझाव लिइने छ र एक महिनाभित्र नयाँ संविधानको मस्यौदा निर्माणको काम आरम्भ गरिने छ ।
ग) शान्ति र संविधान निर्माण प्रक्रिया उपर्युक्त किसिमले अगाडि बढ्ने क्रमसंगै राष्ट्रिय सहमतिको सरकार निर्माण प्रक्रिया अगाडि बढाइने छ ।
पुष्पकमल दाहाल (प्रचण्ड)
अध्यक्ष
एकीकृत नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी
(माओवादी)
सुशील कोइराला
सभापति
नेपाली कांग्रेस
झलनाथ खनाल
अध्यक्ष
नेपाल कम्युनिष्ट पार्टी एमाले
विजय कुमार गच्छदार
संयुक्त लोकतान्त्रिक मधेशी मोर्चाको तर्फबाट
मितिः २०६८।७।१५।३
Friday, 28 October 2011
Monday, 10 October 2011
STEVE JOBS
Steve Jobs: February 24, 1955 - October 5, 2011
Jobs was the adopted son of a Mountain View, CA couple and grew up in Cupertino, the city where Apple is now based. He met his longtime friend and fellow Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak when he was 16 years old thanks to an introduction from a mutual friend. That was in 1971—years before the two roped in a couple more friends to begin working on their first computers for Apple.
Jobs founded Apple in 1976 along with Wozniak, Ronald Wayne, and A.C. Markkula Jr. in order to create personal computers that regular people could use at home—a young but budding market back in the late '70s. Apple saw some success with its first series of Apple II computers, but the first Macintosh was released to the public in 1984 and became a wild success. Although Jobs was ousted from Apple in 1985 following a power struggle between him and who would become the new CEO, John Sculley, he was never forgotten by the Apple faithful. Jobs made a triumphant return to the struggling company in in 1997 following Apple's purchase of Jobs' other company, NeXT Computer.
Since then, Apple has been doing (almost) nothing but going gangbusters on the technology world thanks to Jobs' ambitious-yet-ruthless management style. The original iMac, followed by the iPod, iPhone, MacBook Air, and now the iPad have all seen levels of success that were unfathomable in the mid-'90s. Jobs has arguably positioned himself as one of the most important people in personal technology between the late-1970s and today—a difficult title to strive for during such a technologically innovative time period.
But the legend of Steve Jobs goes much further—and will live much longer—than any single piece of technology that Apple has produced. From stories of Jobs firing people in elevators to recollections of him going to a neighborhood pool party with his son, Jobs somehow managed to maintain a personal reputation as chilled out Buddhist with a type A personality. His high standards, combined with his eye for simplicity, will certainly live on in Apple's future creations. But for now, we must say goodbye to the man who worked tirelessly to make it all possible: Steve Jobs.
Steve Jobs' 2005 Stanford Commencement Address
Sunday, 9 October 2011
MOTHER LOVE
MOTHER ALWAYS LOVE US.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
SO DON'T FORGET TO LOVE WHEN SHE IS WITH YOU.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a true story of Mother’s Sacrifice during the Japan Earthquake.
After the Earthquake had subsided, when the rescuers reached the ruins of a young woman’s house, they saw her dead body through the cracks. But her pose was somehow strange that she knelt on her knees like a person was worshiping; her body was leaning forward, and her two hands were supporting by an object. The collapsed house had crashed her back and her head.
With so many difficulties, the leader of the rescuer team put his hand through a narrow gap on the wall to reach the woman’s body. He was hoping that this woman could be still alive. However, the cold and stiff body told him that she had passed away for sure.
He and the rest of the team left this house and were going to search the next collapsed building. For some reasons, the team leader was driven by a compelling force to go back to the ruin house of the dead woman. Again, he knelt down and used his had through the narrow cracks to search the little space under the dead body. Suddenly, he screamed with excitement,” A child! There is a child! “
The whole team worked together; carefully they removed the piles of ruined objects around the dead woman. There was a 3 months old little boy wrapped in a flowery blanket under his mother’s dead body. Obviously, the woman had made an ultimate sacrifice for saving her son. When her house was falling, she used her body to make a cover to protect her son. The little boy was still sleeping peacefully when the team leader picked him up.
The medical doctor came quickly to exam the little boy. After he opened the blanket, he saw a cell phone inside the blanket. There was a text message on the screen. It said,” If you can survive, you must remember that I love you.” This cell phone was passing around from one hand to another. Every body that read the message wept. ” If you can survive, you must remember that I love you.” Such is the mother’s love for her child!!
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Please !! Love Your Mother ♥ Then Don't Ignore
SO DON'T FORGET TO LOVE WHEN SHE IS WITH YOU.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is a true story of Mother’s Sacrifice during the Japan Earthquake.
After the Earthquake had subsided, when the rescuers reached the ruins of a young woman’s house, they saw her dead body through the cracks. But her pose was somehow strange that she knelt on her knees like a person was worshiping; her body was leaning forward, and her two hands were supporting by an object. The collapsed house had crashed her back and her head.
With so many difficulties, the leader of the rescuer team put his hand through a narrow gap on the wall to reach the woman’s body. He was hoping that this woman could be still alive. However, the cold and stiff body told him that she had passed away for sure.
He and the rest of the team left this house and were going to search the next collapsed building. For some reasons, the team leader was driven by a compelling force to go back to the ruin house of the dead woman. Again, he knelt down and used his had through the narrow cracks to search the little space under the dead body. Suddenly, he screamed with excitement,” A child! There is a child! “
The whole team worked together; carefully they removed the piles of ruined objects around the dead woman. There was a 3 months old little boy wrapped in a flowery blanket under his mother’s dead body. Obviously, the woman had made an ultimate sacrifice for saving her son. When her house was falling, she used her body to make a cover to protect her son. The little boy was still sleeping peacefully when the team leader picked him up.
The medical doctor came quickly to exam the little boy. After he opened the blanket, he saw a cell phone inside the blanket. There was a text message on the screen. It said,” If you can survive, you must remember that I love you.” This cell phone was passing around from one hand to another. Every body that read the message wept. ” If you can survive, you must remember that I love you.” Such is the mother’s love for her child!!
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Please !! Love Your Mother ♥ Then Don't Ignore
Friday, 7 October 2011
Apple: Company co-founder Steve Jobs has died
Steve Jobs: His love and his life
Born out of wedlock and given away for adoption as an infant, the early life of Steve Jobs was one characterized by a search for his inner self and possibly, emotional turmoil. While the inner search led him to eastern mysticism, culminating in a trip to India in 1973, he also had a sting of affairs, most notably with American folk singer Joan Baez and Hollywood actress Diane Keaton.
Jobs had his own illegitimate child when he was 23, which was also how old his parents were when he was born. His biological parents - Joanne Simpson and Abdulfattah "John" Jandali - were graduate students at the University of Wisconsin when Steve was born and given away to Clara and Paul Jobs, a working class California couple, who raised him. Just months after giving their baby up for adoption, Simpson and Jandali married, then had another child - the critically acclaimed novelist Mona Simpson - whom they kept. Steve Jobs no more: His work, legacy
Jandali later abandoned his wife and 4-year-old daughter, moving from job to job as a political science professor before leaving academia. Jobs is said to have tracked down his biological mother as an adult with the help of a private detective; and his first serious girlfriend, Christan Brennan, the mother of Lisa, his illegitimate daughter.
For two years, Jobs denied paternity and at one point even swore in a signed court document that he could not be Lisa's father because he was "sterile and infertile". But he later acknowledged paternity of Lisa, who is now 29, a Harvard graduate and a writer. Jobs married Laurene Powell, whom he met at Standford University while he was speaking at a class. Jobs and Laurene, both vegetarians, have three children - Reed Paul, Erin Sienna and Eve.
Jobs had his own illegitimate child when he was 23, which was also how old his parents were when he was born. His biological parents - Joanne Simpson and Abdulfattah "John" Jandali - were graduate students at the University of Wisconsin when Steve was born and given away to Clara and Paul Jobs, a working class California couple, who raised him. Just months after giving their baby up for adoption, Simpson and Jandali married, then had another child - the critically acclaimed novelist Mona Simpson - whom they kept. Steve Jobs no more: His work, legacy
Jandali later abandoned his wife and 4-year-old daughter, moving from job to job as a political science professor before leaving academia. Jobs is said to have tracked down his biological mother as an adult with the help of a private detective; and his first serious girlfriend, Christan Brennan, the mother of Lisa, his illegitimate daughter.
For two years, Jobs denied paternity and at one point even swore in a signed court document that he could not be Lisa's father because he was "sterile and infertile". But he later acknowledged paternity of Lisa, who is now 29, a Harvard graduate and a writer. Jobs married Laurene Powell, whom he met at Standford University while he was speaking at a class. Jobs and Laurene, both vegetarians, have three children - Reed Paul, Erin Sienna and Eve.
Apple: Company co-founder Steve Jobs has died
CUPERTINO, Calif. (AP) -- Steve Jobs, the Apple founder and former CEO who invented and masterfully marketed ever-sleeker gadgets that transformed everyday technology, from the personal computer to the iPod and iPhone, has died. He was 56. Apple announced his death without giving a specific cause.
"We are deeply saddened to announce that Steve Jobs passed away today," the company said in a brief statement.
"Steve's brilliance, passion and energy were the source of countless innovations that enrich and improve all of our lives. The world is immeasurably better because of Steve"
Jobs had battled cancer in 2004 and underwent a liver transplant in 2009 after taking a leave of absence for unspecified health problems. He took another leave of absence in January -- his third since his health problems began -- and officially resigned in August.
Jobs started Apple with a high school friend in a Silicon Valley garage in 1976, was forced out a decade later and returned in 1997 to rescue the company. During his second stint, it grew into the most valuable technology company in the world.
Cultivating Apple's counter cultural sensibility and a minimalist design ethic, Jobs rolled out one sensational product after another, even in the face of the late-2000s recession and his own failing health.
He helped change computers from a geeky hobbyist's obsession to a necessity of modern life at work and home, and in the process he upended not just personal technology but the cellphone and music industries. For transformation of American industry, he has few rivals.
Perhaps most influentially, Jobs in 2001 launched the iPod, which offered "1,000 songs in your pocket." Over the next 10 years, its white earphones and thumb-dial control seemed to become more ubiquitous than the wristwatch.
In 2007 came the touch-screen iPhone, joined a year later by Apple's App Store, where developers could sell iPhone "apps" which made the phone a device not just for making calls but also for managing money, editing photos, playing games and social networking. And in 2010, Jobs introduced the iPod, a tablet-sized, all-touch computer that took off even though market analysts said no one really needed one.
By 2011, Apple had become the second-largest company of any kind in the United States by market value. In August, it briefly surpassed Exxon Mobil as the most valuable company.
Under Jobs, the company cloaked itself in secrecy to build frenzied anticipation for each of its new products. Jobs himself had a wizardly sense of what his customers wanted, and where demand didn't exist, he leveraged a cult-like following to create it.
When he spoke at Apple presentations, almost always in faded blue jeans, sneakers and a black mock turtleneck, legions of Apple acolytes listened to every word. He often boasted about Apple successes, then coyly added a coda -- "One more thing" -- before introducing its latest ambitious idea.
In later years, Apple investors also watched these appearances for clues about his health. Jobs revealed in 2004 that he had been diagnosed with a very rare form of pancreatic cancer -- an islet cell neuro endocrine tumor. He underwent surgery and said he had been cured. In 2009, following weight loss he initially attributed to a hormonal imbalance, he abruptly took a six-month leave. During that time, he received a liver transplant that became public two months after it was performed.
He went on another medical leave in January 2011, this time for an unspecified duration. He never went back and resigned as CEO in August, though he stayed on as chairman. Consistent with his penchant for secrecy, he didn't reference his illness in his resignation letter.
Steven Paul Jobs was born Feb. 24, 1955, in San Francisco to Joanne Simpson, then an unmarried graduate student, and Abdulfattah Jandali, a student from Syria. Simpson gave Jobs up for adoption, though she married Jandali and a few years later had a second child with him, Mona Simpson, who became a novelist.
Steven was adopted by Clara and Paul Jobs of Los Altos, Calif., a working-class couple who nurtured his early interest in electronics. He saw his first computer terminal at NASA's Ames Research Center when he was around 11 and landed a summer job at Hewlett-Packard before he had finished high school.
Jobs enrolled in Reed College in Portland, Ore., in 1972 but dropped out after six months.
"All of my working-class parents' savings were being spent on my college tuition. After six months, I couldn't see the value in it," he said at a Stanford University commencement address in 2005. "I had no idea what I wanted to do with my life and no idea how college was going to help me figure it out."
When he returned to California in 1974, Jobs worked for video game maker Atari and attended meetings of the Homebrew Computer Club -- a group of computer hobbyists -- with Steve Wozniak, a high school friend who was a few years older.
Wozniak's homemade computer drew attention from other enthusiasts, but Jobs saw its potential far beyond the geeky hobbyists of the time. The pair started Apple Computer Inc. in Jobs' parents' garage in 1976. According to Wozniak, Jobs suggested the name after visiting an "apple orchard" that Wozniak said was actually a commune.
Their first creation was the Apple I -- essentially, the guts of a computer without a case, keyboard or monitor.
The Apple II, which hit the market in 1977, was their first machine for the masses. It became so popular that Jobs was worth $100 million by age 25.
During a 1979 visit to the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center, Jobs again spotted mass potential in a niche invention: a computer that allowed people to control computers with the click of a mouse, not typed commands. He returned to Apple and ordered the team to copy what he had seen.
It foreshadowed a propensity to take other people's concepts, improve on them and spin them into wildly successful products. Under Jobs, Apple didn't invent computers, digital music players or smartphones -- it reinvented them for people who didn't want to learn computer programming or negotiate the technical hassles of keeping their gadgets working.
"We have always been shameless about stealing great ideas," Jobs said in an interview for the 1996 PBS series "Triumph of the Nerds."
The engineers responded with two computers. The pricier Lisa -- the same name as his daughter -- launched to a cool reception in 1983. The less-expensive Macintosh, named for an employee's favorite apple, exploded onto the scene in 1984.
The Mac was heralded by an epic Super Bowl commercial that referenced George Orwell's "1984" and captured Apple's iconoclastic style. In the ad, expressionless drones marched through dark halls to an auditorium where a Big Brother-like figure lectures on a big screen. A woman in a bright track uniform burst into the hall and launched a hammer into the screen, which exploded, stunning the drones, as a narrator announced the arrival of the Mac.
There were early stumbles at Apple. Jobs clashed with colleagues and even the CEO he had hired away from Pepsi, John Sculley. And after an initial spike, Mac sales slowed, in part because few programs had been written for it.
With Apple's stock price sinking, conflicts between Jobs and Sculley mounted. Sculley won over the board in 1985 and pushed Jobs out of his day-to-day role leading the Macintosh team. Jobs resigned his post as chairman of the board and left Apple within months.
"What had been the focus of my entire adult life was gone, and it was devastating," Jobs said in his Stanford speech. "I didn't see it then, but it turned out that getting fired from Apple was the best thing that could have ever happened to me. The heaviness of being successful was replaced by the lightness of being a beginner again, less sure about everything. It freed me to enter one of the most creative periods of my life."
He got into two other companies: Next, a computer maker, and Pixar, a computer-animation studio that he bought from George Lucas for $10 million.
Pixar, ultimately the more successful venture, seemed at first a bottomless money pit. Then in 1995 came "Toy Story," the first computer-animated full-length feature. Jobs used its success to negotiate a sweeter deal with Disney for Pixar's next two films, "A Bug's Life" and "Toy Story 2." In 2006, Jobs sold Pixar to The Walt Disney Co. for $7.4 billion in stock, making him Disney's largest individual shareholder and securing a seat on the board.
With Next, Jobs came up with a cube-shaped computer. He was said to be obsessive about the tiniest details, insisting on design perfection even for the machine's guts. The machine cost a pricey $6,500 to $10,000, and he never managed to spark much demand for it.
Ultimately, he shifted the focus to software -- a move that paid off later when Apple bought Next for its operating system technology, the basis for the software still used in Mac computers.
Monday, 3 October 2011
LOVE LETTER
A teenage college guy sent a love letter (in Q/A format) to his classmate.
My Dearest Ishaa,
Please answer the following questionnaire. For Options
(A) 10 marks,
(b) 5marks and
(c) 3 marks.
1) Whenever you enter the class room, your sight always falls on me because:
(a) of love
(b) you couldn't control seeing me
(c) really ... Am I doing it?
2) Whenever professor cracks joke, you laugh and turn and look at me because:
(a) you always like to see me smiling
(b) you are testing whether I like jokes
(c) you are attracted by my smile
3) When you were singing in the class, I entered and immediately you stopped singing because:
(a) you are so coy to sing before me
(b) my presence influenced you
(c) you feared that whether I'll like your song
4) When you were showing your childhood photo, when I asked for it, you hide it because:
(a) you felt ashamed
(b) you felt uneasy
(c) you don't know
5) During trekking, myself and my friend gave you hand for lifting you and you took only my friend's because:
(a) you enjoyed my disappointment
(b) you won't feel leaving my hand after grabbing
(c) you don't know
6) You were waiting yesterday for bus and didn't get into your bus...
(a) you were waiting for me
(b) you were dreaming about me and didn't notice the bus
(c) that bus was crowded
7) You introduced me to your parents when they came to college because:
(a) I am going to be your groom
(b) you just want to know what your parents think about me
(c) just you felt like introducing me to them
I told that I like girls wearing roses. Next day, you came with a rose on your head because:
(a) to fulfill my wish
(b) you like roses
(c) by chance you got a rose
9) On that day, it was my birthday. You too came to temple early at 6:00 A.M because:
(a) you want to pray along with me
(b) you want to meet me before any one could meet on my birthday
(c) you want to wish me at temple because you are spiritual.
If you have scored more than 40, then you are loving me. Don't delay in expressing it.
If you have scored between 30 and 40, love is budding in your heart and it's getting ready to bloom. If you have scored less than 30, you are in confusion whether to love me or not.
Eagerly awaiting your reply..
Love , Aanshu
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Ishaa's reply letter was also in Q/A format ........
Aanshu ,
Please answer the following Yes/No questionnaire.
1) If somebody sits in the first row, normally people entering the class, sees them.
(a) Yes (b) No
2) If a girl laughs and looks anyone, is it love?
(a) Yes (b) No
3) While singing, if somebody forgets lines of the songs, will he/she stop singing or not?
(a) Yes (b) No
4) I was showing to my friends (who are all girls) my childhood photo.
You poked your nose inside..... Right ?
(a) Yes (b) No
5) I avoided to hold your hand during trekking. Couldn't you understand yet?
(a) Yes (b) No
6) Should I not wait for my best friend ( Anjali ) at the bus stand?
(a)Yes (b) No
7) Shouldn't I introduce you to my parents as a friend?
(a) Yes (b) No
You have said you also like Lotus, cauliflower, banana's flower. Is it true ?
(a) Yes (b) No
9) Oh was that your birthday. That's why I could see you in temple. I come daily to Temple . Do you know ?
(a) Yes (b) No
If you have answered "Yes" to any of the question, then I am not loving you. If you have answered "No", then you don't know the meaning of Love.
Hope everything is clear to you
Please answer the following questionnaire. For Options
(A) 10 marks,
(b) 5marks and
(c) 3 marks.
1) Whenever you enter the class room, your sight always falls on me because:
(a) of love
(b) you couldn't control seeing me
(c) really ... Am I doing it?
2) Whenever professor cracks joke, you laugh and turn and look at me because:
(a) you always like to see me smiling
(b) you are testing whether I like jokes
(c) you are attracted by my smile
3) When you were singing in the class, I entered and immediately you stopped singing because:
(a) you are so coy to sing before me
(b) my presence influenced you
(c) you feared that whether I'll like your song
4) When you were showing your childhood photo, when I asked for it, you hide it because:
(a) you felt ashamed
(b) you felt uneasy
(c) you don't know
5) During trekking, myself and my friend gave you hand for lifting you and you took only my friend's because:
(a) you enjoyed my disappointment
(b) you won't feel leaving my hand after grabbing
(c) you don't know
6) You were waiting yesterday for bus and didn't get into your bus...
(a) you were waiting for me
(b) you were dreaming about me and didn't notice the bus
(c) that bus was crowded
7) You introduced me to your parents when they came to college because:
(a) I am going to be your groom
(b) you just want to know what your parents think about me
(c) just you felt like introducing me to them
I told that I like girls wearing roses. Next day, you came with a rose on your head because:
(a) to fulfill my wish
(b) you like roses
(c) by chance you got a rose
9) On that day, it was my birthday. You too came to temple early at 6:00 A.M because:
(a) you want to pray along with me
(b) you want to meet me before any one could meet on my birthday
(c) you want to wish me at temple because you are spiritual.
If you have scored more than 40, then you are loving me. Don't delay in expressing it.
If you have scored between 30 and 40, love is budding in your heart and it's getting ready to bloom. If you have scored less than 30, you are in confusion whether to love me or not.
Eagerly awaiting your reply..
Love , Aanshu
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Ishaa's reply letter was also in Q/A format ........
Aanshu ,
Please answer the following Yes/No questionnaire.
1) If somebody sits in the first row, normally people entering the class, sees them.
(a) Yes (b) No
2) If a girl laughs and looks anyone, is it love?
(a) Yes (b) No
3) While singing, if somebody forgets lines of the songs, will he/she stop singing or not?
(a) Yes (b) No
4) I was showing to my friends (who are all girls) my childhood photo.
You poked your nose inside..... Right ?
(a) Yes (b) No
5) I avoided to hold your hand during trekking. Couldn't you understand yet?
(a) Yes (b) No
6) Should I not wait for my best friend ( Anjali ) at the bus stand?
(a)Yes (b) No
7) Shouldn't I introduce you to my parents as a friend?
(a) Yes (b) No
You have said you also like Lotus, cauliflower, banana's flower. Is it true ?
(a) Yes (b) No
9) Oh was that your birthday. That's why I could see you in temple. I come daily to Temple . Do you know ?
(a) Yes (b) No
If you have answered "Yes" to any of the question, then I am not loving you. If you have answered "No", then you don't know the meaning of Love.
Hope everything is clear to you
Monday, 26 September 2011
Buddha Air Crash
नेपाल छाड्ने तयारी गर्दागर्दै संसार छाडे
काठमाडौं, असोज ९- 'मैले नेपालमै बसेर समुदायमा आधारित स्वास्थ्यसम्बन्धी धेरै कुरा सिक्ने र सुरुवात गर्ने अवसर पाएँ, म अब जाँदैछु, तर जहाँ गए पनि नेपालमा सिकेको ज्ञान फैलाइरहनेछु।'
पाँच वर्ष लामो नेपाल बसाइ सकेर फिलिपिन्स जान लागेका ५८ वर्षे डा. पंकज मेहताले गत शुक्रबार आयोजित बिदाइ समारोहमा भनेका थिए, 'नेपाल मेरो मुटुमा छ, सधैं रहिरहनेछ।'
युनिसेफ नेपालमा काम गर्ने मेहताले यहाँको बालमृत्यु र मातृमृत्यु दर घटाउन उल्लेखनीय योगदान पुर्याएको सम्बद्ध विज्ञहरू बताउँछन्। सहकर्मीहरूका अनुसार नेपालमा उनले लागू गरेको समुदायमा आधारित नवजात शिशु, एकीकृत बाल बचाउ र पोषण कार्यक्रमको अवधारणा युनिसेफले धेरै विपन्न मुलुकमा अपनाउँदैछ।
अमेरिकी सहयोग नियोग (युएसएड) नेपालका स्वास्थ्य निर्देशक एन प्यानिस्टनको हात्तिसारस्थित घरमा भएको बिदाइ समारोहमा मेहताले नेपाल छाड्नुपरेकोमा घरिघरि दुःख व्यक्त गरे।
बसुञ्जेल यहाँका हिमालसँग लोभिएका र फेसबुकको 'वाल'मा समेत हिमाली क्षेत्रमै खिचिएको तस्बिर राखेका उनले आफ्ना सहकर्मीहरूलाई भनेका थिए, 'म एक वर्षअघि नै माउन्टेन फ्लाइटमा गइसकेँ, तर श्रीमती गएकी छैन। उसलाई एकचोटि नलगी म नेपाल छोड्दिनँ।'
नेपाल छाड्नुअघि अन्तिमचोटि श्रीमतीसित माउन्टेन फ्लाइटमा जाने त्यही धोकोले आइतबार ज्यान लियो मेहता र उनकी अन्दाजी ५५ वर्षीया श्रीमती डा. छायाँको।
'माउन्टेन फ्लाइटमा जान्छु त भन्दै थिए, तर आजै जान्छु भनेर साथीभाइसँग सेयर गरेका थिएनन्, बिदाको दिन एक घन्टामै फर्किहालिन्छ भनेर होला,' युनिसेफ नेपालमा कार्यरत उनका निकट सहकर्मी डा.सुधीर खनालले आइतबार नागरिकसँग भने।
'नेपाल छाड्ने साता संसारै छाड्ने साता बन्यो।'
पाँचवर्षे बसाइ
भारतको कोलकाता स्थायी घर भएका मेहता पाँच वर्षअघि युनिसेफको लैनचौरस्थित दक्षिण एसिया क्षेत्रीय कार्यालयमा खोप परामर्शदाताका रूपमा आएका थिए। दुई वर्ष त्यहाँ रहेपछि युनिसेफ नेपालको राष्ट्रिय कार्यालयमा स्वास्थ्य प्रमुखका रूपमा काम गर्न थाले। यस अवधिमा उनले नेपालका धेरै दुर्गम ग्रामीण क्षेत्र चाहारे।
उनलाई बढुवा गरी पोषण, बाल स्वास्थ्य र एचआइभीसमेत हेर्नेगरी फिलिपिन्स खटाइएको थियो। उनी अर्को साता नेपाल छाड्दै थिए। उनकी श्रीमती छायाँ आँखा रोग विशेषज्ञ हुन्। उनी तीन वर्षदेखि किस्ट मेडिकल कलेजमा प्राध्यापन गर्दै आएकी थिइन्।
अन्तिम साताको नेपाल बसाइमा रहेका मेहता केही दिनयता सहकर्मीहरूले दिने बिदाइ भोजमा व्यस्त रहँदै आएका थिए। अघिल्लो शनिबार स्वास्थ्य सेवा विभाग र एक्स्टर्नल डेभलपमेन्ट पार्टनर (इडिपिज) का सदस्यहरूले त्रिपुरेश्वरको एउटा रेस्टुरेन्टमा बिदाइ भोज गरेका थिए। उक्त कार्यक्रममा उनले भनेका थिए, 'म यो सरुवालाई नेपालमा सिकेको ज्ञान अन्यत्र फैलाउने अवसरका रूपमा लिन्छु।'
अर्को शुक्रबार युनिसेफका सहकर्मीले त्यस्तै भोज गर्ने तयारी थियो। 'त्यो कार्यक्रममा युनिसेफका हामी सबै सहकर्मीले उनीसँग खिचाएका तस्बिर र त्यससँग जोडिएका सम्झना समेटिएको एउटा किताब तयार पारेर दिने चाँजो मिलाएका थियौं,' उनले भने, 'अब त्यो किताब उनको परिवारका सदस्यलाई भए पनि दिन्छौं।'
मेहताका जेठा छोरा कैयुर बिपी कोइराला स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान प्रतिष्ठान धरानमा एमडी तेस्रो वर्ष अध्ययनरत छन्। आगामी नोभेम्बरमा कैयुरको बिहे गर्ने तय भएको थियो। कान्छो छोरा धबल अमेरिकामा पढ्दैछन्। ९० वर्षे पिता कोलकातामै बस्छन्।
योगदान
बाल र जनस्वास्थ्य विशेषज्ञ मेहताले नेपालको मातृ र बाल स्वास्थ्य क्षेत्रमा धेरै राम्रा काम सुरु गरेका थिए। उनले समुदायमा आधारित नवजात शिशु र एकीकृत बाल बचाउ कार्यक्रमलाई प्राथमिकतामा पार्न नेपाल सरकार र दातृ निकायमा समेत 'लबिङ' गरे।
सहकर्मीहरूका अनुसार पोषण क्षेत्रमा 'बहुक्षेत्रीय योजना' बनाउनमा उनले दातृ निकायका तर्फबाट नेतृत्व नै गरेका थिए। नेपाल स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसांख्यिक सर्वेक्षणअनुसार सन् २००१ देखि २०१० सम्म आइपुग्दा पोषण अवस्थामा सुधार नआएपछि उनले यसलाई प्राथमिकतामा नराखे बालबालिकको जीवन रक्षा नहुने धारणा राख्दै आएका थिए।
उनले नेपालमा पोषणको क्षेत्रमा काम गर्न 'नेपाल न्युट्रिसन ग्रुप' नामक समूह खडा गरे। 'त्यसको प्रतिफल आउन थालिसकेको थियो, युएसएआइडी, नेपाल हेल्थ सेक्टर कार्यक्रम र विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठनले थुप्रै पैसा राखिसकेका थिए,' डा.खनालले भने, 'तर उनले प्रतिफल देख्न पाएनन्।'
सेभ दी चिल्ड्रेनका स्वास्थ्य तथा पोषण कार्यक्रम प्रमुख डा.आशिष केसीका अनुसार मेहताले नेपालमा थालेका स्वास्थ्यसम्बन्धी धेरै कार्यक्रम अहिले 'सफलताको सिँढी' चढ्दैछन्।
स्वभाव
मेहता निकै रमाइलो गर्ने स्वभावको भएको उनका सहकर्मीहरू सम्झन्छन्। उनी जैन धर्म मान्ने भएकाले मासु खाँदैनथे। आफ्नै खर्चमा पार्टी दिँदा पनि मासुको पैसा नतिर्ने उनको स्वभाव थियो। 'म तिमीहरूलाई खुवाउन लैजान्छु, अरू सबै मै तिर्छु, मासुको तिमीहरूले नै तिर्नुपर्छ,' अक्सर जमघटमा मेहताले भन्ने गरेको सम्भि्कए खनालले।
बिदाइको तयारीमा किस्ट
किस्ट मेडिकलमा डा. छायाँको सम्झौता अक्टोबरसम्म थियो, तर उनले त्यसअघि नै कलेज छाड्ने जनाउ दिइसकेकी थिइन्।
'तीन वर्षअघि दसैंको अष्टमीकै दिन नेपाल आएकी थिएँ, सायद अब अष्टमीकै दिन नेपाल छोड्छु,' औपचारिक रूपमा कलेज छाडिनसकेकी छायाँको भनाइ उद्धृत गर्दै किस्ट मेडिकल कलेजका प्रिन्सिपल टिपी थापाले भने, 'सि वाज गुड टिचर (उनी असल प्राध्यापक थिइन्), हामी उहाँको फेयरवेल (बिदाइ) को तयारीमा थियौं, आजै दुःखद समाचार सुन्नुपर्यो।'
विमान चालक जयबुद्ध ताम्राकार
माउन्टेन फलाइटका पाइलट जयबुद्ध ताम्राकार बिश्व निकेतन माध्यमिक बिद्यालय त्रिपुरेश्वरबाट एसएलसी तहको पढाइ पूरा गरेका थिए। संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघको टेक्सासबाट पाइलट बिषय पढेका थिए।
उनी आइतबार बिहान ५ बजे उडानका लागि घरबाट हिँडेका थिए। अन्य दिन बुद्ध एयरकै गाडी लिन आउनेमा सो दिन नआएपछि उनले घरकै निजी कार लिएर घरबाट निस्केको उनका दाजु प्रवुद्ध ताम्राकारले बताए। यस भन्दा अघि उनले पहिला ठूलो विमान चलाएका थिए। उनी पूर्वमन्त्री रामकृष्ण ताम्राकारका कान्छा छोरा हुन्। दुई भाई मध्य दाजु व्यापार पेशा गर्छन्।
उनका सहपाठी साथी तथा विमान चालक सुनिल राणा आइतवार उनको शव ल्याएको स्थान त्रिविवि शिक्षण अस्पताल महाराजगंज पुगेका थिए। उनले अमेरिकामा संगै अध्ययन गरेको र सन् २००५ देखि यति एयर-४२ को कमाण्डर चालकको रुपमा काम गरेका थिए। चालक राणाका अनुसार ताम्राकार कुशल चालक थिए।'उनी सकरात्मक मान्छे हुनुहुन्थ्यो'उनले भने।
क्याप्टेन पद्मा अधिकारी
२७ वर्षीया पद्मा कोपाइलटबाट क्याप्टेन भएको दुई महिनामात्रै भएको थियो। गौरीघाटकी उनले ३ हजार २ सय ६६ घन्टा उडाइसकेकी थिइन्। दक्षिण अफ्रिकाबाट पाइलट कोर्स सकेकी पद्मा पाँच वर्षदेखि बुद्धका जहाज उडाइरहेकी भिनाजु पुष्कर न्यौपानले बताए। चार दिदीबहिनीमध्ये कान्छी पद्माका दाजु प्रवीण पनि पाइलट हुन्। उनका बुबा अवकाशप्राप्त एसपी हुन्।
एयरहोस्टेज अस्मिता श्रेष्ठ
एयरहोस्टेज अस्मिता श्रेष्ठले गत माघमा पहिलो पटक एयरहोस्टेजको जागिर खान छोडेकी हुन्। पुर्ख्यौली घर कुपण्डोलमा वस्दै आएकी थिइन्। टि्रटन कलेज बानेश्वरबाट उनले १२ कक्षासम्मको पढाई पुरा गरेकी उनले एयरहोस्टेज पेशा सुरु गरेपछि थप अध्यन स्थगित गरेकी थिइन्। उनी माउन्टेन एयरको उडानको लागि बिहान ६ बजे घरबाट निस्केकी थिइन्।
श्रेष्ठ परिवारको दुई छोरी मध्य उनी जेठी छोरी हुन्। उनी २० बर्षमा प्रवेश गरेकी थिइन्। श्रेष्ठ आफ्नै इच्छाले गर्दा एयरहोस्टेज पेशा अंगाल्न पुगेको उनकी साथी स्कोरिना लामाले बताइन्।
घटनास्थलमा जीवित उद्धार, अस्पतालमा मृत्यु
प्लिज मलाई बचाउनोस्।'
झन्डै २०/२५ जनाको भीड आवाज आएतिर दगुर्यो। मानिसको सग्लो शरीर कतै थिएन। जहाजका पाटपुर्जा छरपस्ट।
'सारै दुख्यो,' भुइँमा रक्ताम्मे लडिरहेका एक व्यक्तिको कारुणिक आवाजले भीड रोकियो। उनको गर्दन र काखीमुनिबाट रगत बगिरहेको थियो। तैपनि बोलिरहेका थिए।
'घटनास्थलमा उनी एक्ला जीवित थिए,' ललितपुर लामाटार-७ का राज केसीले भने।
घटनास्थल ललितपुरको कोटडाँडा पुग्ने पहिलो समूहमा थिए, केसी। उनीसँगै थिए विजय पाठक पनि। 'आज विमान किन यति नजिक उड्दै छ भनेर हामी अचम्म मानिरहेका थियौं,' केसीले भने '२० सेकेन्ड बित्न नपाउँदै ठूलो आवाज आयो, आगोको मुस्लो निस्कियो।'
धुवाँको मुस्लोतिर दगुर्दै केसीसहित केही गाउँलो १० मिनेटमा घटनास्थल पुगे। मृत्युसँग जुधिरहेका ललितपुर कुसुन्तीका निरञ्जन कर्माचार्य गुहार मागिरहेका थिए, 'प्लिज मलाई बचाउनोस्।'
डा. जगजन कर्माचार्य बुधबार मात्र नेपाल आएका थिए। काठमाडौंको लिंकन स्कुलबाट एसएलसी गरेका उनले अमेरिकाबाट एमबिबिएस गरेका थिए। उनी अमेरिका बसेको १५ वर्ष भइसकेको थियो।
कुसुन्तीमा रहेकी आमा मृगौलाको बिरामी भएकाले भारतको नयाँ दिल्ली आउँदा उनी यसपालि नेपाल छिरेका थिए। अमेरिकी साथी नेटाली नेइल्यान पनि दिल्लीबाट सँगै आएकी थिइन्।
मंगलबार अमेरिका फर्किने टिकट लिइसकेका जगजनलाई नौलो अनुभव गर्न मन लाग्यो - माउन्टेन फ्लाइट। नेइल्यानको पनि यसमा रुचि थियो। साथ दिन तयार भए जगजनका भाइ निरञ्जन र उनकी पत्नी शारदा। चार दाजुभाइमध्ये माहिला र साहिला अमेरिकामै थिए।
'डेढ-दुई घन्टामा फर्किहाल्छौं,' आइतबार बिहान माउन्टेन फ्लाइटमा निस्कनुअघि जगजनले भनेको सम्झँदै थिए उनका मामा गंगा गिरी। ललितपुरको बिएन्डबी अस्पताल परिसरमा उनले नागरिकसँग भने, 'सबै आफन्तलाई खबर गर्नु, बेलुका फ्यामिली ग्यादरिङ (पारिवारिक जमघट) गर्नुपर्छ।'
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'कहाँ खबर गर्ने, कसलाई भन्ने, सुरुमा त सोच्नै सकेनौं,' कोटडाँडाबाट निरञ्जनलाई जीवितै उद्धार गरी बिएन्डबी अस्पताल ल्याएका दुईमध्ये केसीले भने।
'हामी स्ट्रेचर खोज्न गाउँतिर छिर्यौं। पानी परिरहेको थियो। बाटो हिलैहिलो। बल्लतल्ल निरञ्जनलाई स्ट्रेचरमा राखेर कोटडाँडाबाट तल झर्यौं।'
त्यही बेला उद्धारमा गएका प्रहरी भेटिए। निरञ्जनलाई अस्पताल पुर्याउन उनीहरूले प्रहरीसँग गाडी मागे। तर, प्रहरीले मानेनन्।
'उहाँ एकजना मात्र जीवित हो, त्यसैले बचाउनुपर्छ। तपाईंहरूको गाडीमा अस्पतालसम्म लैजानुपर्यो,' प्रहरीसँग गरेको अनुरोध केसीले सुनाए, 'प्रहरीको गाडीमा मिल्दैन, एम्बुलेन्समा लैजानोस् भने।'
उनीहरूले स्ट्रेचरमै राखेर निरञ्जनलाई विशंखुनारायण थानसम्म ल्याउँदा झन्डै आधा घन्टा लागेको थियो। त्यतिबेला विशंखुनारायणमा एम्बुलेन्स आइसकेको थियो।
'मलाई दुख्यो, कोल्टे फेरिदिनु,' एम्बुलेन्सभित्र निरञ्जनले केसी र पाठकसँग दुईपटक भनेका थिए। उनले पटकपटक छिटो अस्पताल पुर्याउन पनि आग्रह गरे। तर, अस्पताल नजिकिँदै जाँदा उनको सम्झना शक्ति हराउँदै गयो।
'मलाई के भयो? कहाँ जान लाग्या हामी?' सातदोबाटो नजिक आइपुग्दा निरञ्जनले सोधेका थिए।
साढे नौ बजेतिर निरञ्जन र जगजनका वृद्ध आमाबुबा अस्पताल पुगे। जेठो छोरा र कान्छी बुहारीको घटनास्थलमै मृत्यु भएको खबर सुनेपछि उनीहरू कान्छो छोराको आसमा थिए। तर, उनको पनि मृत्युको खबर आएपछि वृद्ध आमाबाबु रुँदै अस्पतालबाट बाहिरिए।
बाबु लक्ष्मीदासले श्रीमतीलाई सम्हाल्दै ट्याक्सीमा राखे र त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल लागे, जेठो छोरा र कान्छी बुहारीको शव बुझ्न।
असहयोग गरेको होइन : भोगबहादुर थापा, एसपी- ललितपुर
घटनास्थल जाँदै गर्दा घाइते निरञ्जन कर्माचार्यलाई स्ट्रेचरमा ल्याइँदै थियो। उद्धारमा खटिएका स्थानीयले अस्पताल लैजान हाम्रो गाडी मागे। बाटो साँघुरो थियो। फर्काउन नमिल्ने भएकाले हामीले एम्बुलेन्सलाई खबर गरिसकेकाले 'तपाईंहरू तल जाँदै गर्नुस्, एम्बुलेन्स आइसकेको हुन्छ' भनेका थियौं।
माथि पुगेपछि एउटा मोडमा गाडी फर्काउन मिल्यो र हामीले उद्धारमा खटिएकालाई फोन गरी 'तपाईंहरू कहाँ पुग्नु भो हामी आउँदैछौं' भन्दा उहाँहरूले 'एम्बुलेन्समा राखिसक्यौं' भन्नुभयो। त्यसपछि फेरि हामी घटनास्थल लाग्यौं।
कोतडाँडामा यस्तो देखियो
श्याम भट्ट/सुन्दर खनाल- महाभारत शृङ्खलाबाट उत्तर हाँगोजस्तो भएर निस्केको कोतडाँडामा विमान ठोक्किँदा सबैभन्दा नजिक थिए हरि थापाको परिवार। उनीहरूको छाप्रोलाई मात्रै दस फिट दुरीमा छाड्दै बत्तेको विमान ३० मिटर अगाडि उच्चाइलो कान्लामा बज्रियो। त्यसअघि पंखाले छाप्रा मुनिको कान्ला लछार्यो, अग्रभागले सामुन्नेका दुइटा लप्सीका रुख च्याट्टै छिनाल्यो र बारबुर पारेर बनाइएको शौचालय उडायो।
पत्नी मुना र छोरा सुवाससँग चिया पिइरहेका ५५ वर्षीय हरिले विमान धस्रेर आएको कम्पनलाई गत साताको भूकम्प दोहोरिएको ठाने। लगत्तैका दुई विस्फोटलाई कतै घर भत्क्यो होला भन्ने सोचे। त्रस्त अवस्थामै तीनैजना भित्र बसिरहे। गाउँलेहरू आएर हल्लाखल्ला गरेपछि मात्र निमेषको संयोगले आफूहरू बचेको उनीहरूले थाहा पाए।
पूर्वबाट दक्षिण फन्को मार्ने क्रममा विमान सिधा जोतिइसक्दा गाउँलेहरूले दुर्घटनाको भेउ पाएका थिएनन्, आगोजस्तो राताम्य मुस्लोले कोतडाँडाको आकाश नढाकेसम्म। उनीहरूका अनुसार लगभग साढे सात बजेको त्यो समय कोतडाँडामा बाक्लो कुहिरोले ३० मिटर पर पनि केही देखिँदैनथ्यो।
लामाटार-७ र विशंखु-३ को सीमा कोतडाँडाको बारथुम्की भनिने त्यो विन्दु फेदीबाट मुश्किलले एक किलोमिटर 'एरियल डिस्टेन्स'मा छ। दुर्घटनास्थल पुग्न पूर्व लामाटारबाट हिँडे वनको बाटो ४५ मिनेट लाग्छ भने पश्चिम विशंखुनारायण मन्दिरबाट उक्ले मात्रै आधा घन्टा। त्यति वरै विमान कसरी ठोक्किन आइपुग्यो भन्ने विश्मयसँगै गाउँलेहरू आँखाअगाडि भएको दुर्घटनाबाट हतप्रभ थिए। सबैसँग आआफ्नै भयावहपूर्ण अनुभूति।
'म अहिले पनि पूरै होसमा छैन,' दुई कोठे छाप्रोको एक कोठामा परिवार बसी अर्कोमा दुई गाई र पाँच बाख्रा पालेका थापा भन्दै थिए, 'धन्न हामी चाहिँ बाँच्यौं।'
कोतडाँडाकै करिब ८५ घर भएको घना बस्तीबाट विस्फोट र मुस्लो पछ्याउँदै केही युवाहरूसँगै ओर्लेका प्रेम लामाले घटनास्थल पुग्दा निराजन कर्माचार्यलाई जीवित भेटेका थिए। 'उनी विमानको बायाँ कान्लातर्फ लडेर 'बचाउ बचाउ' भन्दै कराइरहेका थिए,' उनले भने, 'मलाई अस्पताल लानुस्, मलाई दुख्यो भन्दै थिए। ढाडतिर दुख्यो भनेपछि सजिलो होस् भनेर हामीले नजिकै भेटिएको ब्याग राखिदियौं।'
'उनका खुट्टा मासुका भरमा झुन्डिएका थिए। मुखभरि चोट, रगत बगिरहेको। साथीहरूले कोतडाँडा गुठीबाट स्ट्रेचर ल्याएर लैजाँदासमेत उनी बोल्दै थिए। एम्बुलेन्सलाई १०२ मा फोन गरेर बोलाए पनि समयैमा आएन। केही भाइहरूले उनलाई स्ट्रेचरमै डाँडाबाट ओराले। विशंखुनारायण्को मन्दिर पुगेपछि एम्बुलेन्स आइपुगेछ,' लामाले भने।
पदाली सामुदायिक वन क्षेत्रमा पर्ने दुर्घटनास्थलबाट करिब ३ सय मिटर पश्चिम घरमा बसिरहेकी बसनी चन्द विस्फोट र आगोको मुस्लो देखेर आत्तिएर आँगनमै लडिन्। उनका जेठाजु-जेठानी लक्ष्मीराम र सानुमैयाँ त्यतै दौडे। कोतडाँडाबाट युवाहरू झर्दै थिए। त्यतिबेलै दुर्घटनाग्रस्त विमानबाट जोडले ग्यास लिक भयो र भागाभाग पर्यो।
ग्यास कम भएर गाउँलेहरू नजिक पुगेपछि मात्र कर्माचार्यको आर्तनाद सुनिएको थियो। त्यतिखेर घटना भएको २० मिनेट नाघिसकेको थियो।
स्थानीय कोतडाँडा पर्यटन सरोकार समाजका महासचिव कर्ण तामाङ स्वयं महानगरीय प्रहरी प्रभाग बाँडेगाउँ पुगेर घटना जानकारी गराएका थिए। दुई प्रहरी तत्काल घटनास्थल लागे। प्रहरी टोलीपछि सशस्त्र प्रहरी र सेनाको टोली घटनास्थल पुग्दा साढे आठ बजेको थियो।
तामाङका अनुसार कर्माचार्यको उद्धार गर्दा अधिकांश शव विमानभित्रै थिए, केही मानव अंग मात्र बाहिर छरिएका। उद्धारका लागि सेनाको रेञ्जर गणको डार्ट समूह (डिजास्टर एसेसमेन्ट एन्ड रेस्क्यु टिम) समेत पुग्यो। रेस्क्यु टिमका चिकित्सक डा. सुनिल श्रेष्ठका अनुसार अधिकांश शव सग्लै भेटिए।
नागरिककर्मीहरू ९ बजे घटनास्थल पुग्दा शव संकलनमा सेना, सशस्त्र र प्रहरी व्यस्त थिए। एघार बजेभित्र सबै शव उठाइसकिएको थियो। घटनास्थलमा बाक्लो भीड लागेको थियो। सेनाको एमआई-१७ हेलिकोप्टर घटनास्थलमा बस्न नसक्दा वरिपरिका रूख काटेर ठाउँ बनाइयो। सुरुमा लक्ष्मीराम चन्द ठकुरीको बारीमा हेलिकोप्टर बसाइएको थियो। विमानको एउटा ठूलै मेसिनरी भाग घटनास्थलबाट सय मिटर पर भेटिएको थियो।
काठमाडौं, असोज ९- 'मैले नेपालमै बसेर समुदायमा आधारित स्वास्थ्यसम्बन्धी धेरै कुरा सिक्ने र सुरुवात गर्ने अवसर पाएँ, म अब जाँदैछु, तर जहाँ गए पनि नेपालमा सिकेको ज्ञान फैलाइरहनेछु।'
पाँच वर्ष लामो नेपाल बसाइ सकेर फिलिपिन्स जान लागेका ५८ वर्षे डा. पंकज मेहताले गत शुक्रबार आयोजित बिदाइ समारोहमा भनेका थिए, 'नेपाल मेरो मुटुमा छ, सधैं रहिरहनेछ।'
युनिसेफ नेपालमा काम गर्ने मेहताले यहाँको बालमृत्यु र मातृमृत्यु दर घटाउन उल्लेखनीय योगदान पुर्याएको सम्बद्ध विज्ञहरू बताउँछन्। सहकर्मीहरूका अनुसार नेपालमा उनले लागू गरेको समुदायमा आधारित नवजात शिशु, एकीकृत बाल बचाउ र पोषण कार्यक्रमको अवधारणा युनिसेफले धेरै विपन्न मुलुकमा अपनाउँदैछ।
अमेरिकी सहयोग नियोग (युएसएड) नेपालका स्वास्थ्य निर्देशक एन प्यानिस्टनको हात्तिसारस्थित घरमा भएको बिदाइ समारोहमा मेहताले नेपाल छाड्नुपरेकोमा घरिघरि दुःख व्यक्त गरे।
बसुञ्जेल यहाँका हिमालसँग लोभिएका र फेसबुकको 'वाल'मा समेत हिमाली क्षेत्रमै खिचिएको तस्बिर राखेका उनले आफ्ना सहकर्मीहरूलाई भनेका थिए, 'म एक वर्षअघि नै माउन्टेन फ्लाइटमा गइसकेँ, तर श्रीमती गएकी छैन। उसलाई एकचोटि नलगी म नेपाल छोड्दिनँ।'
नेपाल छाड्नुअघि अन्तिमचोटि श्रीमतीसित माउन्टेन फ्लाइटमा जाने त्यही धोकोले आइतबार ज्यान लियो मेहता र उनकी अन्दाजी ५५ वर्षीया श्रीमती डा. छायाँको।
'माउन्टेन फ्लाइटमा जान्छु त भन्दै थिए, तर आजै जान्छु भनेर साथीभाइसँग सेयर गरेका थिएनन्, बिदाको दिन एक घन्टामै फर्किहालिन्छ भनेर होला,' युनिसेफ नेपालमा कार्यरत उनका निकट सहकर्मी डा.सुधीर खनालले आइतबार नागरिकसँग भने।
'नेपाल छाड्ने साता संसारै छाड्ने साता बन्यो।'
पाँचवर्षे बसाइ
भारतको कोलकाता स्थायी घर भएका मेहता पाँच वर्षअघि युनिसेफको लैनचौरस्थित दक्षिण एसिया क्षेत्रीय कार्यालयमा खोप परामर्शदाताका रूपमा आएका थिए। दुई वर्ष त्यहाँ रहेपछि युनिसेफ नेपालको राष्ट्रिय कार्यालयमा स्वास्थ्य प्रमुखका रूपमा काम गर्न थाले। यस अवधिमा उनले नेपालका धेरै दुर्गम ग्रामीण क्षेत्र चाहारे।
उनलाई बढुवा गरी पोषण, बाल स्वास्थ्य र एचआइभीसमेत हेर्नेगरी फिलिपिन्स खटाइएको थियो। उनी अर्को साता नेपाल छाड्दै थिए। उनकी श्रीमती छायाँ आँखा रोग विशेषज्ञ हुन्। उनी तीन वर्षदेखि किस्ट मेडिकल कलेजमा प्राध्यापन गर्दै आएकी थिइन्।
अन्तिम साताको नेपाल बसाइमा रहेका मेहता केही दिनयता सहकर्मीहरूले दिने बिदाइ भोजमा व्यस्त रहँदै आएका थिए। अघिल्लो शनिबार स्वास्थ्य सेवा विभाग र एक्स्टर्नल डेभलपमेन्ट पार्टनर (इडिपिज) का सदस्यहरूले त्रिपुरेश्वरको एउटा रेस्टुरेन्टमा बिदाइ भोज गरेका थिए। उक्त कार्यक्रममा उनले भनेका थिए, 'म यो सरुवालाई नेपालमा सिकेको ज्ञान अन्यत्र फैलाउने अवसरका रूपमा लिन्छु।'
अर्को शुक्रबार युनिसेफका सहकर्मीले त्यस्तै भोज गर्ने तयारी थियो। 'त्यो कार्यक्रममा युनिसेफका हामी सबै सहकर्मीले उनीसँग खिचाएका तस्बिर र त्यससँग जोडिएका सम्झना समेटिएको एउटा किताब तयार पारेर दिने चाँजो मिलाएका थियौं,' उनले भने, 'अब त्यो किताब उनको परिवारका सदस्यलाई भए पनि दिन्छौं।'
मेहताका जेठा छोरा कैयुर बिपी कोइराला स्वास्थ्य विज्ञान प्रतिष्ठान धरानमा एमडी तेस्रो वर्ष अध्ययनरत छन्। आगामी नोभेम्बरमा कैयुरको बिहे गर्ने तय भएको थियो। कान्छो छोरा धबल अमेरिकामा पढ्दैछन्। ९० वर्षे पिता कोलकातामै बस्छन्।
योगदान
बाल र जनस्वास्थ्य विशेषज्ञ मेहताले नेपालको मातृ र बाल स्वास्थ्य क्षेत्रमा धेरै राम्रा काम सुरु गरेका थिए। उनले समुदायमा आधारित नवजात शिशु र एकीकृत बाल बचाउ कार्यक्रमलाई प्राथमिकतामा पार्न नेपाल सरकार र दातृ निकायमा समेत 'लबिङ' गरे।
सहकर्मीहरूका अनुसार पोषण क्षेत्रमा 'बहुक्षेत्रीय योजना' बनाउनमा उनले दातृ निकायका तर्फबाट नेतृत्व नै गरेका थिए। नेपाल स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसांख्यिक सर्वेक्षणअनुसार सन् २००१ देखि २०१० सम्म आइपुग्दा पोषण अवस्थामा सुधार नआएपछि उनले यसलाई प्राथमिकतामा नराखे बालबालिकको जीवन रक्षा नहुने धारणा राख्दै आएका थिए।
उनले नेपालमा पोषणको क्षेत्रमा काम गर्न 'नेपाल न्युट्रिसन ग्रुप' नामक समूह खडा गरे। 'त्यसको प्रतिफल आउन थालिसकेको थियो, युएसएआइडी, नेपाल हेल्थ सेक्टर कार्यक्रम र विश्व स्वास्थ्य संगठनले थुप्रै पैसा राखिसकेका थिए,' डा.खनालले भने, 'तर उनले प्रतिफल देख्न पाएनन्।'
सेभ दी चिल्ड्रेनका स्वास्थ्य तथा पोषण कार्यक्रम प्रमुख डा.आशिष केसीका अनुसार मेहताले नेपालमा थालेका स्वास्थ्यसम्बन्धी धेरै कार्यक्रम अहिले 'सफलताको सिँढी' चढ्दैछन्।
स्वभाव
मेहता निकै रमाइलो गर्ने स्वभावको भएको उनका सहकर्मीहरू सम्झन्छन्। उनी जैन धर्म मान्ने भएकाले मासु खाँदैनथे। आफ्नै खर्चमा पार्टी दिँदा पनि मासुको पैसा नतिर्ने उनको स्वभाव थियो। 'म तिमीहरूलाई खुवाउन लैजान्छु, अरू सबै मै तिर्छु, मासुको तिमीहरूले नै तिर्नुपर्छ,' अक्सर जमघटमा मेहताले भन्ने गरेको सम्भि्कए खनालले।
बिदाइको तयारीमा किस्ट
किस्ट मेडिकलमा डा. छायाँको सम्झौता अक्टोबरसम्म थियो, तर उनले त्यसअघि नै कलेज छाड्ने जनाउ दिइसकेकी थिइन्।
'तीन वर्षअघि दसैंको अष्टमीकै दिन नेपाल आएकी थिएँ, सायद अब अष्टमीकै दिन नेपाल छोड्छु,' औपचारिक रूपमा कलेज छाडिनसकेकी छायाँको भनाइ उद्धृत गर्दै किस्ट मेडिकल कलेजका प्रिन्सिपल टिपी थापाले भने, 'सि वाज गुड टिचर (उनी असल प्राध्यापक थिइन्), हामी उहाँको फेयरवेल (बिदाइ) को तयारीमा थियौं, आजै दुःखद समाचार सुन्नुपर्यो।'
विमान चालक जयबुद्ध ताम्राकार
माउन्टेन फलाइटका पाइलट जयबुद्ध ताम्राकार बिश्व निकेतन माध्यमिक बिद्यालय त्रिपुरेश्वरबाट एसएलसी तहको पढाइ पूरा गरेका थिए। संयुक्त राष्ट्र संघको टेक्सासबाट पाइलट बिषय पढेका थिए।
उनी आइतबार बिहान ५ बजे उडानका लागि घरबाट हिँडेका थिए। अन्य दिन बुद्ध एयरकै गाडी लिन आउनेमा सो दिन नआएपछि उनले घरकै निजी कार लिएर घरबाट निस्केको उनका दाजु प्रवुद्ध ताम्राकारले बताए। यस भन्दा अघि उनले पहिला ठूलो विमान चलाएका थिए। उनी पूर्वमन्त्री रामकृष्ण ताम्राकारका कान्छा छोरा हुन्। दुई भाई मध्य दाजु व्यापार पेशा गर्छन्।
उनका सहपाठी साथी तथा विमान चालक सुनिल राणा आइतवार उनको शव ल्याएको स्थान त्रिविवि शिक्षण अस्पताल महाराजगंज पुगेका थिए। उनले अमेरिकामा संगै अध्ययन गरेको र सन् २००५ देखि यति एयर-४२ को कमाण्डर चालकको रुपमा काम गरेका थिए। चालक राणाका अनुसार ताम्राकार कुशल चालक थिए।'उनी सकरात्मक मान्छे हुनुहुन्थ्यो'उनले भने।
क्याप्टेन पद्मा अधिकारी
२७ वर्षीया पद्मा कोपाइलटबाट क्याप्टेन भएको दुई महिनामात्रै भएको थियो। गौरीघाटकी उनले ३ हजार २ सय ६६ घन्टा उडाइसकेकी थिइन्। दक्षिण अफ्रिकाबाट पाइलट कोर्स सकेकी पद्मा पाँच वर्षदेखि बुद्धका जहाज उडाइरहेकी भिनाजु पुष्कर न्यौपानले बताए। चार दिदीबहिनीमध्ये कान्छी पद्माका दाजु प्रवीण पनि पाइलट हुन्। उनका बुबा अवकाशप्राप्त एसपी हुन्।
एयरहोस्टेज अस्मिता श्रेष्ठ
एयरहोस्टेज अस्मिता श्रेष्ठले गत माघमा पहिलो पटक एयरहोस्टेजको जागिर खान छोडेकी हुन्। पुर्ख्यौली घर कुपण्डोलमा वस्दै आएकी थिइन्। टि्रटन कलेज बानेश्वरबाट उनले १२ कक्षासम्मको पढाई पुरा गरेकी उनले एयरहोस्टेज पेशा सुरु गरेपछि थप अध्यन स्थगित गरेकी थिइन्। उनी माउन्टेन एयरको उडानको लागि बिहान ६ बजे घरबाट निस्केकी थिइन्।
श्रेष्ठ परिवारको दुई छोरी मध्य उनी जेठी छोरी हुन्। उनी २० बर्षमा प्रवेश गरेकी थिइन्। श्रेष्ठ आफ्नै इच्छाले गर्दा एयरहोस्टेज पेशा अंगाल्न पुगेको उनकी साथी स्कोरिना लामाले बताइन्।
घटनास्थलमा जीवित उद्धार, अस्पतालमा मृत्यु
प्लिज मलाई बचाउनोस्।'
झन्डै २०/२५ जनाको भीड आवाज आएतिर दगुर्यो। मानिसको सग्लो शरीर कतै थिएन। जहाजका पाटपुर्जा छरपस्ट।
'सारै दुख्यो,' भुइँमा रक्ताम्मे लडिरहेका एक व्यक्तिको कारुणिक आवाजले भीड रोकियो। उनको गर्दन र काखीमुनिबाट रगत बगिरहेको थियो। तैपनि बोलिरहेका थिए।
'घटनास्थलमा उनी एक्ला जीवित थिए,' ललितपुर लामाटार-७ का राज केसीले भने।
घटनास्थल ललितपुरको कोटडाँडा पुग्ने पहिलो समूहमा थिए, केसी। उनीसँगै थिए विजय पाठक पनि। 'आज विमान किन यति नजिक उड्दै छ भनेर हामी अचम्म मानिरहेका थियौं,' केसीले भने '२० सेकेन्ड बित्न नपाउँदै ठूलो आवाज आयो, आगोको मुस्लो निस्कियो।'
धुवाँको मुस्लोतिर दगुर्दै केसीसहित केही गाउँलो १० मिनेटमा घटनास्थल पुगे। मृत्युसँग जुधिरहेका ललितपुर कुसुन्तीका निरञ्जन कर्माचार्य गुहार मागिरहेका थिए, 'प्लिज मलाई बचाउनोस्।'
डा. जगजन कर्माचार्य बुधबार मात्र नेपाल आएका थिए। काठमाडौंको लिंकन स्कुलबाट एसएलसी गरेका उनले अमेरिकाबाट एमबिबिएस गरेका थिए। उनी अमेरिका बसेको १५ वर्ष भइसकेको थियो।
कुसुन्तीमा रहेकी आमा मृगौलाको बिरामी भएकाले भारतको नयाँ दिल्ली आउँदा उनी यसपालि नेपाल छिरेका थिए। अमेरिकी साथी नेटाली नेइल्यान पनि दिल्लीबाट सँगै आएकी थिइन्।
मंगलबार अमेरिका फर्किने टिकट लिइसकेका जगजनलाई नौलो अनुभव गर्न मन लाग्यो - माउन्टेन फ्लाइट। नेइल्यानको पनि यसमा रुचि थियो। साथ दिन तयार भए जगजनका भाइ निरञ्जन र उनकी पत्नी शारदा। चार दाजुभाइमध्ये माहिला र साहिला अमेरिकामै थिए।
'डेढ-दुई घन्टामा फर्किहाल्छौं,' आइतबार बिहान माउन्टेन फ्लाइटमा निस्कनुअघि जगजनले भनेको सम्झँदै थिए उनका मामा गंगा गिरी। ललितपुरको बिएन्डबी अस्पताल परिसरमा उनले नागरिकसँग भने, 'सबै आफन्तलाई खबर गर्नु, बेलुका फ्यामिली ग्यादरिङ (पारिवारिक जमघट) गर्नुपर्छ।'
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'कहाँ खबर गर्ने, कसलाई भन्ने, सुरुमा त सोच्नै सकेनौं,' कोटडाँडाबाट निरञ्जनलाई जीवितै उद्धार गरी बिएन्डबी अस्पताल ल्याएका दुईमध्ये केसीले भने।
'हामी स्ट्रेचर खोज्न गाउँतिर छिर्यौं। पानी परिरहेको थियो। बाटो हिलैहिलो। बल्लतल्ल निरञ्जनलाई स्ट्रेचरमा राखेर कोटडाँडाबाट तल झर्यौं।'
त्यही बेला उद्धारमा गएका प्रहरी भेटिए। निरञ्जनलाई अस्पताल पुर्याउन उनीहरूले प्रहरीसँग गाडी मागे। तर, प्रहरीले मानेनन्।
'उहाँ एकजना मात्र जीवित हो, त्यसैले बचाउनुपर्छ। तपाईंहरूको गाडीमा अस्पतालसम्म लैजानुपर्यो,' प्रहरीसँग गरेको अनुरोध केसीले सुनाए, 'प्रहरीको गाडीमा मिल्दैन, एम्बुलेन्समा लैजानोस् भने।'
उनीहरूले स्ट्रेचरमै राखेर निरञ्जनलाई विशंखुनारायण थानसम्म ल्याउँदा झन्डै आधा घन्टा लागेको थियो। त्यतिबेला विशंखुनारायणमा एम्बुलेन्स आइसकेको थियो।
'मलाई दुख्यो, कोल्टे फेरिदिनु,' एम्बुलेन्सभित्र निरञ्जनले केसी र पाठकसँग दुईपटक भनेका थिए। उनले पटकपटक छिटो अस्पताल पुर्याउन पनि आग्रह गरे। तर, अस्पताल नजिकिँदै जाँदा उनको सम्झना शक्ति हराउँदै गयो।
'मलाई के भयो? कहाँ जान लाग्या हामी?' सातदोबाटो नजिक आइपुग्दा निरञ्जनले सोधेका थिए।
साढे नौ बजेतिर निरञ्जन र जगजनका वृद्ध आमाबुबा अस्पताल पुगे। जेठो छोरा र कान्छी बुहारीको घटनास्थलमै मृत्यु भएको खबर सुनेपछि उनीहरू कान्छो छोराको आसमा थिए। तर, उनको पनि मृत्युको खबर आएपछि वृद्ध आमाबाबु रुँदै अस्पतालबाट बाहिरिए।
बाबु लक्ष्मीदासले श्रीमतीलाई सम्हाल्दै ट्याक्सीमा राखे र त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थल लागे, जेठो छोरा र कान्छी बुहारीको शव बुझ्न।
असहयोग गरेको होइन : भोगबहादुर थापा, एसपी- ललितपुर
घटनास्थल जाँदै गर्दा घाइते निरञ्जन कर्माचार्यलाई स्ट्रेचरमा ल्याइँदै थियो। उद्धारमा खटिएका स्थानीयले अस्पताल लैजान हाम्रो गाडी मागे। बाटो साँघुरो थियो। फर्काउन नमिल्ने भएकाले हामीले एम्बुलेन्सलाई खबर गरिसकेकाले 'तपाईंहरू तल जाँदै गर्नुस्, एम्बुलेन्स आइसकेको हुन्छ' भनेका थियौं।
माथि पुगेपछि एउटा मोडमा गाडी फर्काउन मिल्यो र हामीले उद्धारमा खटिएकालाई फोन गरी 'तपाईंहरू कहाँ पुग्नु भो हामी आउँदैछौं' भन्दा उहाँहरूले 'एम्बुलेन्समा राखिसक्यौं' भन्नुभयो। त्यसपछि फेरि हामी घटनास्थल लाग्यौं।
कोतडाँडामा यस्तो देखियो
श्याम भट्ट/सुन्दर खनाल- महाभारत शृङ्खलाबाट उत्तर हाँगोजस्तो भएर निस्केको कोतडाँडामा विमान ठोक्किँदा सबैभन्दा नजिक थिए हरि थापाको परिवार। उनीहरूको छाप्रोलाई मात्रै दस फिट दुरीमा छाड्दै बत्तेको विमान ३० मिटर अगाडि उच्चाइलो कान्लामा बज्रियो। त्यसअघि पंखाले छाप्रा मुनिको कान्ला लछार्यो, अग्रभागले सामुन्नेका दुइटा लप्सीका रुख च्याट्टै छिनाल्यो र बारबुर पारेर बनाइएको शौचालय उडायो।
पत्नी मुना र छोरा सुवाससँग चिया पिइरहेका ५५ वर्षीय हरिले विमान धस्रेर आएको कम्पनलाई गत साताको भूकम्प दोहोरिएको ठाने। लगत्तैका दुई विस्फोटलाई कतै घर भत्क्यो होला भन्ने सोचे। त्रस्त अवस्थामै तीनैजना भित्र बसिरहे। गाउँलेहरू आएर हल्लाखल्ला गरेपछि मात्र निमेषको संयोगले आफूहरू बचेको उनीहरूले थाहा पाए।
पूर्वबाट दक्षिण फन्को मार्ने क्रममा विमान सिधा जोतिइसक्दा गाउँलेहरूले दुर्घटनाको भेउ पाएका थिएनन्, आगोजस्तो राताम्य मुस्लोले कोतडाँडाको आकाश नढाकेसम्म। उनीहरूका अनुसार लगभग साढे सात बजेको त्यो समय कोतडाँडामा बाक्लो कुहिरोले ३० मिटर पर पनि केही देखिँदैनथ्यो।
लामाटार-७ र विशंखु-३ को सीमा कोतडाँडाको बारथुम्की भनिने त्यो विन्दु फेदीबाट मुश्किलले एक किलोमिटर 'एरियल डिस्टेन्स'मा छ। दुर्घटनास्थल पुग्न पूर्व लामाटारबाट हिँडे वनको बाटो ४५ मिनेट लाग्छ भने पश्चिम विशंखुनारायण मन्दिरबाट उक्ले मात्रै आधा घन्टा। त्यति वरै विमान कसरी ठोक्किन आइपुग्यो भन्ने विश्मयसँगै गाउँलेहरू आँखाअगाडि भएको दुर्घटनाबाट हतप्रभ थिए। सबैसँग आआफ्नै भयावहपूर्ण अनुभूति।
'म अहिले पनि पूरै होसमा छैन,' दुई कोठे छाप्रोको एक कोठामा परिवार बसी अर्कोमा दुई गाई र पाँच बाख्रा पालेका थापा भन्दै थिए, 'धन्न हामी चाहिँ बाँच्यौं।'
कोतडाँडाकै करिब ८५ घर भएको घना बस्तीबाट विस्फोट र मुस्लो पछ्याउँदै केही युवाहरूसँगै ओर्लेका प्रेम लामाले घटनास्थल पुग्दा निराजन कर्माचार्यलाई जीवित भेटेका थिए। 'उनी विमानको बायाँ कान्लातर्फ लडेर 'बचाउ बचाउ' भन्दै कराइरहेका थिए,' उनले भने, 'मलाई अस्पताल लानुस्, मलाई दुख्यो भन्दै थिए। ढाडतिर दुख्यो भनेपछि सजिलो होस् भनेर हामीले नजिकै भेटिएको ब्याग राखिदियौं।'
'उनका खुट्टा मासुका भरमा झुन्डिएका थिए। मुखभरि चोट, रगत बगिरहेको। साथीहरूले कोतडाँडा गुठीबाट स्ट्रेचर ल्याएर लैजाँदासमेत उनी बोल्दै थिए। एम्बुलेन्सलाई १०२ मा फोन गरेर बोलाए पनि समयैमा आएन। केही भाइहरूले उनलाई स्ट्रेचरमै डाँडाबाट ओराले। विशंखुनारायण्को मन्दिर पुगेपछि एम्बुलेन्स आइपुगेछ,' लामाले भने।
पदाली सामुदायिक वन क्षेत्रमा पर्ने दुर्घटनास्थलबाट करिब ३ सय मिटर पश्चिम घरमा बसिरहेकी बसनी चन्द विस्फोट र आगोको मुस्लो देखेर आत्तिएर आँगनमै लडिन्। उनका जेठाजु-जेठानी लक्ष्मीराम र सानुमैयाँ त्यतै दौडे। कोतडाँडाबाट युवाहरू झर्दै थिए। त्यतिबेलै दुर्घटनाग्रस्त विमानबाट जोडले ग्यास लिक भयो र भागाभाग पर्यो।
ग्यास कम भएर गाउँलेहरू नजिक पुगेपछि मात्र कर्माचार्यको आर्तनाद सुनिएको थियो। त्यतिखेर घटना भएको २० मिनेट नाघिसकेको थियो।
स्थानीय कोतडाँडा पर्यटन सरोकार समाजका महासचिव कर्ण तामाङ स्वयं महानगरीय प्रहरी प्रभाग बाँडेगाउँ पुगेर घटना जानकारी गराएका थिए। दुई प्रहरी तत्काल घटनास्थल लागे। प्रहरी टोलीपछि सशस्त्र प्रहरी र सेनाको टोली घटनास्थल पुग्दा साढे आठ बजेको थियो।
तामाङका अनुसार कर्माचार्यको उद्धार गर्दा अधिकांश शव विमानभित्रै थिए, केही मानव अंग मात्र बाहिर छरिएका। उद्धारका लागि सेनाको रेञ्जर गणको डार्ट समूह (डिजास्टर एसेसमेन्ट एन्ड रेस्क्यु टिम) समेत पुग्यो। रेस्क्यु टिमका चिकित्सक डा. सुनिल श्रेष्ठका अनुसार अधिकांश शव सग्लै भेटिए।
नागरिककर्मीहरू ९ बजे घटनास्थल पुग्दा शव संकलनमा सेना, सशस्त्र र प्रहरी व्यस्त थिए। एघार बजेभित्र सबै शव उठाइसकिएको थियो। घटनास्थलमा बाक्लो भीड लागेको थियो। सेनाको एमआई-१७ हेलिकोप्टर घटनास्थलमा बस्न नसक्दा वरिपरिका रूख काटेर ठाउँ बनाइयो। सुरुमा लक्ष्मीराम चन्द ठकुरीको बारीमा हेलिकोप्टर बसाइएको थियो। विमानको एउटा ठूलै मेसिनरी भाग घटनास्थलबाट सय मिटर पर भेटिएको थियो।
Sunday, 25 September 2011
Heart Touching Inspirational Story "whom to blame"
Heart Touching Inspirational Story "whom to blame" Must Read for All.
A Boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child he looked at his wife and uttered just five words.
QUESTIONS:
1. What were the five words?
2. What is the implication of this story?
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ANSWER :
The husband just said "I am with you Darling"
The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point
in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened.
No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband.
That is what he gave her.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. "A journey of a thousand miles
begins with a single step." Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiven, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.
MORAL OF THE STORY :
Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship.
PUNYA PRASAD SAPKOTA
25-09-2011
A Boy was born to a couple after eleven years of marriage. They were a loving couple and the boy was the gem of their eyes. When the boy was around two years old, one morning the husband saw a medicine bottle open. He was late for office so he asked his wife to cap the bottle and keep it in the cupboard. His wife, preoccupied in the kitchen totally forgot the matter. The boy saw the bottle and playfully went to the bottle fascinated by its color and drank it all. It happened to be a poisonous medicine meant for adults in small dosages. When the child collapsed the mother hurried him to the hospital, where he died. The mother was stunned. She was terrified how to face her husband. When the distraught father came to the hospital and saw the dead child he looked at his wife and uttered just five words.
QUESTIONS:
1. What were the five words?
2. What is the implication of this story?
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ANSWER :
The husband just said "I am with you Darling"
The husband's totally unexpected reaction is a proactive behavior. The child is dead. He can never be brought back to life. There is no point
in finding fault with the mother. Besides, if only he had taken time to keep the bottle away, this would not have happened.
No one is to be blamed. She had also lost her only child. What she needed at that moment was consolation and sympathy from the husband.
That is what he gave her.
If everyone can look at life with this kind of perspective, there would be much fewer problems in the world. "A journey of a thousand miles
begins with a single step." Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiven, selfishness, and fears. And you will find things are actually not as difficult as you think.
MORAL OF THE STORY :
Sometimes we spend time in asking who is responsible or whom to blame, whether in a relationship, in a job or with the people we know. By this way we miss out some warmth in human relationship.
PUNYA PRASAD SAPKOTA
25-09-2011
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Nothing can stop Palestinian UN Bid.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(CNN) -- During the course of the United Nations General Assembly the Palestinians have indicated that they will formally ask the world body for recognition of "Palestine" as a new member state. Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas has told U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon he will officially submit the statehood request on Friday which will ask that the U.N. Security Council take up the issue of Palestinian statehood.
Despite much talk of a U.N. vote on Palestinian statehood this week, neither of the organization's two major organs, the Security Council and the General Assembly are expected to take immediate action on the request.
Why is this move happening now?
The Palestinian Authority leadership says they are making the request for statehood now for a few reasons. Firstly, they argue that over the course of the past two years the Palestinian Authority has made great progress in building the infrastructure necessary for maintaining a sovereign state. They point to the various improvements in governance, security, and physical infrastructure as indicators of their readiness.
Palestinians also point to the September 2011 date that U.S. President Barack Obama laid out over a year ago as the deadline for the successful negotiation with Israel for a two-state solution. The Quartet of Middle East peace, made up of the U.N., European Union, Russia, and the U.S. also set this month as the target date for a negotiated deal. With that deadline not having been met Palestinian leaders argue that that the best way to enhance the chances for peace moving forward is for international recognition of a Palestinian state.
Showdown at U.N. for statehood 
Israel ensuring voice is heard 
Palestinian Authority looks to future 
How to achieve U.N. membership In the 15-member Security Council, the one body that can confer full U.N. membership, the Palestinians enjoy the support of a majority of the countries. But the United States, which as one of the five permanent members holds veto power, has pledged it will vote down the statehood bid, ending the Palestinians' chance to win full membership.
In the General Assembly, where a vote would be non-binding, the Palestinians enjoy the support of more than 120 of the 193 members and passage of a statehood resolution would be all but assured.
Why do the U.S. and Israel oppose the call?
Both the U.S. and Israel consider the Palestinian strategy a unilateral move that will only hinder the possibility of reaching a peaceful settlement to the Middle East conflict. U.N. action, both countries argue, does not take the place of direct negotiations. Speaking recently to reporters, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said: "We believe strongly that the road to peace and two states living side by side does not go through New York, it goes through Jerusalem and Ramallah."
Israel calls for peace talks amid Palestinian statehood push
Surely, if the U.S and Israel don't agree then it won't mean any difference on the ground?
Without the acknowledgement of Israel and the U.S., United Nations recognition of a Palestinian state based on armistice lines that existed before 1967 is largely a symbolic move. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected these lines as the basis for a Palestinian state, calling them "indefensible." Therefore the borders, airspace, and movement of people in a new "Palestine" would continue to be controlled by the Israeli military and it would be unlikely to change the presence of about 300,000 Israeli settlers in the West Bank.
If a Palestinian state is recognized, what could that mean for relations/negotiations with Israel?
Many believe recognition of a Palestinian state would exacerbate already poor relations between the Palestinian Authority government and Israel. Some politicians in Israel have called for unilateral responses to the Palestinian bid including the outright annexation of territory in the West Bank, the withholding of tax revenue collected on behalf of the Palestinians, and the cancellation of various parts of the 1993 Oslo accords that created the Palestinian Authority. Potential moves like this and what some believe could be a rising level of Palestinian frustration at unmet expectations could add a great deal of tension on the ground and contribute to the possibility of an outbreak of violence. Palestinian Authority leadership maintains that recognition would help put pressure on Israel to be more reasonable in future negotiations.
Is there risk in this move for the Palestinian Authority?
Beyond the potential response from Israel, the Palestinian bid at the U.N. is risky. The U.S. is opposed to the move and lawmakers in congress have threatened to pull the plug on hundreds of millions of dollars in annual American aid. Others say the move will unrealistically raise expectations of Palestinians and, if little actually changes on the ground, could contribute to regional tensions. The Palestinian Authority could also risk losing support from its own people. The Hamas political faction, which controls Gaza, does not support the U.N. strategy and there are concerns among the Palestinian refugees in the region that the statehood bid could compromise their "right of return" to their homeland.
Would U.N. recognition give the Palestinians anything substantive?
Recognition by the United Nations could potentially give Palestinians greater access to international bodies like the International Criminal Court and the Human Rights Council. Venues like these could serve as a place for Palestinians to file legal challenges to Israeli practices and exert more international pressure on Israel.
What's the current state of negotiations between Israel and the Palestinians?
Currently there are no talks going on between Israeli and Palestinians. Talks fell apart a year ago over disagreements on the issue of Israeli West Bank settlements. Coming off a self-imposed 10-month halt in settlement construction, Israel said it would not renew the freeze. This led the Palestinians to quit the negotiations. In an effort to head off the Palestinian's statehood request at the U.N. the United States and various European countries have been engaged in 11th hour diplomacy to get the talks restarted but few expect a breakthrough deal.
Saturday, 17 September 2011
मेरो सपना (My Dream)
मेरो सपना
आखा भरि आसु हृदय भरि घाउ अनि मुटुभरी आफ्नो परिवार र गाउघरको माया बोकेर साहुको ऋण तिर्ने अनि सुन्दर भबिस्यको सपना बोकी दोहा कतारमा आयकों पनि ३ वर्ष पुरा भै सकेछ, तर पनि साहुको ऋण र मेरा सुन्दर सपनाहरु आजै पनि बाकीनै छन्। यसका साथ साथै मैले धेरै अरु सपनाहरु पनि देखने गरेको छू जून जिबनलाई सार्थक बनाउने देखि लियर, सुन्दर समाजको निर्माण गर्ने पनि रहेका छन। तर आज म ति सपनाहरुको बारेमा चर्चा गर्न पट्टी लाग्दिन किनकि ति सपनाहरुको चर्चा गर्न पट्टी अहिले लागे भने मैले सुत्नु पर्ने समयलाई पनि गुमाउनु पर्ने छ। मेरो सुत्ने समय निश्चित गरिएको छ। बाकी समय सबै मैले कम्पनीको काम गर्नु पर्छ। आज मेरो सपना ती उदेश्य प्राप्तीका लागी देख्ने गरेका भन्दा खतर्नाक र डरलाग्दो छ। हामीहरु सबैले सपना त देख्ने गर्छौ तर त्यसलाई वास्तविक जिबन सग र समाज सग मुल्यांकन गरेर हेरिदैन त्यसै भुली दिन्छौ। त्यसैले तपाईं हरुलाई म अब हिजोराति मैले देखेको सपना को कहानी भन्न गैरहेछु। मलाई यो भन्न लाग्दै गर्दा एकातिर निकै डर लागि रहेको छ भने अर्को तिर भित्र भित्रै आगोको ज्वाला दन्की रहेको छ। त्यही सपनाले गर्दा मलाई केहि शब्द लेख्नलाई आतुर गरायो जुन मेरो दिमागमा आझै ताजा छ. र त्यो यस प्रकार रहेको छ ।
घटना स्थल मलाई राम्रो सग थाहा भएन कुनै नयाँ ठाउँ हुन पर्छ। जहाँ म र मेरी जिबन संगिनी हुन्छौ र चारै तिरबाट केहि हात हतियार सहितका मानिसहरुले हामीहरुलाई घेरा हालिएको हुन्छन । थाहा छैन हामीहरु त्यस्तो अबस्थामा कसरि पुग्यौ। हामीहरु नाग्गीएका हुन्छौ मुस्किलले हाम्रो सरिरको लाज ढाक्ने बस्त्रहरु पनि हुदैन। ति हतियार सहितका गुन्डाहरु म माथि आक्रमण गरि मेरो जिबन संगीको अस्मिता लुट्न खोग्दै हुन्छन। हामी दुइ निरिह प्राणी हुन्छौ। म आफु माथि भएको प्रहारलाई बेवास्ता गर्दै मेरी संगीनिको अस्थित्व बचाउन खोजी रहेको हुन्छु तर उनीहरुलाई केहि असर पारेको हुदैन । उनिहरुको उदेश्य त एक इज्जत दार महिलाको इज्जत लुटनु अनि त्यहाँ आउने बाधा हरुलाई पनि ख़तम गर्ने सोच बाट अगाडी बड़ी रहेका छन। हामी लाई यो स्तिथिति को बारेमा अबगत भय पछि हामी दुइ जनाले भाग्ने निर्णय गर्छौँ र हामीहरु त्यहाबाट भाग्छौं। हामी भाग्दै गर्दा हामीलाई हेर्ने रमिते हरु पनि थुप्रै देखिन्थे तर हामीलाई बचाउन कोही आयनन। हामी भागी रहेउ तर पनि ती गुंडाहरु हाम्रो पीछा छोड़ेनन। हामी फेरी उनिहरु को घेरा मापरेऊ। हामी २ धेरै पुकार गरेऊ हाम्रो बचाऊ को लागि तर उनिहरु माँ तेस्तो दया भाब केहि देखियन। यस कारण मैले मेरो संगिनी र मेरो आफ्नो बचाऊ को लागि हाम्रा पुर्खा हरु लाई याद गरे जसले ब्रिटिश साम्राज्य संग को लड़ाई मा कुनै हार खायनन। नेपाली बीरहरु बिश्व को कुनै पनि लड़ाई मा पछि हटेनन। म पनि तेहि तागत अनि त्याही शाहस का साथ उनिहरु संग मुकाबिला गरे र येसमा सफल पनि भयं। मेरो रिस यहाँ सम्म पुगेको थियो कि काट्दै रगत पिउन मान लागेको थियो। (यसैमा मलाई एउटा कुरा भन्न मन लग्यो अमेरिका भियतनाम युद्धमा भियतनामी जनताले अमेरिकन हरुको काचो मासु खाएका थिएरे। ) मेरो यस अवस्थाले गर्दा कतिपयलाई त ढालन सफल भए भने कतिपय भाग्दै थिए। यतिकैमा म मेरो डरलाग्दो सपना बाट विउझीए.
सपना त म सधै देख्ने गर्थे तर ति मेरा जिबन घटना साग संबंदित हुन्थे। धेरै जसो म भुली दिन्थे तर आजको सपना देखे पछि ममा केहि लेख्न मन लग्यो तर मैले लेख्ने काम कहिले पनि गरेको छैन। त्यसैले कमजोरीहरु रहेका छन यसको लागी म तपाई हरु संग माफ़ी माग्न चाहन्छु यसै सपना मा आधारित भएर देशेको वर्तमान स्थितिको बारेमा केहि चर्चा गर्न मन लग्यो ।
बिस्वको इतिहासमा कसैको पनि गुलामी नभएको बिर गोर्खालीको सन्तान हामी नेपालीहरु हरेक मुलुकमा गएर सस्तो भन्दा सस्तो मूल्यमा अनि बिदेशी को गुलामी गर्न पोख्त भएका छौ । यसको कारन राज्य को अस्थिर अबस्था, जन उतरदायी संविधानको खाचो, राज्य सञ्चालन गर्ने पधाधिकारी को गैर जिम्मेवारी पन र नेताहरुको भ्रष्ट प्रबृतिले गर्दा नेपालका हामी नेपालीहरु आज निकैनै तरल अबस्थामा रहेका छौ। देश भित्रका ठुला पार्टी हरुको पार्टी भित्र को नेत्रित्यमा को पुग्ने भनेर र समग्रमा सप्ताको कुर्सि कस्ले हत्याउने भन्ने खेलले प्रधानमन्त्रीको चुनाब १७/१८ पटक भैसक्यो। कांग्रेस भित्रको नेतृत्वको कलह, एमाले भित्र र भर्खरै मावोबादी भित्रको तिन लाइन नीतिले देशलाइ कुसल नेत्रित्य दिन सकिरहेको अवस्था छैन। ठुला पार्टीहरुको यो हाल हुदा साना पार्टीहरुको भाबना कस्ले सुन्ने। यहि परिस्थितिको फाइदा उठाउदै कतिपए देश भित्रका र कतिपय देश बाहिरका अबैद तत्वहरुले हामी सर्बसाधारण नेपाली जनताहरुलाई लखेटदै नेपाल र नेपाली को अस्थित्व समाप्त पर्दैछन्। नेपाली आमाको अस्मिता लुड्दै छन् यसमा विदेश सक्तीहरुको हात सगै देशी सक्तिको पनि ठुलो हात छ। नेपालमा त ठुला पार्टीहरुका नेताहरु कतिपय ठाउमा हाम्रो अस्थित्व नामेट पर्दै छन् भने कतिय ठाउमा सप्ता स्वार्थको खातिर तपाई हाम्रो अस्थित्व खतरा पर्दा पनि हामी रमिते भएर हेरिरहेका छौ। यदि यो अवस्थामा रहिरह्यो भने नेपाल छिटैनै कंगो, सुडान, हैटी, सोमालिया जस्तो असफल राष्ट्रमा पर्ने बिश्लेषकहरु बताऊछन्। तपाई हामीलाइ थाहा भएकै कुरा हो नेपाल भित्र कति ससत्र समुहहरु छन् जस्सले कतिपय ठाउमा हत्याका घटना घटाएक छन्। आमा, दीद, बहिनीकोहरुको अस्थित्व लुटिरहेका छन भने बालबालिकाहरुलाई अपहरण गरि हत्या गरिरहेकाछन । यसमा सप्ताधारी हरुको पनि मिलेमतो हुन्छ। पुलिश प्रसासनको पनि सामेल भएको पाइन्छ र ती बन्दुक धारी समूहलाइ, ती ससत्र समुहलाई सप्ता धरिहरुलेनलै सहयोग गरिरहेका छन। देशको कानुन र संबिधान यति सम्म अपूर्ण छ कि कुनै पनि कसुरदारलाई कठघरामा जक्नकोलागि संबिदानमा संसोदन गर्नु पर्ने हुन्छ, किनकि ती बिसयहरु उल्लेखनै गरिएको हुदैन। छन् त दोहोरो, तेहेरो अर्थ लाग्ने खालका, जहाँ अपरादिहरु सजिलै सग उम्कन सफल हुन्छन। यस कारण हामी हरुलाई एउटा सफल संबिदान र बलियो कानुनको आबस्यकता छ। देशलाई जातीयताको आधारमा संघिय राज्य हैन एउटा एकिकृत राज्यनै हुनु पर्छ। जातीयता को आधारमा राज्यको गठन गर्दा राज्यले निकै ठुलो घाटा बेहोर्नु पर्ने छ, भोली जातीय साम्प्रदायिक लड़ाई न होला भन्न सकिदैन। यस्ता जातीय लड़ाईहरु हामी बिभिन्न मुलुक मा पाऊछौ । बिदेशी बिस्लेशकहरु भन्छन, “ नेपालिहरुले सुनको थाल थापेर भीख मागीरहेकाछन"। हामीहरूलाई प्रकृतिले प्रचुल मात्रामा सम्पति दिएको छ तर अस्थिर राजनीतिले गर्दा विश्वमा नै गरिब र असफल राष्ट्र बन्दैछ नेपाल। जल स्रोतको बिस्वको दोस्रो धनि देश नेपाल जहा ८३००० हजार मे.गा. वाटको अपार सम्भावना छ । तर हेर्नुसन देश भित्रको लोडसेटिंग, हाम्रा नदिहरु बेचेर बिदेशीले कति उन्नति गरेका छन तर हामीहरु आकासे खेतिको भरपर्छौं। हाम्रा रगत पसिना चुस्नेहरु, हाम्रो र मेटाउन खेज्नेहरु, नेपालि आमा र दिदि बहिनीको अनि श्रीमतीहरुको जिबन लुट चाहनेको बिरुदमा मैले सपनामा गरेको संघर्स जस्तै गर्नु पर्ने बेला आयको छ र यो मेरो सपनालाइ बस्तविक जिबनमा सबैले लागु गर्नु पर्ने भएको छ। त्यसैले नेपाल नागरिक हरु बिस्वको जुनसुकै कुनामा छरिएर रहेपनि सम्बृदी एबम सुन्दर परिवारको समाज अनि रास्ट्रको सपना आजै देखि देख्न सुरु गरौ। तपाईको सपना अनि लक्ष्य प्राप्तिमा आईपर्ने कठिनाई हरु संग सबै मिलेर अगाड़ी बड़ेउ भने अबस्य हाम्रो सबैको चाहना र सुन्दर समाजको कल्पना साकार हुने छ ।
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Tuesday, 6 September 2011
सालाहरुको गोलीमा डराइमर्नु जिन्दगी
- सालाहरुको गोलीमा डराइमर्नु जिन्दगी
गत बर्ष अमेरिकाको बोस्टनमा एउटा सन्कीले हाम्रा दाजुको हत्या गर्यो । अमेरिकाको टेक्सास पनि यस्ता हत्या बढी नै हुने स्थानमा गनिन्छ । बाल्टिमोरमा कन्चटमा पेस्तोल नतेर्स्याइएका कमै नेपाली होलान् । अबसरको खोजिमा यसरी परदेशिंदा आफ्नो कर्तब्य निर्बाहको क्रममा सित्तैमा यहाँका ’साला’ अपराधीहरुको गोलिमा जिन्दगी जाने डराइमर्दो अवस्था छ । र हिजो, झापाका हाम्रा भाइ रोशन भण्डारीको हत्या भएको छ ।
दर्दनाक यस्ता घटनाका पछाडि धेरै खेलहरु छन्, त्यो भन्दा बढी संसारमा आफूलाई सर्बेसर्बा ठान्ने कथित अमेरिकी कानुनको । आफूले काम गर्ने ठाउंमा कसैले डकैत (Robbery) गर्यो । आफ्नै आंखा अगाडि घटेका घटनाको बेलिबिस्तार स्थानिय प्रशासनलाई जानकारी गराउनै पर्ने । प्रशासनले चोर् देखेको थिइस् भन्छ, सांचो बोलुं – चोरको अगाडि अदालतमा साक्षी बस्न जानु पर्ने । नभनुं, साहुले चोरीले आफूलाई घाटा लागेको बहानामा जागिरबाट लात मारिदिने । जाबो सात डलरको लोभमा काम गर्नुपर्ने हाम्रो मजदुरी जिन्दगी, त्यो पनि सालाहरुको पेस्तोलको गोलीको डरमा । कर्तब्यवान रोशनले चोरको अगाडि प्रस्तुत हुन अदालत जानुपर्ने भो । साला अपराधीहरुले उनलाई अदालत जना लगेकै बखत रोशनले काम गर्ने स्टोरकै अगाडि उनकै कारभित्र गोली ठोके, उनी त्यहिं मरे । कानुनी राजको बखान गरि नथाक्ने अमेरिकी आडम्बरी नियम्, चोरको अगाडि ’हो, त्यहि हो अपराधि’ भन्न जानु पर्ने । साहु हामीले जाबो पानी मिसाएको कोक पियौं कि भनेर घरमा बसेर भिडियो हेर्छ, हामी भने साहुको दोकानमा पानी मिसाएको कोक पनि खेर नजाओस भनेर ट्र्यासमा फ्यांकिएका कपहरु पनि धोइ पखाली राखिदिन्छौं । कसैले मात्रा भन्दा बढी पिएमा ’रिफिल चार्ज’ भन्दै ९९ सेन्टस चार्ज लगाउछौं, झगडा गर्छौं, बिएर चोरेर भाग्न लागे भने आफ्नो अगाडि भएको स्टापलरले चोरको टाउकोमा हान्छौं । इमन्दारिताको त्यो प्रयास कहाँ लागु हुन्छ र ? कहाँ अमेरिकी जिससले देख्छन र ? बदालामा साला अपराधीहरुको गोली हामि नै खान्छौं । लस एन्जलसमा हिजो अपराधीहरुले ’साक्षि’ बिचरा भाइ रोशनको जिन्दगी नै उडाइदिए, २ घन्टा पछि पुलिस आयो रे, अपराधी भग्यो । साहुले के गुमायो त ? मुला सात डलरे हाम्रो जिन्दगी त्यसै जान्छ । बेरोजगारीले डकैती बढेको छ, अमेरिकाको कुनै पनि कुनामा । फेरि जहाँ कुनो, त्यहि ७-११ भने स्टोर । डकैतहरु त लुट्न कुनो खोइज्दै न आंउछन्, त्यहि कुनामा हामीहरु काम गरिराखेका हुन्छम्, अनाहकमा आफ्नै दुनो मासिरहेका हुन्छौं, त्यहां सिंगो अमेरिका हुन्छ, जहां अपराधीहरु धेरै हुन्छन् ।
त्यो सुन्दर जन्मभुमिमा बत्ति बल्दैन । यहाँ बत्ति बलिराखेकै बेलामा हामीलाई गोली ठोक्छन । चोर नेताहरुका सन्तान पजेरोमा सवार हुदैं भारतिय बोर्डिङ पढ्छन्, यहाँ हामि घन्टाको सात डलरमा काम गरेर, कलेजको शुल्क तिरेर बचेँको पैसाले एउटा खटारो किन्छम । राष्ट्रको ढुकुटी डकैत गर्नेका सन्तानहरु सुरा र सुन्दरीको साथमा तिनका बाउका शेयर भएको क्यासिनोमा च्याखे थाप्छन्, यहाँ हामी थोत्रो फ्रिजरमा राखेको बासी पिज्जा टोक्दै साहुलाई अझै साहु बनाउन छातीमा गोली थाप्छम । जाँडले लठ्ठ भ्रष्टचारीका सन्तान लिन क्यासिनो र नाङ्गा बारमा गार्ड सहित पजेराहरु पुग्छन्, ती अर्धम्रित जाडका पोकाहरु उठाउन । यहाँ हाम्रो लाश उठाउने कोहि हुदैन । बियोग र बेदनामा बित्दो रहेछ, परदेशको जिन्दगी । कसलाई भनेर के नै पो मिल्दो रहेछ र ?
रामेश्वर खनाल जस्ता कर्मठ कर्मचारी अट्दैनन्, देशको काममा । कुलेखानी सुक्यो, मर्स्यांदी बग्दैन । कालिगन्डकी कहिले बनेर देशले बिजुली पाउने ? भारतबाट ’दो रुपये’ लिएर नेपाल छिरेकाहरुको भलाइका लागि झलनाथ खनाल र भरतमोहनहरुको लालमोहर लाग्छ । १० औं खर्ब रुपैया कर छल्ने चौधरी र गोल्छाहरुको पन्जामा अडेको छ, मुलुक । राष्ट्र बनाउन खलाती खियाउने गोल्छेहरुको आरान बन्द, आवाज बन्द र आवास बन्द । ससुरालीको आडमा अबैध धन्दा गर्ने रुबेल चौधरीहरुको पेवा रहेछ, नेपाल । मामाघरमा मजाले फलेको मेवा रहेछ, नेपाल बिनोद चौधरीहरुको । यी देश् लुटुवाहरुलाई दिने पैसा नेपाल आमाले अरबको खाडिमा पसिना चुहाउने ज्यानहरुलाई दिएको भए, कति कुखुराहरु पालिन्थे होला ? काउली कति फल्दाहुन्, खोरियाहरुमा ? कोरियाहरुमा सपना सजाउन पासपोर्ट लिना पररास्ट्र मन्त्रालयमा तीन दिनदेखी लाइन लागेका ’शक्ति’लाई सक्छन भने झलनाथले लाइनमै कम्तिमा १० हजार रुपैया ॠण हातमा राखिदिने शाहस गरुन् । अनी हेरौं, कहाँ के फल्दोरहेछ ? त्यसो त, हाम्रो त न पेवा न मेवा ! आमाले पेवामा पाल्नुभाको रतौली बाख्रा र मामघरका हजुरबुवाले दिनुभाको खोरिया बेचेर परदेश आइयो । काम नगरौ, के खाने ? ॠणको त कुरै छाडौं, गरौं, सालाहरुको पेस्तोलको डराइमर्दो जिन्दगी ।
रोशन भण्डारीको आत्माले शान्ति पाओस् । हार्दिक श्रद्धान्जली तिमीलाई !!!
STORY OF DIRT
DIRT
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.
He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.
As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off.
MORAL:
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.
Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.
2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happens.
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less from people but more from God.
One day a farmer's donkey fell down into a well. The animal cried piteously for hours as the farmer tried to figure out what to do. Finally, he decided the animal was old, and the well needed to be covered up anyway; it just wasn't worth it to retrieve the donkey.
He invited all his neighbors to come over and help him. They all grabbed a shovel and began to shovel dirt into the well. At first, the donkey realized what was happening and cried horribly. Then, to everyone's amazement he quieted down.
A few shovel loads later, the farmer finally looked down the well. He was astonished at what he saw. With each shovel of dirt that hit his back, the donkey was doing something amazing. He would shake it off and take a step up.
As the farmer's neighbors continued to shovel dirt on top of the animal, he would shake it off and take a step up. Pretty soon, everyone was amazed as the donkey stepped up over the edge of the well and happily trotted off.
MORAL:
Life is going to shovel dirt on you, all kinds of dirt. The trick to getting out of the well is to shake it off and take a step up. Each of our troubles is a steppingstone. We can get out of the deepest wells just by not stopping, never giving up! Shake it off and take a step up.
Remember the five simple rules to be happy:
1. Free your heart from hatred - Forgive.
2. Free your mind from worries - Most never happens.
3. Live simply and appreciate what you have.
4. Give more.
5. Expect less from people but more from God.
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