Day: September 19, 2011

May the Corrupt Rot – in the t-shirt

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The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) is actively involved in the Bhrastchari Lai Kira Paros (May the Corrupt Rot) movement. Participation of high profile people in the movement in July had sparked the participation and intensity of the movement.

Today, CIAA handed over the May the Corrupt Rot t-shirts to all the Nepal Government Secretaries. After wearing the t-shirt, they posed for a group photo.

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The public post holder’s commitment against corruption is appreciable and we can hope some reduction in corruption in government offices. Photo credits – Min Ba
jracharya and T-shirt courtesy: Dr Sameer Mani Dixit.

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Street patrolling cows in Kathmandu Metropolitan City

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It is strange, how come cows are roaming around in the roads of capital city. Due to traffic congestion, there are various restrictions for some vehicles in many roads (some vehicles that are restricted are – Chinese tractor, hand driven cargo carts, diesel auto-rickshaw, pedal driven rickshaw, big trucks, buses and so on).

But, cows are free to roam around without any restrictions.

Balkrishna Dahal took some photos to show some examples of how the cows roam around the city – unrestricted. There isn’t any statistics on how many accidents have occurred due to the presence of animal on the road. But, it should be something the authorities should be concerned about.

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