Kathmandu, Feb 26 : Keeping in view the disasters caused by the Koshi River over the years, the Nepal Government has come up with a pilot project to manage its basins.

A joint initiative of the Water and Energy Commission Secretariat (WECS) and the World Wildlife Fund, the Koshi River Basin Management (KRBM) programme had launched on Wednesday to make optimum use of Koshi basin's water.

New Delhi, Feb 26 : Nepal's last king Gyanendra Bir Bikram Shah arrived here on Wednesday, reportedly on a fortnight long private visit.

Accompanied by his wife, former queen Komal, and sister, former princess Shobha Shahi, the 62-year-old Gyanendra flew from Kathmandu and landed at the Indira Gandhi International Airport as a commoner.

On his arrival, when media personnel asked about his relations with India, the former king of the Shah dynasty said that it is a private visit to attend a family wedding and also visit certain Hindu shrines in India.

Kathmandu, Feb 25: Nepali Congress president Girija Prasad Koirala today cautioned against adopting federalism without first giving serious thought to its pros and cons.

Speaking at a programme organized by Nepali Congress State Restructuring Advisory Committee here, Koirala said, "It is dangerous as treading on a sword's edge."

"There is a danger that the country may face disintegration if decisions on the issue of federalism are taken on whims. We have to take our decisions very carefully," he added

Kathmandu, Feb 25: Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda has said the government is committed to extend justice to victims of the decade long conflict.

Inaugurating the First South Asian Conference on International Humanitarian Law organised by the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) here on Tuesday, Prachanda said the government is making deliberate efforts to form the Truth and Reconciliation Commission and investigate human rights violations and disappearances during the conflict.

Kathmandu, Feb 23 : Nepal Government has started culling of poultry and poultry products in the bird flu affected of area of Sharanamati in Jhapa district.

According to Nepalnews, five Rapid Response Teams (RRT) led by the Director of Livestock Services started culling the birds in the area.

The Ministry of Agriculture and Cooperatives has deployed 50 technicians to the affected area to control the deadly H5N1 virus.

Two RRTs have started culling chickens from the Indian border.

Kathmandu, Feb 21 : Nepal Prime Minister Prachanda has said that human rights can''t be ensured until the country fulfills the basic needs of the people.

Addressing the first National Assembly of the Human Rights Concern Center Nepal, Prachanda admitted that the present government has not been able to meet the people''s aspiration.