World Link offers low cost for international calls

KATHMANDU,

World Link Communications Pvt. Ltd has partnered with American company Net2Phone to launch Voice-ove-IP (VOIP) services in Nepal. Issuing a press release, the company said the VOIP services would allow internet users to make low cost international calls by using prepaid internet calling cards that would be available for Rs 250 and Rs 500 at all World Link branches and outlets in the Kathmandu valley. "Using the cards, users can call USA for Rs 4 per minute, India for Rs 8 and Saudi Arabia for Rs 12," reads the release.

Election Commission asks parties to register

KATHMANDU,

The Election Commission (EC) on Monday invited more political parties interested to take part in the CA poll to apply for party registration in accordance with Article 142 of the interim constitution.

The constitution states that any political party not represented in the interim parliament has to produce 10,000 signatures from its supporters to register with the Election Commission (EC). The Election Commission (EC) has said political parties which were already registered for CA polls with the EC need not apply for registration. To date, Election Commission (EC) has recognised 61 parties and given them election symbol.

The Constituent Assembly Elections: hindrances and hope

The Constituent Assembly Polls around the corner, YCL cadres are being dragged into more than one controversy, with condemnations of trying to disrupt the elections. National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) on Thursday condemned the Maoist attack against NC activists including Badu two days ago in Darchula district. The human rights watch dog has also slammed Maoists for reviving the United Revolu-tionary People’s Council. The Nepali Congress (NC) and CPN-UML, the two major factions of the ruling seven-party alliance Thursday flayed the Maoist decision to revive its United Revolutionary People’s Council (URPC). Though Senior Maoist leader Dr Baburam Bhattarai has claimed that the United Revolutionary People’s Council (URPC) is not a “parallel government”.
The assurance of the Maoist leader aside, Young Communist League (YCL) Ganesh Man Pun claimed that they are capable of capturing the entire Kathmandu in just five minutes. He was speaking at a protest function in Ratnapark to protest against police action at YCL offices Wednesday.