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Elderly Receiving Financial Assistance for Treatment<br />

Kantipur Daily<br />

Dang, <strong>May</strong> 27, <strong>2016</strong><br />

After Kantipur covered news on the financial crises for the treatment of Divya<br />

Chaudhary, 65, who was physically abused by her villager in accusation of<br />

practicing witchcraft is receiving financial support for her treatment. So far, Rs.<br />

25,000 has been collected.<br />

SOCIAL SECURITY<br />

VDC Secretary Makes Off With SSF<br />

Himalayan Times Daily<br />

Rajbiraj, <strong>May</strong> 6, <strong>2016</strong><br />

The Secretary Bindu Lal Chaudhary of Manaraja Village Development Committee<br />

(VDC) in Saptari district has been absconding after he collected the Social Security<br />

Fund (SSF) meant for elderly and Dalit Children. Bindu had collected SSF of nine<br />

months released by District Development Committee two week ago and has been<br />

on the run ever since. As many of 200 elderly had reached the district<br />

headquarters Rajbiraj and chanted slogans against VDC secretary demanding<br />

action against Bindu. Meanwhile, an officer of District Development Committee<br />

Direndra Kumar Yadav said his office has already written to the concerned<br />

authorities to summon Bindu.<br />

Ph: +977-01-4485827 Email: ageingnep@gmail.com Website: www.ageingnepal.org 5

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