New Buddhist in Nepal

Unperturbed by animal rights campaigners and Buddhist monk Ram Bahadur Bamjan's call for a half to mass animal sacrifice, the fare managemant committee has appointed at least 250 strong butchers to perform the world's supposedly biggest mass animal sacrifice due to take place on November24 and 25 in Ghdimai fare.

As festival begain next week Chif District Officer TaraNath Gautam said he expected more than amillion people to flock to the village Birayapur to attend the festival.

Animal right campaigners have warned the authorities to stop the movement of animals accross the border . But the government has refused to budge an inch arguing that the festivl is in keeping with age -old tradition.