05-30-2008, 01:49 PM
<!--QuoteBegin-->QUOTE<!--QuoteEBegin--><b>Nepal bans bird sacrifice at two Hindu temples</b>
Kathmandu (PTI): Nepal has imposed a ban on sacrifice of birds at two famous Hindu temples in western part of the country, in the wake of cases of bird flu being detected in Indian districts bordering the area.
The district administration has also banned the practice of freeing pigeons at the Manakamana and Gorakhkali shrines situated in Gorkha district, officials said.
Dozens of chickens and ducks are sacrificed at the temples everyday by devotees who come here from the Terai region in southern Nepal.
Reports of pigeons deaths in the temple area, had earlier spelled fear about the outbreak of the disease, they added.
The police and volunteers have been instructed to keep a vigil on the activities of the birds in the area.
Nepal has issued bird flu alert in eight of the districts of the Terai region bordering India following reports of bird flu in Indian districts bordering the nation. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Kathmandu (PTI): Nepal has imposed a ban on sacrifice of birds at two famous Hindu temples in western part of the country, in the wake of cases of bird flu being detected in Indian districts bordering the area.
The district administration has also banned the practice of freeing pigeons at the Manakamana and Gorakhkali shrines situated in Gorkha district, officials said.
Dozens of chickens and ducks are sacrificed at the temples everyday by devotees who come here from the Terai region in southern Nepal.
Reports of pigeons deaths in the temple area, had earlier spelled fear about the outbreak of the disease, they added.
The police and volunteers have been instructed to keep a vigil on the activities of the birds in the area.
Nepal has issued bird flu alert in eight of the districts of the Terai region bordering India following reports of bird flu in Indian districts bordering the nation. <!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->