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areas they are waiting for the lockdown to be over and rejoin
Navodaya for the regular classes.

Visit of Provincial and Councilors
The newly elected provincial team made their first visit to Ne-
pal. Very Rev. Fr. Sabu Kandamkettiyil, the Provincial, Frs.

Benny Paul Tekkumkattil and Fr. Jubish Azhiyath reached Na-
rayangrah. Important meetings were held with all the fathers
working in Nepal Region. The visit lasted for two days and Fr.
Roby Kizhakumkara CST was elected as the new Mission Supe-
rior of Nepal Region. We are extremely grateful to Fr. Michael
Chirayath CST for being the mission superior for the last 20
years. These were the 20 crucial years wherein the Nepal Mis-
sion rooted itself and started various apostolates and reached

the glorious heights we see today.

New Appointments
To take the Nepal Mission to better heights and explore new
mission possibilities this year we have two new priests joining
us. Nepal mission welcomed Fr. Manjush Srakath CST as the
Vice- Principal of Little Flower School Narayangarh. Fr. Bijo
Mankoottathil appointed in Little Flower School, Parwanipur
will take charge soon and it makes the number of CST priests
working in Nepal to 7.

“Lockdown” Relief Work

The second wave of Covid-19 affected Nepal very badly that
took thousands of lives. The imposed lockdown also brought in
a lot of turmoil in the lives of the ordinary people. The indige-
nous communities were the most affected due to this lockdown
as most of them had to depend on manual labor and menial