NEPAL: Government Paper Shows This Man Is 153 Years Old!

DHADING (The Himalayan Times, Kathmandu), October 31, 2007: Government document shows that a man from the rural area of Dhading district is 153 years old. The date of birth mentioned in the citizenship certificate no: 4255 BA DHA TO 1, issued to Tanchar Magar of Jivanpur-2, Magar village, in Dhading district of Nepal shows that he was born in 1911 Bikram Samvat. Although Magar approached the Jivanpur VDC office on Sunday to claim old-age allowance and produced the citizenship certificate as a proof of his age, the VDC official rejected his application saying the evidence he produced was not reliable. The document was issued on January 10, 1986. Technical assistant at Jivanpur VDC, Milan Kumar Subedi says the citizenship issuance team must have committed an error in his case because Magar was born in 2011 Bikram Samvat. Chief district officer in Dhading, Dron Pokharel said the document had wrong information regarding the date of birth. "Most probably the chaos at the time of making the certificate resulted in this error and a new certificate will be issued if Magar produces evidence regarding his date of birth," he said. COPYRIGHT 2004 THE HIMALAYAN TIMES.