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Kathmandu, Apr. 18 (RSS): In
a message of felicitations, His Majesty has extended best wishes for the president’s
personal health and happiness as well as for the progress and prosperity of the people of
Zimbabwe.
Kathmandu, Apr. 17 (RSS): Minister
Tamrakar was issuing directives to the chiefs of different department, projects and
development committees under the Commerce Ministry at the second quarterly progress
evaluation meeting here today. He
also urged the office-bearers concerned to come up with detailed report of the development
and proceedings of the projects. National
Planning Commission (npc) member Dr. Shanker Sharma suggested that the works executed
should be listed, priority sectors identified, the risk on basis of the development of
projects identified and repetition of works among bodies under the ministry avoided. Minister
of State for Commerce and Industry Narendra Bikram Nemwang and commerce secretary Mohan
Dev Pant were also present on the occasion. Initiating the meeting, joint
secretary at the Commerce Ministry Lilamani Poudyal said exports and imports maintained a
high growth rate during the evaluation period, trade deficit reduced and the trade between
Nepal-India increased. RNAC employees
start protest programme BY A STAFF REPORTER Kathmandu,
Apr.17: “We have had
no choice but to begin the protest since the files of our demands have gathered dust in
the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation and we have many a time been assured by the
Board of Directors of RNAC that our demands will be met,” the union has stated in a
letter it submitted to the Chairman of RNAC some ten days ago. “Even
as our Board of Directors had decided on our demands some ten months ago and the files had
reached the Ministry, the management never became serious to follow up the issue, that’s
why we have resorted to pressure tactics,” said N.B Rai, Chairman of the union. The
union’s demands include introducing service regulatory in the corporation, settling
the back logs of employees’ promotion, purchasing new aircraft to end the practice of
short term lease, regulating RNAC’s financial dealings, among others. “On
the top we would like to see an official vision to run the RNAC,” said Rai. “The
protest we have planned does not disturb the regular functioning of our corporation.”
After holding the black-band tying
under the first phase of its protest for another 12 days, the union plans to declare the
second phase of protest – if its demand still remains unfulfilled. Army copter
makes emergency landing Pokhara,
Apr. 17 (RSS): All
four persons on board the helicopter which had left Kathmandu for Pokhara under the
command of Birendra K.C. are safe, it is learnt from the Royal Nepal Army No. 3 Bahini,
Bijayapur. A
technical snag is said to be the reason for the emergency landing. Begnas
lake is about 13 km south of Pokhara Airport. Cook to visit Nepal from April 20 Kathmandu,
Apr. 17 (RSS): The
Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs will be accompanied by his wife
Mrs. Gaynor Cook and some senior officials of Her Britannic Majesty’s Government,
according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. During
the visit, His Majesty the King will grant audience to the Secretary of State. Mr
Cook will also pay courtesy call on Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala. Secretary
of State Cook will hold official talks with Minister for Foreign Affairs Bastola at the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs on April 21. Later
the same day Mr Cook will visit British Gurkhas camp, Nepal at Jawalakhel. Minister
Bastola will host an official dinner in honour of Secretary of State for Foreign and
Commonwealth Affairs of the United Kingdom on April 21. Mr Cook is scheduled to leave
Kathmandu on April 21. Lightning, fire
destroy property Chautara,
Apr. 17 (RSS): According
to the office, lightning that struck at the house of Tanka Bahadur Bhandari of Phulpingkot
vdc ward No. 4 completely destroyed two houses and five head of livestock perished,
causing a total loss of over Rs 700,500. Likewise
lightning struck at the rice mill of Vakil Bahadur Thapa and damaged property worth Rs
150,000. Property worth Rs 100,000 was damaged when lightning struck at the house of
Machhendra Prasad Neupanay of Mangkha vdc ward No. 4. Similarly,
a buffalo perished while Mrs Maili Thakuri and 15-year-old Bimala Thakuri sustained
injuries when lightning struck at the house of Krishna Bahadur Thakuri at Sangachok Vdc
ward No. 8. The
house of Bishnu Bahadur Thakuri of ward No. 8 was damaged and a buffalo died in another
lightning hit. Property
worth Rs 150,000 was gutted in fire that broke out at the house of Subhash Singh Tamang of
ward No. 5, Haibung vdc, it is also learnt. Jailer impersonates a candidate at SLC exam Dhangadhi,
Apr. 17 (RSS): Only
jail inmates can appear for the S.L.C. examinations from the prison examination centre.
But the jailer made an abortive bid to have his son Krishna Prasad Bhatta appear for the
examinations as a prison inmate. Krishna
Prasad had already appeared for the Nepali subject paper and was expelled while he was
writing English examination. The
imperesonation was revealed when an investigation was carried on the various prisoners
appearing for the S.L.C. examinations, chief district officer Tana Gautam told rss. Jailer
Bhatta was immediately summoned to the District Administration Office and action initiated
against him. Another person has already been designated jailer in his place. Three
of the 28 prisoners at Kailali Prison are appearing for the S.L.C. examinations, it is
learnt. Norvic-Escorts introduces new tech. in cardiac treatment BY A STAFF REPORTER Kathmandu,
April 17 On
this occasion, Norvic-Escorts organised a special TEE (Transoesophageal Echo Cardiography)
check up session on April 16th, 2000 to mark its entry into the third year of operation,
according to Norvic official sources. The
TEE is the latest advanced technology available for accurate diagnosis of the heart's
condition. It is a highly sophisticated echo test conducted for identifying a range of
cardiac anomalies including clots in the large arteries (aorta) and to diagnose heart
diseases of children who carry some abnormalities from their birth. TEE is also done on
patients who have had a replacement of artificial valves in the heart. Moreover, any
cardiac abnormalities, which are not possible to be identified by normal check up, TEE
provides valuable clues to them, the press release issued by Norvic says. Under
this test, a special kind of tube is inserted to the cardiac patient through the food pipe
(Oesophagus) of the patient and the heart condition is accurately mapped by bouncing sound
waves off it, which convert into an image on the monitor screen. The
TEE test session organised by Norvic-Escorts Health Care & Research Centre is the
first ever in the medical history of Nepal and carried out on 20 patients of
Norvic-Escorts, it is stated. This
special session of TEE was conducted by a group of consultant cardiologists headed by Dr.
Ravi, R. Kasliwal, Senior Consultant Cardiologist and chief of Non Invasive Cardiac Dept,
Escorts Heart Institute Research Centre, New Delhi, it is said. In
the process of bringing new technology in treating cardiac
anomalies, Norvic-Escorts has alread introduced peripheral
Angiography, Dual Chamber Pacemaker and BMV (Balloon Mitral Valvotomy) in the past years. In
Hetauda, a total of 54,974 children between five months and five years old will be
administered Vitamin "A" capsules in all the 43 village development committees
and Hetauda Municipality of Makwanpur district on April 18 and 19, it is learnt from the
district public health office. According
to the district health office, 409 Vitamin "A" distribution centres have been
set up in all the 43 VDCs and one municipality of the district for this purpose. Similarly,
2550 health volunteers and health workers will be mobilised for the task, chief of
Makwanpur district health office Dr. Girish Kumar Upadhyaya said. Consignments of the Vitamin "A" capsules have been taken to all the distribution centres, it is learnt. Bhadrapur, April
17 (RSS): Inaugurating the
gathering, NC Jhapa president Sudhir Shiwakoti called on the T. U. teachers and
employees to dedicate themselves to providing education that is useful for life and for
the promotion of civil society. Central
president of the T. U. Employees Association Bhola Prasad Dhakal said the state should
help the T.U. establish itself as an educational pillar of the Kingdom. Also speaking on
the occasion were central president of the T.U. Employees Democratic Panel Parashu Ram
Koirala, Mechi Campus chief Bal Krishna Chaudhari, Mechi unit president of the Nepal T.U.
Teachers Association Prithvi Bikram Rai, president of the Democratic University Teachers
Group Ram Nath Banskota and Constituency No 1 president of NC Madan Gurung. Altogether 50
individuals from various campuses of the eastern development region are taking part at the
function presided over by the convenor of the T.U Democratic employees group of Mechi
Campus Yogendra Prasad Dahal. In Kapilvastu,
director general of the Nepal Family Planning Association Dr. Yagya Bahadur Karki
inaugurated a two-room building for the reproductive health centre at Phulika VDC,
Kapilvastu. On the occasion,
Dr. Karki said that the centre would be a substitute for costly hospitals and nursing
homes for the treatment of sexual and reproductive health disorders prevalent in the rural
areas. Central director
of NFPA vision 2000 project Khagendra Nath Adhikari expressed the conviction that
mortality among patients of reproductive health would drop after the launching of
the centre. The building was
constructed at a cost of Rs. 120,000. In Janakpurdham,
a Sita-Kedar Chalise Trust has been instituted here with a view to launching a variety of
programmes to raise the academic, social and economic status of people living below the
poverty line. The trust is to
help the poor in Mahottari, Dhanusa and Kathmandu by providing lodging facilities when
they come to Kathmandu for medical treatment or because of litigation. Initiating the
trust, sage at Janaki temple Tapeswar Das Baishnav said social service is a
wholesome deed for mankind and expressed confidence that the trust would be of great help
to the helpless and poor. Chairman of the
trust Niranjan Parsad Chalise said the trust is contemplating extending cooperation to the
victims of natural calamities as well as to the children of the poor in Ropla, Rukum,
Jajarkot, Salyan and Sidhuli districts for their education. A revolving fund
of Rs. 1,000,000 has been set up in the name of the late Kedarnath Chalise and Sita
Chalise by their family. Sita chalise is patron of the trust. Meanwhile, the
University of Western Sydney of Hawkesburg, Australia has awarded doctorate degree to
Jagadish Chandra Baral, a resident of Sindhuli for his research paper entitled
"government intervention and local process in community forestry in the hills of
Nepal." Dr. Baral who
has been working as forest officer at the district forest office Siraha is
effortful of enhancing people's participation in the conservation of forest in the Chure
Hills in Nepal. Known as the
founder of the Shey Fokshundo National Park, he has already worked as an officer at the
department of national parks and wildlife conservation, forest technical
advisor at the national planning commission and forest officer in various districts.
Dr. Baral was
born in baseswor VDC Ward No 8 in Hokshila Village, Sindhuli district in 2011 B.S. Similarly, the
Nepal India Friendship Association has said it is very much concerned about the Indian
Airlines Flight not being resumed till date and implored the authorities of the two
countries for the resumption of the flight without losing any time. A press release
issued by the association states that it is the Nepalese and Indian who have been mostly
affected by the Indian Airlines being held in abeyance and if this situation continues,
the century-old cordial relations existing between the two countries is likely to dampen. NSP observes its tenth anniversary Bhadrapur, April
17 (RSS): NSP central
member Durga Prasad Bhattarai, NSP district president Tirtha Prasad Rajbanshi, district
member Drona Prasad Rajbanshi and others addressed the function. Some 500 party
cadres including the presidents of the VDC working committees and members attended the
programme. NSP constituency
No. 6 regional president Devi Prasad Rajbanshi presided. In Rajbiraj,
president of the Nepal Sadbhawana Party and member of the National Assembly Gajendra
Narayan Singh has said it is the duty of all citizens to help promote and protect
the multiparty democratic system as it is the best of the world's political systems.
Speaking at a
programme organised here Sunday by Nepal Sadbhawana Party district ad hoc committee
Saptari on the occasion of the 11th Founding Day of the party, he said his party is
engaged in ensuring the Terai people's right to live in dignity and added that his party
is opposed to the violence and terror unleashed by the Maoists. Central member
and MP Mrigendra Kumar Singh Yadav demanded immediate steps to provide citizenship to the
4,000,000 who are still deprived of the same. At the function
presided over by president of NSP Saptari Chhotken Yadav various other speakers including
co- general secretary of the party Khusilal Mandal, Dilipkumar Singh, party spokesman
Muktinath Mandal, present of federation of Nepalese journalists Saptari Vaidya Nath Jha,
district president of the Gopal Charity Trust Sukhram Yadav, central president of the
Nepal farmers forum Subbalal Yadav and secretary of the NSP parliamentary committee
Sitaram Mandal, Dr. Dambar Narayan Yadav and Lalan Prasad Sigh also expressed their views. Meanwhile, a
blood donation programme was organised here today at the central office of the Nepal
Students Forum on the occasion of the 11th founding day of the Nepal Sadbhawana Party. At the programme various persons
including co-general secretary of the party Dilip Kumar Singh, central president of the
students forum Dipendra Kumar Chaudhari, general secretary of the youth forum Manish Kumar
Suman and central president of the women's forum Manta Jha donated blood. Shastri, Niva
awarded with Sahitya Sandhya Prize Kathmandu, April
17 (RSS): CPN-UML Standing
Committee Member Jhalanath Khanal presented the prize to litterateur Shastri at a function
organised here Saturday. The prize
instituted in 2043 B.S. carries a purse of Rs. 5,000/ and a citation. Similarly, the
Sahitya Sandhya affiliated to CPN-ML awarded the Sahitya Sandhya award of the
year 2056 B.S. to poet and essayist Bimal Niva on the occasion the 18th anniversary of the
literary organisation here Saturday. The award carries a purse of Rs. 5,000. Speaking on the
occasion, litterateur Shanta Das Manandhar said the works of litterateur Niva should be
translated into various national and international languages. Litterateur
Khagendra Sangraula shed light on the works of Mr. Niva and member of the selection
committee Ganga Upreti spoke on the personality of Niva and the literary activities of the
Sahitya Sandhya. On the occasion,
various poets and poetesses including Niva had recited poems. Meanwhile
national songs created by famous singer, lyricist and composer Gopal Yonjon will be
presented in Tahachal on April 21 with a view to preserving our culture and identity. A host of
singers including Dip Shrestha, Prakash Shrestha and Rajesh Payal Rai will sign the songs
at the function organised by the Parivartan Nepal. On the occasion, programme
coordinator and the late Yonjon's daughter Srijana Singh expressed her views. Tinau river
getting polluted day by day Butwal, April 17
(RSS): This information
was given at an interaction programme on the protection of the Tinau. It was disclosed
on the occasion that part of the reason for pollution was the discharge of effluent into
the river and its use by people living in the vicinity as an open toilet. The municipality
throws garbage into the river, people living along the banks thow in rubbish and dirt and
butchers the bones and leftovers from animal slaughter, it is learnt. The participants
attributed change in the quality of the river and reduction in the volume of water flow
each succeeding year to the decreased flow at the source, increasing population, dwindling
forests and lack of planning. Water from the
river is used to irrigate thousands of Bigha of land in the Terai region and to meet
the demand for water in most parts of Butwal municipality. The river has
also been utilised to generate power and as a source of income for the municipality and
the district development committee. Deputy mayor
Bimal Bahadur Shakya said at the programme that the municipality has allocated Rs 100,000
to design a "Save the Tinau Programme" jointly with Nepal engineers association. Meanwhile,
Kailali District ForestOffice has demolished 3,000 houses, sheds and huts
built on encroached forest land. Of the
structures demolished under a special drive, 1,857 were located across the Mohani river at
Ratanpur VDC and 1,236 were at Ward No. 8 Bandargaudi of Hasuliya VDC. The demolition
was carried out jointly by the district forest office, the district administration and the
district police office. About 200 Bigha
of forest cover at Ratanpur VDC and 70 Bigha at Hasuliya VDC have been secured through the
demolition. The district
forest office has launched the special programme to prevent encroachment of forest cover. Earlier, between
March 25 to 30, some 434 houses, sheds and huts built on encroached forest area were
demolished at various places in the district. Encroachment is the main reason for
deforestation in Kailali. About 45 per
cent of land in the district is forest cover, but nearly 1,200 Bigha is being deforested
annually, it is believed. People in Ilam plagued by bribery Ilam, April 17
(RSS): The people made
this complaint at an interaction programme at Nayabajar VDC between office chiefs and the
local people organised by the district administration office. The people
raised questions about local problems of transportation, electricity, communications and
education at the interaction between the people of Nayabajar, Namsaling, Soyang, Pyang and
Jogmai and the office chiefs. People also
complained that action was being taken against those going to the forests for firewood for
cooking while destruction of community forests was taking place at the hands of timber
smugglers. At the programme coordinated by
CDO Narendra Raj Sharma, office chiefs told the people to file petitions with evidence
directly at the offices concerned in case of such problems. |
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