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Women’s football tourney to be organised

The WFC  Mangala Devi League Football Tournament is to start from February 27 - March 8 in Kathmandu. Altogether 8 teams including a team of the Nepal police will be participating in the tourney which is being revived after a gap of five years.

At a press conference organised on Tuesday, the officials of the organising committee informed that a cash prize of Rs. 50,000 along with a trophy will be given to the winning team. Similarly, the runners up team will receive Rs. 25,000.

The organisers also revealed that awards for the best goal keeper, best defender, best mid-fielder and the best scorer will be provided. The players winning these awards will receive a cash prize of Rs. 2000 each. All the participating teams will also receive Rs. 15,000 each as expenses for preparation for the tournament.

Preliminary rounds of the tournament have already been organised  at Biratnagar, Narayangadh and Nepalgunj to select the teams that would participate in the final round of the championship.

In group A, Jhapa, Morang and Saptari qualified for the finals. Similarly, in groups B and C, Kathmandu, Makawanpur, Kailali and Banke qualified.

National democracy day celebration in New York

On 2/19/2000 (Falgun 7, 2056), Alliance for Democracy and Human Rights in  Nepal, USA organized a program to celebrate National Democracy day on behalf of Nepal Community in New York. The program was held in Columbia University/South Asian Institute of Political Affairs Building-hall. The community members, different organizational representatives, students, guests and youths were the participants of the program.

The program started with the welcome address of the alliance’s president, Rajendra K. Shrestha asking for the participation of every individual in democratic process to learn and teach democratic culture and for the changing of our attitudes which may help to develop and preserve democracy in Nepal.

He added that we must prepare more efficient, competent, far-sighted, qualified and skilled-energetic young leaders to lead the democratic government, which lacks in Nepal. All participants and guests speakers expressed their concerns on weak performance of the democratic government and corrupt practices and expressed the view that we Nepali people, including leaders must change our attitudes.

Secretarial efficiency

A few years back Nepal’s corporate and organizational sector needed to rely on secretaries from across the border. Not any longer. 

“There were times when we imported secretaries from across the border, specially from Darjeeling. But things are changing,” said Himalay SJB Rana, Director of Himalayan Bank Ltd., at the 10th anniversary of The New Era Institute of Secretarial Management.

Speaking on the same occasion, Niti Rana, Executive Director of The New Era Institute of Secretarial Management, said that the institute was established ten years back to meet the demand for efficient secretaries in the country. “The demand for efficient secretaries is on the rise,” she informed.

Executive Director Rana also highlighted on the achievements of the institute during the past decade in training the youth with useful skills to prepare them to face the challenges of the working world.

The programme was also graced by Princess Shruti as the chief guest. Her Royal Highness is an ex-student of the Institute from where she received Diploma in Secretarial Management in July 1992.

On the occasion, Princess Shruti distributed diplomas and certificates to students, staff and well-wishers of the institute.