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Relevant Issue
Thank you for covering the important issue such as monsoon as a cover story in this magazine “Break In The Monsoon” (SPOTLIGHT July 8). The issue of monsoon is very relevant in our case. Because more than four-fifth of the population of Nepal are farmers and most of these farmers depend on monsoon. So, the timeliness and proper distribution of monsoon has a great impact on them as you have stated in the story. As the contribution of agriculture in the GDP is about forty percent, monsoon also affects the national economy to a great extent.
Avash Nyaupane
Maharajgunj
Monsoon’s Importance
The cover story provided detailed information about monsoon and its effects on Nepal “Break In The Monsoon” (SPOTLIGHT July 8). Truly, monsoon effects the livelihood of almost all Nepalese throughout the year. While, sufficient and timely rainfall gives them a good harvest and keeps them happy throughout the year, insufficient and/or untimely rainfall spoils their crop production and pushes them to food shortage the next year. You have presented this very well in the cover story this issue. It is a good news to the farmers that although the arrival of monsoon was delayed this year, meteorologists have forecast that there will be sufficient rainfall soon.
Anu Bista
Kalanki
Provide Relief
Apropos your cover story I would like to raise the concern of farmers through your esteemed magazine “Break In The Monsoon” (SPOTLIGHT July 8). The farmers of the western region of the country are still suffering the brunt of bad monsoon last year. While they are already suffering from the scarcity of food, the delay in the monsoon this year has made them more nervous. As the saplings they planted have started withering thanks to the lack of moisture and the plantation season is slowly passing by, the farmers fear that they might be hit by another bad harvest leaving them in a state of famine next year. In such times, they have virtually no support from the government. Because of the lack of education, skills and capital they have no other option for survival than farming. And even for farming they have to depend upon the monsoon rain for good harvest. Without a good monsoon, no matter how hard they work in their fields they will yield poorly. So, at such times of nature induced crisis the government should provide relief to protect its citizens.
Kumar Chaudhary
Nepalgunj
Cover Wider Issues
The story on Kathmandu University was informative and such stories do encourage people and organizations devoted for the betterment of the country (“ School Of Success ” SPOTLIGHT, July 1). However, the story looked like an impact feature as it described the success of one particular institution unilaterally. Journalists are known not only for looking at every issue from both positive and negative angles, but also for raising issues that are of direct interest to a wider range of population. The readers expect more objective and wider coverage from a popular and credible magazine like Spotlight. In the story it would have been better if you had raised the issue of higher education in general of Nepal , which would be of direct interest to more people.
Sujan Thapa
Baluwatar
Learn From Israel
The article written by Justice Aharon Barak of Israel is very convincing “The Role Of Supreme Court In A Democracy And The Fight Against Terrorism” (SPOTLIGHT July 8). It is of particular relevance to Nepal because Nepal , too, is going through internal war. I fully agree with his opinion that the courts should be more sensitive towards the issues of civil rights at situations of war. The public should get a feeling that if nothing else the courts can safeguard their rights and hear their woes. Even at the situation of war, the legal mechanism should be fully functional without any external influence. Unfortunately, that does not seem to be happening in Nepal . It would be unjustified to say that the courts of the country are influenced by power centers, but it is true that the legal system has not been able to function efficiently. The inefficiency of the legal system, in my opinion, is not ensued by the war but a continuation of the cultural trend that has been inherited since many generations. While, for some issues such a trend might be tolerable, at the situation of war, as Barak has pointed out, it is extremely important that justice be provided in time. The saying ‘justice delayed is justice denied’ is more relevant at such times, because delay in giving court verdicts while the war is going on could mean loss of many more lives – which could have been averted by a timely verdict. So, the Nepalese legal fraternity should learn from the legal mechanism of Israel and should perpetuate in delivering the judicial service more promptly.
Nripendra Basnet
Maitidevi
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