Author: Himalaya Post

Kathmandu- Guna Keshari Pradhan, the first woman computer engineer of the country, has been conferred with ‘Ncell Woman ICON ICT Award 2021’ in the grand finale of the ICT Award 2021 hosted by Living with ICT at Soaltee Hotel, Kathmandu on Friday. Honouring her tremendous contribution in the country’s ICT sector, Ncell presented Pradhan with a cash prize of Rs 300,000 as the winner of the Woman ICON ICT Award in line its Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) journey that strongly advocate, promote, champion and encourage DEI. In the event, the shield, certificate, and cheque were presented to Pradhan jointly by Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, Director of Nepal Telecommunications Authority Dipesh Acharya, Chief Information Officer of Ncell Vishal Mani Upadhyay, and Head of Ncell’s Corporate Communications and CSR Bishakha Lakshmi Khadka. Pradhan has been contributing in the ICT sectors for the past 35 years. She has spent 31 years in senior positions of Nepal Telecom and government organizations and is now leading Women in Information Technology (WIT) organization. Pradhan began her career with Nepal Telecom as a computer engineer and held senior positions of spokesperson and...

Kathmandu- An agreement has been signed between Kamana Sewa Vikas Bank Antarprerna Pvt. Ltd. with the objective of encouraging new entrepreneurs. The main objective of the agreement is to assist emerging entrepreneurs in the country by conducting necessary programs for strengthening SMEs and startups with equity fungi as well as boot camps and other business development programs to strengthen the emerging enterprises, the bank said. The agreement is aimed at creating a meaningful and long-term impact on the local economy through the collaboration of these two organizations, with the aim of complementing each other by combining the skills, strengths and resources of each side to support entrepreneurs with SMES, start-ups. In addition, these organizations will create equity funding opportunities for SMEs and startups looking for growth in the coming days, as well as boot camps to encourage and strengthen business and entrepreneurial entrepreneurship. The agreement was signed by Chief Executive Officer Praveen Basnet on behalf of the bank and Niraj Khanal on behalf of...

Kathmandu- The Nepal-India Friendship Society (NBFS) has expressed deep condolences over the death of Indian General Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash. Noting that General Rawat was not only an intelligent, honest, courageous and far-sighted general but also very kind, he said that his death was a great loss for the whole of India. Rawat along with his wife Madhulika and 11 other security personnel were killed in a helicopter crash in Coonoor, Tamil Nadu on Wednesday. Expressing homage to the untimely death, NBFS wished eternal peace to his departed...

Kathmandu- The inauguration of two new school buildings in Sarlahi district constructed under the grant assistance of the Government of India has been completed. With the financial support of the Government of India, new school buildings of Shree Bal Govinda Janata Higher Secondary School at Pipariya, Kawilasi-2 and Netragunj, Shree Janata Madhyamik Vidyalaya at Lalbandi-1 have been inaugurated. Deputy Chief of Mission of the Indian Embassy Namagya Khampa inaugurated the new school buildings of the two schools. Local representatives, district coordination committee officials, school management committee and locals were present at the inauguration ceremony. Shree Bal Govinda Janata Higher Secondary School was established in 1960 and Shree Janata Madhyamik Vidyalaya was established in 1962. Both these schools had only primary education facilities. Netragaunj-based Shree Janata Secondary School is also being used for management and teaching of technical education. Also, as the area is densely populated, the existing infrastructure is insufficient to meet the educational needs of the children in the area. The new school building will create a good environment for study in remote areas and will also contribute to the educational development of the district. These school buildings have been constructed as a high impact community project as per the agreement reached between the Government of India, Government of Nepal and District Coordinating Committee Sarlahi. Since 2003, India has carried out more than 523 high impact community development...