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Zambia appoints Basnet as Zambia’s Honorary Consul in Nepal

Posted by | Mar 6, 2021 | ,

The High Commission of the Republic of Zambia in India presented a decision to appoint a Nepalese Business Leader, Er. Desh Bandhu Basnet, as Zambia’s Honorary Consul in Nepal. The appointment was announced by Her Excellency Mrs. Judith K.K. Kan’goma Kapijimpanga, the Ambassador of Zambia to India in a sparkling ceremony held in Embassy with the consular jurisdiction over Kathmandu Valley (Kathmandu, Lalitpur, and Bhaktapur) to handle the Consular and Economics issues on behalf of the Republic of Zambia. Her Excellency handover the letter of commission, national flag, and the seal of the office to Mr. Basnet. Congratulating the newly-appointed Honorary Consul, Zambian Ambassador to India Her Excellency Mrs. Judith K.K. Kan’goma Kapijimpanga expressed her confidence that with her prestige and experience, Basnet will help protect the legitimate rights and interests of the State and people of Zambia living in those areas and guide them in abiding by local laws. The appointment aims to promote and strengthening bilateral relations between Nepal and Zambia as well as in trade, investment, tourism, culture, and tourism, contributing to the development of the two countries’ strategic partnership. Business leader Er. Desh Bandhu Basnet is an engineer by education and an entrepreneur by profession who took over the charge of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) as Executive Committee Member and Chairperson of Bi-National NRN Coordinator (FNCCI) Mr. Basnet has...

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Government and Chand-led group seal three-point agreement

Posted by | Mar 4, 2021 | ,

Kathmandu- A three-point agreement has been signed between the government and the Netra Bikram Chand-led group in order to resolve all political matters through the medium of talks. Issuing a joint press release today, coordinator of government talks team, Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa, and coordinator of talks team of Chand-led group, Khadga Bahadur Bishwokarma, today informed in this regard. With the agreement, the Chand-led group would run all its activities peacefully and the ban imposed by the government on its activities has been lifted. The press release mentioned about the lifting of the ban imposed upon activities of Chand-led group, releasing its all detainees and withdrawing the case. Details of the agreement would be made public on Friday (at 2pm) amid a special function, according to the deal. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and the group’s general secretary Chand are scheduled to address the event. Earlier on Wednesday, there was a series of dialogues between the group and the government talks team at Prime Minister’s residence in Baluwatar. Separate talks committees led by minister Thapa from the government and Bishwokarma from the group’s side were made public on Tuesday. The talks team members were PM Oli’s foreign affairs advisor Dr. Rajan Bhattarai from the government’s side and Dipak from the group. The government on March 12, 2019 had banned activities of the group terming them violent ones....

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Youth role crucial for checking wildlife hunting

Posted by | Mar 4, 2021 | ,

Nawalpur- Various stakeholders have highlighted a crucial role of youths in checking wildlife hunting and poaching. Speakers said this at a programme organized at Devchuli municipality of Nawalpur to mark the World Wildlife Day with the ‘Forest and Livelihood: Sustaining People and Planet”. They called for youths to be proactive for the prevention and control of wildlife poaching and smuggling. On the occasion, Chairperson of Siswar Buffer Zone Users’ Committee, Netra Bahadur Pandey said sustainable livelihood can be ensured with the proper use of forest and bio-diversity. He stressed the need to conserve wildlife as the ornament of the country. Likewise, chairperson of Community-based Wildlife Poaching and Smuggling Control Youth Awareness Campaign, Dhundiraj KC said those involved in wildlife smuggling are in the age below 40. According to the data received from Chitwan National Park’s Crime Investigation Section, 90 percent people arrested on charge of their involvement in wildlife poaching are below 40 years. Against the backdrop, the youths should be imparted with conservation literacy to mobilize them in the bid to prevent and control wildlife poaching. It may be noted that the Chitwan National Park administration has recently arrested those allegedly involved in the killing of a one-horned rhino from different areas. Almost all the arrestees are under 40. Various programme including Narayani river side cleanup were organized on the occasion of world wildlife day. March 3 is...

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Bagmati cleanup campaign to be focused at Pashupati area

Posted by | Mar 4, 2021 | ,

Kathmandu- The Bagmati cleanup mega campaign scheduled for coming March 6 and 13 is to be focused in the Pashupati area with a view to providing clean environment to religious visitors on the occasion of Mahashivaratri. A meeting of the Bagmati cleanup mega campaign on Wednesday took the decision to focus its 408th and 409th weekly programme in Pashupati. Cleanup campaigner Kishor Singh Shahi told that, the sanitation campaign will be placed at Pashupati area on two Saturdays, one before and another after the Mahashivarattri, in view of big inflow of revelers from home and abroad on the occasion. Both the cleanup programme will begin from Suryaghat of Pashupati area to the Aryaghat dam. Former chief secretary of the Nepal government Leelamani Poudyal was also present in the meeting....

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Dovan bazaar fire ravages property worth Rs 400 million

Posted by | Mar 4, 2021 | ,

Taplejung- Loss amounting to Rs 400 million has been reported in the fire incident that took place at Dovan Bazaar of Taplejung. A taskforce formed under the coordination of Chief Administrative Officer of Meringden rural municipality, Dambar Angdambe, for the collection of official details of the loss has disclosed that the inferno caused the loss amounting to Rs 398.77 million. The fire had completely destroyed houses along with nearby shops, cardamom store and other physical structures. Angdambe said that the Nepal Telecom had faced the biggest loss of Rs. 10 million when its tower and other structure were completely destroyed. It took a long time to assess details of loss triggered by the fire incident, Angdambe added. The taskforce entrusted with the responsibility for gathering details of loss after the fire incident came up with their assessment last night. The fire that took place on Tuesday had destroyed 49 houses....

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