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Indian Army Chief Naravane Meets Army Chief Thapa, Equipment for Field Hospitals and Ventilators Gifted (Photo feature)

Posted by | Nov 5, 2020 | ,

Chief of Army Staff, Indian Army, General MM Naravane arrived in Kathmandu yesterday for a three-day official visit to Nepal, on the invitation of General Purna Chandra Thapa, Chief of Army Staff, Nepali Army. General MM Naravane was received at the airport by Lieutenant General Prabhu Ram Sharma, CGS Nepali Army and officials of the Indian Embassy. In a solemn ceremony this morning, General MM Naravane laid a wreath and paid homage at Bir Smarak (Martyr’s Memorial) at Army Pavilion in Tundikhel, Kathmandu. He thereafter visited the Nepali Army Headquarters where he was accorded a ceremonial Guard of Honour. This was followed by a meeting with his counterpart General Purna Chandra Thapa, during which both delegations discussed Army-to-Army relations and enhancing bilateral defence cooperation. He was also given a comprehensive briefing by senior officers of the Nepali Army. On behalf of the Government of India, General MM Naravane presented medical equipment for two field hospitals of the Nepali Army. The equipment includes X-Ray machines, computed radiography systems, ICU ventilators, video endoscopy units, anesthesia machines, laboratory equipment and ambulances. Additional ventilators were also gifted to assist Nepali Army in its fight against COVID-19 pandemic. This follows an earlier army-to-army provision of ventilators in July this year....

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Indian envoy Kwatra meets Nepal foreign secretary, discusses bilateral cooperation

Posted by | Nov 4, 2020 | ,

Indian ambassador here, Vinay Mohan Kwatra, met Nepal foreign secretary Bharat Raj Poudyal on Tuesday and had a conversation on substantively “enriching and progressing” India-Nepal cooperation. “Had a warm meeting with Foreign Secretary Bharat Raj Poudyal Ji. Congratulated him on his appointment and held a positive conversation on substantively enriching and progressing India-Nepal cooperation,” Kwatra tweeted. Paudyal assumed the office of Foreign Secretary in October. Before that, he was Joint Secretary dealing with the multilateral affairs of Nepal in his capacity as the Head of United Nations, International Organisations and International Law Division since 2016. The meeting between the Kwatra and Poudyal comes on the day Army Chief MM Naravane is scheduled to arrive here for his three-day visit. Ahead of his visit, General Naravane said that his visit to Nepal will go a long way in strengthening the “bonds and friendships” that the armies of the two countries cherish. General Naravane would be accorded the rank of honorary General of the Nepali Army by Nepali President Bidhya Devi Bhandari amid a ceremony on Thursday afternoon. Speaking to ANI, the army chief said that it is going to be a great honor to be conferred with honouring rank of ‘General of the Nepal Army’ by Nepal President Bidhya Devi Bhandari. General Naravane also will pay homage at the Martyr’s Memorial in the Army Pavilion, receiving a guard of honor...

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India hands over another NPR 1 billion tranche of Nepal Housing Reconstruction Project

Posted by | Nov 4, 2020 | ,

Indian Ambassador to Nepal Vinay Mohan Kwatra on Tuesday handed over a cheque of NPR 1 billion to the Nepal government as reimbursement of Nepal Housing Reconstruction Project. Indian Ambassador Kwatra called on Finance Minister Bishnu Prasad Paudel at latter’s office and handed over the cheque. India had announced the reconstruction drive in Nuwakot and Gorkha District of Himalayan Nation after it was severely hit by 2015 earthquake. India has pledged to construct a total of 50,000 houses in two districts where the UNDP and UNOPS are providing the technical and other consultation...

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Builds School in Nawalpur District with Government of India financial assistance of NRs 25.83 million

Posted by | Nov 3, 2020 | , ,

The new building of Bhimsen Adarsha Higher Secondary School, built with Government of India financial assistance of NRs 25.83 million, under the Nepal-Bharat Maitri Development Cooperation, was jointly inaugurated via video-conferencing today by representatives of the Embassy of India, Kathmandu, District Coordination Committee, School Management Committee and local representatives, including students and faculty of the school. The school located in Devchuli-07 of Nawalpur District was established in 1969 and offers classes till 10+2. Over 55% of the students of the school are girls. Construction of the school building, funded by India and implemented by DCC, Nawalparasi, has three floors and includes 16 classrooms, labs, administration & staff rooms, meeting hall, canteen, medical room and sanitation facilities. The new school building, implemented under the long standing High Impact Community Development Projects, earlier known as Small Development Projects, is another example of robust cooperation between India and Nepal in the education sector. It complements the efforts of the Government of Nepal to improve physical infrastructure for learning, particularly in public...

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Government aided cooperative shops not in sight

Posted by | Nov 3, 2020 | ,

The cooperative shops established in Humla with the grant aid of the government to provide daily consumptive goods to local in a subsidized rates have not come into operation. The government had aided Rs 100,000 each in the then 27 village development committees of the district for the establishment of cooperative shops through the District Agriculture Development Office. In absence of monitoring from the concerned agencies, all 27 government-aided cooperative shops have not existed anymore. With this, the government’s popular programme ‘Cooperatives in every village and food store in every house’ has been in limbo. Locals commented that the government-granted cooperative shops are not in existence in any village and boards were put up in the formative days for mere show-up of shops. Even these boards are not in sight these days. It may be noted that the government headed by Prime Minister Dr Baburam Bhattarai had put forth this programme and provided seed money of Rs 100,000 each. Each cooperative had received government grant of Rs 100,000 to establish cooperative shop, one each in then 27 VDCs of Humla....

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