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6.0 magnitude aftershock hits Sindhupalchowk

Posted by | Sep 16, 2020 | ,

An aftershock measuring 6.0 on the Richter scale with its epicentre around Ramche in Sindhupalchowk was recorded. The National Seismological Centre said that the aftershock occurred at 5.19 this morning. Centre’s earthquake expert Lokbijaya Adhikari told that the current jolt was not a new one but an aftershock of the Gorkha Earthquake (7.6 magnitude). The early morning aftershock heavily rocked the areas around the federal capital Kathmandu. A huge number of people had rushed out screaming from homes in the areas including Lokanthali, Balkot and Thimi of Bhaktapur. More than 550 aftershocks measuring 4.0 on the Richter Scale had occurred so far following the 2015 Gorkha Earthquake, the centre said....

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Women Empowerment through Education

Posted by | Sep 12, 2020 | , , ,

Krishna Kumari Basnet Women are key actors for transforming society through economic, social, political and cultural transformation. Women are struggling for the better life, education, health and other facilities for the betterment of their life and family. Women empowerment is the process in which women elaborate and recreate what it is that they can be, do, and accomplish in a circumstance that they previously denied. It is a long term process to empowering women with education, employment, decision making process, participation in every sphere of state mechanism and better health in view of an equitable and just society. Women should be empowered financially for independent status in the society through quality education with progressive existence in the society. Women are fighting with so called patriarchal thinking of the society for combating gender based violence and discrimination in the societal affairs. Women empowerment can be done through enhancement of leadership quality, awareness and training to the needy women to mainstream them. It helps to grow capability, greater self-confidence and inner transformation of women within own self and society in long run.  Women empowerment is the process of increasing of capacity of women to make and enlarge their choices. It is a matter of self-worth of women for access to opportunities and resources. Through empowerment, women can develop their ability to influence the direction of social change to create a more...

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Call to open cultural sites

Posted by | Sep 12, 2020 | , ,

The World Hindu Federation has expressed concern over the closure of the temple, shrines and other religious sites for the past six months. It has demanded that the sites be opened by maintaining social distancing. Issuing a statement on Friday, the Federation Chair Ram Chandra Adhikari and General Secretary Ganesh Prasad Neupane has expressed concern over the government’s decision to open other sectors by maintaining social distancing but shutting down the temples, shrines and monasteries. It may be noted that the major religious sites including Pashupatinath, Boudhanath, Swayambhunath and other shrines remain closed since March. Though the Pashupati Area Development Trust developed a protocol to open the Pashupati temple by following physical distancing, the government has not allowed opening of the temple....

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‘No horn, no overtake’ in Damauli

Posted by | Sep 10, 2020 | ,

The District Traffic Office Tanahun has enforced ‘no horn no overtake’ rule in Damauli bazaar from Wednesday. Traffic police office came up with the concept to check the high speed of vehicles in Damauli. In-charge of Traffic Police Office Resham Ranabhat shared that the campaign was initiated for lessening road accidents, mostly occurring due to rampant overtake and unnecessary horn honking. “We come up with the campaign as high speed of the vehicles increases risk of road accident and unnecessary horn honking causes noise”, he said, adding, “In the beginning, we will inform and make the drivers aware and bring into legal ambit for breaching the rule later”. The Damauli chapter of Tanahun Chamber of Commerce and Industry has supported the traffic campaign. As a gesture of cooperation, the chamber has handed over four awareness raising materials to the traffic police. Damauli chapter chair Raj Kumar Shrestha said that the chapter has been extending its support to the traffic police office for traffic management in Damauli bazaar....

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The downfall in exports : ways for mitigation

Posted by | Sep 8, 2020 | ,

– Top Lal Panthi Now the world is becoming single village due to globalization process, economies have been integrating as a single global village, particularly in the areas of trade, finance, investment, technology transfer and cross cultural development. Countries are providing insight into the drivers of their productivity and prosperity. Increasing global competition is changing the environment facing most companies today. Competitive pressures arising from differences in quality, pricing and product portfolios were driving these losses in Nepalese products, at the same time trade barriers are falling and transaction costs are declining, new global competitors are entering previously more isolated domestic markets. In response to this intensified competitive pressure, local companies are pushed to enhance their products by innovating and adopting process and product improvements. In this scenario, Nepalese business firms must identify the soaring demand of third countries, whose purchasing power and the rate of readiness to accept the Nepalese products are very high. Those products can be developed with below cost using local resources as compared to other states in Nepal. Successfully executed, this strategy generates a flow of money from abroad that the country can then use to strengthen its domestic economy and raise living standards of Nepal. Many developing countries like Nepal are applying this strategy which supports to develop rapidly.  The increased openness, the export trade of Nepal can flourish to the world through...

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