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CTEVT turns into place for employment only, rues Minister Pokharel

Posted by | Feb 25, 2020 | ,

Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Giriraj Mani Pokharel has expressed his disappointment saying the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) has been limited to a place only for the staffers to fulfill their job rituals. He said so while addressing the 32nd anniversary function of CTEVT at Sanothimi on Monday. Minister Pokharel is also the CTEVT Chair. Stating CTEVT has not been able to carry out works as its name suggested, the Education Minister wondered whether it was only a place for the staffers to fulfill their job rituals and pass time. He expressed worry saying CTEVT has not been able to produce and train adequate workforce required for the country. “Although CTEVT has expressed commitment to produce skilled and qualified human resources, it has not been able to produce the required number of human resources,” he lamented and wondered whether it was only place to while away time carrying out the ritualistic works. Education Minister Pokharel said although the CTEVT has been giving temporary affiliation to the private sector so far, it has not given interest towards making that into permanent. He reasoned that not giving permanent affiliation to the private sector was responsible for it not being able to produce the highly skilled and qualified workforce to the required extent. He also strongly denied ever interfering in the CTEVT in providing affiliation to the...

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Nepal Poultry International Exhibition to be organised

Posted by | Feb 25, 2020 |

An international poultry exhibition is taking place here from February 28. The three-day Nepal Poultry International Exhibition-2020 is being organised by Nepal Poultry Federation, in partnership with Media Space Solutions Pvt Ltd and Futurex and Event Pvt Ltd. The exhibition is organised with the objective of strengthening and promoting commercial development of the Nepali poultry industry. It will provide information on the modern machineries, latest technology and other subjects related to poultry and hatchery industry like poultry feed, medicine, feed supplement. Information on dairy industry as well as livestock development would also be available. The exhibition organiser said that a four-day ‘poultry school’ will also be run as part of the event in conjunction with Nepal Veterinary Association. The exhibition will have around 200 stalls. Poultry industry-related companies from India, Bangladesh, China, Taiwan, Malaysia, Singapore, Israel, Turkey, Germany, Belgium, the Netherlands, Italy and America among others countries besides Nepal will participate in the exhibition. The exhibition which is held every two years is organised at Chitwan Expo Centre in...

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President running shield on March 7, 8

Posted by | Feb 25, 2020 | ,

The President Running Shield Sports Tournament is scheduled on March 7 and 8 n the district. The district sports development committee is organizing the 12th district level President cup running shield sports tournament on the date. According to committee office chief Ram Ji Dhakal, the event will be held at Bharatpur based play ground. The athletics, volleyball, kabaddi, taekwondo and karate competition are included in the event. The competition will be held among the students up to grade...

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BP Koirala cancer hospital to be advanced, sophisticated: Minister Thapa

Posted by | Feb 25, 2020 | ,

Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has stressed on developing the BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital as the health science academy. While visiting the hospital today, Minister Thapa opined to make the hospital as the advanced and sophisticated hospital in the country. He said patients from across the country and even from foreign countries visit the hospital for the service therefore it should be developed as the centre for cancer treatment. Newly appointed chair at the hospital Dr Nirmal Lamichhane, Executive Director Dr Bijay Chandra Acharya and other officials had briefed Minister Thapa about the hospital...

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Ministry to establish gender-based violence elimination fund at 753 local levels

Posted by | Feb 24, 2020 | ,

The Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizen is set to establish gender-based violence elimination fund at all 753 local levels. In this regard, procedure has been formulated and Rs 10,000 released each for all local levels where the project will take place, said Man Maya Pangeni, Chief of the Women Empowerment Division under the Ministry at an interaction organised here today by the Forum for Women, Law and Development. She expressed her hope that the project would help eliminate bad customs and social evils existing in the Nepali society. The total 5,506 chaugoths (menstruation hut) in Achham district alone have been dismantled in recent time, according to the Ministry. On the occasion, Forum’s executive director Sabin Shrestha stressed the need for media to help implement the...

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