Author: Himalaya Post

Over 11,000 trees were chopped down in course of the implementation of two hydropower projects in Sankhuwasabha, the district in State 1. Such a number of trees were felled for the implementation of 900-megawatt Arun III hydropower project and 220-KV Koshi corridor transmission line. The trees were being managed by 18 community forest areas. Earlier, the Council of Ministers had agreed on the removal of over 14 thousand trees of community and private forest areas for the construction of projects. The Arun III’s dam side is based in Phyaksinda of Makalu rural municipality-5 and its power house is located at Diding Pukhuwa of Chichila municipality. According to construction company Satluj, 6,294 trees were cut there. The Arun III has used 44.18 hectare of forest area owned by the Makalu National...

Today’s meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) has been obstructed following the protest of main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC). The meeting which started around 45 minutes behind the schedule could not be forwarded following the interruption by the NC lawmakers. They stood from their respective seats in a gesture of protest. The NC parliamentarians objected to the corruption case lodged by the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) at the Special Court against their parliamentary party’s deputy leader Bijaya Kumar Gachchhadar in connection to Lalita Niwas land scam. It is the third time NC obstructed the House over the same issue in the current session. In today’s meeting, HoR Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota repeatedly requested for the lawmakers’ cooperation to run the House smoothly, but the protest from the opposition party’s lawmakers continue unabated. The Speaker, apprising the House of constitutional provision about the matter, made it clear that the issue could not be resolved by the parliament as it has already entered the court. He drew the attention of the major opposition towards keeping the parliament’s dignity, pride and supremacy. NC lawmaker Dilendra Prasad Badu said how the case in regard with the Lalita Niwas land scam was initiated against those involved in it was the concern of the party while other lawmakers continued to refuse to take their seats. Amidst the protest,...

Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Banskota has said that the government was committed to maintaining good governance in the country. He was speaking at a programme held on Saturday to announce ward no. 1 of Panauti municipality ‘child-friendly local governance ward.’ He said the Baluwatar land scam was investigated and prosecuted by the CIAA and CIB, hence there was no meaning of protesting against the government for the same. “The remaining work will be done by the Court,” he added. The government spokesperson also urged parents to become alert in giving the right guidance to the new generation, as they are the ones who will keep the earth living and the nature protected in the future. “One child is good means the family is good, and many good children will make the nation good, so investment in children is inevitable.” State Assembly member Basundhara Humagain, Chief of District Coordination Committee Kavre Uddav KC also pointed out the importance of child-friendly governance. At the function, Minister Banskota announced ward no. 1 as child friendly ward and honoured those who contributed to it. Also on Saturday, Minister Banskota inaugurated the new building of ward no. 5 of Paankhal municipality and felicitated 180 elderly citizens of the ward at the function held at...

A cruise ship will be available for public transportation from mid February. The construction of the cruise ship in ward no. 16 of Bharatpur metropolis has now reached its final stage. The recent decision of the cabinet too allow registration of industry related to ship has help speed up our work, said managing director of the Rhino Water Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. Ram Chandra Kandel. Online booking to enjoy ride on the cruise ship will open in the next ten days, he said. Bookings for breakfast cruse, lunch cruise and dinner cruise. Travelers will also be able to enjoy live singing inside the cruise, that is also equipped with a bar. The ground floor accommodates 90 passengers, 110 in the first floor and 20 on the roof of the cruise. The breakfast cruise will include a ride for two hours while the lunch and dinner cruise will be a journey of three hours each. Three crew members and technicians to run the cruise ship are foreigners and the company is planning to train Nepalis in the future. The cruise was built by the Grandeur Marine International of India. The cruise is equipped with a double engine and can travel at a speed of 35 kilometers per house. The cruise has reportedly cost around 150 million...