Author: Himalaya Post

PM Oli extends condolences on demise of Adhikari

Prime Minister and chairman of ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), KP Sharma Oli has expressed deep sorrow over the demise of NCP central member Kishor Kumar Adhikari’s father Padam Bahadur Adhikari. In a message of condolences today, Prime Minister Oli extended sympathies to the bereaved families and prayed for eternal peace to the departed soul. Padam Bahadur Adhikari died at the age of 94 at his residence in Manebhanjyang rural municipality on February 7....

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The county can prosper in the next five years, but Nepal need to wake up: Anil Shah

Himalaya post team recently held a special talk with the CEO of Nabil Bank Anil Keshary Shah You are in the leadership of Nabil Bank. How have you been taking ahead the ‘spirit’ and ‘speed’ of the bank? I think it is not the leadership or the brand that increases the’ spirit’ and ‘speed’ of any institution, but the team. In both my previous and current tenures in the bank, the strength I have found in the team is incomparable. We have employees working here for the past 25-30 years whereas some have merely been 2-3 years old in this organization. Hence, we have both experience and the youth’s invigoration. Currently, branch expansion is in progress. We are also working on digitization and other new works. This way, Nabil is now becoming a brand.  What is the priority of the bank at present? What are the things you are looking after? First thing is our network expansion itself. We are proud that we have not merged with any institution and that we took the capital of 2 billion upto 8 billion, without shareholders adding a single penny. Others merged, and their network also expanded. Now, for that, we are trying to make a big jump through network expansion. We are planning to reach majority of the places in Nepal. Along with that, if you see our balance sheet, big...

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View tower and Buddha park inaugurated at Bandeutar hill

In a bid to promote tourism at Bandeutar hill in Bhumlu rural municipality-8, Dolalghat, the construction of a view tower and Buddhapark has been taken ahead. Bagmati State Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment has put forward the construction of a view tower and Buddha park at tourism site Dolalghat at the cost of Rs 55 million. Inaugurating the view tower and Buddha park on Sunday, Tourism Minster Arun Nepal informed that the view tower will be constructed through public budget in the current fiscal year while Buddha park will be built next year. “We are also exploring potential tourism sites in the state”, he said. Also speaking on the occasion, state assembly member Laxman Lamsal, District Coordination Committee Kavrepalanchowk chief Uddhav KC and Dolalghat Chamber of Commerce and Industry Suresh Kakshypati suggested protecting the structures for promoting tourism in Dolalghat. Ward chair Motilal Tamang said this year they are planning to complete the construction of seven picnic spots, three public toilets and 586-metre-long slate pavement along with view...

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Dhulikhel hospital gets approval for post-mortem service

  Dhulikhel community hospital has obtained approval for operating post-mortem service. Ministry of Health and Population has granted permission to the hospital for running the service on 15 January 2020. Shir memorial hospital has been rendering this service in Kavre. The Dhulikhel hospital on last Sunday held consultation with chiefs of district-based administration, police and court as part of its preparation for post-mortem service. According to Dr Rajkumar Karki, the hospital had been in consultations with multipole stakeholders for the operation of post-mortem service since 2071 BS. The ministry has granted approval for the service after the construction of necessary infrastructure and human resource management. “We are delivering the service in line with the Medico Legal Service Operation Guideline-2075 BS”. The hospital has arranged three specialist doctors to run the service for 24 hours. On the occasion, Kathmandu University’s vice-chancellor Dr Ramkantha Makaju Shrestha highlighted the need to operate the hospital like Dhulikhel in other parts of the...

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Morgue freezer lying idle: compulsion to attend dead bodies

Morgue freezer has been lying idle following disruption of the construction of Rapti Academy of Health Science (RAHS)’s mortuary due to budget crisis. The RAHS has faced budget crunch to bring the mortuary into operation, informed its Registrar Ram Prasad Pyakurel. The mortuary cabinet that was imported when the current institute was in the status of sub-regional hospital had not come to use, he shared. He said the RAHS has demanded for budgetary arrangement from government to operate mortuary. “It will help manage unattended dead bodies if the morgue freezer is arranged”, he added. The unattended dead bodies has made whole RIHS surround stinking and also caused trouble in carrying out post-mortem. Police said the under-construction mortuary has the capacity to bear 5-7 dead bodies and will prevent dead bodies from decomposition. Hospital in-charge Ramita Gautam said there is compulsion for police and hospital employees to attend dead bodies. Ghorahi sub-metropolis-1 ward chair Rammani Pandey assured for providing budget for the construction of mortuary if the RIHS submitted application for the...

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