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Nepal Medical Association will be a bridge among doctors, patients and the government : Dr. Lochan Karki

Posted by | Jan 28, 2020 | ,

– Dr. Lochan Karki, candidate for chairman, Nepal Medical Association,  (Democratic and professional Group) How is the election atmosphere going on? It has largely raised the temperature in this chilly winter. Since all the doctors from Mechi to Mahakali are the voters, we are traveling across the nation. You have given candidacy for leadership. What are your agendas? First of all, I have to complete numerous works left unfinished when I was the general secretary. For example, we have been advocating for security of doctors and formulation of strict laws against vandalism in workspace, by demanding reform in Security of the Health Workers and Health Organizations Act 2066, and Regulatory 2069. Those who manhandle doctors and vandalize the latter’s workplace must be taken into custody. Misbehaving a police person in course of duty is taken as a huge crime whereas using abusive language to a judge leads to a case of defamation. Likewise, we had demonstrated in demand of strong Acts against anyone misbehaving health workers on a white apron. The Act has reached the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Law and now to the Council of Ministers. It should be endorsed via the parliament. Similarly, the state has declared expensive tuition fees for medical education, whereas the pay scale for doctors is very less. OPD charge has also not increased since 2071 B.S., which the secretary-level meeting had decided...

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Engineer backbone of development: CM Raut

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Chief Minister of State-2 Lal Babu Raut said State government was committed to the professional rights of technical employees. CM Raut said it while inaugurating the first anniversary of Nepal Engineers’ Association State-2 Chapter here Monday. He urged the engineers to assist government in making State prosperous because they are the backbone of development. On a different note, CM Raut said some elements unwilling to embrace federalism were trying to strain the relations between the Socialist Party and Rastriya Janata Party. He urged everyone not to be swayed after baseless rumour. In response to a query, payment system would be made transparent with the formulation of regulation after consulting legal experts. The payment system was botched up last year due to legal hurdle, he admitted. At the programme presided over by State-2 Chapter Chair of the Association, Nanda Kishor Yadav, speakers including Association’s central Chairperson Dr Triratna Bajracharya and treasurer Ram Ekbal Yadav viewed that engineers could play significant role on country’s...

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Hooch seized, destroyed

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Police have seized huge amount of hooch from various hotels. A team led by In-charge of Area Police Office of Banepa, Yogendra Timalsina, seized some 2,500 litres of homemade liquor on Monday evening. Police, on a tip-off, reached the hotels which were selling liquor illegally. The hotels were monitored as part of the community-police partnership, said Inspector Timalsina. The hotel proprietors were ordered not to produce and sell such liquor. The hooch was destroyed at Chapleti of Banepa municipality-5 in the presence of the people’s representatives at local levels. Timilasina further said monitoring of the local hotels was continued to make Banepa city free of liquor sale. Similarly, the police seized 30 sets of mobile phones which were on sale in a shop at Chandani Chowk. They were seized for the owner got it evading...

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CM Rai for disabled people friendly infrastructures

Posted by | Jan 28, 2020 |

State-1 Chief Minister Sherdhan Rai has said the physical infrastructures in the State would be made friendly to the disabled people. Inaugurating a programme on control of disability and rehabilitation here Monday, CM Rai reiterated that the State government was committed to the rights of the people living with disabilities (PWD). The PWD would be rehabilitated and rights to women, children and senior citizen be equally addressed for making a prosperous society. He further said the programmes to capacitate the PWD would be implemented effectively. On the occasion, Minister for Social Development at the State, Jivan Ghimire, said the State government was studying the causes of the birth of PWD and how it could be reduced. Mayor at Biratnagar metropolitan city, Bhim Parajuli, viewed the metropolitan city would extend assistance to the campaign launched by the State government. On the occasion, Chairperson of Karuna Foundation, Prof Dr Bhagawan Koirala, informed that the cooperation of the State government in the campaign would help 49 percent of total population here. A tri-party collaboration has been established between the State-1 Ministry of Social Development, local levels and Karuna Foundation for the implementation of the campaign. It will be launched in 26 rural municipalities in the first phase. The campaign to run for three years covers Morang, Sunsari, Dhankuta and Panchathar districts for the first phase. At the programme, Tej Bahadur Karki from...

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NATTA demands health desk at border points with China

Posted by | Jan 28, 2020 |

The Nepal Association of Tour and Travel Agents (NATTA) has demanded the government to set up a health desk at every border point with China. Issuing a press release on Monday, NATTA demanded the establishment of a health desk at border points, reasoning that it would help control the entry of coronavirus that has spread from Buhan city of a neighbouring country, China. NATTA Chairman Achyut Guragain said Nepal needs to maintain high alert to control the entry of epidemic coronavirus. He also demanded a well-equipped health desk at Tribhuvan International Airport as...

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