Author: Himalaya Post

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...

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...

Members of Sudur Paschim State Assembly have stressed the need to make correction on the Bill designed to manage Radio, FM and Television broadcasting-2076, saying the bill is repressive. Taking part in discussion on the bill in the meeting of State Assembly held on Monday, state assembly members argued that including a provision of curtailing the press freedom was against the Constitution. They said that bill should be brought only after formulating Communication Policy and press should be made accountable and transparent to manage and regulate Radio, FM and Television. Responding to queries raised during the discussion, Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development, Pathan Singh Bohara, on the behalf of Internal Affairs and Law Minister, said that the government even could not imagine curtailing press freedom. He said the bill could be revised in days ahead if there is any weakness. SA members Akkal Bahadur Rawal, Purna Joshi, Bharat Bahadur Khadka, Shyam Lal Rana Tharu and Malamati Kumari Tharu Magar had participated in the discussion. Similarly, Minister for Industry, Tourism and Environment, Maya Bhatta tabled two bills—bill designed to register private business-2076 and bill designed to register business in partnership-2076 in the meeting. The next meeting has been scheduled for coming January...