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Women tourism entrepreneurs seek role on management

Women tourism entrepreneurs have sought their additional role on tourism business. At an interaction organized by the Women Tourism Entrepreneurs Forum (WOTEF) on ‘opportunity and challenges to women in tourism business’ here today, the women entrepreneurs dwelt on how they could excel in entrepreneurship and make the management more effective. At the discussion, founding chairperson of Media Advocacy Group, Babita Basnet, reminded that women had become successful in entrepreneurship of late, thereby playing leading role on social transformation. She argued that social structure would be robust and dynamic with women entrepreneurship and help pave way for economic progress. So, women must be given role with authority. Proprietor and vice chairperson of Hotel Landmark, Parbati Pande, said some of the women affiliated to the WOTEF were not still open to share problems, thereby getting themselves inflicted with mental problems over minor issues. Advisor to WOTEF and tourism entrepreneur Durga Devkota hoped the interaction would be a good platform to exchange views and experiences on women tourism business. WOTEF chairperson Jamuna Parajuli informed that the organization, set up under the slogan of women tourism entrepreneurs for economic development, was conducting training and discussion on the pertinent issues from time to...

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Karnali to hold winter session on February 7

The State Assembly in Karnali is holding its winter session on coming February 7. A meeting of the Karnali State government’s council of ministers has agreed to summon the fifth session on the above mentioned date. Besides, the meeting  endorsed working procedure 2076 BS relating to the legal assistance and the working procedure 2076 BS relating to the disaster risk insurance, according to Karnali government spokesperson and minister for land management, agriculture and cooperatives Bimala KC.  According to the legal assistance-related working procedure, 20 facilitators: ten chief facilitators in ten districts in the Karnali and 10 at the local levels will be appointed.  It has been decided by the meeting.  The Karnali State has formed the State Tourism Board by executing its previous decision. The Board has the representation from all ten districts in the State. The 11-member Board comprises Babi Kishore Gurung (Dolpa), Lalitjung Mahat (Jumla), Dansingh Karki (Mugu), Bed Bahadur Shahi (Jajarkot), Marmajung Bam (Kalikot) and Laiku Lama (Humla). Others members in the Board are Bishnu Prasad Sharma (Dailekh), Pahalsingh Gharti Magar (Rukum West), Lok Bahadur Hamal( Humla), Chintamani Sharma (Surkhet) and Ishwori Budhathoki...

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International conference calls for early identification of mental disease

The 7th international conference on developmental disability concluded here Saturday with a call to early detection and treatment of mental complications to help people with disabilities live a complete life. Issuing the Rajshahi Declaration on Disabilities, the conference called for emphasis on prevention measures to detect mental complications in people with disabilities. International Chair of socio-individual development through collaboration (SIVUS) Dr Katsuhiro Yamashita called for establishment of human rights in order to give due attention to the mental health of people with disabilities and help them live a quality life. The SIVUS International was founded in 1974. It works for mental health of the people with disabilities. The first SIVUS conference was held in Norway in 1993. A total of 60 working papers were presented in the two-day conference organised to discuss efforts being made to develop the capacity of the people with disabilities and the challenges they face across the globe. More than 500 delegates from Malaysia, China, Spain, Bangladesh, the US, India, Japan, Portugal, Sri Lanka, Sweden and Nepal took part in the conference. The delegates included mental health experts, psychologists, experts in the field, and researchers as well as academics and journalists. During the two-day conference various working papers were presented on six major themes by experts and professors. On behalf of Nepal, four working papers were presented. Prof Dr Ushakiran Subba, Dr Nagendra Singh Thagunna,...

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Ex-MP Karki passes away

Former member of Parliament Gambhir Jung Karki passed away this morning. He was 76. Ex-president of the Nepali Congress in Palpa district, Karki was suffering from kidney related ailments. He died in course of treatment at the Grande Hospital in Kathmandu, according to NC Palpa Secretary Jhapindra Gaire. Born in Rambha rural municipality-5, Karki was elected to the House of Representatives in the 2048 general elections from Palpa constituency no....

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Development bringing destruction: Former President

Former President Rambaran Yadav has said warned of the crisis arising from the destruction of the natural heritage being caused in the name of development. Addressing the 10th anniversary of the Rabindra Puri Foundation for Conservation here Saturday, he expressed concern over the depleting agro production in the tarai and drying up of water sources across the country. On the occasion, centenary person Satya Mohan Joshi lauded the contribution made by Rabindra Puri to the protection of ancient heritage. Standing of tall buildings without any uniqueness to them is like a body without the soul, he said. At the function, chair of the foundation Rabindra Puri announced donation of 200 million rupees to the foundation. He said the foundation will work on reviving traditional homes and structure and providing skills-oriented training to one thousand people every...

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