Author: Himalaya Post

Deputy Speaker should resign: NCP Spokesperson Shrestha

Posted by | Jan 14, 2020 | ,

Lamjung, Jan 14: Spokesperson of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Narayan Kaji Shrestha, has said Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives needs to resign in order to retain Speaker’s post to the NCP. At a programme organized by the district chapter of Press Organization here Tuesday, Spokesperson Shrestha reminded that the constitution has not allowed the same party to have Speaker and Deputy Speaker. “Our party is the most dominant one in parliament. So, it is natural for us to claim Speaker’s post which is lying vacant. For it to happen, Deputy Speaker should step down,” he stressed. He also shared that Deputy Speaker was requested to step down as per the constitution. “As long as she sticks to the post, we lose the chance to get Speaker,” he claimed. On a different note, the Spokesperson said the border dispute with India in the far west is not new. Nepal has been continuously speaking for its sovereignty and territorial integrity. The government, for the first time, has made its stand clear through a formal channel that Kalapani and Lipulek along with Limpiyadhura belong to...

Read More

Nepal Build Tech Expo to kick off on Friday

Posted by | Jan 14, 2020 |

Kathmandu, Jan 14: The international-level ‘Nepal Build Tech Expo, 2020′ is being held in Bhaktapur from coming Friday to Sunday. This is the first of its kind expo to be in the country, which is being organized by the Ministry of Physical Infrastructures and Transport and other organizations. Chairman of Federation of Contractors’ Association of Nepal Rabi Singh said that the expo would be an opportune platform to all interested in the construction sector adding that it would showcase the latest equipment coming in the world market. Construction materials, goods for interior design, furniture and technology-related goods would be kept in more than 160 stalls in the three-day fair. Meanwhile, the 21st general assembly of the Federation is being organized at Sallaghari of Bhaktapur on January 17-18. Over 1,500 entrepreneurs from across the country would attend the general assembly which would discuss the ninth amendment of the Public Procurement Regulations and other issues, Federation’s General Secretary Roshan Dahal...

Read More

Singer Bhattarai dies in road accident

Posted by | Jan 14, 2020 | , ,

Singer Nishan Bhattarai has been killed in a road accident at Kathmandu Metropolitan City-32, Koteshwar last night. The accident took place when he was heading home driving a car (Ba 10 Cha 304) from Durbar Marga. According to Metropolitan Traffic Police Division spokesperson Jeevan Kumar Shrestha, Bhattarai, who was critically injured in the accident, died while undergoing treatment at Trauma Centre, Bir Hospital in the...

Read More

China ready to support BP Koirala cancer hospital: Ambassador Hou

Posted by | Jan 14, 2020 | ,

Chinese ambassador to Nepal, Hou Yanqi has committed to support the health sector in Nepal. Speaking in a programme organized at BP Koirala Memorial Cancer Hospital here today, ambassador Hou expressed China’s willingness to support in upgrading and advancing the hospital. She added that the Chinese government was happy to continuing support to the hospital since its construction phase. The Chinese ambassador said that the Chinese Medical Group was making its maximum efforts to provide advanced medical treatment to cancer patients in Nepal from the hospital. Similarly, Executive Director at the Hospital Dr. Bijay Chandra Acharya has briefed the programme about the current and future plans of the hospital. The hospital was constructed in Chinese support and is receiving medical and other supports from Chinese sides. The programme was organized on the 20th anniversary of Chinese medical support to the hospital. The hospital is a comprehensive cancer care center with 450 beds and equipped with diagnostic and therapeutic machine in the...

Read More

Human Rights violations on the rise

Posted by | Jan 14, 2020 | ,

Gandaki state recorded a total of 666 incidents of violation of human rights in the year 2019. During the year, 640 people suffered from violation of their rights, carried out by the state and non-state actors. The Informal Sector Service Centre (INSEC) shared the details at an interaction on ‘human rights and human development’ organised here on Friday. INSEC Gandaki coordinator Shiva Khakurel shared the information on human rights violations collected for the human rights yearbook. Accordingly, 15 women and 185 men fell victim to human rights violations in the year. Speaking on the occasion, State Minister for Social Development Nardevi Pun said the State had the jurisdiction only to promote mother tongue and include issues in the local level curriculum. Deputy Superintendent of Police of Kaski Raj Kumar KC said the police were committed to the protection of human rights. NGO Federation Central General Secretary Ram Prasad Subedi pointed out the need to document the fundamental rights that the people have been able to enjoy. Other speakers including FNJ Kaski Chair Dipendra Shrestha, Prof Gehendreswar Koirala, Sarita Poudel of Shakti Samuha and Priti Pandey of Pokhara Chamber of Commerce and Industry pointed out the need to increase awareness on human rights, and make it a part of the school...

Read More

Like us on Facebook

Himalaya Post