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Nepali Officers in India undergoing a tailor-made course on anti-corruption

Posted by | Jan 6, 2020 |

 The Second batch of 21 officers of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) of Nepal has started their 6 day training on ‘Prevention of Fraud, Bribery and Corruption’ at the Gujarat Forensic Sciences University (GFSU), Gandhinagar on 6 January 2020. This latest training for Nepali officers reaffirms India’s continuing commitment for capacity building of Nepali officers.The First batch of 21 CIAA officers of Nepal had received the similar training from December 16 to 21, 2019 at GFSU, Gandhinagar. They found the training,carried out by the experienced faculty members, was very good and fruitful. Itempowered them with new and useful ideas for carrying out investigations in Nepal. This is a tailor-made course specially designed at the request of Government of Nepal for a total of 42 CIAA officers. This course will strengthen the institutional capacity of CIAA to curb corrupt practices and enhance good governance in Nepal. The course mainly focuses on identifying factors for corruption, its impact on the economy and methodology for its detection and prevention. The Course would enhance skills of CIAA Officers for IT-based investigations, sharpen their analytical capabilities and help them learn new methodologies which would empower them to detect, prevent and prosecute corrupt and fraudulent individuals. The officers are being trained in the prestigious Gujarat Forensic Sciences University, Gandhinagar, Gujarat which trains forensic experts in the area of Forensic Science, Crime Investigation, Security,...

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Sugarcane farmers postpone agitation after 5-point agreement with government

Posted by | Jan 3, 2020 | ,

Kathmandu, Jan 3 (RSS): The government and sugarcane farmers have reached an agreement that the sugar mill owners would pay the due amount to the farmers for their produce by January 21. With this, the farmers have postponed their agitation. The five-point agreement was made in the presence of Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply, Lekharaj Bhatta, on Friday. As per the agreement, the Ministry will mediate for the guarantee of payment to the sugarcane farmers. The Ministry will write to the Ministry of Agriculture, and of Finance to immediately provide the grant amount the government has ensured to the farmers. Even a taskforce will be formed under coordination of a joint secretary at the Ministry having representatives from farmers and experts to study about the problems facing sugarcane farmers, so that they would be ensured prompt payment. Moreover, it was agreed that farmers would be provided seeds, tools and fertilizers to increase production of sugarcane and make the country self-reliant on sugar. In order to hear the complaints as of payment to cane farmers and sugar supply, the supply management division has been assigned as the contact office, according to Ministry Spokesperson, Dinesh Bhattarai. The sugar mills in different parts of the country are yet to clear the dues of some Rs 1.40 billion. Mahalaxmi Sugar Mill, Shreeram Sugar Mill, Everest Sugar Mill, Himalayan Sugar Mill, Bagmati Sugar...

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57,000 plus tourists visit Mustang in 2019

Posted by | Jan 3, 2020 | ,

Over 57,000 foreigners have visited Mustang district in 2019. According to chief of Jomsom Office of Annapurna Conservation Area Project (ACAP) Tulasi Dahal, a total of 57,565 foreigners arrived in Mustang in 2019. ACAP has been maintaining records of foreigners visiting Mustang district from its offices at Jomsom and Kagbeni. However, the number of tourists visiting Mustang district in 2019 has decreased compared to the previous year. In 2018, altogether 59,838 visitors had reached the Himalayan district. Ram Bahadur Gurung, a hotelier from Lho Mananthang, argued that change of the trekking route into the motorable road and fee hike in Upper Mustang are to blame for decrease in tourists arrival. Indian tourists make the largest portion for visiting Muktinath, a common religious destination for both the Hindus and Buddhists. Records reveal that the visitors from SAARC countries have increased while the arrival of the visitors from the western countries in on the decline. Nearly, 4,000 tourists have visited Upper Mustang, ‘the semi-prohibited zone’, during the review...

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Valley police chief promises to beef up security

Posted by | Jan 3, 2020 |

The Chief of Metropolitan Police Office Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Nepal Police Bishowraj Pokharel has promised to leave no stone unturned to ensure good security situation in the valley. The public will realize improved level of security situation and the police personnel will work in close collaboration with the locals, DIG Pokharel said at an interaction programme on community-police partnership. The police will discharge their duties in a more professional fashion by being transparent to translate the government’s commitment to good governance, he added. Likewise, Senior Superintendent of Police Uttam Raj Subedi argued that citizen’s notice makes a big meaning in crime control. He went on to say that steps would be taken for prompt mobilization of police in the suspected areas and consultations with the citizens for road accident...

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Snowfall, rain predicted across the country

Posted by | Jan 3, 2020 | ,

The Meteorological Forecasting Division has predicted rain in most parts of the country today due to the effects of the westerly low pressure wind. The Division has also said that there is possibility of the snowfall in high hills and mountainous regions in the country. Meteorologist Prativa Manandhar said that moderate to heavy snowfall is likely in high hills and mountainous regions adding that there is the possibility of rain across the country. “The rain will not be regular. But, it will occur after some gaps,” she said. The Division said that the minimum temperature of Kathmandu was recorded 4.5 degree Celsius while the maximum temperature was 18.0 degree Celsius in the past 24 hours. Meanwhile, most of the districts in the far-west region have been affected following the snowfall coupled with rain. With the heavy snowfall, the temperature has gone down in Bajura, Doti, Dadeldhura, Bajhang, Baitadi and Darchula districts of the far-west. The locals said that Gaumul, Himali, Swamikartik, Chhededaha and Badimalika areas in Bajura have witnessed snowfall. With the heavy snowfall, the locals in the villages have faced difficulties in rearing their cattle, it is...

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