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Consensus will be reached on TRC formation: Information Minister Banskota

Posted by | Jan 9, 2020 |

Efforts are ongoing to strike a consensus with main opposition parties on the formation of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. Government’s efforts were underway to establish long-lasting peace by providing justice in serious cases of the Maoist decade-long insurgency, said Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Banskota at a regular press meet organised in Singha Durbar to provide information of Cabinet decisions on January 5. “We have a responsibility to take the country to permanent peace and hand over its ownership to the next generation. The commission has incorporated issues of whether perpetrators of serious crimes are given pardon or not,” he said. The operational mandate of the TRC and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons expired 10 months ago. On whether the Information Technology Bill that is under consideration in the Parliament would affect people’s rights to freedom, Minister Banskota, also government’s spokesperson, said the Bill was brought for economic security, digital payment, signature and privacy security. “But we are clear enough that the Bill will not affect democracy,” he...

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Rock Garden in Lamjung beckoning visitors

Posted by | Jan 9, 2020 |

– Janak Shrestha The Khanigaon Rock Garden at Ghermu, Marsyangdi rural municipality in the northern belt of Lamjung district is a hit with visitors. The number of visitors coming to observe the Rock Garden has been steadily going up. The locals of Ghermu had promoted the concept of Rock Garden for the first time in the country and developed the physical infrastructures for the same in view of the Visit Nepal Year 2020 campaign announced by the government. Visit Year campaign aims to bring in 2 million tourists in 2020 and it was formally inaugurated on January 1. The Rock Garden is a unique experience for the tourists interested in observing the natural beauty amidst rustic experience. Rock Garden is located inside a rocky landscape. It is dotted with caves and lairs and tunnels. The visitors can even spend a night out inside the cave. It takes more than half an hour to see around the place. Four bridges have also been constructed to go from one rock to another. President of Rock Garden Conservation and Tourism Management Committee, Kamsarki Gurung, said that the number of tourists, foreigners and domestic tourists alike, coming to observe the Rock Garden has increased of late. He added that the visitors are spellbound by the place. There is also a cavern at the place and one can observe many things. It takes about...

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Minister Bhattarai requests to send 100,000 tourists from Australia

Posted by | Jan 9, 2020 |

-Narayan Adhikari Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation Yogesh Bhattarai urged Nepali authorities to send at least 100,000 Australian tourists to Nepal during the Visit Year 2020. Minister Bhattarai said this at a programme ‘opportunity and challenge of Visit Nepal Year-2020’ jointly organized by the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) Australia and the Office of Nepali Consulate in Victoria on Wednesday evening. He urged all Nepali Diaspora community to impart message about tourism importance of Nepal. Noting that the government was working to initiate direct flight service between Nepal and Australia, he said this would believably help increase inflow of Australian tourists to Nepal. The Nepal government was aggrieved of the incident of bushfire in Australia, Minister Bhattarai said, urging Nepali community to cooperate to the Australian people in such grief-stricken moment. On the occasion, Nepali Ambassador to Australia, Mahesh Raj Dahal appreciated the enthusiasm of Nepali people in Australia to make Visit Nepal Year-2020 a success. He expressed his confidence that the target number of Australian tourists can be reached if the campaign gets support from all sides. NRNA’s former President and chief patron Shesh Ghale urged all to go Nepal to have a reunion with their family members and friends. He also urged the Nepali community to take their Australian friends to Nepal, especially during the year. Australian federal parliamentarian Graladis lauded the role of immigrants in...

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Weather forecast: Rainfall throughout country, snowfall in high-hilly and mountainous areas

Posted by | Jan 9, 2020 |

Light rainfall has been forecast across the country including in Kathmandu Valley as well as moderate to heavy snowfall in high-hilly and mountainous areas today due to influence of westerly low pressure system, according to the Meteorological Forecasting Division. Meteorologist Manju Basi said that light rainfall is taking place throughout the country and snowfall in high-hilly and mountainous areas due to the influence of westerly wind that entered the country on Monday evening. Basi said, “The effect of westerly wind will remain till Friday.” The Division has alerted the people to take precaution against cold as there is possibility of light to moderate rainfall at some places of the nation and moderate to heavy snowfall at most of the places of high-hilly and mountainous areas tonight. According to the Division, eastern hilly areas of the country would remain partial cloudy while weather would be clear in other remaining places on Friday. Similarly, eastern and mid-hilly areas of the country would witness partial cloudy and other places would see clear weather on Saturday. As per the latest weather details provided by the Division, today’s minimum temperature in Kathmandu Valley is 6.0 degrees Celsius and maximum temperature 11.9 degrees...

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Unity utmost in party: President Deuba

Posted by | Jan 9, 2020 | ,

Major Opposition Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has stressed on unity and consent to strengthen the party organization and mechanism. In a discussion with NC district party Presidents at his own residence at Budhanilkantha today, President Deuba opined to hold immediate talks with disgruntled party leaders and fraction. According to Kavrepalanchok NC President Madhu Achary, President Deuba blamed the government of exercising to curtail public freedom and rights through media bill and bill regarding to the formation of Special Service. On the occasion, the district party Presidents have urged Deuba to correct the latest central working committee decisions and forge consensus with disgruntled sides. Also present on the occasion were, vice president duo Bimalendra Nidhi, Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar, General secretary Purna Bahadur Khadka, joint general secretary Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat, spokesperson Bishwa Prakash Sharma among other central...

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