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NSU demonstrates against price hike

Posted by | Sep 24, 2018 |

Kathmandu – Nepal Students Union (NSU) has demonstrated at different parts of Kathmandu Valley today, demanding withdrawal of price hike in petroleum products and public transport fare during festival. The NSU demonstrated at Exhibition Road, Thapathali Campus, Pashupati Campus, among other places and chanted different slogans, demanding withdrawal of price hike and fare of public vehicles, action against rapists. On the occasion, NSU President Nain Singh Mahar said that the NSU would continue the agitation until withdrawal of price hike and action against guilty of violence against women is...

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Vice President Pun returns home

Posted by | Sep 24, 2018 |

Kathmandu – Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun has returned home today after wrapping up six-day official visit to China. Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara, National Assembly Chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timilsina and Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa welcomed Vice-President Pun at the VVIP lounge of the Tribhuvan International Airport. On the occasion, a contingent of the Nepal Army presented a guard of honour. Similarly, high-ranking officials of the government and chiefs of security bodies were also present at TIA to welcome VP Pun. The Vice President had participated in the ’17th Western China International Fair’ and an event related to ‘Belt and Road Initiative’ during the China visit. Likewise, VP Pun paid courtesy call on Vice-Premier of China, Secretary of Sichuan province of Communist Party of China and government representatives during the...

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Nepal to play against Tajikistan in first match of Bangabandhu Gold Cup

Posted by | Sep 24, 2018 |

Kathmandu – Nepal is taking on Tajikistan in its first match held under the fifth edition of the Bangabandhu Gold Cup International Football Tournament scheduled for October 1-12 in Bangladesh. Categorised into Group ‘A’ alongside Palestine and Tajikistan, Nepal is also scheduled to play against Palestine on October 5. The Nepali team will leave for Bangladesh on October 1 to play the tournament. Hosts Bangladesh, Philippines and Laos are categorised into Group ‘B’. Nepal cleared the way into the competition after the Bangladesh Football Federation on Sunday released USD 25,000 entitled to Nepal for winning the previous fourth edition of the tournament. The Federation was under pressure to release the award amount after the All Nepal Football Association notified to the Federation that Nepal would fail to make it to the tournament until it gets the award amount, said the ANFA Secretary Indra Man...

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FCAN gets new leadership

Posted by | Sep 24, 2018 |

Kathmandu – Rabi Singh has been elected the chair of Federation of Contractors’ Associations of Nepal. In the election, he secured 466 votes against 353 by his nearest rival Yakshyadhwaj Karki, confirmed chief election officer Baburam Dahal. Other candidates for the post– Ram Sharan Deuja and Purushottam Manandhar –got 66 and seven votes respectively. Similarly, Nicholas Pandey, the candidate for the senior vice chair, has obtained 465 votes to win the election. He beat his closest competitor Laxman Kumar Rana by 37 votes. Likewise, Dhirendra Kumar Dahal (vice chair- province 1), Surendra Prasad Singh (vice chair-province 2), Pemba Lama Sherpa (vice chair-province 3), Rajendra Pahari (vice chair-Gandaki province), Top Bahadur Raymajhi ( vice chair- province 5), Ratna Bahadur Khadka (vice chair- Karnali province) and Tek Bahadur Shetty vice chair-province 7) have been elected unopposed. Angdorjee Lama has been elected the associate vice-chair, Roshan Dahal general secretary, Tanka Prasad Chaulagai deputy general secretary, Narhari Thapaliya deputy general secretary (internal), Hiran Kumar Shrestha treasurer and Saraswoti Karki has won the election as the candidate for the joint –treasurer. The new members elected on the new executive committee are Pramod Lamichhane, Surendra Raj KC, Ashok Kumar KC, engineer Bhim Bahadur Pal, Dr Surya Bahadur Khadka, Sumant Koirala, Yagya Prasad Khatiwada, Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Shambhu Thakur, Hom Kumar Sharma Acharya, Pancha Ram Tamang ( Padhma), Uttam Bhatta, Khim Prakash Malla, Balaju Shrestha, Megh...

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PAF activities slow off the mark, says NPC report

Posted by | Sep 23, 2018 |

Kathmandu – The social mobilization programme launched by the Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) has been found questionable, and its strategy unclear. The monitoring report prepared by the National Planning Commission on the structural management and operation and the effectiveness of the PAF activities painted bleak picture. The PAF set up to help reduce poverty by mainstreaming the poor and excluded communities in the mainstream development is led by the Prime Minister. It has been conducting programmes on livelihood and small infrastructures by forming 32,000 community organizations with the expansion of its programmes in 66 districts across the country. The NPC report on PAF has mentioned that monitoring and evaluation was ineffective and the programmes failed to reach the target groups. Although nearly one million households were benefitted with various programmes as employment generation and capacity building, lack of professional capacity among PAF employees, disparity in experience, increase in corruption cases, lack of mutual trust among the units it promoted, and incompetent secretariats were severe problems suffering the PAF. The NPC has suggested the PAF to reduce the number of community organizations to a manageable level. The PAF is in need of reform, report pointed out.  ...

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