Posted by Himalaya Post | Sep 23, 2018 | Featured
Kathmandu – President Bidyadevi Bhandari has extended birthday wishes to Rastrakavi Madhav Prasad Ghimire on his 100th birth anniversary. The President extended birthday wishes to Rastrakavi by visiting his residence at Lainchaur this morning. On the occasion, President Bhandari wished for good health, long life and creative life of the Rastrakavi. Ghimire was born in 1918 at Bahundanda of Pustun in Lamjung...
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Kushma – The Lower Modi Hydropower Project located in Parbat district is expected to generate hydroelectricity within a month, the project officials confirmed. The project with the capacity of 20 megawatt was scheduled to generate power in the last fiscal year but it got delayed due to locals’ obstruction, natural disasters and other causes. Project Chief Pawan Kumar Yadav said that landslides in the rainy season and flood in the project areas created difficulties to complete the project in the stipulated time. “Now, we are working to deliver output soon,” he added. So far, 95 per cent of the total project works have been completed. As the ongoing tasks have been expedited, he urged one and all not to harbour doubts on the completion of the project prior to Dashain festival. The project would generate 117 million unit of hydroelectricity in a year. The total cost of the project is likely to rise due to delay in project completion though it was expected to cost Rs 3.6 billion in the initial...
Read MorePosted by Himalaya Post | Sep 23, 2018 | Economy
Kaski – Damu Adhikari was elected the Chairman of Pokhara Chamber of Commerce and Industries from the 32nd convention that concluded on Saturday. As per the voting results announced late night on Saturday, Adhikari of the left panel won the elections by defeating his rival Rabindra Bahadur Praju. Adhikari routed Praju by seven votes. Adhikari got 1,478 votes while Praju managed 1,471 votes in the voting. After his election to the post, Adhikari has committed to play proactive role during his 2 years of tenure for the creation of business-friendly environment in Pokhara–the province capital of Gandaki Province. Likewise, Narayan Koirala was elected the senior vice-chair while Bindu Koirala Subedi was elected the vice-chair under the industry sector while Pawan Prajapati was elected the vice-chair under the commerce sector. Coordinator of Election Committee Tirtha Shrestha said that Arjun Pokharel was elected to the post of general secretary while Surendra Man Bijukchhe in treasurer and Chinu Gurung as the assistant general secretary of Pokhara Chamber of Commernce...
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Kathmandu – has launched a project supporting women’s empowerment in Devchuli Municipality of Nawalpur district. The Safa Sunaulo Nepal (SSN) and local women group Sakriya Sanakisan Sahakari Samuha are partners in the project named Nepalese Women Occupational Support Programme. The project with support from the Give2Asia will benefit about 400 farmers directly in the district by improving their living conditions through micro-financing, said a programme officer. As part of the project, the SSN handed over the seed money to the Sahakari Samuha, and the agreement paper was signed among CFPA Nepal office, the SSN and the Sahakari Samuha amid a programme in the district. “Microfinance programme is one of the most successful programmes run by the CFPA since past over 20 years. We will try to integrate our best experience model into the programme design, implementation and management,” said Zou Zhiqiang, the country director of the CFPA Nepal while addressing the event. Likewise, the CFPA has also launched ‘Love Bag’ programme, and under which it distributed more than 8,000 bags and stationery materials to the students of different districts and computers to the people with disability from Kathmandu, Dolakha, Lamjung and...
Read MorePosted by Himalaya Post | Sep 23, 2018 | Featured, Politics
Kathmandu– President Bidya Devi Bhandari has designated the responsibility of acting Prime Minster to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defense Iswor Pokharel. President Bhandarti, on the recommendation of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, entrusted DPM Pokharel with the responsibility of acting Prime Minister. PM Oli has left for New York of the United States of America today to attend the 73rd United Nations General Assembly. Assistant Spokesperson of the President’s Office, Keshab Prasad Ghimire informed that the President assigned DPM and Minister for Defense Pokharel as the acting PM to look after day-to-day administration of the country in the absence of Prime Minister...
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