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First Saudi woman delivers evening news bulletin

Posted by | Sep 24, 2018 |

Riyadh [Saudi Arabia] – A woman from Saudi Arabia has created history by becoming the first female to deliver an evening news bulletin on television. Weam Al Dakheel, appearing alongside anchor Omar Al Nashwan, presented the news bulletin on the state-owned Saudi TV Channel 1, Khaleej Times reported. “Jumanah AlShami was the first women to present morning newscasts in 2016. Today history repeats itself as #WeamAlDakheel becomes the presenter of the main nightly newscast, setting a precedent in a historic first for Saudi TV 1,” Saudi TV said on its official Twitter channel. This comes as a part of Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030 reform programme, which aims to diversify the kingdom’s economy away from oil and relax strict rules on gender restrictions. Saudi Arabian Crown Prince Mohammad Bin Salman initiated the lifting of a number of restrictions since last year, particularly the ones on women, in a bid to open up the conservative kingdom country. Earlier this month, Riyadh-based carrier Flynas had announced that it would be recruiting Saudi women as co-pilots and flight attendants for the first time. In June, the Saudi government had lifted a longstanding ban on women driving. Prior to this, the kingdom country was the only nation where females were barred from getting behind the wheel of a car. In March, Saudi Arabia had organised its first-ever women’s run, marking a historical moment for...

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National interest be considered in citizenship act amendment: Khanal

Posted by | Sep 24, 2018 |

Kathmandu –  Former Prime Minister and Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) leader Jhalanath Khanal has insisted on the need of being mindful of national interest while amending the Citizenship Act. “No citizen of Nepal shall be deprived of citizenship and no criteria regarding it shall be violated,” was the main spirit of the constitution, he said, adding that the Act should be amended accordingly. He was sharing his opinions at a programme organized by an Agitation Coordination Committee against the Citizenship Amendment Bill. CPN (ML) general secretary CP Mainali was of the view that nationality, independence and sovereignty of the country could be seriously jeopardised if the Act was amended without consideration. The government has already presented a bill to amend the Citizenship Act- 2006 and the Committee demands the careful consideration while granting the Nepali citizenship to foreign nationals. As per the Act, foreign nationals meeting the criteria set by the law may apply for the Nepali citizenship under certain types. The Committee demanded the mandatory provision of acquiring a work permit by people from outside Nepal arriving here in connection to work. Such provision would help prevent people’s illegal entry into the country, the Committee...

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Government preparing to take action against wrongdoers of Sikta Irrigation Project

Posted by | Sep 24, 2018 |

Kathmandu – The government is determined to take action against any person cheating in the Sikta Irrigation Project, a national pride project. The estimated total cost of the project is Rs 25 billion. Minister for Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation, Barshaman Pun, said that the contractor, the consultant company and even the project chief would face action if they are found guilty of faulty construction of the project based on the report prepared by the investigation committee. The government had formed an investigation committee under the convenorship of Ministry’s joint secretary Sushil Chandra Tiwari, after the project’s irrigation canal broke in course of a trial run. The investigation committee carried out on-site visit and probed into the alleged foul play regarding the sub-standard construction of the irrigation canal. “The construction entrepreneur, consultant company and even the project chief would be brought under the purview of legal action if found guilty on the basis of the investigation committee report,” Minister Pun said. The government has been constructing this project with the objective of providing irrigation facilities on 42,000 hectares of land in Banke district. A large section of the edge of the canal had broken while releasing water in the main irrigation canal of the project’s west sector during the test run. Water was released in the 35-kilometres section of the main irrigation canal during the test run after the...

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Nepal needs to present its achievements before global community-Gyawali

Posted by | Sep 24, 2018 |

New York –  Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali said the United Nations General Assembly’s 73rd Session would be utilized to present Nepal’s hard-earned achievements before the global community. He expressed the hope that the UNGA session would be useful to garner additional international support in Nepal’s efforts for materializing people’s prosperity and happiness. Minister Gyawali said this in response to the queries put by Nepal Television and Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) in New York. Minister Gyawali is a Nepal delegation member headed by Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli to the UNGA. He said that Nepal promulgated a new Constitution to institutionalize federal democratic republic achieved after an assiduous struggle and also successfully held three tiers of elections to implement the main law of the land. Nepal received good will from all international community including the UN in its bid for epochal changes and the government is trying to connect these changes to the economic lives of Nepali people, he noted. To a query on the UN, Minister Gyawali said new approaches and thoughts have been put forth regarding the global organization’s role and the slogan of the 73rd session is also to leverage collective efforts for building societies with peace, equity and sustainable development from their respective sides to connect it with all the people. He also informed that Nepal has been raising its voice on the...

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Swargadwari airport construction plan unveils

Posted by | Sep 24, 2018 |

Pyuthan –  A plan with an estimated cost of Rs 770 million was unveiled for the construction of Swargadwari (Chalnetar) Airport in Pyuthan. Acting on a proposal of Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal, Fact Consultant Pvt Ltd – a consultant company carried out an environmental impact assessment of the project and informed the public about its findings. In addition, a public hearing was also undertaken in the project site. The airport under construction at Barjiwang Chalnetar of Swargadwari municipality is stretched over around 60.79 hectares land. According to the assessment, the project construction will affect 14 households including 12 from Chalnetar and two from Upper Damar and render 107 family members displaced from the area. Environment Impact Assessment team leader Dr Mahendra Nath Subedi said around 6,256 saplings of different 18 species will be ruined while pooling 55.18 hectares forest land in course of the project construction. He shared that 0.4 hectares of residential area and other structures will be permanently affected. immediately after the disclosure of EIA report, the residents of the project potential affected areas said they would not abandon their residential area without proper compensation. The project has estimated total construction cost of Rs 770 million from which around 158.8 million has been allocated for environmental impact mitigation and...

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