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Four bills tabled in upper house

Posted by | Aug 13, 2018 |

Kathmandu – Different four bills were tabled in the meeting of the upper house today. The bills include the bill prepared to amend some Nepal acts related to Muluki code 2075 BS, bill on rights related to the persons with disability (first amendment) 2075 BS, bill related to environment conservation and the bill related to control international trade of endangered wildlife and plants (first amendment) 2075 BS. Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Bhanubhakta Dhakal, Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizens Thamamaya Thapa and Minister for Forests and Environment Shakti Bahadur Basnet respectively had presented the bills in the meeting. The meeting was postponed for 10 minutes after the bills were tabled in the...

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Karnali province struggles without food grains every year, but no redress

Posted by | Aug 13, 2018 |

Surkhet –  Karnali Province reels under scarcity of food grains every year. The people of the province facing food shortage is in the news frequently, but little or no attention has been paid so far. There are seven districts within the province and all except for Rukum, Salyan and Surkhet face shortage of food grains every year, said the Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives of the province. Last year the province faced shortage of 18,407 metric tonnes of food grains, said Dipendra Sribastav, technical assistance at the Ministry. “Rukum stored 2,664 metric tonnes of food grains like paddy, wheat and corn in the fiscal year 2074/075, while Surkhet 5,405 metric tonnes,” he said. Salyan kept in reserve most 13,630 metric tonnes. Likewise, Dailekh went low on 1,530 metric tonnes, while Dolpa 2,666, Jajarkot 3,594 and Julma 4,133. Similarly, Mugu was in short of 5,102 metric tonnes, and Humla 8,415 and Kalikot 14,633. Each person of existing Karnali consumes 191 kilograms of food grains annually, while people of Rukum, Salyan, Surkhet, Dailekh and Jajarkot eat 201 each, said the Ministry. Workload and availability of food grains are blamed for the differences in food consumption by people of hilly and mountainous districts. Increase in foreign employment aspirants from the province, distraction from agriculture, low rainfalls, migration, unmanaged urbanization and climate change are to blame for the province facing food...

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NA passes condolence motion on Rana’s demise

Posted by | Aug 13, 2018 |

Kathmandu, Aug 13 (RSS): The second session of the National Assembly today passed a condolence motion on the demise of former lawmaker Bharat Shamsher Rana. The proposal was tabled by the NA’s Chairperson Ganesh Prasad Timilsina. The meeting also expressed deep sorrow over Rana’s demise and observed a minute’s silence. Rana died of a heart attack on August 10 in Kolkata in India. He was 91. Rana was elected member of the House of Representatives from Gorkha Parishad in the general elections in 2015 B.S. He also became main opposition leader in the Nepal’s first people’s elected parliament. He later made a contribution to merge the Parishad with the modern Nepali Congress. The NA will next meet tomorrow at 2...

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FNJ demands journo minimum wage hike

Posted by | Aug 13, 2018 | ,

Kathmandu –  Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) – an umbrella organization of working journalists across the country – has demanded increase in minimum wage of journalists as designated by the Minimum Wage Fixation Committee and its prompt implementation. FNJ’s recent central committee meeting has urged the government to endorse a model law on mass communications drafted by FNJ to guarantee freedom of press and of expression. “FNJ strongly demands the federal, provincial and local level governments give uniformity to media related laws in line with the policy and to ensure formulation of laws friendly to press freedom. The federation draws the attention of the authority concerned to formulate special safety laws for journalists and mass media in a way to exercise the constitutionally-guaranteed full press freedom”, reads the minute made public after the meeting. It was also shared that the FNJ has decided to move ahead effectively bearing in mind the policy priorities and work plans set out in its earlier meetings at Dhulikhel and Janakpur for full implementation of freedom of press and expression and working journalist act. Noting that some of the provisions of the Civil (Criminal) Code, 2075 BS and Civil (Penal) Code, 2075 BS are not friendly to press freedom and freedom of expression, the has also called for necessary amendments. Likewise, the FNJ has demanded the government to effectively enforce 50 percent discount to...

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IED thrown to Biratnagar metropolis office

Posted by | Aug 12, 2018 |

Biratnagar –  An improvised explosive device (IED) went off on the premises of the Biratnagar Metropolitan City Office this afternoon. An unidentified person reportedly threw the IED targeting the office at 2:00 pm, as stated by District Police Office Morang’s information officer Nishan Thapa. Office window glass got smashed in the blast. Further details are awaited as the police are investing into the...

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