NMA, ICIMOD tie up for strategic partnership

Nepal Mountaineering Association (NMA) and International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development (ICIMOD) agreed to work jointly for the betterment of mountains and mountain environment. A memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed to this effect on Tuesday.

Karnali Academy makes progress report public

Karnali Academy of Health Sciences and Teaching Hospital, in Jumla, has made public its one-year progress report. Dr. Mangal Rawal, Vice Chancellor of the academy, made public the activities of the year. Vice-chancellor Rawal said in the duration of one year, the academy has made strides in the construction of educational, administrative and physical infrastructure.

Cooperatives in budget priority: Minister Sharma

Minister for Finance Janardan Sharma said on Wednesday that homework is being done on budget giving priority to the cooperative sector. Speaking at a pre-budget discussion held at the ministry on Wednesday with the stakeholders and entrepreneurs of the cooperative sector for formulating the policy programme and budget for the coming FY 079/80, Minister Sharma said that efforts would be made to formulate the budget by collecting suggestions from all sectors.

Hatchery industry in trouble due to power outage

The hatchery industry, which produces chicken fowls, has been directly affected by the unannounced load shedding in the industry. The production of chicken fowls has declined by half due to the load-shedding and price hikes of petroleum products, said entrepreneurs. The DP Hatchery Industry located at Rambag in Bharatpur has the capacity to produce up to 40,000 chicks per week under normal conditions. But now, the hatchery has not been able to produce even 5,000 chicks a week, said Hatchery operator...

Symposium on boosting agro productivity starts

A three-day symposium kicked off in the capital with the objective of discussing the micro-nutrient status of cultivable soils and the use of improved varieties of seeds, fertilisers and agricultural implements required for increasing agricultural productivity.

Healthcare for all govt priority: PM

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba said that the government is positive in developing the health sector and making the services available for all. PM Deuba made this remark while addressing the fifth senate of Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences on Wednesday.

Local polls to be held with national resources: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Dinesh Kumar Thapaliya has said that local elections would be held with national resources. The expenses for the local polls scheduled for May 13 would be managed with national resources, he added. During the discussion with the executive heads of the state-run media on Wednesday, Chief Commissioner Thapaliya clarified that the assistance sought from the donors for the election has not been received so far.

Optimise Use Of Dry Port

Finally, the much-awaited Chobhar Dry Port has come into operation. Connected by road, this new facility is expected to help boost Nepal’s export-import trade. The port now operates as a centre for the trans-shipment of sea cargo to inland destinations. Rather than goods being loaded and unloaded in such ports, shipping containers can just be transferred again between ship and road vehicle or ship and train. The container may be transferred again between road and rail elsewhere and the goods are...

Nepal Amid Triangular Geopolitical Game

Diplomacy is a litmus test of an individual or state especially in time of crisis, which should be visibly seen to maximise the engagement of counterparts and get things done in the larger interest of the country. In his famous book ‘The Art of War’, Sun Tzu, a military strategist and philosopher of ancient China, said diplomacy is “a supreme art of war to subdue the enemy without fighting”. In a way, a diplomat is a warrior without fatal weapons and strategist like a commander in war. The...

Citizen Participation In Service Delivery

At a discussion programme held, the other day, to take stock of the service delivery performance of the local government institutions over the last five years, several speakers drawn from the relevant discipline took cognizance of the improvements in public service delivery at the local level. Some speakers discussed and appreciated the effectiveness with which local government institutions -- rural municipalities and municipalities -- have started to deliver services and gain a broader democratic...