Ajit Bhatta
Wondering about the concept of leadership , I used to be in dilemma about people’s perception about leadership . Some actually said, ‘ leadership is all about contest and title’ , while others said ‘leadership is a role like in an organization where every human power is focused towards one desired and organized goal’ . However I used to be keen towards further knowledge of leadership and wisdom . Rather than people’s perception , some fictional and comic characters could better guide me on that matter .
Sometimes , I used to feel superman inside me . But I was in regret that none of those characters are akin to me. Neither I could fly nor could hit that power punch over a galaxy. But I believed that even these fictional things have strong inspiration in human mind whenever I used to be in stress and depression . Going through distinct novels and articles, I could feel the real taste of life. But most of the philosophies contained the same origin and same perception that created a boredom in me. May be owing to this I never went through those setbacks ever in my past life nor do I do it at the present condition . However , I could receive some tiny messages and lessons as rewards in my life.
Today , when I am heading with purpose, readiness and commitment towards my target, I can feel the real sense of protagonism inside me . It’s so because in the past I thought that life is all about house , family , fellows and so on . But , now I feel like life is more than what it was , what it is and what it will be . I couldn’t understand what the theme of superman was because at that time I was not yet a man but a child who was dreaming to be a man .I used to imagine that superman was the real protagonist that influenced my mind , in reality I would to be like a super hero and have courage to overcome the problems with supernatural power and possess the effort and power to touch the moon . However , now I believe we all have that superman inside us. We have been observing from the very past about many extraordinary personalities like- Albert Einstein , Neil Armstrong , Che Guevara, Bruce Lee and so on who believed in their dream and their super will to achieve their dream . Had they given up , they wouldn’t have earned a fame they earned. Just like these greatest people of all time , we all are derived from same origin , same concepts and same mechanism .
Every human being desires success no matter how he/she is today , but our dream is not for sale . We dream and disclose it to others . But it becomes meaningless, if we can’t attain what we dream. So , if we Know we are more than what we are , there’s no doubt we can turn our inner being into super human being . And today , we should be convinced to walk through many adversities and setbacks and to face them in future. Strong will power, belief in the self and meticulous preparedness leads to success . It adds meaning to our life. Because there’s nothing more meaningful and satisfying than being the greatest hero of your life .
Ajit Bhatta
BSW Third Year
The Times International College
Nov 2, 2016- Indian President Pranab Mukherjee is arriving for a three-day state visit to Nepal at the invitation of President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday.
President Bhandari will receive her Indian counterpart at the VVIP lounge at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA). All necessary security preparations have been made for the state visit.
The government has announced a public holiday in honour of the visiting Indian President. The visit by an Indian President is taking place after 18 years in Nepal. The last Indian President to visit Nepal was KR Narayanan on Jestha, 14 2055 BS.
Indian President Mukherjee will hold a meeting with President Bhandari today at Shital Niwas. President Bhandari will also host a state banquet this evening in honour of Indian President Mukherjee. RSS
Oct 31, 2016- Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the elections of the three structures of the state will be concluded within the time stipulated by the constitution.
During a greetings exchange programme held by NC Bhaktapur District Working Committee here on the occasion of Deepawali and Chhat festivals and the Nepal Sambat New Year 1137, Deuba urged all quarters to shun doubts regarding whether the elections will be held or not.
Stating that the local body elections should be held quickly for provincial and parliamentary elections, the NC President said, “The elections of the local body, province and parliament or house of representatives will be held within the time stipulated by the constitution, this responsibility the Nepali Congress will fulfill.”
Deuba further shared that the present ruling coalition is preparing to bring the Madhes-centric parties to agreement by amending the constitution. He stressed that Congress must rub out the illusion UML among other parties have spread against the party. The leader argued that NC must garner majority votes in all elections for the country’s prosperity and instructed the party cadres to start preparing for the elections.
During the programme, Foreign Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat made it clear that the incumbent government’s foreign policy does not have any weaknesses and shared it was preparing for implementing the past government’s treaties and agreements. RSS
Oct 31, 2016- Former Deputy Prime Minister Prakash Man Singh has said that Nepali Congress would take a lead in solving the current political crisis.
“We are at a critical juncture. On one hand we have the responsibility of amending the constitution to make it acceptable to a broader population. On the other hand, we will have to hold three rounds of elections,” said the former NC general secretary during a function organised by Nepal Tarun Dal Constituency-4, Kathmandu district, in the Capital to mark the 63rd Establishment Day of the youth organization of NC, on Sunday.
Urging the youths to play a proactive role keeping in mind the three layers of elections—local, state and federal, Singh said: “Nepal could not get a new constitution when the communists led the government for four consecutive times. Let me remind you that it was under our party’s leadership that the statute was promulgated.”
On the occasion, Anup Pradhan, chairman of Tarun Dal Constituency-4, Kathmandu, stressed on the need for unity among youths to lead a progressive society.
People from different walks of life were awarded for their professionalism and contribution to the society. Singer Prem Dhoj Pradhan, Miss Nepal 2012 Shristi Shrestha, Kumar Basnet, Bhumi Tuladhar, Rajesh Hamal and social worker Hema Manandhar were all awarded with a token of love.
Tarun Dal acting chairman Radha Ghale, NC Kathmandu district president Sabuj Baniya, NC Kathmandu district Constituency-4 president Raju Shrestha, Nepal Students’ Union chairman Nain Singh Mahar and Anfa chairman candidate Karma Sherpa were among the dignitaries.
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Oct 31, 2016- Minister for Peace and Reconstruction, Sita Devi Yadav has said that the government wants to address the demands of the disgruntled sides through the constitution amendment proposal.
Minister Yadav on Monday launched the ‘Sahalesh Times’, a weekly published from Siraha, and expressed belief the amendment proposal which the government is set to present will address the grievances of the unsatisfied parties.
She pointed out that the peace will not be established in the country unless the Madhes’ demands are addressed and that three-tier elections will also not be possible. RSS
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Oct 31, 2016- Traffic Police Division has requested travellers to use alternative route during the three-day Nepal visit by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, considering some constraint in the movement of vehicles on those days. The Indian President is coming to Nepal on a three-day state visit from November 2 to 5.
Division Chief Deputy Inspector General of Police Prakash Aryal said that it would be right to use alternative routes during the visit of Indian President Mukherjee.
Vehicles owners plying Gaushala, Airport, Tinkune, New Baneshwor, Maitighar, Singha Durbar, New Road, Jamal, Kesharmahal, Lainchour, Panipokhari, Narayangopal Chowk, Thapathali, Old Baneshwor, Shankhamul and Putalisadak have been requested to use alternative routes from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm on November 2.
Similarly, traffic police also requests vehicles owners plying Gaushala, Airport, Tinkune, New Baneshwor, Maitighar, Singha Durbar, Kesharmahal, Lainchour, Lazimpat, Durbarmarg, Ghantaghar, Old Bus Park, Mitra Park, Chabahil, Bouddha, Thapathali, Jorpati, Sorhakhutte, Jaya Nepal Hall, Koteshwor, Old Baneshwor , Shankhamul and Putalisadak to use another route from 1:45 to 3:45 pm the same day.
Similarly, vehicles providing their services to Bouddha, Mitra Park, Chabahil, Gaushala, Airport, Tinkune, New Baneshwor, Maitighar, Singha Durbar, Thapathali and Jorpati areas are requested to use alternative route from 9:00 am-11:00 am on the second day of Mukherjee’s visit.
Likewise, traffic police have asked the vehicles plying Bouddha, Mitrapark, Chabahil, Airport, Tinkune, New Baneshwor, Maitighar, Singha Durbar, Bhadrakali, Thapathali, Koteshwor, Old Baneshwor, Shankhamul, Nagsthan and New Road are to use alternative routes from 10:00 am-2:00 pm on the same day.
Similarly, the traffic police has urged all to use the alternative route in Boudha, Mitrapark, Chabahil, Gaushala, Airport, Teenkune, New Baneswar, Maitighar, Singha Durbar, Bhadrakali, Old Bus Park, Thapathali, Jorpati, Koteswar, Putalisadak, and Exhibition road from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. The alternative route has to be used in Singha Durbar, Bhadrakali, New road gate, Jamal, Kesharmahal, Lainchaur, Lazimpat, Panipokhari, Sorhakhutte, Jaya Nepal Hall, Koteswar, Nagasthan and Thamel area from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on November 3. For the same evening from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, traffic police suggests riders to use the alternative route in Boudha, Mitrapark, Chabahil, Gaushala, Airport, Teenkune, New Baneswar, Maitighar, Singha Durbar, Keshar Mahal, Lainchaur, Lazimpat, Durbarmarg, Ghantaghar, Thapathali, Jorpati, Sorhakhutte, Jaya Nepal, Koteswar, Old Baneswar and Shankhamul area. Furthermore, the other alternative route has been suggested to be used from 8:00 to 10:00 pm the same night in Boudha, Mitrapark, Chabahil, Gaushala, Airport, Battisputali area.
As President Mukherjee is travelling to Janakpur and Pokhara on the third day i.e. on November 4, traffic will not be obstructed for long in Kathmandu valley. Traffic will however be affected in the morning from 9:00 to 11:00 am in Boudha, Chuchepati, Chabahil, Mitrapark, Gaushala, Tilganga, Airport, Tinkune area.
Maximum efforts are being made to ease public transportation during President Mukherjee’s visit, said DIG Aryal. The fear that other means of transport will come to a halt during the visit is not right, he added.
Regular updates about the traffic management during the visit will be aired from the Traffic FM 95.6 Mega Hertz in every ten minutes. Likewise, information about the travel arrangement can also be accessed from Nepal police mobile apps and facebook page, and by dialing telephone number 103.
Mobilisation of traffic police will also been made effective and efficient so as to avoid unnecessary hassles for the public, added Aryal. RSS
Oct 31, 2016- Traffic Police Division has requested travellers to use alternative route during the three-day Nepal visit by Indian President Pranab Mukherjee, considering some constraint in the movement of vehicles on those days. The Indian President is coming to Nepal on a three-day state visit from November 2 to 5.
Division Chief Deputy Inspector General of Police Prakash Aryal said that it would be right to use alternative routes during the visit of Indian President Mukherjee.
Vehicles owners plying Gaushala, Airport, Tinkune, New Baneshwor, Maitighar, Singha Durbar, New Road, Jamal, Kesharmahal, Lainchour, Panipokhari, Narayangopal Chowk, Thapathali, Old Baneshwor, Shankhamul and Putalisadak have been requested to use alternative routes from 11:30 am to 2:00 pm on November 2.
Similarly, traffic police also requests vehicles owners plying Gaushala, Airport, Tinkune, New Baneshwor, Maitighar, Singha Durbar, Kesharmahal, Lainchour, Lazimpat, Durbarmarg, Ghantaghar, Old Bus Park, Mitra Park, Chabahil, Bouddha, Thapathali, Jorpati, Sorhakhutte, Jaya Nepal Hall, Koteshwor, Old Baneshwor , Shankhamul and Putalisadak to use another route from 1:45 to 3:45 pm the same day.
Similarly, vehicles providing their services to Bouddha, Mitra Park, Chabahil, Gaushala, Airport, Tinkune, New Baneshwor, Maitighar, Singha Durbar, Thapathali and Jorpati areas are requested to use alternative route from 9:00 am-11:00 am on the second day of Mukherjee’s visit.
Likewise, traffic police have asked the vehicles plying Bouddha, Mitrapark, Chabahil, Airport, Tinkune, New Baneshwor, Maitighar, Singha Durbar, Bhadrakali, Thapathali, Koteshwor, Old Baneshwor, Shankhamul, Nagsthan and New Road are to use alternative routes from 10:00 am-2:00 pm on the same day.
Similarly, the traffic police has urged all to use the alternative route in Boudha, Mitrapark, Chabahil, Gaushala, Airport, Teenkune, New Baneswar, Maitighar, Singha Durbar, Bhadrakali, Old Bus Park, Thapathali, Jorpati, Koteswar, Putalisadak, and Exhibition road from 4:00 to 6:00 pm. The alternative route has to be used in Singha Durbar, Bhadrakali, New road gate, Jamal, Kesharmahal, Lainchaur, Lazimpat, Panipokhari, Sorhakhutte, Jaya Nepal Hall, Koteswar, Nagasthan and Thamel area from 5:00 to 7:00 pm on November 3. For the same evening from 6:30 to 8:30 pm, traffic police suggests riders to use the alternative route in Boudha, Mitrapark, Chabahil, Gaushala, Airport, Teenkune, New Baneswar, Maitighar, Singha Durbar, Keshar Mahal, Lainchaur, Lazimpat, Durbarmarg, Ghantaghar, Thapathali, Jorpati, Sorhakhutte, Jaya Nepal, Koteswar, Old Baneswar and Shankhamul area. Furthermore, the other alternative route has been suggested to be used from 8:00 to 10:00 pm the same night in Boudha, Mitrapark, Chabahil, Gaushala, Airport, Battisputali area.
As President Mukherjee is travelling to Janakpur and Pokhara on the third day i.e. on November 4, traffic will not be obstructed for long in Kathmandu valley. Traffic will however be affected in the morning from 9:00 to 11:00 am in Boudha, Chuchepati, Chabahil, Mitrapark, Gaushala, Tilganga, Airport, Tinkune area.
Maximum efforts are being made to ease public transportation during President Mukherjee’s visit, said DIG Aryal. The fear that other means of transport will come to a halt during the visit is not right, he added.
Regular updates about the traffic management during the visit will be aired from the Traffic FM 95.6 Mega Hertz in every ten minutes. Likewise, information about the travel arrangement can also be accessed from Nepal police mobile apps and facebook page, and by dialing telephone number 103.
Mobilisation of traffic police will also been made effective and efficient so as to avoid unnecessary hassles for the public, added Aryal. RSS
–Ajit Bhatta
‘Put an alarm of 5’o clock in the morning and get to bed’. This is a part of our daily routine. And what happens ? Every morning the alarm bell rings and either we snooze it or stop it. We think it disturbed our sleep but never realize it was a morning greet and reconciliation of our day task .Instead of waking up at the mean time, we procrastinate ourselves for few more minutes to an hour. We lose our intuition and obligations for a while. That’s a common part we humans do and realize we wasted some few minutes or even an hour sleeping but we insist, ‘it’s alright’ . We have so many faults in our system but it’s hard to alleviate each and every vicious characters of our humankind .We either can’t think of all positivity in human beings , because that’s the common principle of human beings i.e. making mistakes and realizing it. And no human can succeed without making mistakes.
So, mistake was never crime nor is or will be. However, unfortunately we are guided my some wrong principles .But its mandatory to keep in mind that anything that guides us to the following place won’t get us to the leading place because till date we are living a life full of support and guidance and the time comes when we need to discover our callings and construct the way to our destiny by ourselves. The main point, herein, to be discussed is that , are we good to be great ? We are all dependent on technologies and virtual intelligence . We know we have got extreme support and facilitation from these revolutions but we continuously question their significance. Our system never cares for these things. Time moves on , technology advances and human beings are still on same guidelines and path , i.e. taking advantage and making ill action .The reference is only for showing the common mistakes human beings commit, but it’s not how we desire. We have all that it takes, a classy technology , supportive families and a beautiful mind . But we are draining such beautiful mind every time an opportunity comes. We must realize that our goals and vision are limited within this earth and time is also limited within the same earth , There’s no any difference between time and the actions we do .
The lacking is that , we perceive time as opportunity for the future or as future reference . We never realize that what we can do in the future is available right at the moment . One thing that most of all should think of is ” We don’t need to have a university degree to be a person of our dream , the only way we need to discover ourselves is the potential that’s hiding beneath us until the time we are procrastinating ourselves ” . We hardly have small portion to the life goals and career and the dreams we were meant to fulfill. We must realize , the actions are to be done right now to achieve the greatest goal we desire and that’s the only way we can say we are good enough to be the greatest person of our dream.
BSW Third year
The Times International College
-Santosh Gautam
Sustainable promotion of quality of life of the general public should be the ultimate objective of political parties. It can be possible if the leaders keep people at the center of politics and chalk out plans with strategic vision, mission and goals with respect to the changing socio political and ecological context of the world. Now the constitution has been promulgated through a richly inclusive and representative constituent assembly and is in the process of implementation. Unrest and agitation have affected the lives of Terai and the unannounced blockade by India has caused serious havoc in the lives of the Nepalese . Strong political will power, vision and search for viable alternatives can contribute towards the long lasting solution to these problems.The issues of the state restructuring and institutionalization of constitutional provinces have been hard nuts to crack for the existing political parties. The myopic leaders of majority of the political parties are found to be basically guided by their egocentric interests. The nation or the people have not been the matters of top priority for them. The pitiable condition of our country despite being rich in natural resources and cultural heritages is, without shadow of doubt, because of incompetent and corrupt leaders.
For long lasting improvement in the quality of lives of the people according to their changing aspirations and to develop our self dependency we need to develop strong, sustainable and contextualized development plans. At this sociopolitical juncture the analysis of some successful models of development in our context will be useful to pave our future path.
Nordic model is a developmental model incorporating a competitive capitalism and a smooth provision for the wellbeing of the general public. In other words it is an amalgamation of free market economy with a welfare state. Nordic model insists on the need of political stability for economic growth and it believes that political stability can be achieved through different social pacts and agreements but not through any sort of tyrannical or authoritative imposition of power. In Nepal too owing to the lack of political stability the pace of developmental activities has been slow. Hence political stability in the nation and different pacts and agreements in the societies are necessary in order to increase the pace of development in every nook and corner of the country.
According to the Nordic model the state shoulders not only regulatory responsibilities but also assumes developmental and entrepreneurial roles. Conventionally Nepal has been carrying out regulatory activities and has been formulating and implementing periodic and annual developmental plans and policies. However as the majority of the projects are donor driven and have been running under project based approaches Nepal has failed to achieve desired outcomes. Similarly despite having a lot more to do to keep pace with the socio economic and technological advancements in the world there is very limited entrepreneurial intervention of the government that is necessary for strong productivity and higher well being of the people. Following are some features of Nordic Model and their implications in Nepal.
Social Capitalism
The welfare state envisaged by the Nordic model was based on reformist ideology focused on keeping the social order and stability intact. One of its important features is that it focuses on the need to persuade labor to sacrifice some of the gains in productivity in exchange for increased accumulation and greater employment provided that the increase of profit does not unjustly go to the capitalist only. There is the need to accelerate industrial development in Nepal but at the same time social order and stability are to be kept intact. It is necessary to ensure the access of all the people irrespective of caste, religion, ethnicity and class to employment opportunities and to reduce the increasing gulf between the rich and the poor.
Budgetary Intervention for Stabilization
Nordic model advocated the strong budgetary intervention of the government for the generation of optimum mass employment. This sort of intervention can help to combat unemployment and to reduce increasing brain drain, the drain of labor force and different social evils in Nepal.
Intervention in the Credit Market
Nordic model talks about the provision of controlling the interest rates to create conducive environment for the establishment and growth of industries. Nepal too needs to maintain easy and low interest loan for the investment in industrial sector through suitable monetary and financial policies.
Supportive Environment towards Private Enterprises
Though the model has accepted the state as an important actor of national business it does not advocate large scale nationalization. Even under a socialist government Sweden was able to provide conducive environment for largest multinational enterprises of the world. In the present context of globalization as Nepal has been facing the lack of resources for investment it needs to create such environment. Security for foreign investment, strong legal provision to attract foreign and multinational entrepreneurs can support to revitalize the national economy of our country by generating mass employment and by increasing the per capita income of the country.
Finally
At present Nepal is undergoing a political transition and is in the process of establishing a stable political and governance system so as to speed up the process of development. At this it can be worthwhile to analyze various successful development models of the world and evaluate the possibility of using them in the geopolitical context of our country. Nordic Model has some more remarkable features like the provision of social insurance, social welfare and amicable and sustainable conflict management, balanced and credible role of the state, labor market intervention for higher productivity and mobility of the labor force and stopping labor drain, removal of domestic restrictions on trade, reforms of company law and banking legislations, harmonious relationship between the employer and the employed etc.
In spite of some dissatisfactions and conflicts promulgation of constitution can be regarded as a political success but if the political changes are not accompanied by the plans to bring about a sustainable change in the quality of lives of people through effective developmental plans and policies they can be lame. Among the most successful models of development of the world Nordic model is worth considering in the context of Nepal.
However an important thing to be taken into consideration is our peculiar socioeconomic realities. As no size fits all instead of trying to adopt any successful models of development it is necessary to develop our own models of development learning lessons from different successful ones.