BIRENDRANAGAR: The Human rights violation by the state side and other actors is alarming in Karnali Province. Around 453 incidents of human rights violations have occurred in the Province during the past one year.
Informal Sector Service Center (INSEC) shared women have been more affected by the anti-human rights incidents. According to the Human Rights Year Book-2019, 343 women and 149 men were found affected in different human rights violation incidents.
Narayan Subedi, Karnali Province Coordinator of INSEC, informed the incidents of women rights violation topped the list in Karnali this year. It includes 257 related to women’s rights, 87 related to child rights and 47 related to manhandle.
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has said that prosperity is possible through unity among the Nepali people.
Addressing a provincial assembly meeting of Sudurpashchim Province on Wednesday, Prime Minister Oli said that the government is focusing on the infrastructures development and good governance, calling for cooperation from all the people.
He further said that the constitution, which was promulgated through the Constituent Assembly, has a forward-looking norms and values.
Central, provincial and 753 local governments have been in operation after successful holding of the three-tier elections, said Oli.
Prime Minister had left for Sudurpashchim Province to inaugurate Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Syaule 132-33-121 KV substation in Amargadhi Municipality in Dadeldhura on Tuesday.
KATHMANDU: Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) has appointed tourism entrepreneurs Pampha Dhamala and Biplav Poudel as its board members. Rabindra Adhikari, Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, has appointed Dhamala from Dhading and Poudel from Pokhara to the posts.
Dhamala is currently serving the Langtang Ri Trekking Expedition Company in his capacity as managing director. Poudel is the executive director of Hotel Barahi, Barahi Jungle Lodge and Sarangkot Mountain Resort and also the chairperson of Pokhara Ultralight.
AMARGADHI: Prime Minister KP Oli on Tuesday said the Pashchim Seti Hydropower Project will be constructed during his premiership.
Inaugurating the Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Syaule 132-33-121 KV substation in Amargadhi Municipality-1 Dudhkande, Prime Minister Oli said the government was committed to addressing the electricity problem, unemployment, road infrastructure, and education, in the province.
PM Oli also stated that the government would construct bridges over various rivers in Dadeldhura district.
The terrorist attack by the Pakistan based Jaish-e-Mohammed Pulwama in India’s Jammu and Kashmir has heightened a sense of regional terrorism in South Asia.
On the 14th February, the militant group launched a suicide attack on a Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) convey killing over 40 security personnel.
Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) apparatus is still providing shelter to the anti-American Taliban group even as it had joined US-led allies on the war against terrorism.
What might be the Indian punitive action against Pakistan over the terror attack in Kashmir is still a matter of speculation. However, Pakistani-backed terrorism threat in the South Asian region is getting serious. Pakistani intelligence establishment still uses terrorism as its tool. Pakistan is a safe haven to terrorist outfits such as Jaish-e-Mohammed Lashkar-e Taiba, Hizbul Mujahideen, among others.
Pakistani spy agency Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) apparatus is still providing shelter to the anti-American Taliban group even as it had joined US-led allies on the war against terrorism.
It should not be forgotten that the ISI had used Haqqani Network to launch vicious attacks on the U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan as well as in the US Embassy in Kabul.
Meanwhile, Bangladesh, which has suffered from Pakistani-based terrorist outfits, has been cracking down on the ISI-backed terror groups, including Harkat-ul Jihad Islami in its territory.
What is even more worrying is that Pakistan uses the third-country ground for their hostile acts against its neighboring countries.
Pakistan has been using its proxy terrorist outfits against neighboring countries such as Afghanistan, India or even Iran. Pakistani intelligence facilitates the entry of Maldivian nationals in Afghanistan who are trained to become Jihadists in Afghanistan.
In fact, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) faces an uncertain future with one of its members Pakistan, pampering various terrorist outfits.
What is even more worrying is that Pakistan uses the third-country ground for their hostile acts against its neighboring countries.
Defeating terrorism is not possible without a decisive action against Pakistan. One option would be a direct counterterrorism target on the Pakistani soil. But these need to be more than the U.S. drone strikes in Pakistan and Abbottabad raid that had killed al-Qaeda leader Bin Laden.
The question now is how Nepal engages with Pakistan and how it can play a key role in contributing to the security of neighboring India and the SARRC region.
We cannot afford to damage our relations with India at the cost of Pakistan. Nepal should remain alert on Pakistan’s activities and it should bolster counterterrorism cooperation with India, regional nations and the United States.
It is an open secret that Pakistan for long has been active in Nepal especially on the Indian border area. It has often come to fore how Pakistan used Nepal to transport fake Indian currency to India.
Prime Minister KP Oli telephoned Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and condemned Thursday’s terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir. In a tweet, PM Oli stated he also conveyed ‘our heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims’.
Pakistan’s ties with radical extremists remain a threat to Nepal as well. Pakistan should be held accountable for its terrorist tactics throughout the region. Nepal also should take a firm stand in forcing Pakistan in not harboring terrorist groups and protecting them or sponsoring terrorist activities against India or other countries.
Pakistan is reported to have inclined to operate from Nepal in launching terrorist acts against India. That is why it wants to maintain close diplomatic ties with Nepal. After two decades of Benazir Bhutto’s diplomatic visit to Nepal in 1994, Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaquan visited Nepal on March 5, 2018.
Prime Minister KP Oli telephoned Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi and condemned Thursday’s terrorist attack in Jammu and Kashmir. In a tweet, PM Oli stated he also conveyed ‘our heartfelt condolences and sympathies to the families of the victims’.
However, a mere expression of condolences at the hour of crisis is not enough. Nepal needs to take concrete action in cooperation with India to force Pakistan in renouncing terrorist activities.
KATHMANDU: The Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal (RPP-N) submitted a 22-point memorandum to Prime Minister KP Oli today demanding reinstating Nepal as a Hindu state.
Party Chairman Kamal Thapa handed over the memorandum to Prime Minister Oli at the PM’s official residence Baluwatar on Tuesday seeking removal of the provision of secularism enshrined in the Constitution.
The party has also demanded action against secessionist forces and to safeguard the territorial integrity.
Likewise, the party has also demanded curbing corruption, and control of the price hike.
Meanwhile, PM Oli stressed on the role of all parties to head the country towards development and prosperity.
Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan has said he would act against the perpetrators of the Pulwama terror attack if India shared “actionable intelligence”.
He, however, warned against any “revenge” retaliatory action.
In a video message, PM Khan said it is in Pakistan’s interest that nobody from the Pakistani soil spreads violence. “Let me clearly tell the Indian side that Pakistan will take necessary action if evidence is found against anyone involved in the attack from Pakistan,” he said.
In his address, PM Khan said he should have responded immediately as Pakistan was blamed for it. “Since Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia was visiting, and an investment conference was under way, for which Pakistan prepared a lot, I decided not to respond then.”
Now that the Crown Prince has left, he said he decided to respond.
He said India blamed Pakistan for the attack without any evidence adding that the allegations were made without a thought as to how Pakistan would gain from it.
KATHMANDU: Reciprocating the visa policy to Nepali nationals by the US government, Nepal government has decided to grant a five year multiple visa to the US tourists visiting Nepal. The new regulation is in effect since January 1st, 2019.
A US citizen to benefit from the new visa rule needs to have a minimum bank balance of USD 10,000 and health insurance certificate among others.
Such a visa holder can stay for a total of 180 days in Nepal in each visa year. However, this provision does not apply to Nepalese origin Non Residential Nepalese (NRN) US citizens.
KATHMANDU: Dr Prakash Chandra Lohani, Chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (Unified) has urged the government to be responsible towards fulfilling people’s aspirations.
In a message of best wishes on the occasion of the 69th Democracy Day today, he wished all the Nepalis at home and abroad peace, prosperity and happiness. Highlighting the significance of Democracy Day he said that this day marks the establishment of a ruling system based on democratic norms and values in the country.
Lohani highlighted the need to guarantee rule of law, periodic election, independent judiciary, total press freedom and the human rights and promotion of these special issues, protecting people’s rights, in a press note.
Likewise, Another Chairman of the party Pashupati SJB Rana said the party is all committed to people’s rights and that the government should ensure citizen’s human rights, social justice for them, their security; and good governance in the democratic system.
KATHMANDU: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has formed a three-member probe committee to investigate into the bribery case involving Raj Narayan Pathak, CIAA Commissioner who resigned on Friday.
CIAA Spokesperson Rameshwor Dangal said the probe committee, which has been formed look into the corruption allegation against Pathak, is headed by a joint secretary.
According to CIAA officials, the Article 239 (3) of the constitution can be interpreted that the CIAA can initiate action against the office bearer of a constitutional body if he or she is removed through impeachment.
Pathak has been alleged of receiving Rs 7.8 million in bribe in a video leak to settle a case related to a land of the Nepal Engineering College.