KATHMANDU: The government on Sunday appointed 25 members to the National Development Council (NDC).
The government appointed industrialists, local level representatives, and NGO representatives to the NDC as per the cabinet decision of March 25.
The National Planning Commission (NPC), the government has appointed Mayor of Kathmandu Bidya Sundar Shakya, Bharatpur Mayor Renu Dahal, Biratnagar Mayor Bhim Parajuli, Birgunj Mayor Bijaya Sarawagi, Janapur deputy mayor Rita Kumari Mishra, Butwal Mayor Shivaraj Subedi, Birendranagar Mayor Mohan Maya Bhandari, Dhangadi deputy mayor Sushila Mishra Bhatta, vice-chair of Aathrai rural municipality Rupadevi Kandangwa and mayor of Damak Geeta Adhikari.
Similarly, Pokhariya deputy mayor Salma Khatoon, Putalibazaar Mayor Seema Kumari Chettri, Shiva Raj municipality deputy mayor Shiva Kumar Chaudhary, Chief of Kumakha rural municipality Dilmaya Budhamagar, Mayor of Puchaudi municipality Rana Bahadur Kunwar, Chief of Mustang DCC Tshering Lyamho Gurung, President of DCC Federation Geeta Sundas, President of Municipality Association of Nepal Ashok Byanju and President of National Association of Rural Municipalities Hom Narayan Shrestha have been appointed members of the Council.
The government has also appointed President of National Cooperatives Federation Keshav Badal, President of Federation of Nepali Chambers of Commerce and Industry Bhawani Rana, President of Confederation of Nepalese Industries Hari Bhakta Sharma, President of Chamber of Commerce Rajesh Kaji Shrestha, President of Joint Trade Union Committee Binod Shrestha and NGO Federation Chair Jitram Lama as members.
The members have been appointed considering the meeting of the Council summoned for coming April 3 and 4.
HETAUDA: Chairperson of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Kamal Thapa has emphasized the need for creating investment-friendly environment to attract foreign investors in the country.
Speaking at a program in Hetauda on Sunday, Thapa said the country must assure the investors that no corruptions and irregularities will take place.
KATHMANDU: The central committee meeting of the Nepali Congress has been scheduled to be held on April 6.
The meeting will discuss the current political developments and the convention of its sister organizations, NC spokesperson Biswa Prakash Sharma said.
The meeting to be held at the NC central office in Sanepa, Lalitpur will be attended by the central office-bearers, central members and invitee members.
MORANG: Prime Minister K P Oli has said after the successful conclusion of the Investment Summit, Nepal would organize a conference on international research within the current fiscal year 2018/19 targeting youths.
PM Oli said so while inaugurating the silver jubilee ceremony of the Madan Bhandari Memorial Academy in Urlabari-3, Morang today.
On the occasion, he remembered late leader Madan Bhandari to be a real hero of the Nepali society.
He said that late Bhandari’s ideology is still relevant even after 25 years of his passing away, and that the country is moving ahead with his vision and ideologies.
KATHMANDU: The Human Rights and Peace Society (HURPES) today drew the attention of Minister of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) Pradeep Gyawali to ratify the International Criminal Court’s Rome Statute.
In the meeting held at MoFA, HURPES President Uttam Pudasaini-led team demanded Nepal’s endorsement of the Rome Statute at the earliest.
Minister Gyawali, in response, said that positive environment was being created lately for the same. He said Nepal would not uphold the values of the Statute.
Nepal had adopted the Rome Statute on July 17, 1998.
KATHMANDU: The Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) will remain closed for 10 hours every day from Monday night to upgrade runway.
The TIA, which now operates for 22 hours a day, will be shut down for 10 hours for three months beginning tomorrow. From tomorrow, the TIA will operate from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm every day.
This is the first time in history that the TIA runway is being upgraded after its establishment, according to Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN).
CAAN said it will take at least three months to wipe out the old blacktopping and put the new one.
According to Raj Kumar Chhetri, General Manager at the TIA, the repair continues from 10:00pm to 8:00am every day.
Chhetri informed that it would, however, not affect the regular flights.
The TIA has given the contract to a Chinese company for the upgrading at the cost of Rs 3.75 billion, excluding tax.
BIRATNAGAR: Prime Minister KP Oli today said the government was excited after the successful completion of the Nepal Investment Summit 2019.
Speaking to journalists at Biratnagar Airport, Prime Minister Oli said the government is satisfied with the considerable participation of representatives from different countries as well as Asian Development Bank (ADB) and World Bank (WB). “The government is confident of bringing in foreign investment,” PM Oli said.
Stating that the government’s first year term was the year of foundation, PM Oli said assured of accelerating development activities in the second year.
On the occasion, he termed the achievement of an eight per cent economic growth rate in the foundation year was a huge success.
KATHMANDU: Chairman of Nepal Communist Party Pushpa Kamal Dahal recalled his recent US-visit when some people were hell-bent on trying to cast him as a criminal.
“I would have undergone unfortunate circumstances had the US government not issued the ‘no investigation’ notice,” Dahal said at the 21st anniversary of Reporters’ Club here today.
The NCP supremo termed the appeal made by Tilak Shrestha, a US citizen of Nepali-origin, when he was headed towards the US for his spouse’s treatment there, as “unfortunate”.
In a tone of sarcasm, he revealed that a Nepali Congress-aligned organization in the US had even decided to prove him a criminal on alleged violation of human rights. “If this is the case, the NC should be clear that it was one of the parties to sign the Comprehensive Peace Accord with me,” he said.
KATHMANDU: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is leaving for Jhapa and Morang on Sunday. He is scheduled to attend different programs to be organized in the two districts.
During his two-day visit, the Prime Minister is scheduled to inaugurate an engineering college at the Madan Bhandari memorial foundation, the silver jubilee celebrations and general assembly of the foundation in Urlabari, Morang.
Also today, he will inaugurate the State 1 level literary symposium to be held in Damak municipality and take part in a discussion on the proposed Madan Bhandari stadium.
On Monday, the Prime Minister will attend the town and ward committee oath taking and training program to be held at Damak Red Cross Hall. He will also inaugurate the livestock market in Damak the same day.
CHANDRAUTA: One person died after a motorcycle he was riding collided with a truck stopped at police check point on Saturday night.
The accident took place at Shivaraj Municipality-5, Chandrauta. The deceased has been identified as Sani Tharu, 22, a resident of Bhulahi-1.
Tharu was driving his motorcycle, Lu 48 Pa 6928, when it rammed into the truck, Na 6 Kha 4125, said police. Seriously injured Tharu died during treatment at the Sanjibini community hospital.