KATHMANDU: Qatar’s ambassador to Nepal Yousuf Bin Mohamed Ahmed Al- Hail on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Minister for Water Supply Bina Magar at the latter’s office in Singha Durbar.
During the meet, they discussed on exporting drinking water to Qatar from Nepal. Minister Magar briefed the envoy that the Ministry was doing necessary homework to export drinking water.
‘I am more focused on exporting spring water utilizing the water sources. It would be better if Qatar government co-works on that. I am thrilled,’ she said.
In reply, the envoy said that Qatar can be a good market for Nepal’s spring water.
KATHMANDU: Chairman of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Tuesday pledged to provide Rs 500,000 each to the families of those killed in Bara-Parsa windstorm.
Dahal pledged the assistance as he visited the Feta Rural Municipality in Bara district that was hardest-hit by the windstorm.
He also reached the Birgunj-based Narayani Sub-regional Hospital to take stock of the heath condition of those injured in the gale.
DHANGADI: The Far Western Province government has pledged to provide Rs 10 million assistance to windstorm victims of Bara and Parsa districts.
A Cabinet meeting of Far Western Province held on Tuesday decided to provide the amount for rescue, relief and rehabilitation of the windstorm survivors.
Far Western Province Internal Affairs and Law Minister Prakash Bahadur Shah informed that the relief amount will be provided through the Chief Minister Relief Fund established by the Province 2 government.
Earlier, the government of Province 3 pledged to provide Rs 10 million in relief to the cyclone-hit victims.
KALAIYA: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has announced an assistance of Rs 2.5 million for the gale survivors in Bara and Parsa districts. He committed that his party will be providing the amount to the windstorm victims.
Deuba on Tuesday reached Feta Rural Municipality in Bara that was hardest-hit by the windstorm and asked to speed up the treatment of the injured and rehabilitation of those rendered homeless.
KATHMANDU: A meeting of Judicial Council (JC) on Tuesday recommend 17 individuals to the posts of High Court’s judges.
Among those recommended include three from Special Class officers of the Government of Nepal under Justice Service, one from former additional judge of appellate court (past), six from district judges and seven representing legal practitioners.
KAPILVASTU: Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba has flown to cyclone-hit Bara and Parsa districts to inspect damages caused by the freak storm.
Deuba, who stayed overnight in Lumbini after taking part in a party program in Kapilvastu yesterday, flew to the incident site in a helicopter on Tuesday.
He also visited Narayani Zonal Hospital, Birgunj to know the condition of the injured after inspecting the cyclone-battered sites.
Talking to journalists following his visit to the hospital, Deuba urged the government to send more doctors and health workers to the incident site to make rescue and relief operations more effective.
KATHMANDU: A meeting of the Judicial Council (JC) held on Tuesday recommended five justices to the vacant posts of the Supreme Court of Nepal.
The meeting recommended Prakash Dhungana, Susmalata Dhungana, Kumar Regmi, Hari Phuyal and Manoj Sharma as justices to the apex court. Five posts of justices had been lying vacant in the SC since a long time.
Dhungana among those recommended is the chief judge of High Court Patan while Mathema is chief judge of High Court Surkhet.
Similarly, Phuyal is former Attorney General who is recommended representing legal practitioners. He had been appointed as the Attorney General during the previous tenure of KP Oli as the prime minister.
The recommended justices will officially take charge as the SC justices once hey undergo a parliamentary hearing and take oath of office and secrecy from the president.
Likewise, the JC has recommended 17 individuals to the posts of High Court judges.
Among those recommended include three from Special Class officers of the Government of Nepal under Justice Service, one from former additional judge of appellate court (past), six from district judges and seven representing legal practitioners.
HETAUDA: The government of Province 3 has pledged to provide Rs 10 million in relief to the cyclone-hit victims of Bara and Parsa districts.
The cash relief, the government said, would be provided to the victims through the government of Province 2.
A cabinet meeting of Province 3 held on Monday took a decision to this effect.
BHAKTAPUR: Ramechhap district In-charge of the Netra Bikram Chand Biplav-led Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) has been arrested on Monday.
The arrested leader is Yadav Dhungel, 38, of Chauri Deurali of Ramechhap district.
According to Deputy Superintendent of Police, Rewati Raman Pokharel, Dhungel was taken under control by a squad from the District Police Office, Bhaktapur, from Surya Binayak.
KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has drawn the attention of the authorities concerned towards making immediate arrangement for the treatment of the people injured by the windstorm in Bara and Parsa districts.
Issuing a statement here today, she expressed profound sorrow over the huge damage caused to human life and property, and extended heartfelt condolences to the members of the bereaved family. She has wished for speedy recovery of those injured in the incident.
In a similar statement, Vice-President Nanda Bahadur Pun has expressed the confidence that the government would give special attention to rescue and treatment of the injured, and relief, rehabilitation to the survivors.