Sindhuli, Mar 4 : A number of rural drinking water projects have been completed in different parts of Sindhuli district.
The Chisapani Drinking Water Project located at Ward No. 3 of Mahadevsthan village has been commissioned at the cost of Rs 450,000, it is learnt from the district water supply office.
Some 35 households of the locality will benefit from the project constructed with a financial assistance of Rs 350,000 from the community development programme, Sindhuli, a local non-governmental organisation and the rest met through local voluntary labour.
Similarly, the Khar Khola Drinking Water Project at Ward No. 5 of Dade Guranse Village has been constructed at the cost of Rs 75,000. Another drinking water project has been repaired at the same village at the cost of Rs 58,000.
Likewise, the Rs 283,000 Jhagare Garu Drinking Water Project has been also completed at Ward No. 7, Netrakali VDC of the district.
The project, constructed with Rs 200,000 from the local VDC under the rural self-reliance programme and local voluntary labour, will benefit some 31 households in the area. The Bhot Thum Drinking Water Project at Ward No. 3 of Bhot Thum VDC has also been completed at the cost of Rs 35,000, it is learnt from the district water supply office.
Kathmandu, Mar 4: Central spokesman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) Kamal Thapa has said that the political ideology and principles adopted by the party were geared towards the welfare of the country and the people.
Mr. Thapa was inaugurating the third district council meeting of the RPP Dhading district committee and a party workers’ gathering here on Thursday.
Calling upon the local party workers to dedicate at least three days to make the “RPP Amidst the People” special programme successful, he said the party workers should take initiatives for resolving local and national level problems.
The responsibility of building a new and prosperous Nepal has ultimately fallen on the shoulders of the RPP, he opined and said the party was capable of fulfilling this onerous responsibility.
Addressing the programme RPP central member Budhiman Tamang, MP, said the party organisation would be strengthened and the party would win elections in future only if the party workers were dedicated and revolutionary in spirit.
RPP central member Bishwa Bandhu Thapa stressed that the party workers should be always dedicated to nationality, democracy and development with dignity and a degree of self-reliance.
Mr. Thapa and Mr. Tamang also felicitated 13 senior citizens and party workers at the programme presided over by RPP Dhading district president and central secretariat member Thakur Prasad Sharma.
Dhangadhi, Mar. 4 : A security and goodwill meeting held here recently between the chiefs of local administration in Kailali and Khiri, the bordering districts of Nepal and India respectively, agreed on different matters pertaining to the resolution of a host of problems being faced by Nepalese businessmen on Indian territory.
According to the Kailali Chamber of Commerce and Industry, both the parties consented to allow the entry of Nepalese number plate vehicles into Lakhanau, Bareli, Pilibhit and Rupaidiya for a week with the permission of the district administration office Kailali, take initiative to extend the Indian bus service which is limited to Gauriphanta check point and put up lists of contraband items at the respective customs offices.
They also agreed to convene meetings monthly between the security officers of both countries in order to exchange information of mutual interests, set up complaints and suggestion boxes at the check posts at Gauriphanta and Tikuniya in India as well as at Nepalese check points in order to avert mistreatment and hassles meted out by employees in border areas and clamp down on illegal activities.
cdo of Kailali district Tana Gautam and district magistrate of Khiri l. Bankateswar led their respective teams at the meeting.
Kathmandu, Mar. 4: Minister for Commerce Ram Krishna Tamrakar inaugurated a week long programme organised by Brahma Kumari Raj Yog Service Centre on the occasion of Mahashivaratri by hoisting a Shiva flag.
On the occasion, Minister Tamrakar said that in the absense of spirituality the government and the politicians could not act for the betterement of society.
Member of the Raj Parishad Gajananda Agrawal noted that it is the duty of mankind to avoid bad and pursue pious deeds.
Judge at the apellate court Keshav Prasad Mainali observed that the divinity of the almighty can be perceived only through clear vision.
During the function presided over by chairman of the centre Bramhma Kumari Raj Didi, other speakers including former state minister Aiswarya Lal Pradhananga also expressed their views.
It was informed at the function that the Prajapita Brahakumari Iswariya University has launched a variety of programmes today to convey the message about the importance and holiness of Mahashivaratri to people through its five thousand centres all over the world.
Khotang, Mar. 4: Members of the district council boycotted its meeting yesterday in protest at not being given a satisfactory answer by officiating District Education Officer Uddhav Bista to queries made by the members when a working paper was being presented on March 2.
They compelled Bista to stand at the rostrum for nearly five hours throwing a string of questions at him regarding politicising the school management committees for primary schools of the district and nominating of persons who have already died or have gone abroad for employment as chairmen of such committees.
Although an all party committee including representatives from the district council, the chief district officer, the deputy police superintendent and local development officer has been formed to settle the dispute, Bista was adamant that things have been carried out in accordance with the education act and regulations could not be altered.
“What I have done is in consonance with the existing laws and regulations. Some issues were corrected on time after they came into notice. If somebody committed mistakes, legal remedy should be resorted to”, he retorts.
Biratnagar, Mar. 4:On the occasion of the third anniversary of Pitaji Krishna Prasad Koirala Memorial Council, Biratnagar, academician Mrs. Dev Kumari Thapa and social worker Narayan Prasad Koirala presented the Pitaji Krishna Prasad Koirala Education prize to seven students of Morang district and cash prizes and certificates to the winners of various competitions organised on the occasion.
The awarded students include those passing with highest marks in S.L.C. examinations from the seven constitutencies of Morang district.
Likewise, seven students passing with highest marks in class eight under Morang district board examinations from the seven constituencies also received prizes and certificates on the occasion.
Council president Markandeya Acharya presided.
Kathamndu, Mar 4:Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) is incurring increasing losses in kerosene transaction as a result of the growing demands for the fuel commodity at home and its increasing prices in the international market, according to the NOC.
The NOC sold 86,218,000 litres of kerosene in the three winter months this year which is an increase of seven per cent over the corresponding period last year, it is learnt.
While the NOC incurred a loss of Rs 3.37 per litre of kerosene based on the international price of kerosene for the month of October-November last year, the loss is expected to increase to Rs 5.24 per litre according to the international price level of the fuel for the month of February-March, according to an NOC press release.
The current international price of kerosene is nearly 258 US dollars per metric tonne. It was 142 US dollars in the same period last year.
Likewise, the price of diesel has also gone up in the international market from 112 us dollars per metric tonne last year to 256 US dollar per metric tonne this year, according to the NOC.
It is estimated the NOC was incurring a loss of Rs 1.82 per litre in diesel while selling the diesel purchased at the international price level at the present Rs 23 per litre in the domestic market, the NOC release said.
Kathmandu, Mar. 4: Former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that non-governmental organisa-tions can play a significant role in the development of civil society and good governance.
Mr Deuba, who was inaugurating a programme entitled ‘Solidarity for good governance’ organsied here today by the South Asian Partnership organisation sap nepal, said that since transparency and responsibility are essential for good governance these are the things that ngos should be alert about.
Ngos also have a significant role to play in alleviating the problems of poverty and unemployment that are widespread in the country, he said and urged them to advance hand in hand in this direction.
The programme was organised with the objective of fostering solidarity among sap Nepal-affiliated organisations operating in various sectors, enhancing the productivity and capability of such organisations and public relations.
During the programme which runs till March 8, interactions will be held on poverty and good governance, ngos and good governance and the role of ngos in administration, along with other activities.
During the programme chaired by sap nepal executive committee chairman Gokul Pokharel, five persons making an outstanding contribution under sap nepal were presented golden pins and five other medals and letters of appreciation.
Kathmandu, Mar. 4 : CPN(ML) General secretary Bamdev Gautam has issued a press release recalling the five comrades who attained martyrdom at Sukhani Jungle in 2029 B.S. on this very day.
Twenty seven years ago on this very day, Netra Ghimire, Ramnath Dahal, Biren Rajbanshi, Krishna Kuinkel and Narayan Shrestha were murdered in the forest.
Stating that this day inspires us all to reaffirm our commitment to the principles, wage an uncompromising struggle against reactionaries and involve in the fight for the sake of the nation and the people, Mr Gautam said despite some ultra-leftist trends seen in the then Jhapa movement, it has played a crucial role in reorganizing the party in a revolutionary manner.
In Janakpurdham, cpn-ml President Sahana Pradhan has said the objectives with which the communist movement was started in Nepal have not been realized.
Mrs Pradhan, while inaugurating a three day review meeting of the party’s second national expansion and consolidation campaign at Mujheliya today, spoke of the need to strengthen the party for preserving the image it has made among the masses.
Party general secretary Bamdev Gautam said the country is passing through social, political and economic crisis, adding that everyone should abide by party discipline.
Cpn-ml politburo member Radha Krishna Mainali recalled the five comrades who were killed on this very day 27 years ago and said the leftists have been making mistakes ever since.
Various other speakers including politburo members Sitanandan Raya, Siddhilal Singh, Ashok Rai, Shambhuram Shrestha and Keshav Lal Shrestha also spoke at the function participated in by a total of 250 persons including central members, trainers and district secretaries.
Meanwhile, the cpn-uml Rukum-Kathmandu liaison forum organised a meeting today on the occasion of the first death anniversary of the late Yadu Gautam.
Former secretary of the party’s Rukum district committee Gautam was killed by the so called Maoists last year this very day.
Speaking on the occasion, party’s central advisor and National Assembly MP Ram Chandra Bhattarai said those who killed Mr Gautam who was popular among the masses will expose themselves.
Various other speakers including mp Ratna Prasad Sharma Neupane and forum’s member Bimal Pun also expressed their views at the function chaired by chairman of the forum Vivek Gautam.
Bhadrapur, Mar. 4 : CPN(UML) Standing Committee member and deputy leader of the Party’s Parliamentary Party K. P. Sharma Oli inaugurated the fifth Jhapa district convention of the party and the newly built cpn-uml office building at Birtamod today.
Altogether 266 persons including 23 observers and 243 members are taking part in the three-day convention.
The 12-room building was constructed at a cost of Rs. 1,658,788 provided by members of the party and donors. Local resident Nanda Prasad Prasain had donated two Katthas of land worth Rs. 200,000 for construction of the building.
Speaking on the occasion Mr. Oli said cpn-uml has since its very inception been striving for the rights and welbeing of the people and country. The party is determined to fight against any force trying to weaken the country, he added.
MP and cpn-uml Taplejung district secretary Til Kumar Meyangbo, cpn-uml mechi zonal chief Devraj Ghimire, cpn-uml central member and Koshi zonal incharge Guru Baral and other speakers also expressed their views at the function chaired by cpn-uml jhapa district secretary Devendra Dahal.