Argentina goalkeeper Laurina Oliveros (12) makes a save on a kick by Canada defender Shelina Zadorsky (4) during the second half of a SheBelieves Cup women's soccer match, Sunday, Feb. 21, 2021, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack)
Serbia's Novak Djokovic kisses the Norman Brookes Challenge Cup at Brighton Beach after defeating Russia's Daniil Medvedev on Sunday Feb. 21, 2021 in the men's singles final at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Feb. 22, 2021.(AP Photo/Hamish Blair)
Manchester United's Anthony Martial, right challenges for the ball with Newcastle's goalkeeper Karl Darlow during an English Premier League soccer match between Manchester United and Newcastle at the Old Trafford stadium in Manchester, England, Sunday Feb. 21, 2021. (Stu Forster/Pool via AP)
Pokhara, Jan 6 (RSS): The 18th edition of the Aaha Rara Gold Cup football tournament held last year has made a profit of Rs. 1.8 million. The tournament held at Pokhara stadium in March 2020 had generated Rs. 8.8 million in income. However, Rs. 6.9 million was spent for organizing the tournament, according to a statement issued here today by the Sahara Club, Pokhara.
The net income from the tournament will be used for accommodation and education of the children taking shelter in the football academy run by the club in Dobilla in ward no. 17 of Pokhara metropolis, club chair Keshav Bahadur Thapa said.
The club has been making public the income and expenditure details of the tournament held every year. This year it was delayed due to the Corona Virus pandemic, the club has said.
Lahan, Jan 4 (RSS): Deputy Prime Minister Ishwor Pokharel has said that it was government's compulsion to go for elections by dissolving the House of Representatives.
Addressing the district-level cadres gathering organised by Nepal Communist Party, Siraha, at Choharwa on Monday, Deputy Prime Minister Pokharel opined that the government decided to go among the people by dissolving the House as conspiracy was hatched to push the country towards crisis and the elected prime minister was not allowed to work.
He further said that no one should escape from the election as election makes the democratic republic stronger.
The DPM mentioned that there is still possibility of party unity if another Chairperson of NCP, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, is ready to go for election for fresh mandate by taking back the charge sheet filed against the Prime Minister.
Saying problems surfaced in the party would be resolved soon, he opined that the party would move ahead being stronger as the people with wrong tendencies have exited from the party.
Similarly, Minister for Urban Development, Prabhu Sah, opined that the upcoming election scheduled on April 30 and May 10 would give an outlet to the country.
He claimed that the dissolution of the HoR has saved the nation from a big mishap, adding that the decision of going to election by dissolving HoR is the democratic process itself and no one should fear from the election.
Likewise, Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Leelanath Shrestha, said that the current situation has surfaced as conspiracy was hatched against Prime Minister at the behest of national and foreign forces.
Kathmandu, Jan 4 (RSS): A man was arrested with 50 rounds of live ammunition from Tribhuvan International Airport today. Badri Hang Rai,20, a resident of Mechinagar municipality-2 was arrested from the domestic terminal of the airport, according to Metropolitan Police Range.
Rai was about to board a flight to Bhadrapur of Jhapa district, when an examination of his bag led to the discovery of the bullets hidden in wrapped in newspaper. He has been taken into custody and further investigation is underway, spokesperson of the Range Pramesh Bista said.
Kathmandu, Jan 4 (RSS): The Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Prachanda-Nepal faction’s standing committee meeting has decided to form a team under the leadership of Party Chairman Madhav Kumar Nepal to offer feedback for completion of party unification and organisational issues.
Party’s Spokesperson Narayankaji Shrestha said that the meeting held on Sunday and Monday took the decision assigning Ashta Laxmi Shakya, Girirajmani Pokhrel, Gokarna Bista, Ghanshyam Bhusal, Janardan Sharma, Pampha Bhusal, Barsha Man Pun, Bedu Ram Bhusal, Bhim Bahadur Rawal, Matrika Prasad Yadav, Leelamani Pokhrel, Surendra Prasad Pandey and Shakti Bahadur Basnet as the members of the panel.
Shrestha shared that the panel will provide suggestions to immediately accomplish the task of party unification and organisation and selection of office-bearers of provinces, district committee and all sister organisations.
The meeting has instructed the panel to get its task done in a week.
During the meeting, standing committee members, who have led the province-committees and different Fronts of the party, had familiarised the party’s standing committee about the current status in their respective committees.
The meeting also concluded that the first-phase of protest programmes conducted against the HoR dissolution was successful and decided to mobilise the entire party rank and file to make the second-phase protest programmes.
Party Chairman Nepal presided over the meeting. As decided, the NCP would continue the ongoing protest programmes until HoR was reinstated.
Furthermore, the NCP would also now hold talks with other political parties to bring them on board in the protest programmes.
Likewise, the NCP decided to form office of the struggle committee from central to ward-levels as well.
According to Spokesperson Shrestha, Yogesh Kumar Bhattarai, Pampha Bhusal and Ganesh Shah have been named as the assistant coordinators of the central struggle committee.
Talking to the media persons after the meeting, Shrestha said that efforts are on to forge consensus to bring all the forces that are against the HoR dissolution.
Kathmandu, Jan 4 (RSS): The National Human Rights Commission has drawn the attention of the government towards protecting the life of Ganga Maya Adhikari, and ensuring her right to justice. Issuing a statement, NHRC Joint Secretary Yagya Prasad Adhikari has urged the government to save the life of Adhikari, who is on a fast-unto-death calling for action against those involved in the murder of her son Krishna Prasad Adhikari.
It may be noted that the Bagmati Provincial Office of the Commission has written to the Ministry of Health and Population to make necessary arrangement and coordination in saving the life of Ganga Maya. Lately, Ganga Maya began her fast-unto-death on December 21 at Trauma Centre, Bir Hospital. The Bagmati office of NHRC made an inspection of Ganga Maya, and noted that her health was deteriorating.
The NHRC has also reminded the government of its recommendation on April 2005 to initiate action on criminal charges against those guilty in the incident, and provide compensation to the victim family. Many other incidents of human rights violation related to the armed conflict like that of Krishna Prasad murder incident needs to be resolved as soon as possible, and only then the individual's right to justice can be ensured, adds the statement.
Kathmandu, Jan 4 (RSS): The reconstruction of Jaisidewal situated at the Basantapur Durbar Square has not been completed even four years since its beginning.
The Department of Archeology had started the reconstruction of Jaisidewal, damaged by April 25, 2015 earthquake after around 15 months of the incident.
Former chairperson of Kathmandu Metropolitan City-21, Jujukaji Tandukar, said, "Reconstruction of Jaisidewal is being carried out without keeping notice board incorporating cost, period and construction company. The reconstruction of Jaisidewal is being carried out using old bricks."
He further said that discussion was also not held with locals before reconstruction.
Similarly reconstruction activities of Majudeg and Dashavatar temples have not been carried out since 10 months.
Kathmandu, Jan 4 (RSS): The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday sought written response from the government on cabinet reshuffle that happened after the dissolution of the House of Representatives (HoR).
A single bench of Justice Anil Kumar Sinha asked for the government’s response while summoning both the sides on January 12 for discussions.
Naming Office of the President and Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers as the defendant, Senior Advocate Dinesh Tripathi and advocates Lokendra Bahadur Oli, Keshar Jung KC and Nidesh Lamichhane had filed a petition seeking cancellation of the act of expansion of the Council of Ministers after the HoR dissolution.
In the writ petition, the petitioners argue that expansion of cabinet in the context of HoR dissolution was against the Constitution of Nepal.
Chitwan, Jan 4 (RSS): Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has said that the appropriate policy, programme and capable leadership could establish socialism in the country.
Addressing the cadres gathering organised by Nepal Communist Party (NCP), Chitwan, here on Monday, Home Minister Thapa shared, "We are in the phase of establishing socialism. So appropriate policy and leadership in necessary."
He opined, "We have gathered here to give answer regarding the appropriate leadership", adding policy and leadership is necessary in every change.
Similarly, Chief Minister of Lumbini Province, Shankar Pokharel, said that the act of going amongst the people is not dictatorship in a democracy. "How the man moving ahead with new plans of development construction facing Indian blockade is against good governance?"
CM Pokharel argued that the leader devoting himself in social development and infrastructure development by controlling impunity in the country could not be against good governance.
Various leaders including Kashinath Adhikari, Ananda Pokharel, welcomed the move of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli and urged the cadres to start preparing for election.
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Kathmandu, Dec 4 (RSS): The country reported a total of 403 new cases of coronavirus infection including 244 male and 159 female in the past 24 hours. With this, the coronavirus tally in the country reached 262,262.
The Kathmandu valley reported 185 new cases including 140 in Kathmandu, 21 in Lalitpur and 24 in Bhaktapur districts.
Likewise, 594 infected recovered across the country in the past 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, 255,088 infected recovered till December 4.
At present, the country has altogether 5,289 reported active cases of the corona virus infection and 342 of them are in quarantine facilities. In the past 24 hours, seven people succumbed to the virus taking the death toll to 1885.
Kathmandu, Jan 4 (RSS): The government of Cambodia has gifted medical supplies to help Nepal manage COVID-19. At a function held at Tribhuvan International Airport today, Permanent Secretary of Cambodia Ouch Borith handed over the supplies to Minister for Health and Population Hridayesh Tripathi.
The goods brought in two chartered flights includes 2 million face mask, 100,000 fabric mask, 20,000 N95 mask, 20,000 goggles, 20,000 PPE sets, 20,000 face shield, 1,000 safety plastic shoes and 500 thermal gun, according to joint spokesperson of the Ministry Samir Kumar Adhikari.
On the occasion, Minister Tripathi, on behalf of Government of Nepal, thanked the Cambodian government for the assistance.
Kathmandu, Jan 5 (RSS): Of the nine under-construction bridges, seven of them are being completed by this fiscal year along the Koshi corridor.
Chief of Khandbari-Kimathanka Road Project Gautam Kumar Shrestha said that seven bridges could be completed by this fiscal year if the construction works continued as planned and other favorable situation were maintained.
A bridge near Phaksinda is almost completed and other bridges over small rivulets are on progress.
Similarly, contract bidding of five more bridges in the corridor will be announced by this fiscal year if the design was approved, Chief Shrestha said.
According to Shrestha, a total of 22 bridges are required to build along the Koshi corridor, the national pride project of the North-South Corridor. So far, construction of a single bridge was completed and is brought into operation.
So far, 148 kms track of the Koshi corridor has been opened out of its total 162 kms while Nepali Army is given the responsibility to open remaining 14 kms track.
Likewise, blacktopping of the road along the corridor is also ongoing. The Ministry of Finance has approved Rs 2.6 billion for the blacktop and processes for contract bidding are initiated.
Gandaki, Jan 5 (RSS): The World Braille Day 2021 and 212th birth anniversary of inventor of Braille script Louis Braille was marked in Pokhara on Monday by organising various events.
Kaski Association of the Blind observed the day by distributing face masks, sanitisers and Braille materials slate, stylus, blind-friendly cricket materials and others.
On the occasion, Association's Chairman Shreekanta Sapkota said that more efforts were needed for the extensive use and recognition of Braille. He also shared that the visually impaired students would not be deprived of the Braille textbooks in the school level.
According to the United Nations, Braille is essential in the context of education, freedom of expression and opinion, as well as social inclusion, as reflected in the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
He also pledged to supply white cane to the visually impaired elderly people.
During the programme, Dr Angana Parajuli and Dr Sudeshna Adhikari of Pokhara Academy of Health Sciences demonstrated the ideas of hand washing, using face mask and remaining safe from coronavirus infection to the visually impaired people.
Udayapur, Jan 5 (RSS): A bear was electrocuted on Monday in a forest in the Chure range of Katari Municipality in Udayapur district. The accident happened after the power from the electricity transmission line got supplied to the soaked land killing the wild bear, according to Division Forest Office, Katari.
Assistant Forest Office of Division Forest Office Hiralal Sharma said that power from the transmission line being expanded along the Mirchaiya-Katari got leaked in some parts of the forest and land, which electrocuted the roaming bear in the forest.
Assistant Forest Officer Sharma said that such incidents are quite frequent in the forest areas for lack of proper management of power in the forest areas.
The locals have also called for proactive role of the concerned bodies and Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) to immediately resolve such issues.
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Pashupatinagar, Jan 5 (RSS): The spread of coronavirus infection has badly impacted the development construction works and agriculture sector in the districts of Province No. 1. As the local government adopted the policy to spend for corona virus containment by reducing the development budget, the projects selected through people’s participation are in limbo.
The projects of the province government are the worst hit after the coronavirus pandemic. The Province Government has given a nod to spend just 50 per cent of the budget in the regular cost of different agencies.
Crop Conservation Officer of Agriculture Knowledge Centre, Ilam, Hemraj Panta said the Province Government has frozen 20 per cent budget in the second phase after 30 per cent in the first phase.
The Province Government has allocated Rs 604.4 million for the Centre in the current fiscal year. Last week, the Centre received permission to spend only 50 per cent of its budget.
Most of the programmes for commercial and cash crops have been curtailed in Ilam, Panta shared. However, the Centre has received a nod to implement all the programmes from the Federal Government. All the programmes of Rs 32.8 million from the Prime Minister Agriculture Modernisation Programme received for Centre have been approved.
Likewise, the Urban Development and Building Office Division, Ilam, has also got approval to spend just 50 per cent of its budget from the Province Government. Division Chief Rudra Narayan Mishra said that now his Office will spend only Rs 160 million.
The Province Government has also written to the offices not to implement projects that create new liabilities. So many other agencies carrying out development activities under the Province Government are also facing the same fate in Ilam, officials complained.