Khotang, July 20 : Police have arrested four persons on the charge of attempting to foil the Public Service Commission (PSC) examinations. They were arrested from the examination centres this morning as examinees were attending the exam of fifth level position in civil service. Those arrested are Nepal Federation of Indigenous Nationalities (NEFIN) Khotang secretary Rabin Khambu, joint-secretary LB Magar, Khotang Dalit Development Forum Milan Chahar and Sabina Acchame.

Three men and one woman were arrested from the Diktel Multiple Campus for trying to foil the examinations, Chief District Officer Bishnu Hari Updhyaya said. They entered the examination hall, created commotion and also snatched the question paper and answer sheets, he added. It may be noted that the NEFIN has called for a banda or general strike in State no. 1 against what it argues as PSC vacancy announcement being against the norms of inclusive and proportional representation. NEFIN district chair Hattiram Rai also confirm that four members of his association were arrested by police.

The banda has affected traffic, but the examinations are underway, police said. The local market has also been slightly affected by the call for a general strike. Meanwhile, the ruling Socialist Party Nepal’s Khotang chapter has also expressed solidarity with the banda announced for State no. 1 today against the PSC examinations.

The party has said that the constitutional mandate for State level Public Service Commission to recruit civil servants at the local level has been violated by the PSC vacancy announcement and the subsequent holding of examinations. (RSS)

लहान, ४ साउन – अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोगको टोलीले शुक्रबार सेवाग्राहीसँग लिएको घुससहित सिरहाको गोलबजार नगरपालिकाका सव–इञ्जिनीयर उमा श्रेष्ठलाई पक्राउ गरेको छ ।सेवाग्राहीसँग लिएको रु.५० हजार घुससहित गोलबजारकै एक होटलबाट सव– इञ्जिनीयर श्रेष्ठलाई अख्तियारको टोलीले पक्राउ गरेको हो ।

सेवाग्राहीलाई होटलमा बोलाएर घुस लिएपछि सव–इञ्जिनीयर श्रेष्ठलाई रङ्गेहात पक्राउ गरिएको अख्तियार बर्दिवासका प्रहरी नायब उपरीक्षक मधुकुमार थापाले जानकारी दिनुभयो ।घुस दिने सेवाग्राहीको नाम अख्तियारले गोप्य राखेको छ । पक्राउ परेका सव– इञ्जिनीयर श्रेष्ठलाई आवश्यक कारवाहीका लागि अख्तियारको बर्दिवास कार्यालय लगिएको छ ।(रासस)

जाजरकोट, ४ साउन – यातायातको पहुँच नभएको उपल्लो डोल्पामा हेलिकप्टरमार्फत बैंकको सामग्री ढुवानी गरिएको छ । सामग्री मूल्यभन्दा ढुवानीको मूल्य बढी परेको प्रभु बैंकले बताएको छ ।शे फोक्सुण्डो गाउँपालिकाको प्रशासकीय केन्द्र सालताङ प्रभु बैंकको शाखा विस्तार गर्न हेलिकोप्टर प्रयोग गरिएको हो । सामान सुर्खेतबाट जुफाल विमानस्थल र जुफालबाट सालताङ पु¥याइएको हो ।

सहज रुपमा यातायातका साधनमा ढुवानी गर्ने काम नभएपछि हेलिकोप्टर प्रयोग गरिएको हो । कर्णाली प्रदेश सरकारले डोल्पा मुड्केचुला गाउँपालिका–१ काशिलखोलामा राहत वितरण गर्नसमेत हेलिकोप्टरको प्रयोग भएको थियो ।त्यस्तै डोल्पामा अहिलेसम्म पाँच वटा सुत्केरी हेलिकोप्टरमार्फत उद्धार गरी सुर्खेत लगिएको छ । डोल्पाका अधिकांश काम लाखौँ खर्च गरेर हवाई मार्गमार्फत काम हुने गरेको छ ।

उपल्लो डोल्पामा गरिने अधिकांश विकास निर्माणका कामदेखि अनुगमनमा समेत हेलिकोप्टरको प्रयोग हुने गरेका छन् । विकास निर्माणमा प्रयोग हुने सामग्रीसमेत हेलिकोप्टरमार्फत नै ढुवानी हुँदै आएको छ । वर्षेनी करोडाँै रकम हेलिकोप्टर, जहाजमार्फत ढुवानीमा खर्च हुने गरेको छ ।(रासस)

बेझाड, ४ साउन- पाल्पाका सामुदायिक विद्यालयले व्यावसायिक तथा रोजगारमूलक शिक्षा प्रदान गर्न प्राविधिक शिक्षालाई जोड दिएका छन् ।जिल्लामा गाउँ तथा शहरमा रहेका सामुदायिक विद्यालयले कृषि बाली विज्ञान, पशुविज्ञान, सिभिल इञ्जिनीयरिङ्ग, कम्प्युटर इञ्जिनीयरिङ्ग जस्ता शिक्षा सञ्चालन गर्दै आइरहेका छन् ।

यस वर्ष प्राविधिक धारको कक्षा ९ देखि १२ सम्म चार विद्यालयले प्राविधिक शिक्षा सञ्चालनका लागि स्वीकृति पाएपछि पठनपाठन शुरु गरेका छन् । रम्भा गाउँपालिका–१ हुँगीको जनकल्याण माध्यमिक विद्यालय, निस्दी गाउँपालिका–५ ढुङ्गानावेशीको जनता मावि, माथागढी गाउँपालिकाको शौभाग्य माविमा कृषि बाली विज्ञानको अध्यापन शुरु भएको छ ।

त्यस्तै बगनासकाली गाउँपालिकाको चापपानीमा रहेको चन्द्र माविमा सिभिल इञ्जिनीयरिङ्ग विषय पठनपाठन शुरु भएको शिक्षा विकास तथा समन्वय एकाइ पाल्पाका सूचना अधिकृत महेन्द्र सुवेदीले जानकारी दिनुभयो ।उहाँका अनुसार हरेक स्थानीय तहमा एक मावि तहमा प्राविधिक धारको शिक्षा सञ्चालन गर्न पाउने व्यवस्था छ । यसभन्दा अगाडि तिनाउ गाउँपालिकाको दोभान मावि, तानसेन नगरपालिकाको लक्ष्मी माविमा कृषि बाली विज्ञान, रामपुर नगरपालिकाको आधारभूत माविमा पशुबाली विज्ञान सञ्चालन भइरहेको छ ।

यस्तै मोहनकन्या मावि तानसेन नगरपालिकामा कम्प्युटर इञ्जिनीयरिङ्ग, तानसेनकै जनता मावि र दमकडा माविमा सिभिल इञ्जिनीयरिङ्ग शिक्षाको पठनपाठन सञ्चालन भइरहेको छ ।जिल्लाकै दुर्गम क्षेत्रमा पर्ने रम्भा गाउँपालिकाको वडा नं १ स्थित हुँगीको जनकल्याण माविमा प्राविधिक धारअन्तर्गत कृषिबाली विज्ञान पठनपाठन शुरु भएको छ । कक्षा ९ देखि १२ सम्म चार वर्षे कृषि बाली विज्ञान शिक्षा शुरु भएपछि विद्यार्थीलाई प्राविधिक शिक्षा लिन अन्यत्र जाने समस्या हटेको छ । प्राविधिक शिक्षा सञ्चालनका दुई शिक्षकको दरबन्दी आएपछि कक्षा शुरु गरिएको छ ।

एक हजार पुर्णाङ्कमध्ये ४०० अनिवार्य विषय, एक वटा कम्प्युटर र पाँच वटा विषय कृषि बाली विज्ञानअन्र्तगत रहेको प्रधानाध्यापक युवराज पन्तले बताउनुभयो । व्यवसायी र स्वाबलम्बी आत्मनिर्भर बनाउनको प्राविधिक शिक्षामा जोड दिइएको गाउँपालिकाका अध्यक्ष विष्णुप्रसाद भण्डारीले बताउनुभयो । “बोटे, दलित, माझी, विपन्न विद्यार्थीलाई पढाइमा छात्रवृत्ति तथा छुट दिइएको छ भने अन्यबाट अति न्यून शुल्क लिएर प्राविधिक शिक्षा सञ्चालन गरिएको छ”,

अध्यक्ष भण्डारीले भन्नुभयो ।विद्यालयमा हालसम्म २८ जना विद्यार्थी भर्ना भइसकेका छन् भने साउनको २२ गतेसम्म भर्ना आह्वान गरिएको छ । कूल ४८ जनाको कोटा रहेकोमा न्यूनतम २४ जना विद्यार्थी अनिवार्य हुनुपर्नेछ ।विद्यालयमा प्रयोगात्मक सामग्री खरीदलगायत प्राविधिक शिक्षा सञ्चालन गर्न सरकारबाट रु २६ लाख रकम निकासा भइसकेको छ । विद्यालयको नाममा रहेको २३८ रोपनी जग्गामा विभिन्न कृषि बाली विज्ञानका लागि आवश्यक पर्ने प्रयोगशाला निर्माण गर्ने विद्यालयले तयारी गरिरहेको छ ।

हुँगी क्षेत्र कृषिको पकेट क्षेत्र रहेकाले कृषि बाली विज्ञानमै जोड दिइएको शिक्षक रामप्रसाद भण्डारीले बताउनुभयो । ६०० जना विद्यार्थी अध्यनरत् रहेको यस विद्यालयमा उच्च शिक्षातर्फ व्यवस्थापन र शिक्षा संकाय, कक्षा नर्सरीदेखि चारसम्म अङ्ग्रेजी माध्यममा पठनपाठन भइरहेको छ ।गाउँपालिका भित्र सामुदायिक ३७ विद्यालयमध्ये आठ मावि, आठ आधारभूत र २१ प्रावि, संस्थागततर्फ पाँच विद्यालयमध्ये मावि एक, दुई आधारभूत र एक प्रावि गरी जम्मा ४२ विद्यालय छन् । (रासस)

विराटनगर, ४ साउन  – प्रदेश नं १ का मुख्यमन्त्री शेरधन राईले इञ्जिनीयरहरुले प्रदेशको पूर्वाधार निर्माणमा गुणस्तरीय कार्य गर्नुपर्ने बताउनुभएको छ ।नेपाल इञ्जिनीयर्स एशोसिएशन प्रदेश नं १ द्वारा शुक्रबार साँझ यहाँ आयोजित ५७आँै इञ्जिनीयर्स दिवसको अवसरमा उहाँले प्रदेशले पूर्वाधार विकासमा ठूलो बजेट रकम छुट्याएकाले नमूना प्रदेश बनाउन सरकारसँग हातेमालो गर्न आग्रह गर्नुभयो ।

मुख्यमन्त्री राईले प्रदेश सरकारले चाँडै नै विज्ञ सम्मेलनको आयोजना गरी ठोस योजना बनाए पश्चात लगानी सम्मेलनको आयोजना गर्ने बताउनुभयो ।विराटनगर महानगरपालिकाका प्रमुख भीम पराजुलीले महानगरमा छात्रावास सहितको एउटा प्राविधिक विद्यालय सञ्चालन गर्ने जानकारी दिँदै गुणस्तरीय कार्यबाट सुशासन कायम हुने विचार व्यक्त गर्नुभयो ।

प्रदेश सदस्य जयराम यादवले इञ्जिनीयरले दैवीप्रकोपलाई ध्यानमा राखी विकास निर्माणका कार्य गर्नुपर्नेमा जोड दिनुभयो । एशोसिएशनका प्रदेश अध्यक्ष यशवन्त विक्रम शाह, पूर्वाञ्चल इञ्जिनीयर क्याम्पस धरानका प्रमुख ओमप्रकाश ढकाल, पूर्वकेन्द्रीय अध्यक्ष ध्रुव थापा, मनोज घिमिरेले इञ्जिनीयर पूर्वाधार विकासका मेरुदण्ड भएको विचार व्यक्त गर्नुभयो ।नेपालमा ५२ हजार इञ्जिनीयर दर्ता रहेकोमा हाल स्वदेशमा ३६ हजार कार्यरत रहेका छन् ।(रासस)

भक्तपुर, ४ साउन – प्रहरीले जुवातास खेलिरहेको अवस्थामा दुई ठाउँबाट १६ जनालाई पक्राउ गरेको छ । सूर्यविनायक नगरपालिका–६ सूर्यविनायकस्थित हरिबहादुर खड्काको घरमा गए राति महानगरीय प्रहरी परिसर भक्तपुरबाट खटिएको प्रहरी टोलीले तास खेलिरहेको अवस्थामा १० जनालाई पक्राउ गरेको हो ।

जुवाखालबाट प्रहरीले नगद रु एक लाख ३३ हजार ३५० र रु ३४ लाख ३० हजारको विभिन्न बैंकहरुको ६ थान चेक, ६ बुक तास र जुवातास खेल्न प्रयोग गरिने विभिन्न सामानसहित १० जनालाई पक्राउ गरेको महानगरीय प्रहरी परिसर भक्तपुरका प्रहरी नायब उपरीक्षक रेवतीरमण पोखरेलले जानकारी दिनुभयो ।

त्यस्तै भक्तपुर नगरपालिका–१ सल्लाघारीबाट महानगरीय प्रहरी परिसर भक्तपुरबाट खटिएको प्रहरी टोलीले तास खेलिरहेको अवस्थामा नगद रु ६७ हजार ८५ रुपैयाँसहित ६ जनालाई पक्राउ गरेको छ ।  पक्राउ गरेको सबैलाई प्रहरी परिसर भक्तपुरमा राखी थप अनुसन्धान भइरहेको पोखरेलले बताउनुभयो । (रासस)

खोटाङ, ४ साउन- लोकसेवा आयोगको परीक्षा विथोल्न खोजेको भन्दै प्रहरीले खोटाङमा आज बिहान चार जनालाई पक्राउ गरेको छ । दिक्तेलमा बिहान भएको आयोगको पाँचौँ तहको परीक्षा सञ्चालन भइरहेको केन्द्रमा पुगेर विथोल्न खोजेको भन्दै प्रहरीले नेपाल आदिवासी जनजाति महासङ्घ खोटाङका सचिव रवीन खम्बु, सह–सचिव एलबी मगर, खोटाङ दलित विकास मञ्चका अध्यक्ष मिलन चाहार र सविना अछामेलाई पक्राउ गरेको हो ।

दिक्तेल बहुमुखी क्याम्पसमा भइरहेको आयोगको परीक्षा विथोल्ने प्रयास गरेकाले तीन पुरुष र एक महिलालाई पक्राउ गरिएको प्रमुख जिल्ला अधिकारी विष्णुहरि उपाध्यायले बताउनुभयो । “परीक्षा केन्द्रमा प्रवेश गरेर हो–हल्ला गर्ने, प्रश्नपत्र र उत्तरपुस्तिका खोस्ने काम उनीहरुले गरेका छन्”, उहाँले भन्नुभयो, “उनीहरुको नियत हेर्दा जसरी पनि परीक्षा विथोल्न खोजेकाले पक्राउ गरिएको हो ।”

संविधानमा व्यवस्था भएको समावेशी र समानुपातिक व्यवस्था विपरीत लोकसेवा आयोगले विज्ञापन खुलाएको विरोधमा आज आह्वान गरिएको १ नम्बर प्रदेश बन्दअन्तर्गत परीक्षा केन्द्रमा पुगेका चार जनालाई प्रहरीले धरपकड गरेको नेपाल आदिवासी जनजाति महासङ्घका अध्यक्ष हात्तीराम राईले आरोप लगाउनुुभयो । (रासस)

Solukhumbu, July 20- The Khurkot-Ghurmi road under the Mid-hill highway has come back to operation after a week. It had been completely shut down following landslides triggered by heavy rainfall since July 11.Landslide debris in six different locations on the road were removed to open one-way traffic on Thursday and two-way since Friday morning, according to Chief District Officer (CDO) of Solukhumbu Narendra Kumar Rana.

Travelers who had remained stranded since a week have begun leaving for their respective destination, Traffic police Naran Bahadur Basnet said. Meanwhile, it is reported that some more days will be required to resume traffic on the Siddhicharan Highway. Works are underway to remove the landslide debris in Thanti and other places of the road and will take some time before it is opened for traffic, CDO of Udayapur Dhruva Bahadur Khadka said. (RSS)

Lahan, July 20 :The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has arrested Sub-engineer Uma Shrestha of Golbazaar municipality along with bribe money taken from a service recipient.  Shrestha was arrested from a hotel in Golbazaar on Friday red handed by a team of CIAA, according to DSP Madhu Kumar Thapa of CIAA Bardibas.

The name of the service recipient paying the bribe money has been kept confidential. Further investigation is underway while Shrestha is under custody at the CIAA Bardibas Office.(RSS)

Kathmandu, July 20: Anu Tamang, a resident of then Mahakali village development committee in Nuwakot district has been rescued from Kuwait and returned home. She had been left stranded by her broker. After reaching Kuwait via India, Tamang faced physical and mental torture at the hands of her employer. Following the incident, she made an appeal via social media and the government rescued her.

Tamang returned home on Friday morning, according to Joint Secretary at the Ministry of Women, Children and Senior Citizens Rudradevi Sharma. The Foreign Ministry, the Women Ministry and the Department of Foreign Employment worked with other agencies to rescue her.

There has been increasing trend of Nepalis, especially those using illegal channels, falling victim like Tamang. In the previous fiscal year, 311 Nepalis trapped in various countries including India, Myanmar, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia were rescued and returned home, according to the Ministry of Women. (RSS)

Biratnagar, July 20: Chief Minister of State no. 1 Sherdhan Rai has said that the engineers should ensure quality in the physical infrastructure development of the State.Addressing the 57th Engineers Day function organised by Nepal Engineers Association, State Chapter here on Friday evening, Chief Minister Rai said the State has allocated a significant amount of budget for infrastructure development, and urged the engineers to joins hands in making State no. 1 a model State of the country.

On the occasion, the Chief Minister also shared that his government was hosting an investment summit based on a concrete plan to be developed by a conference of experts to be held soon. Mayor of Biratnagar Bhim Parajuli said quality work would also help maintain good governance.

Association State Chair Yashwant Bikram Shaha and other speakers stressed that the engineers were the backbone of infrastructure development. According to information shared at the programme, altogether 52,000 engineers are registered in Nepal, with only 36,000 working in the country. (RSS)

Kathmandu, July 19 : The monsoon has remained normally active throughout the country as the monsoon trough has shifted a little south of the Nepal’s southern region. According to Hydrology and Meteorology Forecasting Division’s meteorologist Ganga Nagarkoti, monsoon is normally active throughout the country, and eastern and central region is likely to see generally to completely cloudy conditions while the weather will remain partly to generally cloudy in the western region.

The Department’s latest details read that today the Kathmandu Valley received 15 millimeters rain, Pokhara received 60 mm rain, Simara received 7 mm rain, Nepalgunj received 54 mm rain, and Jumla recorded 0.3 mm rain.  Tonight, the sky will remain generally cloudy throughout the country, and light to moderate rain is likely to occur at some places.

On Saturday, partial cloudy is likely throughout the country and a heavy rain is forecast at one or two places of the eastern and central region. On Sunday, partial to generally cloudy has been predicted throughout the country and there is a chance of heavy rainfall at one or two places of eastern and central regions. With this forecast, the Department has warned of landslide in the hilly region and rise of waters in the rivers flowing through hills and Chure regions, urging the people to remain watchful about such possibility. (RSS)

Kathmandu, July 19 : Minister for Home Affairs has forwarded the rescue and relief operation of the disaster-hit persons with high priority.  Responding to the queries raised by the parliamentarians in today’s meeting of the National Assembly during the deliberations on the issues of public importance, Minister Thapa said the details of the damages caused by floods and landslides were being collected and search, rescue and relief operations were being effectively undertaken.

Thapa informed that so far 90 people lost their lives to natural disasters owing to torrential rainfall on July 11, while 41 people were injured, 29 went missing and 1,300 got displaced.  According to him, a total of 41,000 security personnel from Nepal Army, Nepal Police, and Armed Police Force were mobilized and 3,366 people were rescued as of now. Apart from security personnel, local organizations and civil servants were also mobilized for rescue operation.

The injured ones were receiving treatment at the nearest health facilities and search operation for the missing ones were being continued, the Minister said.  He affirmed that all three governments were working in tandem for the effective rescue, relief and rehabilitation works.

Minister Thapa assured that early warning systems for flood and rainfall were activated for disaster risk reduction and the locals in the disaster-prone areas were informed about the possibility of natural disasters through social networking sites and mass media.

Furthermore, efforts were underway to resume traffic movement in the roads disrupted due to flood and landslides while Nepal Telecom has been rendering services in the disaster affected-areas by using an alternative means.

Moreover, rescue helicopters were kept standby, embankments made in 14 places, landslides’ debris cleared off from nine roads and seven blocked rivers being unblocked, according to the Minister. Health workers equipped with medicines were mobilized in the inundated areas to prevent outbreak of diseases.  “Climate change has emerged as a burning issue in the world and Nepal is hardest hit,” he reminded.(RSS)

Kathmandu, July 19 : In view of the excessive price hike of the vegetables and fruits, a government team conducted the market monitoring and took action against 19 traders for brokering at Kalimati and Balkhu vegetable markets.  The team from the Department of Commerce, Supply and Consumer’s Protection took action against eight traders from Kalimati, and 11 others from Balkhu vegetable markets, for they failed to produce invoices. The traders could not show the price bills prepared while buying veggies from the agro product centres.

They were fined Rs 5,000 each by the Department. The monitoring team also fined Rs 10,00o each to two brokers. When the team entered the markets, some traders habituated to fleecing the consumers, left the stalls. The vegetable and fruit suppliers and brokers were reported to make exorbitant profits, working in the middle.

The next round of the monitoring would be conducted in a more effective way because the suppliers and brokers were used to leave the market around 1:00am to 2:00pm. Earlier, the team had reached the market at 4:00 am, said Director General at the Department, Yogendra Gauchan. nSimilarly, those in the management of the Kalimati and Balkhu vegetable markets were directed to hold a discussion with the Department because they were not able to control the brokers. The traders were also urged to compulsorily maintain the price list and issue bills/invoices. (RSS)

Kathmandu, July 19 : The Inland Revenue Department has urged everyone involved in business and offices for income to maintain personal account number (PAN) compulsorily. The government has also adopted One Person: One PAN policy with the announcement of this year’s budget.  Issuing a press release today, the Department urged all to be enlisted in PAN.

The government has come up with a policy of making PAN compulsory for the payment over Rs 1,000 to be effective from this fiscal year.  According to the Department, over 2.2 citizens so far have received the PAN. Around 100 thousand citizens have received PAN after the release of this year’s budget.(RSS)

Kathmandu, July 19 : Amnesty International Nepal has submitted Amnesty International’s analysis of Nepal’s law on the right to housing to the Urban Development Minister Mohamed Istiyak Rayi.A delegation consisting of Amnesty International (AI) Nepal’s Board Chair Bikram Dhukuchhu, Director Nirajan Thapaliya and representatives from Community Self Reliance Center (CSRC), JuRI Nepal and Mahila Ekta Samaj submitted the analysis paper to Minister Rayi at the latter’s office in Singha Durbar today, AI Nepal stated in a press note.

Amnesty International underscores that Nepal must strengthen its new legislation on the right to housing, keep its promise to prevent homelessness and ensure safe and adequate housing for all. Amnesty International’s briefing, “Nepal: Adequate Housing for all: Analysis of the Right to Housing Act 2018”, calls on the Nepal government to bring the right to housing law in line with the country’s international human rights obligations concerning right to adequate housing and rectify the present law through amendments.

The briefing was made public on 13 June 2019 amidst a programme with representatives from Nepal’s civil society, National Human Rights Commission, judiciary and media. BackgroundThe right to adequate housing is a human right that everyone is entitled to without discrimination, yet this remains a human rights challenge in Nepal, where 49 percent of its population lives in substandard housing and less than 30 percent of people’s houses are considered structurally safe. Four years on, 50% of the earthquake victims who were left homeless are still waiting for a housing grant from the government to help rebuild their homes.

While the enactment of the 2018 Right to housing law is an important step towards fighting against homelessness, Amnesty International’s briefing, “Nepal: Adequate Housing for all: Analysis of the Right to Housing Act 2018” calls on the Nepal government to bring the right to housing law in line with the country’s international human rights obligations concerning right to adequate housing and rectify the present law through amendments.

The government must ensure the law supports marginalized communities, such as people living poverty, those living in informal settlements, Dalits and land- dependent indigenous peoples, including Tharu.(RSS)

दार्चुला, ३ साउन -मार्मा गाउँपालिका– ४ का एक व्यक्तिले आफ्नो श्रीमतीलाई सार्वजनिक ठाउँमा मरणाशन्न हुने गरी कुटपिट गरे । श्रीमतीलाई कुट्दै गरेको भिडियो सामाजिक सञ्जालमा भाइरल बन्यो । सार्वजनिक ठाउँमा कुटपिट गरेको आरोपमा प्रहरीले दुवै जनालाई जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालयमा ल्याएर कानूनी कारवाही गर्न खोज्दा श्रीमतीले श्रीमान्लाई कारवाही नगर्न आग्रह गर्नुभयो ।श्रीमतीको आग्रहअनुसार प्रहरीको महिला तथा बालबालिका सेलले अब पतिले मदिरा सेवन नगर्ने सहमतिमा मिलापत्र गराएर दुवै जनालाई छोडियो ।

यसैगरी नौगाड गाउँपालिका– २ का ३४ वर्षीया विमला बडाल लामो समयदेखि श्रीमान् शेरसिह बडालबाट घरेलु हिंसा सहन बाध्य हुनुहुन्थ्यो । पटक पटक मदिरा सेवन गरि कुटपिट तथा गाली गलौजका गरेका कारण उनी मात्र होइन, उहाँको पूरै परिवार समस्यामा थियो । गत असार ७ गते मध्यरातमा मदिरा सेवन गरिआएका पतिले घरमा आगो लगाउँदा घरभित्रको समान निकाल्ने क्रममा ती महिलाको आगोमा जलेर ज्यान गयो ।

यसअघि पटकपटक प्रहरी चौकी तथा वडा समितिमा घरेलु हिंसा गरेको भन्दै छलफल भएको थियो । गल्ती भयो आगामी दिनमा कुटपिट गाली गलौज गर्दैन भन्दै पतिले माफी माग्दै आएका थिए । अन्ततः घरेलु हिंसाकै कारण ती महिलाले आगोमा जलेर ज्यान गुमाउन पुगिन् ।

“घरेलु हिंसा पीडित महिला नै आफ्नो श्रीमान्लाई कारवाही गर्नु हुँदैन भनेर आउँछन्”, जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालय दार्चुलाका प्रहरी नायब उपरीक्षक दीपेन्द्र शाहीले भन्नुभयो, “शुरुमा पीडित भयो भन्दै निवेदन आउँछ, पछि उनै महिला हैन घरमा समस्या हुन्छ, छोडिदिनुप¥यो भन्छन् ।”

महिला आफँैमा आत्मनिर्भर बन्न नसक्दा महिला हिंसाका घटना मिलापत्रमा टुङ्गिने गरेका छन् । चालू आर्थिक वर्षमा महिला तथा बालबालिका सेलमा आएका सबै ३७ उजुरी मिलापत्रमा टुङ्गिएको प्रहरीको महिला तथा बालबालिका सेलले जनाएको छ ।एक महीनासम्म छलफल गर्दागर्दै उनीहरु मिलापत्र गर्न इच्छुक हुने गर्छन् ।

“घरेलु हिंसा कसुर सजाय ऐन २०६६ अनुसार पनि घरेलु हिंसा, महिला हिंसाका घटनामा बढी समय छलफल गराउने नै हो”, प्रहरी निरीक्षक रवीन्द्र कठायतले भन्नुभयो । शुरुमा श्रीमान्को रिसले निवेदन दिन्छन्, पछि मिलापत्र गरिदिनुप¥यो भनेर आउँछन्, उहाँले भन्नुभयो ।

ग्रामीण क्षेत्रका महिला मदिराका कारण बढी हिंसामा पर्ने गरेका छन् । उनीहरु समाजका कारण पनि खुलेरै विरोध गर्न नसक्ने अवस्था रहेको जानकार बताउँछन् । सामाजिक, आर्थिक र सांस्कृतिक कारणले गर्दा अहिले पनि जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालयको महिला सेलसम्म आउने सबै घटनाहरु मिलापत्रमा टुङ्गिने गरेको छ ।

मानव अधिकार क्षेत्रमा क्रियाशील संस्था इन्सेक दार्चुलामा जनवरीदेखि जुनसम्म २८ वटा घरेलु हिंसाका घटना अभिलेख गरिएकामा सबै घटना मिलापत्रमा टुङ्गिएको जनाएको छ । इन्सेक जिल्ला प्रतिनिधि नरेन्द्रसिंह कार्कीका अनुसार महिला सामाजिक सम्बन्धका कारण पनि खुलेरै श्रीमान्को विरुद्धमा मुद्दा हाल्न सक्दैनन् ।

श्रीमान्लाई जेल हाल्दा आफ्नो परिवार र बालबच्चाको पालनपोषणमा समस्या हुनुभन्दा त हिंसा नै सहेर भए पनि बस्न उनीहरु बाध्य छन् ।जिल्लामै पहिलोपटक एकमात्रै घरेलु हिंसाको मुद्दा दर्ता भएको जिल्ला अदालतले जनाएको छ । “अहिलेसम्म कहिल्यै मुद्दा दर्ता भएको तथ्याङ्क छैन्”, अदालतका स्रेस्तेदार किरन सिंहले भन्नुभयो, “पहिलोपटक घरमा सासू पार्वती जोशी ससुरा प्रमानन्द जोशी, जेठाजु श्यामराज जोशीले हिंसा गरेको भन्दै महाकाली नगरपालिका– ७ का २५ वर्षीया विमला जोशीले मुद्दा दायर गर्नुभएको छ ।”

उहाँका पति नवीनचन्द्र जोशी भारतमा मजदूरी गर्न गएको बेला घरमा परिवार मिलेर आफूमाथि हिंसा गरेको भन्दै उहाँले मुद्दा दायर गरेको जिल्ला अदालतले जनाएको छ । घरमा आफूलाई खान लगाउन नदिने, अनावश्यक गाली गलौज गर्ने, शारीरिक, मानसिक, सामाजिक र आर्थिकरुपमा यातना दिएको भन्दै उहाँले उजुरी दिएको स्रेस्तादार सिंहले बताउनुभयो । उक्त घटनाको फैसला हुन बाँकी छ । अहिले उनीहरुले तारिख बुझाइरहेका छन् ।

आर्थिक वर्ष २०७५÷०७६ को साउनमा चार, भदौमा चार, असोजमा तीन, कात्तिकमा एक, पुसमा छ, माघमा तीन, फागुनमा दुई, चैतमा तीन, वैशाखमा दुई, जेठमा चार र असारमा पाँच वटा घरेलु हिंसासम्बन्धी उजुरी परेको प्रहरीको महिला तथा बालबालिका सेलले जनाएको छ ।

यसैगरी आर्थिक वर्ष २०७२÷०७३ मा ४३, २०७३÷०७४ मा २७ र २०७४÷०७५ मा ३१ वटा घरेलु हिंसासम्बन्धी उजुरी परेका छन् ।“जिल्लामा मदिराका कारण थुप्रै घरेलु हिंसाका घटना भए न्यायिक निकायसम्म आउन सकेका छैनन्”, अधिवक्ता धीरेन्द्रसिंह साउँदले भन्नुभयो, “पतिको नाममा उजुरी गरेपछि समाजमा बद्नामी भइन्छ भन्ने चिन्ता छ ।” यस्तै पति कारागार गयो भने, घरको सहारा हुँदैन, त्यही घरमा बस्न सकिँदैन भन्ने मानसिकताका कारण पनि ग्रामीण भेगमा बस्ने महिला बढि हिंसा सहन बाध्य छन्, अधिवक्ता साउँदले भन्नुभयो । (रासस)

ललितपुर, ३ साउन  -एक साता अगाडि अविरल वर्षासँगै आएको बाढीका कारण प्रभावित परिवारलाई महालक्ष्मी नगरपालिकाले खाद्यान्न वितरण गरेको छ । महालक्ष्मी–१० लाँकुरीभञ्ज्याङका १४ परिवारलाई नगरपालिकाले एक हप्तादेखि नै चामल, दाल, तेल, लुगा धुने र नुहाउने साबुन, सरफ, चिउरा, भुजिया र दालमोठ वितरण गरेको छ ।

नगरपालिकाकी उपप्रमुख निर्मला थापाले अविरल वर्षाका कारण १२ घर पूर्ण क्षति भएका छन् भने दुई घरको अवस्था सामान्य रहे तापनि गोठ भने पूरै भत्किएको बताउँदै पीडित परिवारलाई राहत उपलब्ध गराइनेछ भन्नुभयो ।प्रभावित परिवार हाल छिमेकीको घरमा बस्दै आएका छन् । वडाध्यक्ष बलराम लामाले ललितपुर जिल्ला प्रशासन कार्यालयले राहत वितरणमा एकद्वार प्रणाली लागू गर्ने बताउनुभयो ।(रासस)

भक्तपुर, ३ साउन -भक्तपुर नगरपालिका–९ लिवालीमा आफ्नै घरको छतबाट खसेर ४५ वर्षीय सूर्यलाल भूमीको मृत्यु भएको छ ।तीनतले घरको छतमा चिप्लिएर लडेपछि उपचारका लागि भक्तपुर अस्पताल लगिएकामा उपचारकै क्रममा मृत्यु भएको महानगरीय प्रहरी परिसर भक्तपुरका प्रहरी उपरीक्षक रेवतीरमण पोखरेलले जानकारी दिनुभयो । मृतकको शव परीक्षणका लागि भक्तपुर अस्पताल लगिएको प्रहरीले जनाएको छ । (रासस)

वीरगञ्ज, ३ साउन – मुलुकको कूल राजश्व असुलीमा ६० प्रतिशत योगदान दिँदै आएको वीरगञ्ज भन्सार कार्यालयले आर्थिक वर्ष २०७४÷७५ भन्दा आर्थिक वर्ष २०७५÷७६ मा वार्षिक राजश्व असुलीमा १९ प्रतिशतले कमी आएको छ । राजश्व असुलीमा नेपाल अधिराज्यमा पहिलो स्थान हासिल गरेको वीरगञ्ज भन्सार कार्यालयलाई सङ्घीय सरकारले आर्थिक वर्ष २०७५÷७६ मा रु एक खर्ब ७१ अर्ब ५८ लाख ४६ हजार राजश्व असुली गर्ने लक्ष्य दिएकामा सो कार्यालयले लक्ष्यको तुलनामा १९ प्रतिशत कम अर्थात् रु २४ अर्ब सात करोड ४४ लाख कम राजश्व उठाएको छ ।

भारत तथा तेस्रो मुलुकबाट आयात भई नेपाल भित्रिने जीप, कार, भ्यान, मोटरसाइकल, सिमेन्टको कच्चा पदार्थ क्लीङ्कर, मरिच, दूध, प्याटी एसिड, गाडीको चेसिस, जिंक फुड, पेपर, जिप्सन, गे्रनुलेंटेड, स्केललगायतका सामानमा कमी आएकाले तोकिएको लक्ष्यभन्दा ८६ प्रतिशत राजश्व मात्र असुली भएको सो कार्यालयले जनाएको छ ।

वीरगञ्ज भन्सार कार्यालयका प्रमुख भन्सार प्रशासक श्यामप्रसाद भण्डारीले सङ्घीय सरकारले दिएको लक्ष्य भेट्टाउन नसक्नु विविध कारण भए पनि भारतमा सम्पन्न लोकसभा निर्वाचनको समयमा भारतबाट उल्लेखनीय रुपमा सामान आयात नहुनु, नेपालमा राष्ट्रिय गौरवको आयोजना द्रुतगतिमा निर्माण नहुनु, आर्थिक वर्षको अन्ततिर बाढी आउनु, बैंक तथा वित्तीय संस्थाले पहिले जस्तो सवारी साधन खरीदमा लगानी नगर्नु जस्ता कारणले लक्ष्यअनुरुपको राजस्व उठ्न नसकेको बताउनुभयो ।

अघिल्लो आर्थिक वर्ष २०७४÷७५ मा सङ्घीय सरकारले रु एक खर्ब ३४ अर्ब ३९ करोड २४ लाख ३५ हजार राजश्व उठाउने लक्ष्य दिएकामा वीरगञ्ज भन्सार कार्यालयले ९७ प्रतिशत लक्ष्य हासिल गरी कूल रु एक खर्ब ३१ अर्ब ३१ लाख १७ हजार राजश्व उठाएको थियो । जुन लक्ष्यभन्दा रु तीन अर्ब ३८ करोड ९३ लाख आठ हजार कम राजश्व उठेको थियो ।

राजश्व उठ्ने प्रमुख वस्तुमध्ये आर्थिक वर्ष २०७५÷७६ मा डिजेल, पेट्रोल, सुर्ती, एलपी ग्यास, पाम काँचो तेल, सूर्यमुखी काँचो तेल, पेट्रोलियम पदार्थ, बिटुमिन, गाडीको पार्टपूर्जा, इञ्जिन आयल, भटमासको कच्चा तेल, शृङ्गारको समान, एचआरपी, घरायसी रेफ्रिजेटर, एयर कन्डिसनर मेसिन, फलामको संरचनाको आयातले राजश्व वृद्धि हुने भए पनि उक्त सामानको आयात कम मात्रामा भएकाले लक्ष्यअनुरुपको राजश्व उठन नसकेको सूचना अधिकारी मनिषकुमार महतोले बताउनुभयो ।

राजश्व असुलीको अनुपातमा राजश्व लक्ष्य वृद्धि भएअनुसार आयात मूल्य १५ प्रतिशतले मात्र वृद्धि भएकाले वीरगञ्ज भन्सार कार्यालयले आर्थिक वर्ष २०७५÷७६ मा तोकेको लक्ष्य प्राप्त गर्न नसकेको हो । वीरगञ्जको सिर्सियास्थित दोस्रो भन्सार कार्यालयका रुपमा रहेको सुक्खा बन्दरगाहले पनि तोकिएको लक्ष्य भेट्टाउन सकेको छैन । आर्थिक वर्ष २०७५÷७६ मा सङ्घीय सरकारले रु ३६ अर्ब नौ करोड ३२ लाख दुई हजार लक्ष्य दिएकामा लक्ष्यभन्दा रु तीन अर्ब ८४ करोड १८ लाख ५३ हजार कम राजश्व उठाएको छ ।(रासस)

Kathmandu, July 19 : The International Cricket Council (CC) has gone with its decision to suspend the Nepal Cricket Association (CAN).  The Thursday’s annual conference meeting of the ICC Board took place in London, England did not enter into the agenda of lifting the CAN suspension.

The ICC had on April 25, 2016 decided to suspend CAN, citing increasing government interference in it. The frequent efforts to get the suspension removed had turned unsuccessful. Despite the ICC action, Nepal is playing the international cricket matches under the ICC surveillance.

Similarly, the ICC Board meeting has suspended the Zimbabwe Cricket Board with immediate effect for increasing political inference in it. The Zimbabwe Cricket Board has been accused of acting against ICC Constitution Article 2.4 (c) and (d).

With the suspension, ICC all grants to Zimbabwe have been frozen. Zimbabwe is presently in economic crisis. The ICC Board has given an ultimatum of three months to the Zimbabwe Board to address the issue.  Besides, Croatia and Zambia Cricket Board have been suspended for the same reasons while Morocco has been expelled for failing to meet the criteria. (RSS)

Rupandehi, July 19 : Chief Minister of State 5, Shankar Pokhrel, has said that prosperity of the state was possible only from the development of tourism sector. Releasing the ‘Tourist Guide’ book published by the Ministry of Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment here today, Chief Minister Pokhrel said that the state government has plan to give special emphasis on infrastructure development keeping tourism in centre this year.

He said, “We have been investing in road infrastructure in order to reach the significant destinations of the state.” Saying activities are underway to construct cultural stage at different places of the state, the Chief Minister shared information that cultural heritages of the state would be developed by linking with eco-tourism.

Chief Minister Pokhrel added that the state government has forwarded a plan to construct ring road and Buddhist museum at Ramgram to increase tourists stay in Lumbini. Talking about the budget expenditure of the state, he said that the details of budget released by the Office of the State Comptroller was incomplete.

Chief Minister Pokhrel said the Finance Ministry of the state would release the fact details within few days including the amount received from the central fund as the details released by the Comptroller Office has not included this.  The Comptroller Office on Thursday released the data that 63 per cent budget was spend in fiscal year 2075/76. (RSS)

Kathmandu, July 19 : Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) chairman Shyamal Adhikari has said the national news agency was committed to disseminating news taking into account the country’s national security and political sensitivities.

Explaining about the news collection, editing and dissemination process at RSS to a squad of public relations trainee officers of Nepal Army at the news agency’s central office today, he said, “RSS has been emphasizing on disseminating news by getting close to truth and facts. Many mass communications media have been following RSS’ news for confirmation of their news content as well.”

The RSS chair also appreciated the Nepal Army for its glorious history and for working as a united block for the welfare of the country and the people without being divided and running into controversy in any period. On the occasion, RSS general manager Opendra Sharma said the RSS, the country’s only official news agency, has been playing the role of a bridge between the state and the people through dissemination of news related to the interest and concern of the people and the state to the people themselves.

“RSS is the state’s official media and it has nation-wide network, so it is working as the ‘media of the media’ as well,” general manager Sharma said.Nepal Army spokesman, Brigadier General Bigyan Dev Pandey said the Army has been providing information related to the Army except the information concerning issues of national security and other classified information to the mass media in a consistent and accessible manner.

RSS Deputy General Manager, Surendra Bahadur Nepali informed the visiting army contingent regarding the role and contribution of RSS in dissemination of news and information. Executive manager Uttam Silwal said RSS has been giving high coverage to news and activities related to Nepal Army.

On the occasion, RSS chief editor Shyam Prasad Rimal, International News Section chief Somnath Lamichhane, chief reporter Tirtha Prasad Bhattarai, English news section chief Deep Raj Sanyal and photo section chief Jagat Krishna Shrestha had briefed the Nepal Army public relations trainee officers regarding the duties and functions of their respective departments and the process of news collection, news editing and news dissemination. The team comprising 16 army trainees had visited the different sections at the news agency and acquired information on their works. (RSS)

Kathmandu, July 19 :Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has sent a message of condolences to the Prime Minister of Japan, Mr Shinzo Abe, on the killing of innocent people in an arson attack in Kyoto Animation studio KyoAni.

In the message, the Prime Minister has also conveyed deep condolences to the bereaved family members and wished for the prompt recovery of those injured. The Prime Minister has expressed shock and dismay that a popular centre of art and creation has been made subject to an inhumane attack and expressed his confidence that the perpetrator would be brought to justice.(RSS)