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  • ‘Together We are #Greater Than Stroke’.

    ‘Together We are #Greater Than Stroke’.

    KATHMANDU: The World Stroke Day, 2023 is being observed today in Nepal with various programs.

    The slogan for the Day, 2023 is ‘Together We are #Greater Than Stroke’.

    Observed globally annually on October 29, the day that serves as a reminder of the prevalence and impacts of strokes on individuals and communities worldwide is dedicated to raising awareness about the disease, its prevention and treatment.

    Strokes often referred to as brain attacks are a leading cause of disability and death globally.

    According to Dr Raju Paudel, President of the Nepal Stroke Association, over 13 million people are paralysed worldwide every year.

    One person is paralysed every six seconds and one in four persons is paralyzed.

    He said the Association was providing training in various hospitals and health institutions and had set the standards to treat strokes.

    Established in 2017 BS, the Association has been working in collaboration with the Nepal Stroke Project with the help of the University Hospital Heidelberg in Germany.

    It has been researching the current situation of strokes and has sought ways to treat them.

  • More than 300 Youths participated in Poetry Contest

    More than 300 Youths participated in Poetry Contest

    The final event of the Poetry Writing Contest organized by Daya Foundation and Rotary Club of Kathmandu Mid-town in collaboration with UNICEF Nepal was held on 27 November 2020 at 5 PM via Zoom.

    The main highlight of the 2-hour program was the announcement of 10 winners of the contest followed by a panel discussion on “Emotional/Mental Well-Being& Literary Avenues/Platforms for Youth Voices”.

    The event was a success with participation from 300+ youths and many dignitaries from several institutions. Aarya Bajrachayra from Rupy’s International School, Shivila Gc from Kathmandu University School of Management, Rachita Uprety from Silver Mountain School Of Hotel Management, Rubi Bhandari from Softwarica College, and Shreeya Shrestha from Rato Bangala Schoolare the winners from English category and Abinash Gajurel, a graduate, Chadani Acharya from Medhavi College, Bigyan Subedi from IOM, T.U., Smriti Adhikari from Tribhuvan University School of Management, and Sushila Rai from Diktel Multiple Campus are the winners from Nepali category who have won NRs. 10,000/- each as prize money. Following the announcement of winners, panelists Man Bahadur Mukhia (Literary figure), Tania Dhakwa (Chief of Communications at UNICEF Nepal), Dr. Sagun Ballav Panta (Psychiatrist at Teaching Hospital), and Dr. Rojina Manandhar (Psychologist/Clinical Hypnotherapist) shared their take on Emotional and Mental Health, and the importance of literature in expressing oneself.

    The theme of this contest was “Emotional/Mental Well-being and Cultural Identity” to address the growing mental health issues especially among youths and the importance of culture in establishing one’s own identity. The contest was open to youths from age group 15 to 30 year old. The participants were encouraged to submit their original writing in Nepali or English on topics like “Emotional/Mental Well-Being”, “Cultural Identity” and “Cultural Identity supporting Emotional/Mental Well-Being” or any topic of choice in line with these three titles by November 15, 2020. The submissions were anonymously reviewed by experienced and qualified literary experts who were: A) English Category: James C Hopkins, Lisa Choegyal, and Tania Dhakwaa B) Nepali Category: Anupam Pokhrel, Man Bahadur Mukhiya, and Dr. Ram Prasad Dahal The two sponsoring organizations were represented by Rajesh B Pradhan, President Daya Foundation and by Keepa M Handa, Executive Member, Health. Ltn. Gen. KNS Thapa, President RC Kathmandu Midtown.

    Chief Guest of Honor, District Governor Rajib Pokharel along with the sponsoring organizations shared positive notes regarding this type of initiative and collaborative effort for youth welfare at national level.

    Representing the organizing team, Moderator and MC Neeva Mathema Pradhan is Executive Member and Founder of Daya Foundation a non-profit organization that provides financial, technical and volunteer assistance to various projects in the areas of Education, Health and Culture. The poetry contest is part of Daya Foundation’s initiative to promote Culture. Past President, Rotary Club of Kathmandu Mid-town, Neeva M Pradhan also oversees “Young Professional Vocational/Skills Training” whose objective is to help develop youth skills and equip them with various toolsto apply in the practical field. UNICEF Nepal, headed by Tania Dhakhwa, Chief of Communications Unicef, collaborated with Daya Foundation and RC Kathmandu Mid-Town to raise awareness on Mental Health and the rise in depressive illnesses and suicide cases among youth in recent months. All of these institutions promoted and live streamed the event in their respective Facebook pages.

    The poetry contest will be ongoing every quarter and the dates and time frame will be posted in social media. It was agreed by all participating institutions that this type of safe platform for youth voices is much needed in current times and should be encouraged and promoted. This collaborative effort could help alleviate the ongoing crisis and bring a positive note in our community with a sense of belongingness.

     

  • Sudurpaschim government overwhelmed with unemployment benefit applications

    Sudurpaschim government overwhelmed with unemployment benefit applications

    DHANGADI: The Agriculture and Livestock Special Program being implemented in the Sudurpaschim province has received more than the expected number of applications.

    The province government has brought this program targeting the COVID-19 affected people. The Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture and Cooperatives, which is implementing the program, is in dilemma how to address the sheer number of applicants.

    It is said nearly 82 thousand people presented letters of intent in response to a notice calling for applications from people affected by COVID-19 and those returning from abroad. The program is aimed at making foreign-returnees who have lost their job due to COVID-19 self-employed.

    The Ministry had issued a notice two months back calling for submitting letter of intent from those interested in the program.

    Ministry’s senior agriculture extension officer Gokul Prasad Bohara said that it would be difficult to address all the applicants considering the size of the budget allocated for the program and the overwhelming number of those who have presented their letter of intent for the program.

    The selected applicants would be provided with financial incentives in various installments.

    “We are going to select the applicants through on-site study and evaluation by taking into account all the aspects including the technical feasibility of the proposed enterprise. The number of applications might decrease after the proposals are selected strictly on the set standard,” Bohara said.

    According to him, the Agriculture Knowledge Center and Livestock expert Center in all the districts in the province have been given the authorization of the budget allocated for the program.

    Six million rupees has been earmarked towards agriculture and Rs 18 million towards livestock in Kailali district alone. Nearly 14 thousand applications have been received for the program in Kailali district. However, only 200 applications and proposals can be included in the program given the size of the allocated budget and the standards set for the program.

    Under the Agriculture program are included enterprises as vegetable, mushroom and fruit farming, and apiculture while under the Livestock Program are included enterprises as goat and sheep rearing, pig and cattle farming, fishery and poultry keeping.

    The Program aims to make nearly 9,000 families self-employed throughout the province. The province government has allotted Rs 150 for the Program in the current fiscal year. -Khabarhub

  • ‘Improved’ badge ready for parliament Members

    ‘Improved’ badge ready for parliament Members

    Kathmandu: The Federal Parliament Secretariat says it has improved the badge for federal lawmakers after it drew criticisms from stakeholders including the lawmakers themselves and the public.

    Earlier in August, the secretariat had unveiled the new badge for the lawmakers so as to reflect the change made in the national emblem as per the country’s new political map. However, it was heavily criticised for being more kitschy than artistic. Following that, the secretariat had returned the badges to its producer, urging it to replace them by the improved ones at no cost.

    The secretariat’s spokesperson Roj Nath Pandey says the new badges have been ready to use. House of Representatives Speaker Agni Prasad Sapkota and National Assembly Chairman Ganesh Prasad Timilsina have already begun using it, he says, adding other lawmakers can also visit the secretariat to collect their pieces.

  • 17 people died of the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Nepal

    17 people died of the COVID-19 in the last 24 hours in Nepal

    KATHMANDU: A total of 17 people died of the coronavirus in the last 24 hours in Nepal.

    According to the Ministry of Health and Population, the coronavirus death toll has reached 904 as of Thursday afternoon with the new deaths.

    Meanwhile, Nepal’s COVID-19 tally has reached 164,718 as of Thursday afternoon after 2,634 persons tested positive for coronavirus in the last 24 hours. According to the Ministry of Health and Population, altogether 9,769 sample tests were conducted across the country in the past 24 hours.

    A total of 3,038 individuals got discharged from the hospitals in the past 24 hours while the number of people winning the battle against the virus reached 124,862 in the country. Nepal currently has 38,952 active cases. Likewise, 2,689 people are in quarantine facilities across the country at present.