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  • Six more packages being X-rayed for possible gold

    Six more packages being X-rayed for possible gold

    The Department of Revenue Investigation has been examining six packages suspected to have contained smuggled gold after the seizure of one-and-a-half quintals of metals including gold last week.

    On Sunday, the investigation team formed by the department opened a few metal packs to examine if they contained smuggled gold. “Based on examination of two to three packs with open eyes, we failed to confirm the presence of gold in them,” said Nawaraj Adhikari, information officer at the DRI. “We plan to put them under an X-ray machine on Monday.”

    Adhikari said two large machines could not be opened on Sunday and they would be opened with the help of mechanics on Monday.

  • Making Nepali farmers happy

    Making Nepali farmers happy

    Farmer-managed irrigation system (FMIS), which is predominantly a surface irrigation system in Nepal, accounts for 51 percent of the country’s total surface irrigated area and contributes significantly to national food security. With roots dating back a century, this irrigation system possesses robust social capital. Moreover, its significance is growing amidst the challenges posed by rising global warming and energy scarcity.

    Traditional FMIS faces several challenges such as water scarcity, labour shortages due to outward migration, and increased operation and maintenance costs. As a result, many of them have become defunct or significantly reduced command areas in recent years. An illustrative case is the decline in the number of Rajkulos in Nepal.

    While exploring solutions to revive FMIS, one promising solution could lie in integrating it with groundwater-based irrigation systems. Research and pilot initiatives conducted by the International Water Management Institute offer compelling evidence that such integration could effectively address the challenges.

  • Election will not take place: Prachanda

    Election will not take place: Prachanda

    CHITWAN: Chairman of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Prachanda-Nepal faction, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has stated that the election will not take place as the move to dissolve the House of Representatives (HoR) was not taken with the intention of holding the poll.

    “Let me make it clear that the election will not be held at any cost,” Prachanda told reporters in Chitwan on Monday adding “The government has no intention to hold the same.,”

    Stating that the dissolution of the House was against the interest of the nation, people, democracy and the constitution, he termed PM Oli’s move as “regressive”.

    Saying that the achievements made through a long struggle and sacrifice were currently imperiled, the former Prime Minister said they were in the movement to protect the constitution and democracy.

    Chair Dahal is scheduled to address a mass meeting to be held in Chitwan on February 24.

  • Election will not take place: Prachanda

    Election will not take place: Prachanda

    CHITWAN: Chairman of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Prachanda-Nepal faction, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has stated that the election will not take place as the move to dissolve the House of Representatives (HoR) was not taken with the intention of holding the poll.

    “Let me make it clear that the election will not be held at any cost,” Prachanda told reporters in Chitwan on Monday adding “The government has no intention to hold the same.,”

    Stating that the dissolution of the House was against the interest of the nation, people, democracy and the constitution, he termed PM Oli’s move as “regressive”.

    Saying that the achievements made through a long struggle and sacrifice were currently imperiled, the former Prime Minister said they were in the movement to protect the constitution and democracy.

    Chair Dahal is scheduled to address a mass meeting to be held in Chitwan on February 24.

  • NCP Oli faction staging rallies from 16 different points of Valley

    NCP Oli faction staging rallies from 16 different points of Valley

    KATHMANDU: The Oli faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is staging a mass demonstration in a show of strength in the Kathmandu Valley on Friday.

    The mass demonstration will take place in front of the Southern Gate of Narayanhiti Palace Museum under the slogan, ‘End of Anarchy, Geographical Integrity, Fresh Mandate for Political Stability through Development and Prosperity while Protecting the Constitution’, said Bagmati Pradesh Committee Chairman Ananda Prasad Pokharel.

    Leaders and cadres of all 13 districts of Bagmati Pradesh including the Kathmandu Valley will participate in the mass demonstration, according to Pokharel.

    To be started from 12 pm, top three leaders including Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokharel and Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa alias ‘Badal’ will address the mass assembly, informed Prime Minister’s Press Advisor Surya Thapa.

    Rallies will begin from 16 different points of the capital including Bag Bazaar, Exhibition Road, Ghantaghar, Nepal Airlines, Tripureshwor, Gaushala, Maitighar, Putali Sadak, Lainchaur, Sohrakhutte, Teku, Basantapur, New Road, Gyaneshwor, Old Baneshwor before conversing into the rallying point, said Thapa.

    According to Pokharel, around 200,000 people will take part in the mass assembly. “Nepali people who love listening to cultural nationalism, nationalism and development will participate in the mass assembly; the number of such people will reach around 200, 000,” claimed Pokharel.

    A 1,111-member mass assembly mobilization committee has been formed under the coordination of party Kathmandu Valley Coordinator Krishna Gopal Shrestha to hold the mass assembly.

  • NCP Oli faction staging rallies from 16 different points of Valley

    NCP Oli faction staging rallies from 16 different points of Valley

    KATHMANDU: The Oli faction of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is staging a mass demonstration in a show of strength in the Kathmandu Valley on Friday.

    The mass demonstration will take place in front of the Southern Gate of Narayanhiti Palace Museum under the slogan, ‘End of Anarchy, Geographical Integrity, Fresh Mandate for Political Stability through Development and Prosperity while Protecting the Constitution’, said Bagmati Pradesh Committee Chairman Ananda Prasad Pokharel.

    Leaders and cadres of all 13 districts of Bagmati Pradesh including the Kathmandu Valley will participate in the mass demonstration, according to Pokharel.

    To be started from 12 pm, top three leaders including Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokharel and Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa alias ‘Badal’ will address the mass assembly, informed Prime Minister’s Press Advisor Surya Thapa.

    Rallies will begin from 16 different points of the capital including Bag Bazaar, Exhibition Road, Ghantaghar, Nepal Airlines, Tripureshwor, Gaushala, Maitighar, Putali Sadak, Lainchaur, Sohrakhutte, Teku, Basantapur, New Road, Gyaneshwor, Old Baneshwor before conversing into the rallying point, said Thapa.

    According to Pokharel, around 200,000 people will take part in the mass assembly. “Nepali people who love listening to cultural nationalism, nationalism and development will participate in the mass assembly; the number of such people will reach around 200, 000,” claimed Pokharel.

    A 1,111-member mass assembly mobilization committee has been formed under the coordination of party Kathmandu Valley Coordinator Krishna Gopal Shrestha to hold the mass assembly.

  • Supreme Court orders Prachanda to furnish a written response

    Supreme Court orders Prachanda to furnish a written response

    KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” to furnish a written reply on the contempt of court.

    A bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma ordered him to respond in writing on the contempt of court writ filed by Sameer Hayu against Prachanda in the Supreme Court on Monday.

    The hearing was scheduled for Tuesday but was postponed to Wednesday.

    In the petition, it has been mentioned that Prachanda has repeatedly spoken on the issue of dissolution of the House of Representatives that is sub judice in the Supreme Court.

    He has also been alleged, in the petition, of making statements targeting the judges.

    Earlier, the SC had directed Prime Minister KP Oli, former Speaker Daman Nath Dhungana and four former chief justices Min Bahadur Rayamajhi, Anupraj Sharma, Kalyan Shrestha and Sushila Karki to appear in person and file a written response on contempt of court.

  • Supreme Court orders Prachanda to furnish a written response

    Supreme Court orders Prachanda to furnish a written response

    KATHMANDU: The Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal “Prachanda” to furnish a written reply on the contempt of court.

    A bench of Justice Manoj Kumar Sharma ordered him to respond in writing on the contempt of court writ filed by Sameer Hayu against Prachanda in the Supreme Court on Monday.

    The hearing was scheduled for Tuesday but was postponed to Wednesday.

    In the petition, it has been mentioned that Prachanda has repeatedly spoken on the issue of dissolution of the House of Representatives that is sub judice in the Supreme Court.

    He has also been alleged, in the petition, of making statements targeting the judges.

    Earlier, the SC had directed Prime Minister KP Oli, former Speaker Daman Nath Dhungana and four former chief justices Min Bahadur Rayamajhi, Anupraj Sharma, Kalyan Shrestha and Sushila Karki to appear in person and file a written response on contempt of court.