By Rudra Pangeni
FM radios have to depend on few networking institutions for few highly qualitative and prime time programs. An interaction program on the topic “impact of centre on local radio: Practice and experience of Radio networking” hold by Martin Chautari in association with Alliance for Social Dialogue (ASD). The discussion was followed by the paper presentation of the four community FM Radios from Radio Janakpur, Sunklaphanta FM, Radio Rupakot, Radio Palung. All of them broadcast more or less networking news or programs from the Kathmandu.
Sheetal shah, the Station manager of Radio Janakpur said the listeners have less attention to the networking programs because of language and grass root people do not have any concern to such networked programs too.
Whereas Dhirendra Sinal, the station manager of Sunklaphant F M claims that the concern of local people about center is fulfilled by networked programs like BBC Nepali Sewa, Kayakairan and Nepal Darpan. But also the programs of Antenna Foundation and Equal Access are highly qualitative and good programs they have become good ingredients to the whole broadcastings. Local producers are learning to produce better programs but the quality of local programs are less effective than the programs from the center. He further said just 33% programs they have taken from the center. Others are locally made. The programs from the networking has also helped to make a little lump of budget to the total budget of the FM.
Manohar Dhakal, the station manager of Palung FM focused on the importance of FM in the community where majority of people are farmers. The programs of Palung has not only empowered farmers but also women empowerment. Children’s programs, and other local language programs are other remarkable things of this FM. He added that few networked programs have not only informed about center but also got financial support for the FM stations.
Radio Rupakot stands a unique FM. The share is distributed to all the common people ie farmers, local teachers, local business people etc. Both news and other programs are fully prepared by the local people. Its structure of the committee and members are nomitated democratically. Deepak Thapa, the station maager claimed that all the programs are on the basis of local value. The local advertisement of the people which is for common purpose are played at lower cost and others are differently charged. The BBC Nepali service is only one networking news because many people in the locality have concern to their kiths and kins in British. Just five people are fulltimers and paid but rest of all are volunteers. According to him many programs are made by volunteer students or other volunteers from different walks of life.
The discussion helped to come up with the ideas that the local purpose and programs must be broadcasted at the local time. Centrally made programs does not make any sense to the need of the locality. Many experts asserted the state should have notified the condition of networking and the spirit of FM must not be hindered by the networking in the name of moneymaking business. The state should have strategic plan for the management of the FM.
Friday, October 31, 2008
“The New Year Celebrated: 1129”
Thimi, Bhaktapur
October 29, 2008
Newar community has celebrated 1129 new year ( Nhu Daya Vintuna1129; means Happy New Year 1129). Recently government of Nepal has declared this sambat as a national sambat.
Priminister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachand garlanded to the statue of Shankkhdhar Shankhwa, the founder of this Newa Sambat in a program organized by Newa Dabu in Thimi. He said that this sambat remarks the nationality as well as the step to omit the stratified class struggle in Nepali society. He further said Sankhadhar Shankhwa had freed poors by paying their laon is a significant example of social justice.
Newar community celebrate the Mha Puja in the evening of this day. Mha Puja is the festival of worshipping oneself. This means the god inside oneself is worshipped.
October 29, 2008
Newar community has celebrated 1129 new year ( Nhu Daya Vintuna1129; means Happy New Year 1129). Recently government of Nepal has declared this sambat as a national sambat.
Priminister Pushpa Kamal Dahal aka Prachand garlanded to the statue of Shankkhdhar Shankhwa, the founder of this Newa Sambat in a program organized by Newa Dabu in Thimi. He said that this sambat remarks the nationality as well as the step to omit the stratified class struggle in Nepali society. He further said Sankhadhar Shankhwa had freed poors by paying their laon is a significant example of social justice.
Newar community celebrate the Mha Puja in the evening of this day. Mha Puja is the festival of worshipping oneself. This means the god inside oneself is worshipped.
Thursday, October 30, 2008
“The need for promoting Bhadgaunle Topi like Darjelinges”
Kathmandu
October 20, 2008
Balkrishna Sahankhakarma is highly motivated when people in Gorkhaland made a strict rule for the inhabitants of Darjeeling and neighboring districts. The rule is wearing Bhadgaunle topi ( a trditionally prepared black cap) compulsorily during festivals by Darjeeling people and other neighboring people who have demand of separate Gorkhaland. Sankhakarmi is only one industrialist of kalo topi, for which Bhaktapur is well known. Other about half a dozen families has subsistence and pastime job of cap making in addition to Shakhakarmi.
He further says that they need at least 2 million caps but it is hard to meet the supply with this less manpower. Shankhankarimi has trained many poor people though it is still very poorly paid job. He further added if this situation remains that cap making cottage industry will progress better. But government is reluctant to support such historic and traditional profession and identity of Nepali cap.
Leela Subbha, a business man who has come to Bhaktpur from Kakarnbhitta ( a bordering city of Nepal with Darjeeling) to purchase the caps that there is high demand of caps.
As the situation seems easier the Bhaktapures has to work hard to fulfill the need of Darjeeling. Shankhakarmi says that if the locals get better income in this job many people would join it. It is high time we ourselves should wear such caps to assist our Nepalese identity.
It can be suggested why not compulsory wearing the black cap to the employee of GoN.
October 20, 2008
Balkrishna Sahankhakarma is highly motivated when people in Gorkhaland made a strict rule for the inhabitants of Darjeeling and neighboring districts. The rule is wearing Bhadgaunle topi ( a trditionally prepared black cap) compulsorily during festivals by Darjeeling people and other neighboring people who have demand of separate Gorkhaland. Sankhakarmi is only one industrialist of kalo topi, for which Bhaktapur is well known. Other about half a dozen families has subsistence and pastime job of cap making in addition to Shakhakarmi.
He further says that they need at least 2 million caps but it is hard to meet the supply with this less manpower. Shankhankarimi has trained many poor people though it is still very poorly paid job. He further added if this situation remains that cap making cottage industry will progress better. But government is reluctant to support such historic and traditional profession and identity of Nepali cap.
Leela Subbha, a business man who has come to Bhaktpur from Kakarnbhitta ( a bordering city of Nepal with Darjeeling) to purchase the caps that there is high demand of caps.
As the situation seems easier the Bhaktapures has to work hard to fulfill the need of Darjeeling. Shankhakarmi says that if the locals get better income in this job many people would join it. It is high time we ourselves should wear such caps to assist our Nepalese identity.
It can be suggested why not compulsory wearing the black cap to the employee of GoN.
“No Longer Tigani is Known for Beaten Rice”
Kathmandu
Mankumari Rajbaha, a 60 year woman of Tigani only can remember the taste of beaten rice. About 32 household had the main profession of preparing the beaten rice 40 years ago but it was suddenly stopped by the arrival of machinery productions.
The beaten rice, prepared by using the tools like Lusi and Urgal, was very popular among the neighboring people and the Ason Tol was the main selling place of beaten rice about 40 years ago. Now the Lusi and Urgals are stored in Buingal (attic room of the house) in few houses. Kanchi maya recollects the days from the early morning when she used to be busy in the beaten rice making. But people were forcefully engaged in other subsistence farming.
Tigani, a village in the northern part of Madhyapur municipality of Bhaktapur, is famous for beaten rice since time immemorial. During the time of election the leaders come up with fascinating ideas of making the traditional village a protected village but goes unnoticed then after.
Maila Rajbaha says that the beaten rice for exhibition was produced and the late prince Deependra had tasted in 2058.
Mankumari Rajbaha, a 60 year woman of Tigani only can remember the taste of beaten rice. About 32 household had the main profession of preparing the beaten rice 40 years ago but it was suddenly stopped by the arrival of machinery productions.
The beaten rice, prepared by using the tools like Lusi and Urgal, was very popular among the neighboring people and the Ason Tol was the main selling place of beaten rice about 40 years ago. Now the Lusi and Urgals are stored in Buingal (attic room of the house) in few houses. Kanchi maya recollects the days from the early morning when she used to be busy in the beaten rice making. But people were forcefully engaged in other subsistence farming.
Tigani, a village in the northern part of Madhyapur municipality of Bhaktapur, is famous for beaten rice since time immemorial. During the time of election the leaders come up with fascinating ideas of making the traditional village a protected village but goes unnoticed then after.
Maila Rajbaha says that the beaten rice for exhibition was produced and the late prince Deependra had tasted in 2058.
“Promote agro products to reduce trade deficit”
Rampur, Palpa
October 12, 2008
Surya Adhikari, a farmer in Rampur VDC, palpa has expressed mournful situation when his products went wastage like chilies, cauliflowers etc. He is just an example representing hundreds of experienced farmers suffering from lack of market due to lack of transport. Rampur is linked to the network of road by earthen road which remains closed during rainy seasons. He says he has scraped the product because there is no market. He says there are hundreds of farmers with possibilities of progress and prosperity by farming in Rampur Valley.
Surya has doubt to the present Maoist government for facilitating the farmers. Bhola Regmi, a farmer who produces milk, appeals the government to manage the storage and market of the products. He further added disinterest of new generation to farming is alarming for whole agriculture field.
Jivnath Dungana, another farmer who has just brought few Jerseys ( a cow which gives more milk) and has started to give dairy services in joint venture, complains their surplus milk during June –August cannot be sent to the towns due to lack of permanent transportation.
The above representative cases have brought forward the root cause is lack of blacktopped permanent road. Besides lack of transportation, amicable suggestions from JTA and agro-related training programs are in need.
“Agro-based community co-work must be taken a measure key to success for farmers,” said Regmi.
The Maoist’s revolutionary steps in agriculture must address those farmers who really help for gross domestic product and minimize the trade deficit to foreign countries by large sum of production in the land of her own.
October 12, 2008
Surya Adhikari, a farmer in Rampur VDC, palpa has expressed mournful situation when his products went wastage like chilies, cauliflowers etc. He is just an example representing hundreds of experienced farmers suffering from lack of market due to lack of transport. Rampur is linked to the network of road by earthen road which remains closed during rainy seasons. He says he has scraped the product because there is no market. He says there are hundreds of farmers with possibilities of progress and prosperity by farming in Rampur Valley.
Surya has doubt to the present Maoist government for facilitating the farmers. Bhola Regmi, a farmer who produces milk, appeals the government to manage the storage and market of the products. He further added disinterest of new generation to farming is alarming for whole agriculture field.
Jivnath Dungana, another farmer who has just brought few Jerseys ( a cow which gives more milk) and has started to give dairy services in joint venture, complains their surplus milk during June –August cannot be sent to the towns due to lack of permanent transportation.
The above representative cases have brought forward the root cause is lack of blacktopped permanent road. Besides lack of transportation, amicable suggestions from JTA and agro-related training programs are in need.
“Agro-based community co-work must be taken a measure key to success for farmers,” said Regmi.
The Maoist’s revolutionary steps in agriculture must address those farmers who really help for gross domestic product and minimize the trade deficit to foreign countries by large sum of production in the land of her own.
“Youths can Learn from Giriraj Pandey”
Rampur, Palpa
Aswin 25, 2065
Giriraj Pandey is unlike other people in the village. Others lounge around, gossip, and gamble. But he is busy in his farm. He has 7 ropani lands he has planted banana trees in ¼ of the land and in others he has planted tomatoes, cauliflowers, chilies etc. His family also supports him.
He came in the valley 20 years ago and bought the land and settled in the valley. He has been producing vegetables since last 15 years. He remembers the very difficult times when he had to go door to door to sell his products and to a long distance. Now the business people come to his own home to buy his products.
He takes loan from local co-operatives for fertilizers and seeds. He says that he has never got help from JTA and any others. He earns about Rs. 80 thousand per year. Though his income is small but he has vision he is self-dependant. He can earn more if markets are easily linked to the valley. He has planned to fetch water from a nearby source but he expects to get loan at lower interest rate from the co-operatives.
Those youth who are willing to go abroad can learn from him. He is hard working. The youths can do better than him. They need not look for the job outside when there is opportunity at the threshold.
Aswin 25, 2065
Giriraj Pandey is unlike other people in the village. Others lounge around, gossip, and gamble. But he is busy in his farm. He has 7 ropani lands he has planted banana trees in ¼ of the land and in others he has planted tomatoes, cauliflowers, chilies etc. His family also supports him.
He came in the valley 20 years ago and bought the land and settled in the valley. He has been producing vegetables since last 15 years. He remembers the very difficult times when he had to go door to door to sell his products and to a long distance. Now the business people come to his own home to buy his products.
He takes loan from local co-operatives for fertilizers and seeds. He says that he has never got help from JTA and any others. He earns about Rs. 80 thousand per year. Though his income is small but he has vision he is self-dependant. He can earn more if markets are easily linked to the valley. He has planned to fetch water from a nearby source but he expects to get loan at lower interest rate from the co-operatives.
Those youth who are willing to go abroad can learn from him. He is hard working. The youths can do better than him. They need not look for the job outside when there is opportunity at the threshold.
“People Call it a Bank”
Rampur, Palpa
October 5, 2008
People call it a bank in the Rampur valley. It has provided loan for different walks of life. Giriraj Panday, a farmer, is proudly accredited to the Andhakar Mukti Saving and Loan Co-operative Organization (AMSLCO), located in the Rampur VDC of Rampur Valley. He says that his life has been changed by taking loan for buying seeds and fertilizer for his vegetable farm.
AMSLCO, established in 1999 by a group of villagers has provided various services like daily saving, regular saving, piggy bank saving, business saving and fixed saving to about 5000 people in the five VDCs in the valley.
Ishwari Pokhrel, an employee of AMSLCO and founding member of it says proudly that it was only the organization running during Maoist insurgency when no banks and other economic activities were absent. The locally situated Agriculture Bank was withdrawn during the emergency but yet to be restored in the villages.
Panday added AMSLCO provides loan by easy process but the process for taking loan from Agriculture Development Bank is very difficult. The lengthy documentation process makes everyone impatience.
Farmers get loan from AMSLCO at 14% interest rate whereas other business people at 15%.
Pokhrel said they had established a grass development union and went on a study visit to neighbouring districts and were much impressed by Bijaya Bikarsh Shrot Kendra, Gaindakot. He said they had learned the saving at small scale and discussed for intiating the similar organization in their locality. Now AMSLCO has flow of Rs. 15.7 million in investment and 12 million in saving. Now 650 people are shareholders and 50000 people are getting benefit directly or indirectly.
Pokhrel added that they have planned to reach every household in the five VDCs and they will launch micro finance by November.
October 5, 2008
People call it a bank in the Rampur valley. It has provided loan for different walks of life. Giriraj Panday, a farmer, is proudly accredited to the Andhakar Mukti Saving and Loan Co-operative Organization (AMSLCO), located in the Rampur VDC of Rampur Valley. He says that his life has been changed by taking loan for buying seeds and fertilizer for his vegetable farm.
AMSLCO, established in 1999 by a group of villagers has provided various services like daily saving, regular saving, piggy bank saving, business saving and fixed saving to about 5000 people in the five VDCs in the valley.
Ishwari Pokhrel, an employee of AMSLCO and founding member of it says proudly that it was only the organization running during Maoist insurgency when no banks and other economic activities were absent. The locally situated Agriculture Bank was withdrawn during the emergency but yet to be restored in the villages.
Panday added AMSLCO provides loan by easy process but the process for taking loan from Agriculture Development Bank is very difficult. The lengthy documentation process makes everyone impatience.
Farmers get loan from AMSLCO at 14% interest rate whereas other business people at 15%.
Pokhrel said they had established a grass development union and went on a study visit to neighbouring districts and were much impressed by Bijaya Bikarsh Shrot Kendra, Gaindakot. He said they had learned the saving at small scale and discussed for intiating the similar organization in their locality. Now AMSLCO has flow of Rs. 15.7 million in investment and 12 million in saving. Now 650 people are shareholders and 50000 people are getting benefit directly or indirectly.
Pokhrel added that they have planned to reach every household in the five VDCs and they will launch micro finance by November.
“Stop urbanization in cultivable land”
Rampur, Palpa
Aswin 5, 2065
Rice fields are being converted into towns. Few brokers purchase the high yielding lands and sell by making it pieces for making houses. The District land preservation office has the record that about 3 hectares of land have been sold by chopping into pieces in the Rampur valley alone in the fiscal year 2064/2065. This is more than the double size to the last years.
Ram Bahadur Rana, whose house was on a high hill nearby the valley and a retired Indian army, has bought the land by paying 0.7 million for 0.45 Ropanis. He came here for services like transportation, good schools, and many more facilities.
Gobinda Tiwari, a business man in the valley, says its foolishness to sell the rice field and get few million rupees, done by few capitalists. “The nation must bring concrete planning to promote agricultural activities so that such irrigated and high yielding fields would not be occupied with concrete buildings” added he.
Aswin 5, 2065
Rice fields are being converted into towns. Few brokers purchase the high yielding lands and sell by making it pieces for making houses. The District land preservation office has the record that about 3 hectares of land have been sold by chopping into pieces in the Rampur valley alone in the fiscal year 2064/2065. This is more than the double size to the last years.
Ram Bahadur Rana, whose house was on a high hill nearby the valley and a retired Indian army, has bought the land by paying 0.7 million for 0.45 Ropanis. He came here for services like transportation, good schools, and many more facilities.
Gobinda Tiwari, a business man in the valley, says its foolishness to sell the rice field and get few million rupees, done by few capitalists. “The nation must bring concrete planning to promote agricultural activities so that such irrigated and high yielding fields would not be occupied with concrete buildings” added he.
“Footpaths are no longer shopping stalls”
Kathmandu
October 20, 2008
The streets and footpaths are not busy in new road in front of RNAC. People are walking on footpath. Rojan Paudel feels it’s amazingly freedom to walk on footpath. We had to walk on the roads where tempos were parked. It would be wild walking in these areas to reach destination anyway.
This happened when Metro police and traffic police started to clear the area where footpath shops had displaced the people walking from the footpaths since the last week. This is just an example. Kalanki, Ratnapark, Baneswar, Purano Buspark etc. are cleared by the police. The metropolice has planned to omit such shops at any cost in the hectic places in Kathmandu valley. Traffic Police Rajen Bhetwal says that now they are making the city more managed. Traffic jam and accidents are diminishing. Public should evaluate this and reaction the happening which helps us to come up with better solution in such things. He further added any day and night buses have to be boarded at Gongabu. Every passenger cannot stop at any other places.
Ramesh Chaudhari, a lonely shopkeeper at the footpath of Baneshwar in Monday morning, says that he has just kept for a while there with shivering voice. He added he can run away with all the goods in no time however he attempts to make money.
Deepak Chaulagain, a tempo driver, says that occupying the footpath is genuinely irresponsibility. He added that the really needy ones must be managed at proper places for selling the things. Such anarchy cannot be tolerated at all.
October 20, 2008
The streets and footpaths are not busy in new road in front of RNAC. People are walking on footpath. Rojan Paudel feels it’s amazingly freedom to walk on footpath. We had to walk on the roads where tempos were parked. It would be wild walking in these areas to reach destination anyway.
This happened when Metro police and traffic police started to clear the area where footpath shops had displaced the people walking from the footpaths since the last week. This is just an example. Kalanki, Ratnapark, Baneswar, Purano Buspark etc. are cleared by the police. The metropolice has planned to omit such shops at any cost in the hectic places in Kathmandu valley. Traffic Police Rajen Bhetwal says that now they are making the city more managed. Traffic jam and accidents are diminishing. Public should evaluate this and reaction the happening which helps us to come up with better solution in such things. He further added any day and night buses have to be boarded at Gongabu. Every passenger cannot stop at any other places.
Ramesh Chaudhari, a lonely shopkeeper at the footpath of Baneshwar in Monday morning, says that he has just kept for a while there with shivering voice. He added he can run away with all the goods in no time however he attempts to make money.
Deepak Chaulagain, a tempo driver, says that occupying the footpath is genuinely irresponsibility. He added that the really needy ones must be managed at proper places for selling the things. Such anarchy cannot be tolerated at all.
“No Emergency Service during Dashain Festival”
Rampur, Palpa
October 5, 2008
The Public Health Center (PHC) Rampur remains fully closed during Dashain festival from 5th -13th October. Dilleswar Shrestha, an Auxiliary Health Worker (AHW) says that all other neighboring PHC are providing emergency services throught the whole year. They have managed eight hours duty. Shrestha says that they have vacant posts but no staffs which resulted in no emergency services at all.
Deepak Shrestha, a police inspector of Ilaka Police Office, complained about there is no one to make a medical report for any police case reported during Dashain festival. He has to report to the district if any cases are reported to the police station. District headquarter is 65 km away.
A staffer complains that Mr. Ramdev chaudhari, the incharge of PHC is reluctant to the management of the hospital. His less concern to the PHC and the no participation of the PHC support committee is the main cause to be mismanagement of the emergency services
October 5, 2008
The Public Health Center (PHC) Rampur remains fully closed during Dashain festival from 5th -13th October. Dilleswar Shrestha, an Auxiliary Health Worker (AHW) says that all other neighboring PHC are providing emergency services throught the whole year. They have managed eight hours duty. Shrestha says that they have vacant posts but no staffs which resulted in no emergency services at all.
Deepak Shrestha, a police inspector of Ilaka Police Office, complained about there is no one to make a medical report for any police case reported during Dashain festival. He has to report to the district if any cases are reported to the police station. District headquarter is 65 km away.
A staffer complains that Mr. Ramdev chaudhari, the incharge of PHC is reluctant to the management of the hospital. His less concern to the PHC and the no participation of the PHC support committee is the main cause to be mismanagement of the emergency services
“Staffs of Public Health centre take leave but no Alternatives”
Rampur, Palpa
October 5, 2008
The staffs of the Public Health Centre (PHC), Rampur have taken leave but there is no alternative provided. There are six vacant posts. The posts are Health assistant (HA), a Staff Nurse, an Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM), a deputy accountant, and two peons. Few of them are on study leave.
Tirtha Pangeni, the chairman of PHC support committee, says that they only can complain all the authority is at the district level. Staffs make themselves their study leave from the district health office by any way. But district health office does not think of any alternatives for the vacant post and for the replacement for those who are on study leave.
Balkrishna Bhusal, the chief of District Health Office, said there is the high tendency of unwilling to go to remote areas for the service. The PHC lies at the distance of 45 km away from the blacktopped highway. There is the problem few staffs seek for study leave and deny listening anything in reverse want to quit the job.
Ramdev Chaudhari is absent since last 7 days. A staffer not wanted to tell his name said that the doctor does not have any concern to the health services he takes leave any time he likes.
October 5, 2008
The staffs of the Public Health Centre (PHC), Rampur have taken leave but there is no alternative provided. There are six vacant posts. The posts are Health assistant (HA), a Staff Nurse, an Auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANM), a deputy accountant, and two peons. Few of them are on study leave.
Tirtha Pangeni, the chairman of PHC support committee, says that they only can complain all the authority is at the district level. Staffs make themselves their study leave from the district health office by any way. But district health office does not think of any alternatives for the vacant post and for the replacement for those who are on study leave.
Balkrishna Bhusal, the chief of District Health Office, said there is the high tendency of unwilling to go to remote areas for the service. The PHC lies at the distance of 45 km away from the blacktopped highway. There is the problem few staffs seek for study leave and deny listening anything in reverse want to quit the job.
Ramdev Chaudhari is absent since last 7 days. A staffer not wanted to tell his name said that the doctor does not have any concern to the health services he takes leave any time he likes.
“Female suicide is rising”
Rampur, Palpa
Kartik 2, 2065
The total suicide case in the record of Rampur Police station is five in the period of 6 months from Baishakh to Aswin 2065. There are 12 village development committees to be taken in responsibility by this police station. Four suicides are with rope and one with taking poison. The females are four out of five. In the last six months period suicide cases were reported to police were just three.
Deepak Shrestha says that the causes behind these suicides are poverty, pregnancy by illegitimate sex, and household torture upon females must have raised the suicide rates etc.
Kartik 2, 2065
The total suicide case in the record of Rampur Police station is five in the period of 6 months from Baishakh to Aswin 2065. There are 12 village development committees to be taken in responsibility by this police station. Four suicides are with rope and one with taking poison. The females are four out of five. In the last six months period suicide cases were reported to police were just three.
Deepak Shrestha says that the causes behind these suicides are poverty, pregnancy by illegitimate sex, and household torture upon females must have raised the suicide rates etc.
Wednesday, October 22, 2008
“Hamdarda is a Trust”
Kathmandu
Aswin 10, 2065
Hamdarda, an Indian herbal brand having deferent 600 products, felicitated personalities in Kathmandu. The program called ‘Hamdarda Samman’ was formally opened by the health minister Giriraj Mani pokhrel. Jagadish Ghimire, a literature; Sapana Pradhan, an advocate and women rights activist; Mahabir Pun, who received Magsaysay award for his contribution for information technology of the villagers of Nangi village of Myagdi district; and comedian and artists Madan Krishna shrestha and Haribansa Acharya; Kiran pradhan, a singer and musician, and young scientist Nabin Bishwakarma were among the personalities being felicitated.
Bishwa kiran Jain, the country director of Hamdarda to Nepal said this type of programs have been organized since last three years. The program at the prelude of Dashain festival was alike goodwill sharing. He added Hamdarda is a trust.
All the personalities shared their views. The new information was hamdareda was a trust, though any programs as a trust by Hamdarda is yet to be seen. Hopefully all of them wished that Humdarda would be in touchstone of trust in near future.
The program became a serious when young scientist Nabin expressed the sorrowful situation he has faced because his helicopter making is going to be incomplete due to lack of fund. Few women gave some thousand rupees being impressed by his extraordinary plans in science after the program.
Aswin 10, 2065
Hamdarda, an Indian herbal brand having deferent 600 products, felicitated personalities in Kathmandu. The program called ‘Hamdarda Samman’ was formally opened by the health minister Giriraj Mani pokhrel. Jagadish Ghimire, a literature; Sapana Pradhan, an advocate and women rights activist; Mahabir Pun, who received Magsaysay award for his contribution for information technology of the villagers of Nangi village of Myagdi district; and comedian and artists Madan Krishna shrestha and Haribansa Acharya; Kiran pradhan, a singer and musician, and young scientist Nabin Bishwakarma were among the personalities being felicitated.
Bishwa kiran Jain, the country director of Hamdarda to Nepal said this type of programs have been organized since last three years. The program at the prelude of Dashain festival was alike goodwill sharing. He added Hamdarda is a trust.
All the personalities shared their views. The new information was hamdareda was a trust, though any programs as a trust by Hamdarda is yet to be seen. Hopefully all of them wished that Humdarda would be in touchstone of trust in near future.
The program became a serious when young scientist Nabin expressed the sorrowful situation he has faced because his helicopter making is going to be incomplete due to lack of fund. Few women gave some thousand rupees being impressed by his extraordinary plans in science after the program.
High-yielding rice fields being urbanized
Rampur, Palpa
Rice fields are being converted into towns. Few brokers purchase plots of high yielding land and sell them for building houses. The district land preservation office has the record that about three hectares of land have been sold in the Rampur valley alone in the fiscal year 2064/2065. This is more than the double size of the last year.
Retired Indian army man Ram Bahadur Rana, whose house was on a high hill nearby the valley, has bought the land by paying 0.7 million for 0.45 Ropanis. He came here due to the availability of modern facilities such as transportation, schools, hospitals and more.
Gobinda Tiwari, a business man in the valley, says it is foolishness to sell the rice field and get few million rupees, done by few capitalists. “The nation must bring concrete planning to promote agricultural activities so that such irrigated and high yielding fields would not be occupied with concrete buildings,” added he.
It is high time to come up with land concept utility and manage it scientifically.
Rice fields are being converted into towns. Few brokers purchase plots of high yielding land and sell them for building houses. The district land preservation office has the record that about three hectares of land have been sold in the Rampur valley alone in the fiscal year 2064/2065. This is more than the double size of the last year.
Retired Indian army man Ram Bahadur Rana, whose house was on a high hill nearby the valley, has bought the land by paying 0.7 million for 0.45 Ropanis. He came here due to the availability of modern facilities such as transportation, schools, hospitals and more.
Gobinda Tiwari, a business man in the valley, says it is foolishness to sell the rice field and get few million rupees, done by few capitalists. “The nation must bring concrete planning to promote agricultural activities so that such irrigated and high yielding fields would not be occupied with concrete buildings,” added he.
It is high time to come up with land concept utility and manage it scientifically.
High-yielding rice fields being urbanized
Rampur, Palpa
Rice fields are being converted into towns. Few brokers purchase plots of high yielding land and sell them for building houses. The district land preservation office has the record that about three hectares of land have been sold in the Rampur valley alone in the fiscal year 2064/2065. This is more than the double size of the last year.
Retired Indian army man Ram Bahadur Rana, whose house was on a high hill nearby the valley, has bought the land by paying 0.7 million for 0.45 Ropanis. He came here due to the availability of modern facilities such as transportation, schools, hospitals and more.
Gobinda Tiwari, a business man in the valley, says it is foolishness to sell the rice field and get few million rupees, done by few capitalists. “The nation must bring concrete planning to promote agricultural activities so that such irrigated and high yielding fields would not be occupied with concrete buildings,” added he.
It is high time to come up with land concept utility and manage it scientifically.
Rice fields are being converted into towns. Few brokers purchase plots of high yielding land and sell them for building houses. The district land preservation office has the record that about three hectares of land have been sold in the Rampur valley alone in the fiscal year 2064/2065. This is more than the double size of the last year.
Retired Indian army man Ram Bahadur Rana, whose house was on a high hill nearby the valley, has bought the land by paying 0.7 million for 0.45 Ropanis. He came here due to the availability of modern facilities such as transportation, schools, hospitals and more.
Gobinda Tiwari, a business man in the valley, says it is foolishness to sell the rice field and get few million rupees, done by few capitalists. “The nation must bring concrete planning to promote agricultural activities so that such irrigated and high yielding fields would not be occupied with concrete buildings,” added he.
It is high time to come up with land concept utility and manage it scientifically.
Saturday, October 18, 2008
“Rampur Sirjansheel Yuba Samaj celebrated 10th Anniversary”
“Rampur Sirjansheel Yuba Samaj celebrated 10th Anniversary”
Rampur ( Palpa) -6, Bijayapur
October 17, 2008
Rampur Sirjansheel Yuba Samaj (RSYS) has celebrated 10th anniversary with a 3-day program. Football competition , open 1500m race, 100m women race, poem competition, quiz contests, single dance competition and similar programs were held to mark the anniversary.
Besides, a program to felicitate the personalities who have contributed to different fields at local and national levels.
According to Om Prakash Regmi, the Chairman of the Yuba Samaj, the personalities who played a great role in literature, games and sports, journalism, social works and ex-members of the the Samaj were felicitated. Badri Pangeni, Bhagawan Bhandari, and Madhav Aryal were felicitated.
Madhav Aryal was felicitated for his journalistic performance while Mani Bhandari was felicitated for his contribution to football for about two decades. Similarly, Badri pangeni was felicitated for his contribution to singing art.
Rampur Janaklyan Club bagged the medal in the football competition. Similarly, Rampur Yuba Club and Jyoti Yuba Club became second and third respectively.
The participants of RSYS stood first in the quiz contest whereas Ratnapur Bhandari group and Rampur Yuba Club grabbed the second and third positions respectively.
Sangita Jhanal and Anju Adhikari stood first and second respectively in the women’s 100m race.
The RSYS had also organized a Yoga camp from 7 to 13 September. About 1000 people benefited from the camp, Yoga teacher Sudip Lamsal had run the program during whole week.
According to Om Prakash Regmi, the RSYS has also planned to conduct a two-day road repair program after the completion of scheduled program in the anniversary.
Rampur ( Palpa) -6, Bijayapur
October 17, 2008
Rampur Sirjansheel Yuba Samaj (RSYS) has celebrated 10th anniversary with a 3-day program. Football competition , open 1500m race, 100m women race, poem competition, quiz contests, single dance competition and similar programs were held to mark the anniversary.
Besides, a program to felicitate the personalities who have contributed to different fields at local and national levels.
According to Om Prakash Regmi, the Chairman of the Yuba Samaj, the personalities who played a great role in literature, games and sports, journalism, social works and ex-members of the the Samaj were felicitated. Badri Pangeni, Bhagawan Bhandari, and Madhav Aryal were felicitated.
Madhav Aryal was felicitated for his journalistic performance while Mani Bhandari was felicitated for his contribution to football for about two decades. Similarly, Badri pangeni was felicitated for his contribution to singing art.
Rampur Janaklyan Club bagged the medal in the football competition. Similarly, Rampur Yuba Club and Jyoti Yuba Club became second and third respectively.
The participants of RSYS stood first in the quiz contest whereas Ratnapur Bhandari group and Rampur Yuba Club grabbed the second and third positions respectively.
Sangita Jhanal and Anju Adhikari stood first and second respectively in the women’s 100m race.
The RSYS had also organized a Yoga camp from 7 to 13 September. About 1000 people benefited from the camp, Yoga teacher Sudip Lamsal had run the program during whole week.
According to Om Prakash Regmi, the RSYS has also planned to conduct a two-day road repair program after the completion of scheduled program in the anniversary.
Ex-army Secondary School to be a Trust
Rampur ( Palpa) -6, Bijayapur
October 17, 2008
An ex-army secondary School at Rampur-3 is going to be registered under trust (Guthi). Raman Bahadur Rana, the President of the school management committee said the school will be under trust to get enough support from India through the Indian Embassy, where they worked as army and retired. He added school being under private limited does not meet the criteria for getting donation from India.
The school was established in 1998 by Rampur Ex-army Institution (REI), consists about 250 ex-army men including Indian Army in majority, and British army and Nepali Army. It remained closed in 2001/2002 and 2002/2003 sessions because of Maoist insurgency.
Total 650 students have been studying at the school now. About 10% students from Dalits, disadvantages, and poor have got scholarships. The school says it has offered quality education at a low cost. Hopefully, Raman Bahadur said by making the school a trust, they will be able to provide more scholarship and more infrastructures for the school.
Besides school, REI has done various other tihngs. Last year, it electrified few villages of Darcha, the adjacent village of Rampur. A rural road to link Sitakunda, a holy place on a high hill and a giant drinking water project with overhead tank for Rampur valley are projects in pipeline of REI. Raman Bahadur added the Rampur valley is in need of ambulance. They will propose to India for providing ambulance too.
October 17, 2008
An ex-army secondary School at Rampur-3 is going to be registered under trust (Guthi). Raman Bahadur Rana, the President of the school management committee said the school will be under trust to get enough support from India through the Indian Embassy, where they worked as army and retired. He added school being under private limited does not meet the criteria for getting donation from India.
The school was established in 1998 by Rampur Ex-army Institution (REI), consists about 250 ex-army men including Indian Army in majority, and British army and Nepali Army. It remained closed in 2001/2002 and 2002/2003 sessions because of Maoist insurgency.
Total 650 students have been studying at the school now. About 10% students from Dalits, disadvantages, and poor have got scholarships. The school says it has offered quality education at a low cost. Hopefully, Raman Bahadur said by making the school a trust, they will be able to provide more scholarship and more infrastructures for the school.
Besides school, REI has done various other tihngs. Last year, it electrified few villages of Darcha, the adjacent village of Rampur. A rural road to link Sitakunda, a holy place on a high hill and a giant drinking water project with overhead tank for Rampur valley are projects in pipeline of REI. Raman Bahadur added the Rampur valley is in need of ambulance. They will propose to India for providing ambulance too.
An effort for Vulture conservation
Rampur, Palpa
October 5, 2008
When activists of Biodiversity Conservation and Research Forum Nepal ( BICORF Nepal) participated in a school teaching program (STP) at Ram Tulsi Secondary School, class 10 students the following questions on vultures:
· Where do vultures live?
· How can we preserve vulture?
· Why should medicines used for domestic animals be vulture-friendly?
· Why should we give up the traditional belief that vultures fetch bad luck?
The BICORF Nepal has brought two types of programs for vulture conservation: one for school and another for the general public. Vulture is the most endangered species of birds in Nepal. The school level program includes essay competition among nine schools located in Rampur Valley. The title for competition was ‘Student’s role to conserve vulture’.
Similarly, quiz contest and landscape painting were conducted for generating awareness among school children. A field trip to the vulture colony was also organized for students.
Sarita Paudel, a student of grade 10 of Rampur Secondary School, said she was impressed by the program. She proudly said that they learnt that we had to protect the tall trees in the riverside and in jungles, the habitat of the vultures. She added, “We have learnt other measures to conserve the vultures.”
Jyoti Adhikari, a member of Ramche community forest user’s group, said, gone are the days when vultures were common in sight.” He further said that the effort of the BICORF Nepal in the time vultures are rarely seen is very significant.
Conservation awareness boards have been erected at different locations in the Rampur valley. A radio program for vulture conservation called ‘Hatemalo’ is broadcast every Friday evening in Radio Madanpokhara.
Bishnu Shrestha, the chairman of the BICORF Nepal said they also had recently organized an interaction program among the different walks of life in the valley. The participants were employees of Range Post Rampur, Veterinary Center and Agriculture Center, ex-members of village development committees,environment, population and health teachers from different schools. Shrestha added there is a training program on vulture ecology and biodiversity conservation in pipeline for Community Forest Users group.
The BICORF Nepal has planned to conduct a vulture week celebration by organizing sports competition among the different clubs in the valley.
At Jatayu (Vulture) restaurant has been set up at the corner of Chitwan National Park to conserve the vultures. Proper food and environment are created there.
October 5, 2008
When activists of Biodiversity Conservation and Research Forum Nepal ( BICORF Nepal) participated in a school teaching program (STP) at Ram Tulsi Secondary School, class 10 students the following questions on vultures:
· Where do vultures live?
· How can we preserve vulture?
· Why should medicines used for domestic animals be vulture-friendly?
· Why should we give up the traditional belief that vultures fetch bad luck?
The BICORF Nepal has brought two types of programs for vulture conservation: one for school and another for the general public. Vulture is the most endangered species of birds in Nepal. The school level program includes essay competition among nine schools located in Rampur Valley. The title for competition was ‘Student’s role to conserve vulture’.
Similarly, quiz contest and landscape painting were conducted for generating awareness among school children. A field trip to the vulture colony was also organized for students.
Sarita Paudel, a student of grade 10 of Rampur Secondary School, said she was impressed by the program. She proudly said that they learnt that we had to protect the tall trees in the riverside and in jungles, the habitat of the vultures. She added, “We have learnt other measures to conserve the vultures.”
Jyoti Adhikari, a member of Ramche community forest user’s group, said, gone are the days when vultures were common in sight.” He further said that the effort of the BICORF Nepal in the time vultures are rarely seen is very significant.
Conservation awareness boards have been erected at different locations in the Rampur valley. A radio program for vulture conservation called ‘Hatemalo’ is broadcast every Friday evening in Radio Madanpokhara.
Bishnu Shrestha, the chairman of the BICORF Nepal said they also had recently organized an interaction program among the different walks of life in the valley. The participants were employees of Range Post Rampur, Veterinary Center and Agriculture Center, ex-members of village development committees,environment, population and health teachers from different schools. Shrestha added there is a training program on vulture ecology and biodiversity conservation in pipeline for Community Forest Users group.
The BICORF Nepal has planned to conduct a vulture week celebration by organizing sports competition among the different clubs in the valley.
At Jatayu (Vulture) restaurant has been set up at the corner of Chitwan National Park to conserve the vultures. Proper food and environment are created there.
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Say ‘no’ to Federalism
By Rudra Pangeni
Here is an interview taken to Mr Krishna Adhikari, the central member of Rastriya Janamorcha Party. It is the party who has called Nepal closure and the strike with few demands and issues. Their major demand is: to say no to federal structure on which all others agree. To end up the feudalistic central ruling system and take up the local self-government with democratic decentralization based on unitary state mechanism, cancellation of the treaty 1950 to stop encroachment to the boarder, for strengthen the republic etc. Their agendas must have been made a topic of discussion in a round table to take confidence of this party although this party does not have any significant representation in the party. It is high time to get consensus from this party because this government standing for day to day administration and restructuring role as well as the constructive stand for facilitating in writing constitution.
Rudra : Are Nepalese taking your Banda without trouble and crippling? Is it the responsible party making up a stone to the wholeness of Banda which has become a common happening nowadays?
Krishna Adhikari: We cannot disagree. It costs the normal day life of the people. Our band is not called just abruptly. We have been raising our voice against federal structure of the state. We have discussed with intellectual groups. The alarming happening, the authenticating the federal structure will be leading to further division as per as many tiny states with self decision and finally demanding the federal state as per the caste system. There is room for making the nation disintegrated.
Rudra: Why to go with socially accepted wrong methods with such a genuine national issues. The issues have the seriousness but the Banda molests it. What do you say here?
Krishna Adhikari : It is problematic to the citizens. But the government does not pay attention to our issues. Our issues have been recklessly kept aside by constituent assembly. We are obliged to bear the panic as a pregnant woman has to come across with the sorrows for a good baby. That’s why the sorrows the future we see guides us towards integrity of Nepal and her citizens.
Rudra: why you are alone in this issue since all have already decided on it?
Krishna Adhikari : By politically, geographically, economically the caste based federalism is alarming. How can the government sustain or pay to the large number of Member of Parliament. By federalism all the tiny states will have self decisions and power. The unevenly distributed natural resources and opportunities.
Rudra: Is that model being practiced anywhere in the world?
Krishna Adhikari: There are many nations who have failed due to federal structure. Some are successful in federal but their need to be in federal structure is different. Few nations have taken it to join or integrate one another, the countries having colonial experience followed this, and the largest size of the big nation required the federalism. There is no such background for federal structure in Nepal, the caste identity and self decisive power pushes the nation towards the separation.
Rudra: To cancel is the issue your party has put forward. Premier Prachand has recently finished his India visit. Is he successful in this matter, which was also at the top list of your agendas?
Krishna Adhikari: No it cannot be said successful. Maoist does not have the self-confidence in its existence. They are not unlike the previous rulers.
Rudra: What do people expect from your party?
Krishna Adhikari: Our party is the mother party of communist ideology. Even Maoists and other parties is the product of our party.
Rudra: Aren’t you afraid of people who may disobey the banda?
Krishna Adhikari: we are sure that the people support us. They know the important of our issue in this time.
Here is an interview taken to Mr Krishna Adhikari, the central member of Rastriya Janamorcha Party. It is the party who has called Nepal closure and the strike with few demands and issues. Their major demand is: to say no to federal structure on which all others agree. To end up the feudalistic central ruling system and take up the local self-government with democratic decentralization based on unitary state mechanism, cancellation of the treaty 1950 to stop encroachment to the boarder, for strengthen the republic etc. Their agendas must have been made a topic of discussion in a round table to take confidence of this party although this party does not have any significant representation in the party. It is high time to get consensus from this party because this government standing for day to day administration and restructuring role as well as the constructive stand for facilitating in writing constitution.
Rudra : Are Nepalese taking your Banda without trouble and crippling? Is it the responsible party making up a stone to the wholeness of Banda which has become a common happening nowadays?
Krishna Adhikari: We cannot disagree. It costs the normal day life of the people. Our band is not called just abruptly. We have been raising our voice against federal structure of the state. We have discussed with intellectual groups. The alarming happening, the authenticating the federal structure will be leading to further division as per as many tiny states with self decision and finally demanding the federal state as per the caste system. There is room for making the nation disintegrated.
Rudra: Why to go with socially accepted wrong methods with such a genuine national issues. The issues have the seriousness but the Banda molests it. What do you say here?
Krishna Adhikari : It is problematic to the citizens. But the government does not pay attention to our issues. Our issues have been recklessly kept aside by constituent assembly. We are obliged to bear the panic as a pregnant woman has to come across with the sorrows for a good baby. That’s why the sorrows the future we see guides us towards integrity of Nepal and her citizens.
Rudra: why you are alone in this issue since all have already decided on it?
Krishna Adhikari : By politically, geographically, economically the caste based federalism is alarming. How can the government sustain or pay to the large number of Member of Parliament. By federalism all the tiny states will have self decisions and power. The unevenly distributed natural resources and opportunities.
Rudra: Is that model being practiced anywhere in the world?
Krishna Adhikari: There are many nations who have failed due to federal structure. Some are successful in federal but their need to be in federal structure is different. Few nations have taken it to join or integrate one another, the countries having colonial experience followed this, and the largest size of the big nation required the federalism. There is no such background for federal structure in Nepal, the caste identity and self decisive power pushes the nation towards the separation.
Rudra: To cancel is the issue your party has put forward. Premier Prachand has recently finished his India visit. Is he successful in this matter, which was also at the top list of your agendas?
Krishna Adhikari: No it cannot be said successful. Maoist does not have the self-confidence in its existence. They are not unlike the previous rulers.
Rudra: What do people expect from your party?
Krishna Adhikari: Our party is the mother party of communist ideology. Even Maoists and other parties is the product of our party.
Rudra: Aren’t you afraid of people who may disobey the banda?
Krishna Adhikari: we are sure that the people support us. They know the important of our issue in this time.
Friday, September 26, 2008
“Welcome to the land of Lord Buddha”
Mr Ajay Khatri and Mr Bhagat Khatri, residents of Madhyapur Thimi, are two cyclists on a world tour are back to home after making experience 18 nations altogether. Mr Rudra Pangeni interviewed them and their interview goes on like this.
Interviewer: How are you Bhagatji and Ajayaji? Which countries you have travelled recently?
Khatri & Mishra: Oh, we are fine. We have travelled Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Macau, Brunei, Korea, China, Japan etc. We have travelled 18 countries altogether. We started our travelling from India and Bangladesh 4 years ago.
Interviewer: What are you doing now?
Khatri & Mishra: We are preparing for the next trip to Russia, northern Europe and then to Middle East.
Interviewer: What are your objectives behind your world tour on cycle?
Khatri & Mishra: To assist the Nepal prospers. We have slogan “Let us enlighten peace in the world” and “the world is our: let us save and develop it for our future generation.”
Basically to identify Nepal to the world. We identify Nepal with its distinct culture, the geography, country of Himalaya. Our attempt is to make her known unlike the mainstream media doing to the world. They identify Nepal as a war troubled nation alone. But we try to give the message of peace. We depict other prospects of Nepal. The war was for transformation and restructuring the nation.
To know the world, to feel it. To realize different societies their art, culture. To gain first hand experience of the world. To know the development process of the other countries and to contribute Nepali society what is the world like by the information to the Nepali. Aware Nepali we should start from ourselves to develop Nepal. Our exploration ahead will give us more clear insight and vision.
Interviewer: From where did you start this world tour on cycle?
Khatri & Mishra: We made up our mind to do something distinct. We wanted to make an adventurous journey on cycle around the world. We shared our concept to Mohan Krishna Shrestha, mayor of Madhyapur municipality. He inspired us. He also helped with fund. Then we took ideas from Nepal Tourism Board and Foreign Ministry.
Interviewer: What is the source of your travelling cost?
Khatri & Mishra: At first we got financial assistance from Madhyapur municipality and then Rs. 40,000 from the cabinet of ministers in 2004. Locals of Madhyapur municipality helped us a lot. We are helped by many other Nepalese and the natives of the respective countries. We use the money for food and Visa processing. We tell them our clear vision and goals then they appreciate our work. We find warm welcome from the Nepalese Diaspora. We do not stay in hotels. We stay in public places, like temples, Gumbas, etc we make tent there for sleeping. Sometimes we live in private houses when the people let us be there.
Interviewer: Let us know an interesting incident from your tour on cycle.
Khatri & Mishra: Every moment is memorable and interesting. We are overwhelmed when Diaspora Nepali welcomes us. It is most memorable. We met an ex police of Nepal in Hong Kong. Gyanu Pulami Magar and Madhu Pulami Magar a couple, we could not afford in this most expensive country if we were not helped by this couple. We stayed with them one and half month. Every day we found them hospitable. They loved us a lot.
One embarrassing moment we dealt with at the Indian Embassy in Laos. A big statue is kept at the gate. “Welcome to the country of Lord Buddha” Was written at the footage of the statue. We were shocked by this.
Interviewer: Are the people similar to your assumption?
Khatri & Mishra: Rarely it happens. The Buddhists of Thailand differs to the Buddhists of Japan. The culture so various that we can’t make our guess justufied. That’s why every moment is exploring. We thought Bangkok was the most magnificent city. But when we entered into Malyasia we were compelled to change our assumption.
Interviewer: In what extent are your objectives fulfilled.
Khatri & Mishra: we have been continuing the journey. We have seen the poorest country like Combodia, Laos etc. We have seen people living there very miserable life. But the youths in these countries are very serious, they are energetic, curious and they are interested to know something new. Whereas we have seen the life very prosperous like in Japan, Thailand, and many more. By seeing them we come to conclude that we should manage agriculture to develop the nation. Every citizen must be self dependent. Thinking of what I can do to my nation should be inculcated in every Nepalese people rather than what I get from the nation. Every citizen has to labor. We can see the waste management in the Japan, Hong Kong. In Nepal we do not take it’s our responsibility. There they think that they should contribute. We saw a baby running after a chocolate wrapper which was blown up by the wind soon after she ate up. She did not mind to forget the taste of chocolate. She had to keep it in her pocket because there was not any dustbin. They are brought up in the responsible beings.
Finally, after completing our journey we are going to publish a book to give the whole experience of our journey to all the Nepali people.
Interviewer: Is there any person who became most memorable in the journey?
Khatri & Mishra: Yes, we have already mentioned the Pulami Magar family. Another is Songhang, a man of Phnom Penh the capital city of Cambodia. It was at the time of world cup 2006. We were in the process of visa to Thailand. He invited us to his home. We stayed with his family for 10 days. He loved us a lot. He becomes very close to the guests. We saw tears in his eyes at the time they bid farewell to us. We were highly impressed by him and his family. We have found no such amicable man yet.
Interviewer: What will you do after this tour?
Khatri & Mishra: We will be in social work. We will be helping to the orphans and destitute.
Interviewer: Can you estimate your achievement at the completion of your world journey on cycle?
Khatri & Mishra: We give message to the world our country is peaceful. We are the country of God Buddha. We welcome all the people to the nation where Buddha was born. We tell them the present peace less situation is temporary. Buddha was also at peace less but he achieved enlightenment by meditation. We will have peace in our country. We will assist the tourism of our country by identifying our country to the world.
Interviewer: How are you Bhagatji and Ajayaji? Which countries you have travelled recently?
Khatri & Mishra: Oh, we are fine. We have travelled Indonesia, Philippines, Taiwan, Macau, Brunei, Korea, China, Japan etc. We have travelled 18 countries altogether. We started our travelling from India and Bangladesh 4 years ago.
Interviewer: What are you doing now?
Khatri & Mishra: We are preparing for the next trip to Russia, northern Europe and then to Middle East.
Interviewer: What are your objectives behind your world tour on cycle?
Khatri & Mishra: To assist the Nepal prospers. We have slogan “Let us enlighten peace in the world” and “the world is our: let us save and develop it for our future generation.”
Basically to identify Nepal to the world. We identify Nepal with its distinct culture, the geography, country of Himalaya. Our attempt is to make her known unlike the mainstream media doing to the world. They identify Nepal as a war troubled nation alone. But we try to give the message of peace. We depict other prospects of Nepal. The war was for transformation and restructuring the nation.
To know the world, to feel it. To realize different societies their art, culture. To gain first hand experience of the world. To know the development process of the other countries and to contribute Nepali society what is the world like by the information to the Nepali. Aware Nepali we should start from ourselves to develop Nepal. Our exploration ahead will give us more clear insight and vision.
Interviewer: From where did you start this world tour on cycle?
Khatri & Mishra: We made up our mind to do something distinct. We wanted to make an adventurous journey on cycle around the world. We shared our concept to Mohan Krishna Shrestha, mayor of Madhyapur municipality. He inspired us. He also helped with fund. Then we took ideas from Nepal Tourism Board and Foreign Ministry.
Interviewer: What is the source of your travelling cost?
Khatri & Mishra: At first we got financial assistance from Madhyapur municipality and then Rs. 40,000 from the cabinet of ministers in 2004. Locals of Madhyapur municipality helped us a lot. We are helped by many other Nepalese and the natives of the respective countries. We use the money for food and Visa processing. We tell them our clear vision and goals then they appreciate our work. We find warm welcome from the Nepalese Diaspora. We do not stay in hotels. We stay in public places, like temples, Gumbas, etc we make tent there for sleeping. Sometimes we live in private houses when the people let us be there.
Interviewer: Let us know an interesting incident from your tour on cycle.
Khatri & Mishra: Every moment is memorable and interesting. We are overwhelmed when Diaspora Nepali welcomes us. It is most memorable. We met an ex police of Nepal in Hong Kong. Gyanu Pulami Magar and Madhu Pulami Magar a couple, we could not afford in this most expensive country if we were not helped by this couple. We stayed with them one and half month. Every day we found them hospitable. They loved us a lot.
One embarrassing moment we dealt with at the Indian Embassy in Laos. A big statue is kept at the gate. “Welcome to the country of Lord Buddha” Was written at the footage of the statue. We were shocked by this.
Interviewer: Are the people similar to your assumption?
Khatri & Mishra: Rarely it happens. The Buddhists of Thailand differs to the Buddhists of Japan. The culture so various that we can’t make our guess justufied. That’s why every moment is exploring. We thought Bangkok was the most magnificent city. But when we entered into Malyasia we were compelled to change our assumption.
Interviewer: In what extent are your objectives fulfilled.
Khatri & Mishra: we have been continuing the journey. We have seen the poorest country like Combodia, Laos etc. We have seen people living there very miserable life. But the youths in these countries are very serious, they are energetic, curious and they are interested to know something new. Whereas we have seen the life very prosperous like in Japan, Thailand, and many more. By seeing them we come to conclude that we should manage agriculture to develop the nation. Every citizen must be self dependent. Thinking of what I can do to my nation should be inculcated in every Nepalese people rather than what I get from the nation. Every citizen has to labor. We can see the waste management in the Japan, Hong Kong. In Nepal we do not take it’s our responsibility. There they think that they should contribute. We saw a baby running after a chocolate wrapper which was blown up by the wind soon after she ate up. She did not mind to forget the taste of chocolate. She had to keep it in her pocket because there was not any dustbin. They are brought up in the responsible beings.
Finally, after completing our journey we are going to publish a book to give the whole experience of our journey to all the Nepali people.
Interviewer: Is there any person who became most memorable in the journey?
Khatri & Mishra: Yes, we have already mentioned the Pulami Magar family. Another is Songhang, a man of Phnom Penh the capital city of Cambodia. It was at the time of world cup 2006. We were in the process of visa to Thailand. He invited us to his home. We stayed with his family for 10 days. He loved us a lot. He becomes very close to the guests. We saw tears in his eyes at the time they bid farewell to us. We were highly impressed by him and his family. We have found no such amicable man yet.
Interviewer: What will you do after this tour?
Khatri & Mishra: We will be in social work. We will be helping to the orphans and destitute.
Interviewer: Can you estimate your achievement at the completion of your world journey on cycle?
Khatri & Mishra: We give message to the world our country is peaceful. We are the country of God Buddha. We welcome all the people to the nation where Buddha was born. We tell them the present peace less situation is temporary. Buddha was also at peace less but he achieved enlightenment by meditation. We will have peace in our country. We will assist the tourism of our country by identifying our country to the world.
Saturday, August 30, 2008
Class struggle of indegenous people of Nepal
Mr Dambar Chemjong, a paper presenter concluded his presentation that Marxist perspective is relevent on behalf of anti-exploitation upon indigenous. He claimed that ruling class Brahmin and Chettri is charged for exploitation upon indigenous people. Indigenous people do not have ownership of land. Neither they have right in production and reproduction of the land. They labour but the production right goes to the elites, upper class. He defined that indigenous group is working class. Cultural discrimination is the inherent structure of Nepali society. P. N. Shah ruled over after annexation and never paid attention to the people who were annexed.His links of indigenous struggle with the principle of Marxism can be in the spirit of indigenous spirit. However, he himself is doubtful whether Marxism benefits and sustains cultural identity of indigenous society or merely avails physical achievements. However, the Marxist's philosophical ideology has been adopted in many countries for the struggle of indigenous too. He further says that Marxists have the philosophical explanation suitable for indigenous community. The basic principle of Marxism rests on the production, production value, and alienation etc. Do Lumbus, one of the indegenous group give value to the land alike Marxists? How can be the land used by them transformed into scintific productive asset? These questions can be relevent from Chaudhari in Banke to Magar of Magarat pradesh ( the term coined by Maoists). The motive of both Marxism and indigenous group meet at to create classless society in addition indigenous society aims at preserving their language, cultural identity.Indigenous struggle was put in question. Does it not form the classes among them by the people in the front line of the struggle? The struggle does not mean for the acquirement of privileges by a small group: it's for collective goodness. His discussion seems relevent at the brisk of declaring the Terai an autonomous region, the region with self-determination. Not only Terai but also all other regions should be made autonomous.Mr Dumber spends much time scolding at P.N Shah, the founder of modern Nepal, should take the discredit of beginning indigenous exploitation and indigenous made laborers without receiving the production benefit and ownership land. History can be commented but cannot be changed. Time is most powerful. Scolding at him is fruitless. But the shortcomings of indigenous group also should be analyzed. In class sturggle should not there be any indigenous were rulers.However, it can be concluded that the gist or crux of discussion Marxist theory is helpful in the struggle of indigenous people of Nepal.The struggle should make their demands engraved in upcoming constition to be made by constient assembly with golden letters. Lets be hopeful the spirit of constitution will create eqality in the society and special previleges to the indegenous people.
Syndication Vs Public Relation Concept
Our city life cripples time and again, by mainly traffic obstruction. Dissatisfaction, troubles, vested interests, monopoly, malpractices, corruptions, discrimination, etc are the grievances rampant. The Roads are platform for demonstration. Hypothetically, abstructing the road glamourizing the demand and Nepalese are destined to be disabled and crippled by bandhas and strikes.Let's co-relate these phenomena with public relation concept. Transportation entrepreneurs call for strike. Their main job is to serve the public. People's evaluation to these transportation corporations should be taken in consideration. Where does public acceptance lie for corporation and institution? Syndication and cartelling is the major element of Nepali investor in transport sector mostly.Free market and competition is the demand of day. It serves democracy. Public did not like the imposition in ruling so King Gyanendra is dethroned finally. People's consent should be the guidelines for ruling. Today transport professionals should be able to earn public acceptance. Mere demanding and making money more money heralds the unavoidable rejection by the people like king Gyanendra received. No opportunity to run business at all. They have to let be free market so that they can prove that they are the best service providers in this sector. The consumers should be asked what they tell should be researched. Only quality service at minimum cost can satisfy travelers. Do public enjoy travelling in a suffocating tight standing space as if things are packed? Have they guaranteed travel services? Do the travelers are assured by accident insurance? Do drivers have taken responsibility for the mishaps on the road? These are few haunting questions in the mind of consumers.Public acceptance can make any type of business. Successful. Syndication also needs to be accepted. The service to the public should be given in hand of those who willingly serve the best is another function to be done by state. The government has to make this sector free and fair. There arises a giant question to the presence of government whether it exists. Public relation experts and counsels are the necessity to Nepali products and services. Their role isOther government service is also charged with the lack of public acceptance. Have they ever stepped forward to enjoy the most acceptances from public? Public is lost in the maze of Nepotism, favoritism, corruption, delaying action, making burden of futile and junk process almost inbuilt in public service.Public relation officers in mask are at a corner but without the knowledge of any thing happening instead of their job. They are not unlike items in a showcase. .Every service and products require a good public relation for long term acceptance, success, and sustenance.Recently strike called by medical doctors sans the law and order. Medical people should be more responsible for they should not stop the treatment at any cost. The health service is not like the transportation closure. The medical professionals also should build up the image that their job might be more responsible to public. They should have conducted several programs for the poor and those under privileged practically. They are organized. Have they any model benevolent jobs done till today except money making attempt and sometimes strikes when there is the trouble arises during treatment? Can't they get an excuse if the man died with their human mistake? Doctor's intention to make happen so should be seriously condemned. Does not have the medical association collect fund for the compensation in such mistakes? Do they ever venture to help to those who have appealed for the help for treatment really who cannot afford? Who helps for those deprived ones? Socially such unwanted and mishaps must be regretted by medical professional and associations. If any doctors are found wrong by fair investigation must be punished he must be made not to do any job for a year or monetary punishment or the case should be filed in courts. Such a serious health personnel should be aware about they would be losing the public acceptance. It is worthy for medical professionals and Council of Medical association should be free from the prevalent trade union culture.Various organizations have basic necessity of Public relation practices for the achievement of public acceptance, success, sustenance. Public relation has to be ridden from the mind of conventional press agent image. The public relation is as important as the management of the institutions. It leads our society more civilized and prosperous. The public relation assists to the success of every organization because it keeps the balance between meeting the goal of the organization and offering it in the service of the public.
Intelligent pageant
Intelligent pageantOnce upon a time, there were two neighboring kings. They were gravely hostile in the matter competition of buying sturdier horses, making more magnificent palaces. They also competed in the matter of marrying the most intelligent girl to outdo the other. However, in this they wanted not to be the first but wanted to marry at last so that finding more intelligent girl will make winner. The first king married and second king was waiting to marry. A girl but not from royal birth was brought to royal palace. He decided to marry her. The second king sent invitation to the first king. The first king and queen came a few days early. First king and queen wanted to test the intelligence of the girl- would be queen. They asked three questions. Firstly, there were two mares one was dam and another filly, grazing in the lawn and to be identified which seemed no difference at all. Secondly there ware two snakes in a basket she had to find which one was male and female. Thirdly, she was given a slender wooden pole which was perfectly even and smooth with no knots and to identify which was the root part.The queen solved the questions in this way: Firstly, she gave grass to both mares and found that the mother one pushed gently the best grass for the younger. The mothers always push the best grass over to the foal. Secondly, she made a bed of cotton in the corner of basket the one which slithered to the soft cotton was female. Female likes warmth and comfort. Thirdly, she dipped the pole into the pond to float on the lake and found that root part sank a little while other remained nearer the surface.This story strikes my mind at the time there is hue and cry about the beauty contest. The Miss Nepal we want like the second queen. Such beauty merely skinny does not make the represent the one, which we like to have. All that glitters is not gold.We Nepali society have undergone paradigm shift e.i. we are in New Nepal. Commercial commodity and beauty revelation through nudity must be as passed away as noding and shaking head at the sorrows of people by ex-king. We can only sympathize to those trends like ex Miss Nepal had done at orphan center and old age homes to make the similar shows as ex king did. The woman to be choosing to be like sisters Nirmala, Sapana Pradhan, Durga pokhrel, Angurbaba Joshi, Parijat, Yogmaya etc. should be selected as Miss Nepal. Inner excellence and knowledge is praiseworthy. We want intelligent pageant or inner beauty contest. The beauty can never be sponsored.The beauty is yet to be defined for clarifying the purpose of beauty pageant contest practically as well as vested interest should be avoided. The extravagance in cosmetic cannot coat a girl with intelligence.However lets be hopeful that the beauty pageant will take up seriously linked with the themes concerning women, gender inequality, trafficking, internally displaced Maoist victim and impunity.By RUDRA PANGENI
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