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Thursday, April 21, 2011
Victoria Cross winner Pun is no more
KATHMANDU, APR 21 -Tul Bahadur Pun, 89, who won a Victoria Cross (the highest military decoration in the UK’s armed forces) for his heroism while fighting the Japanese, breathed his last on Wednesday night.Pun's last ritual will be performed in the banks of Kali Gandaki River on Friday following the arrival of his sons and daughters from Britain.Pun breathed his last at his hometown in Belkhola VDC-9, Tiplyang.Pun was born on born March 23, 1923 in Myagdi district.According to his son Bikash Pun, Tul Bahadur returned to his hometown in February as per his wish to live his remaining life in Nepal.Pun is survived by his wife, three sons and eight...
Posted in: Peoples and politics
Tuesday, April 19, 2011
No toilet at home? Then, forget citizenship!
DANG, APR 19 -No toilets? Beware! You may be deprived of government services. Saudiyar VDC of Dang prevents people sans toilets from getting recommendations for citizenship, land certificates and other services.The move aims at encouraging locals to build toilets—for the sake of cleanliness. Those having toilets get the VDC’s identity cards, which are useful in schools, health institutions and government offices.A ‘Sanitation Commando Squad’ has been formed in the VDC to make the VDC an open defecation-free zone. The commando squad visits local houses and educates them about the necessity of toilets. It has also launched a programme where well-off...
Monday, April 18, 2011
An earthquake could hit Kathmandu ...
KATHMANDU, APR 18 -There is no denying it, natural disasters are on the increase. The past 18 months has seen devastating earthquakes in Haiti, New Zealand and Japan, floods in Pakistan, and numerous less reported events. Last year, 110 million more people were affected by disasters than in 2004 - the year of the Boxing Day tsunami.We need to be prepared for these future shocks. It is difficult to know precisely where the next disaster will strike, but there are countries and cities that must be on a higher state of alert. One of these is Nepal, and in particular its capital, Kathmandu.My first overseas visit as minister for international development...
Posted in: About Nepal
Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival 2011 arrives
KATHMANDU, April 17: The fifth edition of Nepal International Indigenous Film Festival (NIIFF) 2011, being held in Kathmandu from April 22 to 25 will screen 42 films from 20 countries.
The festival is being organized by the Indigenous Film Archive (IFA), Anamnagar.
This year, the theme ‘Indomitable spirit of the indigenous woman’ has been chosen to promote and celebrate the strong role indigenous women play in community building.
Nabin Subba, chairperson of IFA, says, “The festival will begin with a conference entitled, ‘The evolving indigenous woman’ and come up with a Kathmandu Manifesto.
Filmmakers Alanis Obomsawim and Jennifer...
Sunday, April 17, 2011
Nationwide photography contest
KATHMANDU, APR 17 -Photo Journalists’ Club on Saturday launched the “Mega bank Photo Competition 067”.The competition sponsored by Mega Bank is open to all Nepaliphotographers—professional and amateur.Interested participants can submit their photos online at www.pjclub.com.np. Club President Bikash Karki said that individuals can also submit pictures to ‘photo labs’ across the country. The Club has selected 52 colour labs for collecting participating pictures.In a statement, the Club said shortlisted pictures will be exhibited at Siddhartha Art Gallery, Babarmahal, from May 12 to 14. The exhibition will also be held in three other major cities—Nepalgunj, Biratnagar and Pokhara.“This is not merely a competition,” said Karki. “We aim to encourage amateurs to join mainstream photography....
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) plans to set up 13 slaughterhouses
KATHMANDU, APR 17 -The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) plans to set up 13 slaughterhouses in various parts of the city in a couple of months.The KMC effort to create an environment for distribution of safe meat as envisioned in the Slaughterhouse and Meat Inspection Act 2055 is heading towards success three years after metropolis first started groundwork. Though KMC formed a high level committee in 2008, things did not bear fruit.Last year, another committee was formed, led by Babu Ram Gautam, chief of the Department of Public Health at the KMC. To accomplish the task, the government has allocated Rs 50,960,000 this fiscal year.The Veterinary Public Health Office (VPHO), under the Department of Veterinary Service, which was assigned to select the contractor for the construction of slaughterhouses,...
Thursday, April 14, 2011
Nepali To English Date Converter
Nepali Date Converter converts bikram sambat Nepali Date to English date and English date to Nepali Date in Bikram Sambat. It is also use to convert hindi date to english and english to hindi date. Bikram Sambat is used in Nepal and India. Country like Indonesia, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Thiland and Malaysia also use Bikram sambat or Vikram sambat
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Nepali Date Converter
Now "Bikram(Vikram) Sambat Nepali Date Converter" (Version 5.6) Can convert dates from Nepali Date(1970-2100)B.S and from English Date (1913-2043)A.D. Bikram Sambat is specially use in Nepal and India. Nepali Date Converter(from version 1 to 5.6) is functioning almost around 6 year, in this time several error are fixed. Nepali Date Converter (V 5.6) was tested...
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