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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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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....

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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,...

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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 <p><br /> </p> 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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Nepali unicode Converter

Nepali unicode converter   Online Nepali unicode converter is the easiest way to type in nepali unicode font, Type or write in nepali romanized font and it will automatically convert romanized nepali text into Nepali font. This Nepali unicode is widely usable in any meida, machine or browser. This can be use in chatting, emailing and many others. Tag:- Nepali unicode converter, Roman to Nepali converter, Unicode Nepali,Simply type in Roman and it will convert into Unicode Nepali .Online Romanized Nepali unicode converter, Type and Write in Nepali Unicode, convert romanized nepali into Nepali Unicode font. Nepali...

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Nepal jumped 22 places up on The FIFA world rankings

 KATHMANDU, APR 14 - The FIFA world rankings on Wednesday showed Nepal’s good performance this month. Nepal jumped 22 places up; a giant leap from 172 to the 150 spot, just four places behind neighbouring India. Nepal played five international matches, of which, they won three. Nepal downed Bhutan 1-0 and 2-1 in a friendly match series consisting of two matches. In the AFC Challenge Cup Ground ‘D’ qualifiers at the Dashrath Stadium through April 7-11, they played three matches, where the outcome was a win, a draw and a loss. They kicked off the tournament with a 1-0 victory over Afghanistan, while they bowed down 0-1 to North...

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Hindi convention concluded at JANAKPUR

JANAKPURDHAM: The 11th Nepal national Hindi convention has been concluded by putting forward a demand that the Hindi language be recognized as a working language equally to the status of Nepali. The convention, organised by the Nepal Hindi Foundation, has also pointed out the need to make necessary arrangement for providing education from school level to higher level in Hindi. On the occasion, literary figure Sitaram Agrahari was felicitated with Rajarshi Janak Pratibha Award while Pundit Ramakanta Jha Memorial Award was given away to Prof. Dr. Bhuwaneswor Prasad Gurumaita. Similarly, Head of the Central Department of Hindi, Basanta Kumar Biswokarma, saint litterateur Shatrughna Roy and Ram Chandra Das were also felicitated for their special literary contribution. Foundation Chairperson Rajeswor...

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Torch rally for new constitution at MAHENDRANAGAR

MAHENDRANAGAR: A torch-rally was organised in Mahendranagar today to exert pressure for timely constitution writing. Civil society organized the rally and nearly a dozen of non-government organisations (NGOs) coordinated the programme. The rally was started from Madanchowk and was converted into a corner assembly after reaching at Golpark. The participants of the rally carried torch lights and placards with different slogans to pile pressure to the political parties for the constitution writing.&nb...

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Nepal qualified for AFC finals 2012

KATHMANDU; Nepal qualified for the AFC Challenge Cup finals after a goalless draw against Sri Lanka in their last Group ‘D’ qualifying match here at the Dasharath Stadium today. With a win, loss and draw, Nepal earned four points to finish group runners-up behind defending champions DPR Korea, who defeated Afghanistan 2-0 for their third successive win in the other match of the day. The Koreans finished with maximum nine points from three matches. Nepal will now join Palestine, Philippines, India, Turkmenistan, Maldives and Tajikistan in the finals with the venue and date yet to be finalised. Nepal’s English coach Graham Roberts said he was...

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Volkswagen Golf in Nepal

KATHMANDU, APR 11 - Pooja International, sole authorised distributor of Volkswagen four-wheelers in Nepal, has introduced a premium hatchback, the Golf, in the domestic market. The Golf is a small family car which the company has been manufacturing since 1974. It is marketed worldwide in various body configurations and under various nameplates. This is the sixth model of Volkswagen cars being marketed by Pooja International in Nepal. Thecompany began marketing Volkswagen cars from September.“The Golf is a hatchback suitable for those looking for a small but spacious four-wheeler,” said Sarik Bogati, assistant marketing manager at Pooja...

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Second International Airport of nepal to be on the runway by 2015

KATHMANDU, APR 11 - If all goes well, construction of the much talked about Second International Airport (SIA) in Nijgadh, Bara, will start by April next year, government officials said on Sunday. Officials at the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA) made such statement during the submission of the Detailed Feasibility Study Report carried out by Korea’s Landmark Worldwide Company (LMW) on the ministry premises. The airport will be developed under the ‘build own operate and transfer’ (BOOT) model. Although the LMW study said the single-runway airport’s construction—if started this year—could be completed by 2015 for commercial operation,...

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NAST to get more support from INSA

NAST, earlier known as RONAST, was established in 1982 to promote science and technology in the country KATHMANDU: Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST) and Indian National Science Academy (INSA) have reached an understanding to carry out collaborative research and increase coordination between the scientific bodies of the two countries. A team of INSA Chairman Prof. Dr. Krishna Lal and Vice Chairmen duo Prof. Dr. N Satyamurty and Prof Dr. Alok Bhattacharya who are currently on Nepal visit agreed to increase further scientific support to NAST and operate new projects in Nepal. The scientific bodies of Nepal and India have been jointly...

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Nepali student bags (IGNOU) Gold Medal

KATHMANDU, APR 09 -A Nepali student Bishwa Raj Bajracharya has bagged the Indira Gandhi National Open University Gold (IGNOU) Medal in Post-Graduate Diploma in Financial Management this year. He is the seventh gold medalist to receive the medal on behalf of Nepal since its establishment in 1985. Spread over 40 countries, around 3.5 million students are currently studying in the universi...

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Asian Development Bank to invest in Upper Seti hydro project

KATHMANDU, APR 08 - The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has said that it is willing to invest in the 127 MW Upper Seti Hydroelectric Project located in Damauli in Tanahun district. The government of Nepal and the ADB reached an understanding to this effect during ADB Vice President Xiaoyu Zhao’s recent visit to Nepal when he met with Prime Minister Jhala Nath Khanal and Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari. “Vice President Zhao told the prime minister and the finance minister about ADB’s willingness to invest in the project,” said ADB Country Director Barry Hitchcock. “This project is attractive for us as it already has a road and other infrastructure,”...

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Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Japan coast Again

TOKYO: Magnitude 7.4 earthquake hits off Japan coast  Again : Japan was rattled by a magnitude-7.4 aftershock and tsunami warning Thursday night nearly a month after a devastating earthquake and tsunami flattened the northeastern coast. Announcers on Japan's public broadcaster NHK told residents along the northeastern shore to run to move ground and away from the shore. An hour after the quake, there were no reports of a tsunami hitting the shore. The Japan meteorological agency issued a tsunami warning for a wave of up to 6 feet (two meters) for a coastal area already torn apart by last month's tsunami, which is believed to have killed some 25,000 people and has sparked an ongoing crisis at a nuclear power plant. Officials at the tsunami-ravaged Fukushima Dai-ichi nuclear plant said...

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