- Tuesday, 19 November 2024
Kathmandu, May 10: The budget session of the House of Representatives and National Assembly under the federal parliament is taking place from today onward.
The budget session is commencing today after President Ramchandra Paudel, in accordance with the Article 93 (1) of the Nepal Constitution, summoned the joint session of the federal parliament on May 2 on the recommendation of the Council of Ministers.
It may be noted that the federal parliamentary secretariat had already issued a notice requesting all members of the parliament for their presence in the session called for 2.00 pm today at New-Baneswor based International Conference Centre.
According to the constitutional provision, an estimated details of income and expenditure (budget) for the upcoming year has to be presented in the parliament on coming May 28 (Jestha 15).
Earlier to this, the President will read out the government’s annual policy and programme in the joint sitting of both the Houses.
In order to run the session effectively, Speaker Devraj Ghimire had already held discussions with op leaders of major political parties represented in the parliament.
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02- Rainfall to take place in hilly regions
Kathmandu, May 10: Light rain with thunders, lightning and winds is occurring at some places of the Koshi, Bagmati and Gandaki provinces with partial to general changes in the weather condition across the country.
According to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology, there is also the influence of westerly wind, local wind and low pressure system formed in and around Bihar, India in the country.
The weather will likely to be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly regions of the country, including Koshi and Lumbini provinces and light rain accompanied by thunder and lightning is likely to occur at some places of the country, including Koshi and Bagmati provinces this afternoon, the Department said.
There are chances of light snowfall at some places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of the country.
The weather will be partly to generally cloudy in the hilly regions of the country, including Koshi Province tonight with chances of light to moderate rain followed by thunder, lightning and gusty winds at one or two places of the rest of the country.
According to the Department, light rain with thunder and lightning is likely to occur at some places of the hilly region of the country, including Koshi and Bagmati provinces in the next 24 hours.
In view of possible light snowfall in some places of the high hilly and mountainous regions of the country, the Department has urged the people to remain alert as there will be partial impact on daily life, including agriculture, health, tourism, mountaineering, road and air transport in the region.
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03- Forest fire destroys 4,500 hectares of forest area in Ramechhap
Manthali (Ramechhap), May 10: Forest fires broke out in 155 places of eight municipalities and rural municipalities in the district have destroyed almost 4,500 hectares of forest area in the apst one month.
According to the Division Forest Office, Doramba Shailung rural municipality had faced maximum loss and damage.
Forest Officer Om Sagar Bhandari said fire incidents have so far caused damage to 155 community and leasehold forests. Bio-diversity including wildlife species has been severely affected due to fire in many forest. Two persons have lost their lives to forest fire in the district this year.
Meanwhile, local administration has been sensitizing the locals about the loss and damage from the forest fire.
The administration has called for local communities towards the preservation of forest and wildlife cautioning that legal action against setting fire in the forest will be taken under the criminal charge.
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04- Photo exhibition ‘Coming Nepal’ to prod returnees to work for home country
Kathmandu, May 10: Australian Ambassador to Nepal Felicity Volk on Thursday inaugurated a photo exhibition entitled ‘Coming Home’ that celebrates the stories of Nepalis returning to home from Australia to contribute to their local communities and the prosperity of the home country.
The idea of ‘Coming Home’ was conceived and created by Australian artist and documentary photographer, Jo Rankine, with funding from the Australian Embassy.
Through photographs and interviews, the exhibition traces the journeys of Nepali alumni who studied in Australia as privately funded students or recipients of prestigious Australia Awards scholarships, and who have come home as skilled entrepreneurs, community workers, chefs and designers to create new opportunities in Nepal.
Jo Rankine who is completing a Bachelor of Craft and Design at Kathmandu University said “Coming Home invites viewers to reflect on the possibilities of a better future for Nepal and its people. It aims to create a shift in thinking around the current exodus of young people, to show the positive impacts of returning home after studying and working abroad, and to celebrate the hard work and courage of those who return.”
She said, “The stories featured in the exhibition and many hundreds of thousands of such stories across Nepal, confirm that returning home from abroad does not make you a failure, but opens up new opportunities to explore your capabilities.”
Ambassador Volk said she hoped the exhibition would encourage other young people with plans to study and work overseas, to hold fast to Nepal as their final destination.
She said, “Australia delights in its Nepali students and communities, but we are keenly aware how important it is for Nepal’s long-term prosperity and well-being that talented professionals come home and take up opportunities here.”
“I celebrate those eleven individuals whose efforts, perseverance and achievements are showcased in Coming Home. Their stories are an inspiration to others to acquire global training, experience and networks, and to bring all of that back to Nepal.”
The exhibition is on display in outdoor locations at Maharani Chowk, Patan from May 9-16, and at Bhugol Park, New Road from May 17-23.
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05- Wildlife conservation turns challenging, 21 rhinos dead in 10 months
Chitwan, May 10: As many as 21 rhinos died in and around Chitwan National Park area in the past 10 months of the current fiscal year
Two of the rhinos were killed by poachers while other 19 were found dead due to natural reasons.
Public Information Officer at the national park, Ganesh Prasad Tiwari said the dead rhinos included seven male, seven female and seven unidentified.
The rare species are dying due to several reasons, including stuck in swamps, in-fighting, ageing, tiger attack, poaching, human activities, and electrocution.
He said the number of rhinos dying due to habitat has increased with the rise in their number. “Managing grasslands and wetlands will help in rhino conservation,” he said. The park is managing new wetlands, repairing old ones and managing grasslands for rhino conservation, he shared.
It was shared that 13 male, seven female and one unidentified rhino died In the last fiscal year. Presently, there are 694 rhinos in the park.
The CNP has shifted some rhinos to the eastern region for habitat management with the rise in the number of rhinos in the western part of the park, which is considered a suitable habitat for rare one-horned rhinos.
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06- Bagmati province-level youth conference to commence today
Bagmati, May 10: The Bagmati province-level youth conference is kicking off in Hetauda today.
All necessary preparations for the three-day conference are over, informed Executive Vice-chairperson of the Province Youth Council, Santosh Chaulagain.
As many as 200 participants in the age group (16 to 30) from all 13 districts of the province will participate in the conference to be organized under the annual programme of the Province Youth Council under the Ministry of Social Development of the Bagmati Province government, said Vice-Chair Chaulagain.
The conference will be organized to enhance knowledge and skills, develop mutual network building and leadership and advance personality development among the participating youths.
Discussions will also be held on the issue of declining attraction of students to the university education and increasing tendency to go abroad for higher education.
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07- EU to help Nepal bring investment
Kathmandu, May 10: The European Union (EU) said it would help Nepal bring in investment.
EU Ambassador to Nepal Veronique Lorenzo informed that the ‘EU-Nepal Trade Forum’ is taking place in Kathmandu next week to bring European investment to Nepal.
In her address to a reception organised here on Thursday to mark the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Nepal and the European Union, Ambassador Lorenzo said that the second meeting of the forum would be held in Kathmandu on May 15-16 to address Nepal’s foreign investment deficit.
She said companies from EU countries would participate in the meeting to discuss the potential areas of investment in Nepal.
The Ambassador further said Nepal was moving ahead with the goal of upgrading from the list of least developed countries in 2026 and it was necessary to create economic development and employment opportunities for the same.
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