Day: April 27, 2024

Kathmandu: Nepal won the match against West Indies 'A' thanks to Captain Rohit Kumar Poudel's century. In the first match of the T20 series held at TU Cricket Stadium in Kritipur today, Nepal defeated West Indies 'A' by four wickets. Nepal emerged victorious after meeting the target of 205 runs in 19.4 overs by losing six wickets. For Nepal's victory, Captain Poudel contributed the highest 112 runs with 10 fours and six sixes in 54 balls. Likewise, Dipendra Singh Airee made 24 runs, Kushal Bhurtel 16 and Gulshan Kumar Jha nine. Nepal will play the second match against West Indies 'A' on Sunday. Source: National News Agency RSS

Voting for the by-election to the House of Representatives (HoR) member held in Ilam constituency-2 concluded today. Chief District Officer Indra Dev Yadav shared the by-election was largely peaceful, encouraging and cordial. The details of the voting are being entered in the information system of the National Election Commission, it is shared. Around 57 per cent votes were cast in the by-election here as per the preliminary reporting, CDO Yadav informed. The ballot boxes are being brought to the counting center. The constituency has a total of 115,889 votes. Ballot boxes will be transported to the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer since this evening from all the polling stations where the voting has been completed. CDO Yadav said necessary arrangements have been made so that ballot boxes can be transported from all the areas by 10 pm. Source: National News Agency RSS

Kathmandu: Minister for Women, Children and Senior Citizen Bhagawati Chaudhary has stated that individuals trained with spiritual knowledge could lead the society and nation in a positive direction. Addressing a programme entitled "Spiritual Empowerment for Clean and Healthy Society" here today, Minister Chaudhary argued that individuals trained with spiritual knowledge cannot harm society but are oriented for the promotion and development of society. Spiritual knowledge can help establish good practices and challenge social ills, Minister Chaudhary viewed. She added that every individual should have at least some extent of a spiritual awakening. Chaudhary was of the view that spiritual knowledge was needed in political, professional, industrial, agriculture and any other areas of the society. Source: National News Agency RSS

Kathmandu: Participation of over 1,600 people has been confirmed in the third Nepal Investment Summit commencing on Sunday. According to the Office of the Investment Board of Nepal, it extended invitations to over 2,400 persons. Investors from 55 countries will be joining the Summit while there will be 385 participants from Nepal. Similarly, 265 will be representing China followed by 143 from India, 33 from the US, 28 from Japan, 14 from the UK, 13 from Bangladesh, 13 from the UAE, and 10 from Germany. Similarly, nine each will be arriving from South Korea, Australia, and Malaysia, eight from Pakistan, six from Singapore, and five each from Qatar and Ghana. Four each will be representing the Saudi Arab, France, and Bahrain in the Summit. Likewise, three will be attending each from Switzerland, Finland, Russia, Austria, Sri Lanka, and Colombia, and two each from the Philippines, Kuwait, Canada, Mauritius, Belarus, and Belgium. The participation has been confirmed from Egypt, Italy, Norway, Senegal, the Ne therlands, Poland, Indonesia, Tajikistan, South Africa, Romania, Mexico and Cyprus. Ireland, Slovenia, Vietnam, Bosnia, Morocco, Turkey, Vanuatu, Mauritania, and Hong Kong will be participating in the Summit. A total of 150 projects will be dangled at the Summit, featuring 23 stalls. A letter of intent has been called for 19 projects specifically in preparation for the Summit. On the first day, there will be an opening session followed by two major sessions. The second and final day will feature the conduct of 11 parallel sessions. Source: National News Agency RSS

The voting for the member to the Province Assembly at Bajhang-1 (A) is taking place in an enthusiastic manner from 7:00 am. Chief Election Officer, Sudarshan Lamichhane, told RSS that voters have started reaching voting centres to exercise their voting rights. Lamichhane said he has received the information that the voting is underway peacefully at 74 polling stations and 94 voting centres determined at Bajhang constituency-1 (A). Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepali Army personnel have been deployed to conduct the election in a peaceful environment. Source: National News Agency RSS

The Bajhang by-election witnessed 43 per cent vote cast as of 3:20 pm today. The voting for the by-election is underway in Bajhang constituency no 1 Province Assembly (A). According to Sudarshan Lamichhane, Chief Election Officer, a total of 26,500 were cast from 47 polling stations and 94 polling centres across the Province Assembly (A) constituency. Voters are enthusiastically casting ballots and the by-election is going on peacefully, Lamichhane told RSS. Security personnel from Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Nepali Army have been mobilized to hold the election peacefully. There are total 61,748 voters while 11 candidates are in the fray. The by-poll is being held to fill the vacant post following the demise of Prithvi Bahadur Singh, a Nepali Congress candidate elected from same constituency. Source: National News Agency RSS

Kathmandu: The major opposition Nepali Congress has drawn the government's attention towards the proposal it made before President Ram Chandra Paudel on bringing ordinance. The NC showed concern over government's decision to amend some important laws directly related to the country and people via the ordinance. The parliamentary party office of the major opposition issued a press statement today and argued despite having adequate time and opportunities for law making, the government terminated parliament session all of a sudden; it was unwarranted. In stead of addressing the problems of cooperative victims, the government took reverse move, NC added. The NC has further accused the government of ignoring its demand to form a parliamentary probe committee on problems of cooperative victims. The investigation had to be carried out on misuse and embezzlement of the money deposited by hundreds of thousands people, it reminded. "It is misinterpretation of ordinance related provision in constitution. The ordinan ce was brought in the pretext of investment summit, while the event was planned and prepared for long," NC reiterated. NC Chief Whip Ramesh Lekha said government move was misinterpretation of constitution and it was against parliamentary norms and democracy. Source: National News Agency RSS

Voting for the House of Representatives (HoR) by-election is underway in the Ilam constituency-2 since 7:00 am today. Till 3:30 pm today, 52 percent or 60,000 votes have been cast, according to Chief District Officer, Indra Dev Yadav. The total number of voters for Ilam-2 is 115,889. The voting is taking place peacefully at 149 polling centers. A total of 19 candidates including seven independents are in the race for the election warranted by the demise of Subash Chandra Nembang, the HoR member from the constituency, on September 12, 2023. Source: National News Agency RSS

Kathmandu: Former Vice Chair of the National Planning Commission (NPC) Deependra Bahadur Kshetry has advised the government to live up to promises it is making with investors in order to ensure the success of the Investment Summit. Talking to RSS on the eve of the Nepal Investment Summit (April 28-29) commencing here on Sunday, Kshetry stressed that during the Summit, we should assure potential investors with all sorts of facilities to them as per commitments. "We should not believe that investors will come to invest haphazardly. Investors turn ready to put money into new area if they are convinced by a given atmosphere," he viewed. Despite having abundant capital for investment, investors will use their conscience and get ready to take a risk upon the assessment of relative comparative benefits. "We face a capital crisis. Again, unfortunately, the limited capital allotted by the government through the budget has remained frozen. In this situation, the government should convince foreign investors that it y earns to introduce technologies and management skills in addition to capital through the Investment Summit," the former Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) governor said. According to him, Nepal has not been yet able to ensure a sovereign credit rating. We are yet to audit the country's situation for receiving loans which is the need of hour. Potential investors always calculate the objective situation before deciding to invest, Kshetry reminded. He, however, said, "To say that we have 148 projects to put in a showcase suggests the government's good preparations for the event." Kshetry advised the government that it left no stone unturned to provide quality hospitality services to the investors arriving to attend the Summit. Moreover, a capable human resource is warranted to facilitate processes to propose investors and the agreement procedures. Source: National News Agency RSS

Bungkot at Shahid Lakhan rural municipality-8 in Gorkha district has got a modern building for basic healthcare centre making it easier for both service providers and service-seekers. Earlier, the healthcare centre was being operated from a community building in the locality. According to Basudev Dhakal, chairperson of ward no 8 of the rural municipality, the new one-storey building is constructed at the cost of over Rs 5.1 million. Local residents Narmaya Amgai, Ramkaji Thapa, Mister Thapa, Kamaladevi Thapa, Chandra Kumari Shrestha and Dallimaya Shrestha had donated their land for the construction of the building for the healthcare centre. The federal government provided Rs 2.2 million while the local government paid the remaining cost for the construction of the infrastructure, informed ward chairperson Dhakal. The building was however set up more than a year after its deadline due to the delay on the part of contractor Shree Kalyan Construction Service, he added. Source: National News Agency RSS

Candidates of major political parties have cast their votes in the by-election being held today for the member to the House of Representatives in Ilam constituency-2. The voting is taking place from 7:00 am. Suhang Nembang of the CPN (UML) and Damber Khadka of the Nepali Congress cast their votes from Mahendra Ratna Multiple Campus voting centre at Ilam municipality-7. Similarly, Milan Limbu of Rastriya Swatantra Party cast his vote from Mangsebung rural municipality-based Janata Kalyan Basic School voting centre while an independent candidate Dekendra Singh Thegim from Phakphokthum rural municipality-3 based Singha Devi Secondary School voting centre. Chief Election Officer Keshav Prasad Ghimire said voting is taking place at 149 voting centres in an enthusiastic and peaceful manner. The constituency has a total of 115,889 eligible voters. Source: National News Agency RSS

Kathmandu: President of the Confederation of Nepalese Industries, Rajesh Kumar Agrawal, has expressed the belief that foreign investment would increase in the country as the government has implemented maximum facilitation policy to create investment-friendly environment. The private sector is being excited from government's steps to improve environment of investment in the country, he shared. Talking to RSS about the Third Investment Summit taking place from Sunday, CNI President Agrawal mentioned that Nepal has been identified as the best destination for investment. He further said the private sector, also the co-organiser of the Third Investment Summit, has become excited from present environment and is ready to invest. "We are now ready for investment. Potential areas have already been identified. The government has facilitated by amending acts and rules. It is also ready for policy-level, procedural and structure-level reforms if needed. The private sector is also ready to support", explained President Agrawal. He expressed hope that Nepal would be successful to show its potential and convince investors for investment through this investment summit. "Country's economy is under pressure due to economic crisis. It will definitely improve after certain period of time. One cannot get result the day after the investment. It will take time. The country's situation will improve while getting the result of today's investment," he explained. This investment summit would help foreign investors to understand the real situation of Nepal and increase foreign investment, opined President Agrawal, adding that we are confident that there is appropriate environment for investment in Nepal. Hydropower, tourism, agriculture, information technology have been identified as the main areas of investment in Nepal and the government has put these areas on priority. Education, health, transport and infrastructure sectors have also equal potential. A decision has been taken to present 150 projects of different sectors in the inve stment summit. Source: National News Agency RSS