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Upper House lawmakers draw govt.'s attention on contemporary issues
Lawmakers of the National Assembly, the upper house of the Federal Parliament, have drawn the government's attention on country's contemporary issues.
Upendra Yadav recommended as election candidate from Saptari constituency-2
The Janata Samajbadi Party Nepal, Saptari election constituency no. 2 committee has recommended the party chairperson Upendra Yadav as the candidate in the election to the member of the House of Representatives from the constituency
Chitwan likely to be hit by JE epidemic
Nine cases of Japanese encephalitis (JE) have been confirmed in Chitwan, the district in Bagmati Province. Laboratory tests on nine samples out of 22 suspected cases came positive.
LSP Chair Thakur recommended from Bara Constituency-4 for HoR election
The Loktantrik Samajbadi Party (LSP) has recommended the name of its Chairperson Mahanta Thakur as the candidate from the Bara Constituency-4 for the election of the House of Representatives.
Seat distribution among alliance parties will be done in a fair manner: Minister Karki
Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Gyanendra Bahadur Karki, has said the distribution of seats among the ruling alliance parties for the elections of the House of Representatives and Province Assembly would be done in a fair manner.
PM Deuba congratulates leader Liz Truss
Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has congratulated Liz Truss for being elected as the leader of the Conservative Party of the United Kingdom.
The unidentified disease spreads on Manang yaks
A large number of yaks in the pastureland in Disyang Rural Municipality in Manang are taken ill and around 30 died from an unidentified disease.
10 teams confirm their participation for Chitwan Gold Cup
The Bharatpur Football Club is going to organize Chitwan Gold Cup from September 10 to 19 in Chitwan.
Police seize illegally imported goods worth Rs 10 million
The District Police Office, Nawalparasi (Bardaghat-Sustapurba) seized illegally imported goods worth Rs 10 million. Based on a tipoff, the police held the goods from a vehicle near a jungle at Kawasoti Municipality-16 of the district on Monday evening during a security check.
French parliamentary delegation calls on Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Khadka
A delegation of the France-Nepal Interparliamentary Friendship Group in the French Senate led by Daniel Salmon called on Foreign Affairs Minister Dr Narayan Khadka on Monday.
Kavre self-sufficient in meat, eggs but yet to be declared so
By Our CorrespondentKavrepalanchowk, Sept 6 : It has been seven years since Kavrepalanchowk district was declared self-sufficient in milk production.Even now, milk is produced in excess of the requirement in the district. The district was declared self-sufficient in milk in 2015. But for the last few years, meat and eggs have been produced in excess of the requirement in the district, yet so far the district has not been declared as self-sufficient in meat and egg production.Raj Kumar Humagain, acting chief of Veterinary Hospital and Animal Services Expert Centre Kavre, said that due to the lack of procedures, it was not possible to declare the district self-reliant in meat and eggs."We don't even have a procedure to declare the district self-sufficient in meat and eggs. We have not been able to declare the district self-sufficient in meat and eggs due to confusion about whether to proceed with this process through the province or through federal departments and ministries," Humagain said.According to the centre, the annual requirement of meat is 5,136 tonnes in the district, but currently 1,289 tonnes of meat is produced.About 6,653 tonnes of meat is produced in excess of the requirement in a year in the district.Similarly, the annual requirement of eggs stands at 17.61 million in the district, but currently 28.6 2 million eggs are being produced.Likewise, the centre said that about 143.4 million litres of milk is being produced annually against the annual demand of 33.34 million litres. It showed th at about 115 million litres of surplus milk is produced annually in the district.Humagain said that per person per year availability of milk in the district stands at 391 litres, of meat 33 kilograms and of eggs 78. But per person per year required amount of milk is 91 litres, of meat 14 kgs and of eggs 48.He said that the annual production of meat increased by 3 per cent, eggs by 2.5 per cent and milk by 4 per cent last year.
Japanese encephalitis claims three lives in Makawanpur
Three persons died of Japanese encephalitis in different locations in Makawanpur district, the District Health Office confirmed. The causalities were reported two from Bakaiya Rural Municipality and one from Hetauda Sub-Metropolitan City.
Partly to generally cloudy weather likely across the country
Weather across the country is likely to remain partly to generally cloudy throughout the day today with the possibility of light to moderate rainfall at many places of the country, according to the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology.
Reform Civil Service
Bureaucracy is the key administrative machinery of any nation. Bureaucrats are non-elected governing officials and an administrative policy-making group. They are so inevitable that no government can deliver public services in an effective manner without having professional, responsible and committed civil servants. Competent and self-motivated bureaucrats alone could be a change maker. They are responsible for enforcing laws and executing policies formulated by the government. They also provide politicians, especially ministers, with ideas an
Seat Sharing Conundrum
Even after weeks of deliberations, the five-party ruling allies are yet to decide on the share of seats for federal and provincial elections. Given the number of seats up for grabs under the direct election for the House of Representatives, unreasonable demands from parties appear tough to meet. The constituency distribution task has struck snags, despite the parties' requirement to submit a short list of nominees for the proportional system on September 18 and 19. They must first reach an agreement on constituency sharing.
