Sunday, October 30, 2011
Tuesday, October 25, 2011
Nepal Sambat gets recognition as national calendar
The government on Tuesday decided to recognise Nepal Sambat as a government calendar, and formed a three-member task force to study how the lunar calendar used by the Newar community, primarily in the Capital Valley, can be used in the government offices.
According to Deputy Prime Minister and government Spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha, the taskforce headed by Newar intellectual and activist Padmaratna Tuladhar will submit its report on the study of native calendars along with Nepal Sambat to the government within a month. Hari Narayan Malla and Kumar Yonjan are included as members in the taskforce.
The Cabinet meeting held at Singha Durbar this morning took the decision to this effect.
Also, the meeting decided to set up Shankhadhar Sakhwa National Academy in the name of the founder of Nepal Sambat.
Sakhwa, a merchant of Kathmandu, paid the debts of commoners after he miraculously found the sand turned into gold over in 880 AD, according to legends. Historians suggest that Nepal Sambat was started to commemorate the clearance of state debts since then.
Nepal Sambat 1132 will start on Thursday.
Source Himalayan Times
Sunday, October 23, 2011
Libya & QADDAFI ...FACTS THAT CANT BE DENIED
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| True Leader |
1. There is no electricity bill in Libya; electricity is free
for all its citizens.
2. There is no interest on loans, banks in Libya are
state-owned and loans given
to all its citizens at 0% interest by law.
3. Home considered a human right in Libya –
Gaddafi vowed that his parents
would not get a house until everyone in Libya had a
home. Gaddafi’s father has
died while him, his wife and his mother are still living
in a tent.
4. All newlyweds in Libya receive $60,000 Dinar (US$
50,000 ) by the government
to buy their first apartment so to help start up the
family.
5. Education and medical treatments are free in
Libya. Before Gaddafi only 25%
of Libyans are literate. Today the figure is 83%.
6. Should Libyans want to take up farming career,
they would receive farming
land, a farming house, equipments, seeds and
livestock to kick- start their farms
– all for free.
7. If Libyans cannot find the education or medical
facilities they need in Libya,
the government funds them to go abroad for it –
not only free but they get US
$2, 300/mth accommodation and car allowance.
8. In Libyan, if a Libyan buys a car, the government
subsidized 50% of the price.
9. The price of petrol in Libya is $0. 14 per liter.
10. Libya has no external debt and its reserves
amount to $150 billion – now
frozen globally.
11. If a Libyan is unable to get employment after
graduation the state would
pay the average salary of the profession as if he or
she is employed until
employment is found.
12. A portion of Libyan oil sale is, credited directly to
the bank accounts of all
Libyan citizens.
13. A mother who gave birth to a child receive US
$5 ,000
14. 40 loaves of bread in Libya costs $ 0.15
15. 25% of Libyans have a university degree
16. Gaddafi carried out the world’s largest irrigation
project, known as the Great
Man-Made River project, to make water readily
available throughout the desert
country.
for all its citizens.
2. There is no interest on loans, banks in Libya are
state-owned and loans given
to all its citizens at 0% interest by law.
3. Home considered a human right in Libya –
Gaddafi vowed that his parents
would not get a house until everyone in Libya had a
home. Gaddafi’s father has
died while him, his wife and his mother are still living
in a tent.
4. All newlyweds in Libya receive $60,000 Dinar (US$
50,000 ) by the government
to buy their first apartment so to help start up the
family.
5. Education and medical treatments are free in
Libya. Before Gaddafi only 25%
of Libyans are literate. Today the figure is 83%.
6. Should Libyans want to take up farming career,
they would receive farming
land, a farming house, equipments, seeds and
livestock to kick- start their farms
– all for free.
7. If Libyans cannot find the education or medical
facilities they need in Libya,
the government funds them to go abroad for it –
not only free but they get US
$2, 300/mth accommodation and car allowance.
8. In Libyan, if a Libyan buys a car, the government
subsidized 50% of the price.
9. The price of petrol in Libya is $0. 14 per liter.
10. Libya has no external debt and its reserves
amount to $150 billion – now
frozen globally.
11. If a Libyan is unable to get employment after
graduation the state would
pay the average salary of the profession as if he or
she is employed until
employment is found.
12. A portion of Libyan oil sale is, credited directly to
the bank accounts of all
Libyan citizens.
13. A mother who gave birth to a child receive US
$5 ,000
14. 40 loaves of bread in Libya costs $ 0.15
15. 25% of Libyans have a university degree
16. Gaddafi carried out the world’s largest irrigation
project, known as the Great
Man-Made River project, to make water readily
available throughout the desert
country.
Friday, October 21, 2011
Three international carriers plan to link Kathmandu
A rebound in tourist arrivals in the last two years has prompted a number of international airlines to connect Nepal. Aeroflot, Sri Lankan Airlines and RAK Airways have shown interest in flying to Kathmandu in the near future.
According to the Ministry of Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoTCA), Russian carrier Aeroflot is planning to resume flights to Nepal while Sri Lankan Airlines and UAE-based RAK Airways are two other potential airlines to serve Nepal. Ministry sources said discussions were underway through diplomatic channels.
The growing interest of international airlines in Nepal is due to swelling passenger movement. With more Nepalis departing for foreign employment and increased visitor arrivals, international passenger movement surged 19.39 percent in the first six months of 2011 compared to the same period last year. In the first nine months of 2011, tourist arrivals by air amounted to 369,844.
Aeroflot had suspended flights to Nepal some eight-nine years ago. The MoTCA source said that the carrier was seeking to operate flights to Kathmandu by utilizing fifth freedom rights from Delhi, India. The right of fifth freedom allows an airline to carry passengers from its country to another country through a third country.
Similarly, Sri Lankan Airlines has again revived its plan to connect Nepal. The carrier wants to fly to Nepal via New Delhi. The carrier was granted fifth freedom rights in 2008.
Likewise, RAK Airways wishes to add Kathmandu to its network but the inadequate air seats provided by the Air Service Agreement (ASA) signed between the UAE and Nepal has emerged as a hindrance to its plans. “To allow RAK Airways to Nepal, the ministry needs to review the existing ASA,” said MoTCA joint secretary Suresh Acharya.
The ASA between Nepal and UAE allows 28 frequencies per week. Currently, there are three airlines—Air Arabia, Fly Dubai and Etihad Airways—flying between Nepal and the UAE. Air Arabia and Fly Dubai operate 14 flights per week while Etihad Airways is operating seven flights per week.
The MoTCA has allowed international airlines serving Nepal to operate an additional seven weekly flights with a temporary operating permit (TOP) for countries that have signed ASAs with Nepal.
Tuesday, October 18, 2011
Nepal Army plane missing
It is suspected that the plane has met with an accident at Gowad-9, Baglung, the TV added.
However, News 24 TV said the plane was carrying six passengers including a doctor and patient
Source Kathmandu Post
Monday, October 17, 2011
Buddha Air to fly to Varanasi from March
Buddha Air has announced that it will be starting its Kathmandu-Varanasi service from March 1, 2012 as part of the drive to expand its international network.
The carrier said it would be operating four weekly flights (Sunday, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday). Varanasi lies in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh and is regarded as a holy city by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains.
“The objective of connecting Varanasi is the route’s prospects as it is a pilgrimage site and there are also business and education opportunities,” said Buddha Air in a press release.
On Jan 7, the carrier began operating flights to Lucknow, the capital of Uttar Pradesh, as its second international destination after Bhutan. It began commercial flights to Paro, Bhutan with an 18-seater Beechcraft 1900D on Aug 23, 2010.
Buddha Air went international after 14 years of domestic service. It is the first foreign airline to serve Bhutan. (Source kantipur)
Sunday, October 16, 2011
Gurkha Soldier VIJAY RAI killed in Afghanistan
However, the soldier from the 2nd Battalion, The Royal Gurkha Rifles, BBC quoted taskforce Helmand spokesman Lieutenant Colonel Gordon Mackenzie as saying that the soldier received a fatal gunshot wound while protecting a checkpoint.
The incident in Nahr-e Saraj takes to 383 the number of British forces killed in Afghanistan in the last 10 years.
Meanwhile, the British Embassy in Kathmandu has confirmed this casualty without disclosing the identity of the dead soldier.
It was the first fatalit in Afghanistan for almost a month. SOURCE nepalnews.com
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