KATHMANDU, Sept 7, (PR) - Department of Agriculture (DoA) Thursday felicitated Sanjaya Neupane, a journalist with Kantipur Daily for his remarkable contribution in promoting modern agriculture through creative journalism. Shiva Sundar Shrestha, director general of DoA conferred Neupane with an appreciation letter amid a function organized to mark the Third Civil Servants Day. Neupane has contributed greatly in disseminating information related to latest farming technology and practices to the farmers by presenting news and views, reads the appreciation letter. Neupane has been coordinating Krishak ko Pana (Farmers' Page) in Kantipur Daily for over a year.
Published in The Kathnandu Post on September 8, 2006
Link: http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=85440
Thursday, August 5, 2010
NAC’s promo depicts Peruvian peak!
SANJAYA NEUPANE
KATHMANDU, Dec 15 - Although Nepal is the only country to own eight out of 14 highest peaks of the world, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has used a peak of Peru in one of its advertising posters, designed to promote its sales overseas.
The poster, pinned up on the wall of NAC's office in New Delhi, India, incorporates a picture of Machu Picchu, one of the renowned tourist destinations of Peru and a world heritage site.
The poster, with 'Have You Visited Nepal' inscribed on top, includes pictures of two peaks in the center and the logo of NAC and a woman in namaste posture at the bottom.
Soon after it was established that picture used in NAC's poster was Peru's popular peak, the government of Peru notified NAC about the mistake and urged the state owned airline to immediately stop disseminating such misleading information.
Victor Munoz, charge d'affaires of Peruvian Embassy in India, who had come to know about the fact on Saturday had written a letter to Director General of NAC, Gautam Das Shrestha on Monday.
According to sources, a Peruvian mountaineer, Ernesto Malaga had informed about the mistake to charge d'affaires Munoz. NAC, in the meantime, has asked its offices to remove all posters with pictures of Machu Picchu. The poster was designed around two years ago when Govardan Khadka was serving as NAC's regional director in Delhi.
Published in The Kathnandu Post on December 16, 2006
Link: http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=94680
KATHMANDU, Dec 15 - Although Nepal is the only country to own eight out of 14 highest peaks of the world, Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) has used a peak of Peru in one of its advertising posters, designed to promote its sales overseas.
The poster, pinned up on the wall of NAC's office in New Delhi, India, incorporates a picture of Machu Picchu, one of the renowned tourist destinations of Peru and a world heritage site.
The poster, with 'Have You Visited Nepal' inscribed on top, includes pictures of two peaks in the center and the logo of NAC and a woman in namaste posture at the bottom.
Soon after it was established that picture used in NAC's poster was Peru's popular peak, the government of Peru notified NAC about the mistake and urged the state owned airline to immediately stop disseminating such misleading information.
Victor Munoz, charge d'affaires of Peruvian Embassy in India, who had come to know about the fact on Saturday had written a letter to Director General of NAC, Gautam Das Shrestha on Monday.
According to sources, a Peruvian mountaineer, Ernesto Malaga had informed about the mistake to charge d'affaires Munoz. NAC, in the meantime, has asked its offices to remove all posters with pictures of Machu Picchu. The poster was designed around two years ago when Govardan Khadka was serving as NAC's regional director in Delhi.
Published in The Kathnandu Post on December 16, 2006
Link: http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=94680
India mulls 100 MW project for Nepal
By Sanjaya Neupane
KATHMANDU, Sept 7, - Indian ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shanker Mukherjee said on Thursday that India is planning to provide support for the development of a hydropower project in the range of 100-150 megawatt in Nepal.
Speaking at a two-day Indo-Nepal Power Summit that started in Kathmandu today, Mukherjee said, "We are prepared to consider providing support, through an appropriate financial model and corporate structure, for the development of a project in the range of 100-150 megawatt for Nepal's own use."
Mukherjee also said that India would provide funds for rehabilitating and upgrading the Devighat hydroelectric project, which was built 25 years ago with the Indian assistance.
Indian entrepreneurs expressed their readiness to invest in hydropower projects in Nepal to cover the increasing shortfall of power in India. Indian power producers, investors and distributors however said there should be conducive atmosphere in Nepal for investment.
"We will be making an announcement within a month to invest in a 200 to 400 megawatt project in Nepal," said Abinash Shah, vice-chairman of GMR Company. It is the first private company to invest in power sector in India. "But there should be a conducive atmosphere for investment," Shah added.
He also pointed out the need for government commitment to help investors make such investments.
He sought government help in technical matters such as land acquisition, effective regulatory machinery and transparency in granting license. He also said the government should extend the period of power production from 30 years to 45 years.
GMR is also distributing power to Chennai and Andhra Pradesh. The company, which has its headquarters in Mumbai, started generating 220 megawatt power from Mangalore in 2001.
Similarly, RK Narayan, representative from JAYPEE group India, said that Nepali private sector can also be included in the investment. The group is currently producing 8190 megawatt power in India.
The Indian companies are ready to invest in Nepal, whether alone or jointly with local investors.
Managing Director of PTC India Ltd, TN Thakur opined that investments in hydropower in Nepal and high voltage transmission connection to India should be initiated simultaneously.
Participants said the presence of deputy prime Minister, Khadga Oli, Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat and other high level bureaucrats has boosted the morale of Indian power producers.
Published in The Kathnandu Post on September 8, 2006Linnk: http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=85411
KATHMANDU, Sept 7, - Indian ambassador to Nepal Shiv Shanker Mukherjee said on Thursday that India is planning to provide support for the development of a hydropower project in the range of 100-150 megawatt in Nepal.
Speaking at a two-day Indo-Nepal Power Summit that started in Kathmandu today, Mukherjee said, "We are prepared to consider providing support, through an appropriate financial model and corporate structure, for the development of a project in the range of 100-150 megawatt for Nepal's own use."
Mukherjee also said that India would provide funds for rehabilitating and upgrading the Devighat hydroelectric project, which was built 25 years ago with the Indian assistance.
Indian entrepreneurs expressed their readiness to invest in hydropower projects in Nepal to cover the increasing shortfall of power in India. Indian power producers, investors and distributors however said there should be conducive atmosphere in Nepal for investment.
"We will be making an announcement within a month to invest in a 200 to 400 megawatt project in Nepal," said Abinash Shah, vice-chairman of GMR Company. It is the first private company to invest in power sector in India. "But there should be a conducive atmosphere for investment," Shah added.
He also pointed out the need for government commitment to help investors make such investments.
He sought government help in technical matters such as land acquisition, effective regulatory machinery and transparency in granting license. He also said the government should extend the period of power production from 30 years to 45 years.
GMR is also distributing power to Chennai and Andhra Pradesh. The company, which has its headquarters in Mumbai, started generating 220 megawatt power from Mangalore in 2001.
Similarly, RK Narayan, representative from JAYPEE group India, said that Nepali private sector can also be included in the investment. The group is currently producing 8190 megawatt power in India.
The Indian companies are ready to invest in Nepal, whether alone or jointly with local investors.
Managing Director of PTC India Ltd, TN Thakur opined that investments in hydropower in Nepal and high voltage transmission connection to India should be initiated simultaneously.
Participants said the presence of deputy prime Minister, Khadga Oli, Finance Minister Ram Sharan Mahat and other high level bureaucrats has boosted the morale of Indian power producers.
Published in The Kathnandu Post on September 8, 2006Linnk: http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=85411
73 phone calls… was anything cooking?
By Sanjaya Neupane
KATHMANDU, July 23 - The "surprising number" of telephonic contacts between a banker and the acting chief of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) suggests a new twist in the row between the CIAA and the central bank.
Information gathered by the Post shows that Lalit Bahadur Limbu, acting CIAA chief, and Laxmi Bahadur Shrestha, promoter of NB Bank Limited and the troubled Nepal Credit and Commerce Bank (NCCB) had telephonic contacts 73 times between March 15 to July 1.
They talked to each other on the phone 12 times just a day before and on the day the CIAA filed a "controversial" case against Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor Bijaya Nath Bhattarai at the Special Court.
The Central Bank has taken over the management of NB Bank accusing its promoters of foul play, and has also initiated action against Nepal Credit and Commerce (NCC) Bank, another bank promoted by Shrestha.
Issuing directives to NCC Bank, the central bank on April 17 had asked it to recover Rs 853.30 million from NB Group - promoter of the bank in which Shrestha has a major stake.
It had also warned of takeover of the bank management if it failed to recover the sum by mid-July, 2007.
Given this background and the long-standing acrimony between Bhattarai and Shrestha, NRB employees claim that Shrestha could have influenced the CIAA chief in implicating Bhattarai without any grounds.
Of the total number of calls, Nepal Telecom records show Limbu had called Shrestha 37 times from his mobile 98510-31682, while Shrestha had dialed him 36 times from his mobile 98510-35349. The mobile phone used by Limbu is registered under the CIAA.
When contacted, Shrestha said he didn't remember with whom he had talked. "It shouldn't be an issue," he said.
Likewise, Limbu said he can talk with anyone given his profession. "It shouldn't be any business of others," he stated.
The CIAA had filed a case against Governor Bhattarai and NRB executive director Surendra Pradhan on June 29, charging them of involvement in corruption over a project aimed at strengthening the supervision capacity of the central bank.
On that day alone, Limbu had talked with Shrestha six times. They talked at 1:15 pm, 2:16 pm, 2:17 pm, 2:34 pm, 2:47 pm and 3:04 pm. The CIAA had filed the case at 1:30 pm.
Limbu and Shrestha had called each other thrice respectively. The duration of all the calls was short - ranging between 11 seconds to 45 seconds.
NT records further show the two had talked the
most on the very day and the day before the CIAA
called the governor for recording his statement. The CIAA had commenced investigation of the case from February 26.
There was a vertical split in opinion among the CIAA commissioners while filing the case against the governor. CIAA commissioner Bed Prakash Shivakoti and CIAA secretary Bhagavati Prasad Kafle were against filing the case.
However, Ranjan Aryal, the investigation officer, had filed the case under direct orders from Limbu. Bhattarai was suspended after the case was filed.
Limbu was appointed as acting chief at the CIAA by the king.
NT records, interestingly, show he had also talked with Chief Secretary at the Royal Palace Pashupati Bhakta Maharjan 19 times during the same period, at 98510-21503.
NT records further show that the duration of their talks totaled 78 minutes 26 seconds.
Posted on: 2007-07-23 19:30:53 (Server Time)http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=116848
KATHMANDU, July 23 - The "surprising number" of telephonic contacts between a banker and the acting chief of the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) suggests a new twist in the row between the CIAA and the central bank.
Information gathered by the Post shows that Lalit Bahadur Limbu, acting CIAA chief, and Laxmi Bahadur Shrestha, promoter of NB Bank Limited and the troubled Nepal Credit and Commerce Bank (NCCB) had telephonic contacts 73 times between March 15 to July 1.
They talked to each other on the phone 12 times just a day before and on the day the CIAA filed a "controversial" case against Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor Bijaya Nath Bhattarai at the Special Court.
The Central Bank has taken over the management of NB Bank accusing its promoters of foul play, and has also initiated action against Nepal Credit and Commerce (NCC) Bank, another bank promoted by Shrestha.
Issuing directives to NCC Bank, the central bank on April 17 had asked it to recover Rs 853.30 million from NB Group - promoter of the bank in which Shrestha has a major stake.
It had also warned of takeover of the bank management if it failed to recover the sum by mid-July, 2007.
Given this background and the long-standing acrimony between Bhattarai and Shrestha, NRB employees claim that Shrestha could have influenced the CIAA chief in implicating Bhattarai without any grounds.
Of the total number of calls, Nepal Telecom records show Limbu had called Shrestha 37 times from his mobile 98510-31682, while Shrestha had dialed him 36 times from his mobile 98510-35349. The mobile phone used by Limbu is registered under the CIAA.
When contacted, Shrestha said he didn't remember with whom he had talked. "It shouldn't be an issue," he said.
Likewise, Limbu said he can talk with anyone given his profession. "It shouldn't be any business of others," he stated.
The CIAA had filed a case against Governor Bhattarai and NRB executive director Surendra Pradhan on June 29, charging them of involvement in corruption over a project aimed at strengthening the supervision capacity of the central bank.
On that day alone, Limbu had talked with Shrestha six times. They talked at 1:15 pm, 2:16 pm, 2:17 pm, 2:34 pm, 2:47 pm and 3:04 pm. The CIAA had filed the case at 1:30 pm.
Limbu and Shrestha had called each other thrice respectively. The duration of all the calls was short - ranging between 11 seconds to 45 seconds.
NT records further show the two had talked the
most on the very day and the day before the CIAA
called the governor for recording his statement. The CIAA had commenced investigation of the case from February 26.
There was a vertical split in opinion among the CIAA commissioners while filing the case against the governor. CIAA commissioner Bed Prakash Shivakoti and CIAA secretary Bhagavati Prasad Kafle were against filing the case.
However, Ranjan Aryal, the investigation officer, had filed the case under direct orders from Limbu. Bhattarai was suspended after the case was filed.
Limbu was appointed as acting chief at the CIAA by the king.
NT records, interestingly, show he had also talked with Chief Secretary at the Royal Palace Pashupati Bhakta Maharjan 19 times during the same period, at 98510-21503.
NT records further show that the duration of their talks totaled 78 minutes 26 seconds.
Posted on: 2007-07-23 19:30:53 (Server Time)http://www.kantipuronline.com/kolnews.php?&nid=116848
73 phone calls… was anything cooking?
Limbu dismisses news about his phone contacts as move to malign a "high-ranking janjati"
The acting chief of the Commission for the Investigation of the Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Lalit Bahadur Limbu on Tuesday admitted that he had series of telephone conversations with the bank operator facing action from Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) and 'individuals close to palace'.
"Not only one time, I have the authority to contact different individuals at anytime in the course of the investigation," Limbu said at a press meet he called Tuesday apparently to react to the news item published by Kantipur daily the same morning which said the acting chief of the anti-graft body had made six telephone calls to Laxmi Bahadur Shrestha, promoter of troubled Nepal Credit and Commerce Bank (NCC) and chairman of Nepal Bangladesh Bank (NBB), before and on the day the CIAA filed corruption cases against Governor Bijya Nath Bhattarai and NRB director Surendra Man Pradhan at the Special Court
"Conversing with individuals on telephone is not illegal. However, it would have been a different case had such contacts affected decisions or cases." The acting chief of the anti graft body further said that it is "a professional act as well as an individual right to contact".
Reports said that the Central Bank under the leadership of Governor Bhattarai had already taken the management of NBB bank under its control while it had warned in writing that it would also take over the management of NCC bank if its directions are not abided by.
Similarly, the newspapers also reported that Limbu had contacted a mobile number registered in the name of the palace 19 times. Ex-military secretary Gajendra Limbu carries that mobile phone.
"He (Gajendra Limbu) is my younger brother and it is natural to have conversation with him," Limbu said.
Appointed acting chief of CIAA during King Gyanendra's direct rule, Limbu also claimed he was an "ardent believer in democracy."
Limbu also used the opportunity to dismiss the news, however, as a "desperate attempt to pull the leg of a high-ranking Janajati". nepalnews.com ag July 25 07
The acting chief of the Commission for the Investigation of the Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Lalit Bahadur Limbu on Tuesday admitted that he had series of telephone conversations with the bank operator facing action from Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) and 'individuals close to palace'.
"Not only one time, I have the authority to contact different individuals at anytime in the course of the investigation," Limbu said at a press meet he called Tuesday apparently to react to the news item published by Kantipur daily the same morning which said the acting chief of the anti-graft body had made six telephone calls to Laxmi Bahadur Shrestha, promoter of troubled Nepal Credit and Commerce Bank (NCC) and chairman of Nepal Bangladesh Bank (NBB), before and on the day the CIAA filed corruption cases against Governor Bijya Nath Bhattarai and NRB director Surendra Man Pradhan at the Special Court
"Conversing with individuals on telephone is not illegal. However, it would have been a different case had such contacts affected decisions or cases." The acting chief of the anti graft body further said that it is "a professional act as well as an individual right to contact".
Reports said that the Central Bank under the leadership of Governor Bhattarai had already taken the management of NBB bank under its control while it had warned in writing that it would also take over the management of NCC bank if its directions are not abided by.
Similarly, the newspapers also reported that Limbu had contacted a mobile number registered in the name of the palace 19 times. Ex-military secretary Gajendra Limbu carries that mobile phone.
"He (Gajendra Limbu) is my younger brother and it is natural to have conversation with him," Limbu said.
Appointed acting chief of CIAA during King Gyanendra's direct rule, Limbu also claimed he was an "ardent believer in democracy."
Limbu also used the opportunity to dismiss the news, however, as a "desperate attempt to pull the leg of a high-ranking Janajati". nepalnews.com ag July 25 07
Friday, June 11, 2010
इन्जिन मर्मतको काम रोक्न सर्वोच्चको आदेश
सञ्जय न्यौपाने
काठमाडौं, कार्तिक २८ - सर्वोच्च अदालतले नेपाल वायुसेवा निगमका बोइङ ७५७ का दुईवटा इन्जिन मर्मत गर्न चीनको एमिको कम्पनीलाई दिने निर्णय कार्यान्वयन नगर्न अन्तरिम आदेश दिएको छ ।
बिग्रेर डेढ वर्षदेखि हङकङमा रहेको एउटा र तीन महिनाअघि बिग्रेकोे अर्को इन्जिन मर्मतको निर्णर्यका लागि पर्याप्त प्रतिस्पर्धा गराउन समय नभएको भन्दै महाप्रबन्धक गौतमदास श्रेष्ठले विशेषाधिकार प्रयोग गरेर एमिकोसँग सम्झौता गरेका थिए ।
सर्वोच्चले निर्णयमा विशेष परिस्थिति नदेखिएको ठहर गर्दै सम्झौताअनुसार मर्मतका लागि इन्जिन पठाउने काम रिटको टुंगो नलागेसम्मका लागि अघि नबढाउन आदेश दिएको हो । सर्वोच्चका न्यायाधीशहरू अनुपराज शर्मा र शारदाप्रसाद पण्डितको संयुक्त इजलासले उक्त आदेश दिएको हो ।
'विशेष परिस्थितिमा विशेेषाधिकार प्रयोग गरी' श्रेष्ठले कम्तीमा ४० करोड रुपैयाँ लाग्ने उक्त कामको जिम्मा बिनापर्याप्त प्रतिस्पर्धा एमिकोलाई दुई साताअघि दिएका थिए । निगमको आर्थिक प्रशासन नियमावलीको दफा १३८ र आर्थिक प्रशासन नियमावली र सार्वजनिक खरिद ऐनको दफा ६६ अनुसार विशेष परिस्थितिमा विशेष निर्णय गर्न पाउने अधिकार प्रयोग गरेर निर्णय गरेका थिए । 'निर्णयमा विशेष परिस्थिति देखिएन' आदेशमा भनिएको छ । यहाँ बिग्रेको इन्जिन बु्रनाईमा छ । हङकङमा रहेको इन्जिन पनि छिटो एमिको पुर्याउने प्रयासमा व्यवस्थापन लागेको स्रोतले बतायो । 'निगम व्यवस्थापनको बुधबारको बैठक अदालतको आदेश आइपुग्नुअघि नै इन्जिन पठाउने र छिटो काम सक्ने' विषयमा केन्दि्रत रहेको एक सहभागीले बताए ।
इन्जिन मर्मतका लागि एक साताको समय दिएर आवेदन मागेकामा एमिकोले मात्र प्रस्ताव हालेको थियो । इन्जिन उत्पादक रोल्स रोयस र स्पेनस्थित अर्को कम्पनी आइबेरियाले बोेलपत्रका लागि एकसाता अपुग भएको भन्दै थप समय मागेर पत्र पठाएका थिए । महाप्रबन्धकले समय नभएको भन्दै एकमात्र आवेदक एमिकोलाई छानेका थिए ।
निगमका प्रवक्ता नागेश्वर रायले यो आदेशबाट निगमलाई ठूलो हानि हुने दाबी गर्दै आदेशबारे कानुनी व्याख्या गराउनेे बताए । 'त्यसपछि नियमले दियो भने निगमको रक्ष्ााका लागि माथिल्लोे निकायमा गएर न्याय खोज्नेछौं,' उनले भने ।
इन्जिन मर्मतबारे समयमा निर्णय नगर्दा जहाज ग्राउन्डेड भएर २६ करोड रुपैयाँ घाटा भएकोेे दाबी गदर्ैै नन्दप्रसाद अधिकारीले निगमका महाप्रबन्धक, व्यवस्थापन, सञ्चालक समिति, पर्यटन मन्त्रालय, एमिको कम्पनी र अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोेगविरुद्ध रिट दायर गरेका हुन् । यति धेरै चर्चा हुँदा पनि थाहा नपाएको जस्तो गरेेको भन्दै अख्तियारलाई पनि विपक्षी बनाइएको छ
काठमाडौं, कार्तिक २८ - सर्वोच्च अदालतले नेपाल वायुसेवा निगमका बोइङ ७५७ का दुईवटा इन्जिन मर्मत गर्न चीनको एमिको कम्पनीलाई दिने निर्णय कार्यान्वयन नगर्न अन्तरिम आदेश दिएको छ ।
बिग्रेर डेढ वर्षदेखि हङकङमा रहेको एउटा र तीन महिनाअघि बिग्रेकोे अर्को इन्जिन मर्मतको निर्णर्यका लागि पर्याप्त प्रतिस्पर्धा गराउन समय नभएको भन्दै महाप्रबन्धक गौतमदास श्रेष्ठले विशेषाधिकार प्रयोग गरेर एमिकोसँग सम्झौता गरेका थिए ।
सर्वोच्चले निर्णयमा विशेष परिस्थिति नदेखिएको ठहर गर्दै सम्झौताअनुसार मर्मतका लागि इन्जिन पठाउने काम रिटको टुंगो नलागेसम्मका लागि अघि नबढाउन आदेश दिएको हो । सर्वोच्चका न्यायाधीशहरू अनुपराज शर्मा र शारदाप्रसाद पण्डितको संयुक्त इजलासले उक्त आदेश दिएको हो ।
'विशेष परिस्थितिमा विशेेषाधिकार प्रयोग गरी' श्रेष्ठले कम्तीमा ४० करोड रुपैयाँ लाग्ने उक्त कामको जिम्मा बिनापर्याप्त प्रतिस्पर्धा एमिकोलाई दुई साताअघि दिएका थिए । निगमको आर्थिक प्रशासन नियमावलीको दफा १३८ र आर्थिक प्रशासन नियमावली र सार्वजनिक खरिद ऐनको दफा ६६ अनुसार विशेष परिस्थितिमा विशेष निर्णय गर्न पाउने अधिकार प्रयोग गरेर निर्णय गरेका थिए । 'निर्णयमा विशेष परिस्थिति देखिएन' आदेशमा भनिएको छ । यहाँ बिग्रेको इन्जिन बु्रनाईमा छ । हङकङमा रहेको इन्जिन पनि छिटो एमिको पुर्याउने प्रयासमा व्यवस्थापन लागेको स्रोतले बतायो । 'निगम व्यवस्थापनको बुधबारको बैठक अदालतको आदेश आइपुग्नुअघि नै इन्जिन पठाउने र छिटो काम सक्ने' विषयमा केन्दि्रत रहेको एक सहभागीले बताए ।
इन्जिन मर्मतका लागि एक साताको समय दिएर आवेदन मागेकामा एमिकोले मात्र प्रस्ताव हालेको थियो । इन्जिन उत्पादक रोल्स रोयस र स्पेनस्थित अर्को कम्पनी आइबेरियाले बोेलपत्रका लागि एकसाता अपुग भएको भन्दै थप समय मागेर पत्र पठाएका थिए । महाप्रबन्धकले समय नभएको भन्दै एकमात्र आवेदक एमिकोलाई छानेका थिए ।
निगमका प्रवक्ता नागेश्वर रायले यो आदेशबाट निगमलाई ठूलो हानि हुने दाबी गर्दै आदेशबारे कानुनी व्याख्या गराउनेे बताए । 'त्यसपछि नियमले दियो भने निगमको रक्ष्ााका लागि माथिल्लोे निकायमा गएर न्याय खोज्नेछौं,' उनले भने ।
इन्जिन मर्मतबारे समयमा निर्णय नगर्दा जहाज ग्राउन्डेड भएर २६ करोड रुपैयाँ घाटा भएकोेे दाबी गदर्ैै नन्दप्रसाद अधिकारीले निगमका महाप्रबन्धक, व्यवस्थापन, सञ्चालक समिति, पर्यटन मन्त्रालय, एमिको कम्पनी र अख्तियार दुरुपयोग अनुसन्धान आयोेगविरुद्ध रिट दायर गरेका हुन् । यति धेरै चर्चा हुँदा पनि थाहा नपाएको जस्तो गरेेको भन्दै अख्तियारलाई पनि विपक्षी बनाइएको छ
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काठमाडौं, फागुन २९ - राष्ट्र बैंकको तथ्यांकले भन्छ, नेपालमा मूल्यवृद्धि १४ दशमलव ५ प्रतिशत छ । उपभोग्य वस्तुको भाउ योभन्दा धेरै बढेको छ । लामो समयपछि नेपालीले चर्को महँगीको सामना गरिरहेको बेला हो यो । तर संसारको आँखाले त्यसो भन्दैन । काठमाडौं संसारका दस सबैभन्दा सस्तो सहरमा परेको छ ।
आयरल्यान्डको डब्लिनस्थित इकोनोमिस्ट इन्टेलिजेन्स युनिटले सोमबार प्रकाशित गरेको जीविकोपार्जन लागत सर्वेक्षणअनुसार सस्ता सहरमध्ये काठमाडौं १ सय २८ औं नम्बरमा परेको छ । सबैभन्दा सस्तो दस सहरमा एसियाका मात्रै पाँचवटा छन् । यीमध्ये पनि सबैभन्दा सस्तो सहर पाकिस्तानको कराँची भएको छ । नयाँदिल्ली र मुम्बई १ सय २९ औं र १ सय ३० औं स्थानमा छन् । मनिला एसियाको अर्को सस्तो सहर हो । १ सय ४० देशको मूल्य र उत्पादनका आधारमा यो वर्गीकरण गरिएको हो । डलरको तुलनामा ऐन बलियो भएकाले जापानको टोकियो र ओसाका संसारका सबैभन्दा महँगा सहर भएका छन् । महँगा दस सहरको सूचीमा युरोपका सातवटा छन् भने एसियाका तीन छन् ।
तेस्रोदेखि दसौं स्थानमा क्रमशः पेरिस, डेनमार्कको कोपेनहेगन, नर्वेको ओस्लो, स्विटजरल्यान्डको जुरिच, जर्मनीको फ्यांकफट, फिनल्यान्डको हेलसिन्की, स्विटजरल्यान्डकै जेनेभा र सिंगापुर महँगो सहर रहेका छन् ।
गतवर्षको प्रतिवेदनमा नर्वेको ओस्लो र पेरिस सबैभन्दा महँगा सहरमा परेका थिए । प्रतिवेदनमा मनिला र काठमाडौंमा बस्न लाग्ने खर्च न्युयोर्कभन्दा आधामात्र देखिएको छ । भारुसँग स्थायी विनियम भएको नेपाली मुद्रा पनि अमेरिकी डलरसँग कमजोर भएकाले विदेशीका नजरमा गतवर्षभन्दा सस्तो भएको हो । 'जीविकोपार्जनको लागतमा दुईवटा कारक तत्त्व देखिएका छन्,' प्रतिवेदनका सम्पादक कोपेस्टेकले भनेका छन्, 'स्थानीय मूल्य र परिवत्र्य दर ।' २००८ सेप्टेम्बरमा गरिएको अध्ययनबाट प्राप्त तथ्यांकलाई २००९ फेबु्रअरीको परिवत्र्य दरसँग तुलना गरिएको हो ।
आफ्ना कर्मचारी र तिनका परिवारलाई विदेश पठाउँदा दिनुपर्ने भ्रमणभत्ता तय गर्न सघाउ पुर्याउने अध्ययनको प्रमुख उद्देश्य भएको प्रतिवेदनमा जनाइएको छ ।
काठमाडौं, फागुन २९ - राष्ट्र बैंकको तथ्यांकले भन्छ, नेपालमा मूल्यवृद्धि १४ दशमलव ५ प्रतिशत छ । उपभोग्य वस्तुको भाउ योभन्दा धेरै बढेको छ । लामो समयपछि नेपालीले चर्को महँगीको सामना गरिरहेको बेला हो यो । तर संसारको आँखाले त्यसो भन्दैन । काठमाडौं संसारका दस सबैभन्दा सस्तो सहरमा परेको छ ।
आयरल्यान्डको डब्लिनस्थित इकोनोमिस्ट इन्टेलिजेन्स युनिटले सोमबार प्रकाशित गरेको जीविकोपार्जन लागत सर्वेक्षणअनुसार सस्ता सहरमध्ये काठमाडौं १ सय २८ औं नम्बरमा परेको छ । सबैभन्दा सस्तो दस सहरमा एसियाका मात्रै पाँचवटा छन् । यीमध्ये पनि सबैभन्दा सस्तो सहर पाकिस्तानको कराँची भएको छ । नयाँदिल्ली र मुम्बई १ सय २९ औं र १ सय ३० औं स्थानमा छन् । मनिला एसियाको अर्को सस्तो सहर हो । १ सय ४० देशको मूल्य र उत्पादनका आधारमा यो वर्गीकरण गरिएको हो । डलरको तुलनामा ऐन बलियो भएकाले जापानको टोकियो र ओसाका संसारका सबैभन्दा महँगा सहर भएका छन् । महँगा दस सहरको सूचीमा युरोपका सातवटा छन् भने एसियाका तीन छन् ।
तेस्रोदेखि दसौं स्थानमा क्रमशः पेरिस, डेनमार्कको कोपेनहेगन, नर्वेको ओस्लो, स्विटजरल्यान्डको जुरिच, जर्मनीको फ्यांकफट, फिनल्यान्डको हेलसिन्की, स्विटजरल्यान्डकै जेनेभा र सिंगापुर महँगो सहर रहेका छन् ।
गतवर्षको प्रतिवेदनमा नर्वेको ओस्लो र पेरिस सबैभन्दा महँगा सहरमा परेका थिए । प्रतिवेदनमा मनिला र काठमाडौंमा बस्न लाग्ने खर्च न्युयोर्कभन्दा आधामात्र देखिएको छ । भारुसँग स्थायी विनियम भएको नेपाली मुद्रा पनि अमेरिकी डलरसँग कमजोर भएकाले विदेशीका नजरमा गतवर्षभन्दा सस्तो भएको हो । 'जीविकोपार्जनको लागतमा दुईवटा कारक तत्त्व देखिएका छन्,' प्रतिवेदनका सम्पादक कोपेस्टेकले भनेका छन्, 'स्थानीय मूल्य र परिवत्र्य दर ।' २००८ सेप्टेम्बरमा गरिएको अध्ययनबाट प्राप्त तथ्यांकलाई २००९ फेबु्रअरीको परिवत्र्य दरसँग तुलना गरिएको हो ।
आफ्ना कर्मचारी र तिनका परिवारलाई विदेश पठाउँदा दिनुपर्ने भ्रमणभत्ता तय गर्न सघाउ पुर्याउने अध्ययनको प्रमुख उद्देश्य भएको प्रतिवेदनमा जनाइएको छ ।
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