Resumption
of power supply in villages worst hit by flood to take time
Rajbiraj, Aug 22: The resumption of
electric power supply to urban and rural parts of Saptari district will take
some time, according to local authorities here.
The power supply was severed in the
areas worst hit by the flooding after the Khando river breached its bank.
Complaints have been pouring in from the locals of Rampuramalhaniya, Sakarpura,
Belhi, Hariharpur, Didhawa, Kamalpur, Matigadhi, Bisahariya and Porta among
dozens of villages.
The electric poles and wires have
submerged in the water, and on top of that roads have collapsed in the
excessive downpours of the past weeks resulting in the delay in efforts to
restore power supply, according to Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Central
Distribution Branch Chief Ram Udgar Sah.
Most of the electric poles were toppled
off their positions in the flooding while six transformers have broken down in
excessive rain. RSS
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02- Campaign
underway to raise funds to save tenth – grader
Ilam, Aug 22: A campaigned is underway
to raise funds for the treatment of a tenth – grader from Deumai municipality –
8 who is suffering from lung cancer.
18 – year – old Sanam Pulami Magar comes
from poverty – stricken family and is a patient of heart and lungs. Up until
now, Rs 10,000 has been collected in donation from Ilam and Suryoyada
municipalities, which is scant considering his health conditions.
Sushant Chapagain, a neighbour, says it
will take one million rupees at the least for Sanam's treatment. This has
prompted his well wishers and family members to launch the 'Sanam Pulami Magar
Save Campaign'.
The family has already spent Rs 400,000
for surgical operations. Sanam is undergoing treatment at the Bharatpur Cancer
Hospital. RSS
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03- City
mayor rescues homeless mother clutching 24 days' infant
(Gopal
Prasad Pokharel)
Pathari (Morang), Aug 22: A flood –
stricken woman carrying an unconscious child was rescued on Saturday by a mayor
of a metropolitan city.
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Biratnagar Metropolitan City's Mayor,
Bhim Parajuli, came across the woman at Khadara block of ward no 19. The woman
named Rantidevi Rishidev was displaced after her house was swept away in the
flood. With no money or income source she had been living a life of a homeless
person.
The mayor took her to the Suraksha
Hospital on his vehicle as she clasped a baby just 24 days old. Her husband is a
rickshaw driver and has been ill since the catastrophe struck.
The mayor has promised to bear all
expenses for the baby's treatment including food and accommodation for the
mother and child.
"The god sent the mayor to save my
child. It is my good fate that the mayor has created the environment which will
save me and my baby's life," Rishidev said after seeing improvement in her
baby's health condition.
Mayor Parajuli has revisited the
stricken family at the Surkaha hospital to inquire into their condition. The
mayor also pledged economic support until full improvement in the baby's
health. RSS
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04- Acharya
elected FNJ President
Kathmandu, Aug 22: The Federation of
Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has elected Govinda Acharya as its new president.
The 25th General Convention
of the umbrella organization of the Nepali journalists elected a 47 – member
new executive committee under Acharya's leadership.
Acharya garnered 732 votes against 627
votes obtained by his closest contestant, Tirtha Koirala. Of the total of 1,508
voters, 1,449 votes were cast in the general convention.
Among the other elected officials, Bipul
Pokhrel was elected as the vice president from the open category, Dillip Thapa
Magar as vice president from the inclusive quota, Ramesh Bista as general
secretary, Ram Prasad Dahal as secretary from open category, Udaya GM as
secretary from indigenous category, Shital Prasad Mahato as secretary from
Madhesi category and Rem Bahadur Bishwokarma as secretary from the Dalit
category.
Prakash Thapa has been elected as
associate secretary while Rajesh Mishra was elected as the treasurer. Roshan
Puri has been elected as the coordinator of the Account Committee. RSS
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05- Late
night tremor rocks Bajura
Bajura, Aug 22: An earthquake measuring
4.9 on the Richter scale shook Bajura last night.
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The quake with epicenter at Bajhang
district struck at 12:50 am, according to National Seismological Centre,
Kathmandu.
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP),
Rajendra Pokharel, confirmed there were no incidents related to the earthquake
in the district. The locals were shaken off from their sleep in fear after the
quake heaved under their beds. RSS
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06- Nepal's
gradation from LDC rank possible by 2022
Kathmandu, Aug 22: Nepal's gradation
from the least developed countries into the ranks of developed countries by
2022 does not seem a far cry.
At the National Consultation Seminar
held by Least Developed Countries (LDC) Watch, National Planning Commission's
Joint Secretary, Lal Shankar Ghimire, stressed on the fact.
The Joint Secretary noted that the
commission in its 13th periodic plan has set a goal of upgrading
Nepal from the LDC group by 2022, a step forward from its previous objective
set in its 12th periodic plan of upgrading Nepal by 2030.
Ghimire was of the opinion that
realization of the goal entailed renewed stress on tackling corruption,
upholding good governance and bringing political stability for extensive growth
and social development.
LDC Watch's International Coordinator,
Gauri Pradhan, spoke of the possibility of Nepal climbing to the ranks of
developed countries between the period of 2017 and 2024, and underlined the
need for positive socio-economic development.
On the occasion, the civil society
organizations endorsed a 12 – point Kathmandu Declaration Paper. RSS
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07- CoAS
Chhetri inspects RCMC buildings
Kathmandu, Aug 22: Chief of Army Staff
(CoAS), Rajendra Chhetri, on Monday visited the Regional Crisis Management
Centre (RCMC) built within the premises of the Mahaveer Battalion (Ranger) in
Chauni with support of the US Embassy.
The head of the Nepal Army inspected the
infrastructure and equipment related to disaster management training. The
buildings were handed over to the NA's Disaster Management Directorate on June
19.
The RCMC's quake-resilient buildings
will be used for the Multinational Military Coordination Centre (MNMCC) for
effective coordination among the multinational military forces for search,
rescue and relief operations during the event of natural disasters.
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The buildings will also be used for
training, exercises, seminars and meetings related to national and
international levels of crisis management.
The CoAS also inaugurated two model
residential buildings of company level built within the battalion's premises.
He also inquired into the battalion's operation, training and management among
various aspects. RSS
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08- Tractor
crushes flood-stricken man to death
Khajura (Banke), Aug 22: A 55 – year –
old man displaced by the recent flood was crushed to death by a tractor as he
slept by a roadside here in Banke district.
Ram Kelaban Murau of Gangapur of
Narainapur rural municipality – 6 was killed on Monday morning in the
unfortunate accident, police said.
He was rushed to the Nepalgunj Medical
College where he died in course of treatment. He was crushed by the tractor
(Bhe 1 Ta 7442) carrying relief supplies for the flood – stricken.RSS
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09- Another
one-horned rhino rescued from India
Ratnanagar (Chitwan), Aug 22: A rare one
– horned rhino swept away across the border to India has been rescued unharmed.
The mature rhino was rescued from
Balmiki town of India and brought home to Chitwan National Park (CNP) and taken
to the eastern sector of the national park this morning, according to CNP East
Sector Chief and assistant conservation official, Abhiyan Pathak.
The rhino was darted and taken under
control. This is the third rhino to be rescued from India. A technical team has
already been dispatched to rescue one baby rhino which was also swept away in
the flood, CNP Information Official, Nurendra Aryal shared. RSS
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(Time:11:00)
(Editor : Sandesh Shrestha)
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