01- Voter training programme kicks off in
Morang
Biratnagar, May 22: With the second
phase of the local polls in sight, voter training programmes have kicked off in
Morang.
Volunteers have been mobilized for
running 640 voter training programmes for the elections slated for June 14,
according to Eastern Regional Election Office, Biratnagar.
The volunteers will make door – to –
door visits to train the voters on the voting process and on ways to fold the
huge ballot paper. The trainers deputed from the election office will be in
company with the cadres of the local political parties including a ward
secretary acting as a supervisor, Election Office Chief Prem Prasad Sanjel
said.
Morang – with the voter population
tipping 563,870 – has already received 651,000 ballot papers to prepare for the
elections. Morang has one sub metropolis, eight municipalities and eight rural
municipalities. RSS
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02- American climber dies on Everest,
Indian national still unaccounted for
Solukhumbu, May 22: An American climber
has died on his way to the summit of Mt Everest, the world's highest mountain.
50 – year – old Roland Yearwood died at
an altitude of 8,400 meters – inside the death zone close the summit on Sunday,
Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP), Madhav Budhathoki confirmed. The death
toll of the climbers on Everest this season now has reached three.
Earlier, Nepal's veteran climber, Min
Bahadur Sherchan, and Swiss national, Ueli Steck, lost their lives at the
Everest Base Camp (EBC).
An Indian national who was descending
after a successful summit bid has gone missing since Saturday, according to
Nepal Government's EBC Liaison Official, Gyanendra Shrestha.
Shrestha said 120 climbers have already
reached the summit this season. A total of 374 climbers have taken permits to
reach the summit of the world's highest mountain. The climbing season will last
until May 25, and many climbers are expected to reach the peak of the mountain
if the weather remains favourable, Shrestha added. RSS
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03- Newly elected executive heads vow to
reopen Balewa airport
Phalebash (Parbat), May 22: The newly
elected executive heads of the Kushma and Baglung municipalities on Sunday made
a joint commitment to reopen the Balewa airport which has remained shut for the
past two decades.
At a felicitation programme organized by
Kushma – Balewa Mechanized Bridge Ltd here, the newly elected chiefs noted that
the airport could play an important role in Dhaulagiri's future, and pledged to
take steps to regularly operate the airport in the next two years.
Kushma Municipality's Mayor, Ram Chandra
Joshi, spoke of the intimate relations existing between the residents of Balewa
area of Baglung and Kushma Bazaar for hundreds of years, and vowed all possible
support for its development.
On the occasion, Baglung Municipality's
newly elected Mayor, Janak Poudel, said he would make utmost effort in
reopening the airport located within the municipality.
Kushma Municipality's Deputy Mayor, Sita
Sharma Lamichane, said that regardless of her political affiliations, she would
now remain committed to the people and work impartially. RSS
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04- NC candidate elected in Indravati
Rural Municipality
Melamchi, May 22: Nepali Congress
candidate has been elected the chairperson of the Indravati Rural Municipality
here in Sindhupalchowk district.
Bansalal Tamang mustered 5,365 votes
against CPN (UML) candidate, Jhamka Nepal's 5,165 votes to win the election.
In the post of Vice Chairperson, NC's
Mira Adhikari Lama has been elected with 5,191 votes. Her closest contestant
Saraswoti Adhikari from UML received 5,079 votes. RSS
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05- NC candidate wins in Humla's
Kharpunath
Humla, May 22: Nepali Congress candidate
has been elected the head of the Kharpunath Rural Municipality.
NC's Karna Bahadur Rawat won the local
level poll with 1,110 votes under his belt while his closest contender Ganesh
Rawal from CPN (Maoist Centre) garnered 533 votes.
NC's Sindu Hamal has been elected the
vice chairperson of the rural municipality with 1018 votes. RSS
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06- Bickering parties fail to forge
consensus to resume Pokhara's vote count
Pokhara,
May 22: The vote counting of the local level polls held in the Pokhara Lekhnath
Metropolitan City is not making any headway over political parties' dispute
despite an instruction coming from the Election Commission for its resumption.
The
vote count was disrupted on Saturday after some ballot papers in ward no 17
were found to have bigger swastika marks. The parties held rounds of all –
party meetings the next day, but only to continue the deadlock.
A
letter was sent to the EC for necessary decision regarding the use of swastika
marks after parties failed to come to a consensus. The EC responded at 5:30 pm
on Sunday with an instruction to resume the vote count following which Chief
Election Official's Office called for an all – party meeting again, but a
consensus continues to remain evasive, according to Regional Election Office,
Pokhara's Chief, Gangalal Subedi.
"We
have again called for an all – party meeting as an effort to forge consensus
among the local parties to resume vote count regardless of the legal base for
it," Subedi shared and added further, "Our effort is to resume vote
count by forging an agreement through the all – party meeting."
Meanwhile,
Nepali Congress Kaski's Secretary, Sudeep Mohan Bhattarai, said the EC must
resolve the dispute and create an environment for resuming the vote count at
the earliest. RSS
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07- Industrial production affected with
nonoperational transmission line
Birgunj,
May 22: The industries in Birgunj have been prevented from functioning in full
capacities with a nonoperational Raxaul – Parawanipur 132 kV power transmission
line set up two months ago.
The
cross-border transmission line straddling India's Raxaul and Nepal's Prawanipur
was set up two months ago, but it is yet to start operation, thereby preventing
the industries in Nepal to operate in full capacity.
When
questioned, project's chief Laxmi Narayan Mukhiya said he did not know why the
transmission line is not functioning.
The
Indian government has set up two substations in Raxaul and Parawanipur in Nepal
under an investment amounting to around Rs 10 million.
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The
Birgunj Pathalaiya Industrial Corridor is waiting eagerly for the operation of
the transmission line which is believed to greatly relieve the electricity
burden.
Birgunj Chamber of Commerce and
Industry's former Chair, Pradip Kedia, said many industries were on verge of
closure with lack of voltage, which in turn is affecting the production. Kedia
accused the electricity authority of remaining apathetic towards the situation.
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