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लगातार चौथो दिन नेप्से परिसूचकमा गिरावट
नेपाल स्टक एक्सचेञ्ज (नेप्से) परिसूचकको गिरावटले आज पनि निरन्तरता पाएको छ । गत सोमबारदेखि निरन्तर घटिरहेको नेप्से परिसूचक आज दुई दशमलव ७० अङ्कको गिरावट पछि दुई हजार आठ सय १८ दशमलव ४३ को विन्दुमा कायम भएको हो ।
आज तीन सय १० कम्पनीको एक करोड ९० लाख ४१ हजार पाँच सय १४ कित्ता शेयर ९३ हजार आठ सय ९५ पटक खरिदबिक्री हुँदा रू १० अर्ब १० करोड १८ लाख १७ हजार छ सय ८१ बराबरको कारोबार भएको छ ।
आजको कारोबारमा बैंकिङ शून्य दशमलव शून्य तीन, विकास बैंक एक दशमलव ८६, उत्पादन तथा प्रशोधन शून्य दशमलव २४ र लघुवित्त शून्य दशमलव शून्य पाँच प्रतिशतले बढेको छभने अरु सबै समूहको उपसूचक घटेको छ ।
वित्त एक दशमलव २३, होटल तथा पर्यटन शून्य दशमलव ५७, जलविद्युत् शून्य दशमलव शून्य छ, लगानी शून्य दशमलव १४ र जीवन बिमा शून्य दशमलव ८० प्रतिशतले घटेको छ । त्यस्तै, म्युचुअल फण्ड शून्य दशमलव १८, निर्जीवन बिमा शून्य दशमलव शून्य चार, व्यापार शून्य दशमलव २४ र अन्य समूह शून्य दशमलव ७१ प्रतिशतले घटेको छ ।
गार्डियन माइक्रोलाइफ इन्स्योरेन्स लिमिटेड र भूगोल इनर्जी डेभलपमेन्ट कम्पनी लिमिटेडको शेयर मूल्यमा आज सकारात्मक सर्किट लागेको छ ने नविल डिबेन्चर–२०८२ को शेयर मूल्यमा नकारात्मक सर्किट लागेको छ ।
कारोबार रकमका आधारमा आज सबैभन्दा बढी हिमालयन रिइन्स्योरेन्स लिमिटेडको रू एक अर्ब १२ करोड ८३ लाख ६२ हजार बराबरको कारोबार भएको छ । कारोबार भएका शेयर सङ्ख्याका आधारमा सबैभन्दा बढी घलेम्दी हाइड्रो लिमिटेडको १० लाख ६० हजार कित्ता शेयर किनबेच भएको छ ।
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नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंकको गभर्नर बन्न के चाहिन्छ योग्यता ?
काठमाडौँ । नयाँ गभर्नर छान्नका लागि सरकारले प्रक्रिया सुरु गरेको छ । नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंक ऐनमा अर्थमन्त्रीको अध्यक्षतामा गभर्नर सिफारिस समिति व्यवस्था छ । सोही व्यवस्थालाई आधार मान्दै बुधवार साँझ बसेको मन्त्रिपरिषद् बैठकले गभर्नर सिफारिस समिति बनाउन अर्थ मन्त्रालयलाई स्वीकृति दिएको हो ।
अर्थमन्त्रीको अध्यक्षतामा रहने सिफारिस समितिमा पूर्व गभर्नरहरु मध्येबाट एक, आर्थिक, मौद्रिक, बैंकिङ, वित्तीय तथा वाणिज्य कानूनको क्षेत्रका लब्धप्रतिष्ठित व्यक्तिहरुमध्येबाट नेपाल सरकारले तोकेको एकजना व्यक्ति सदस्य रहनेछन् । उक्त समितिले अब ३ जनाको नाम सिफारिस गर्नेछ ।
जसमा डेपुटी गभर्नरमध्ये १ जनाको नाम सिफारिस हुनैपर्ने व्यवस्था छ । गभर्नरको बन्नका लागि हालका डेपुटी गभर्नरद्वय निलम ढुंगाना, बमबहादुर मिश्रलगायतका व्यक्तिले लबिङ शुरु गरेका छन् । उनीहरू २ जनामध्ये एउटाको नाम मन्त्रिपरिषद्सम्म पुग्ने निश्चित छ ।
समितिले गभर्नरको नियुक्तिको लागि सिफारिस गर्दा आर्थिक, मौद्रिक, बैंकिङ, वित्तीय, वाणिज्य, व्यवस्थापन तथा वाणिज्य कानून क्षेत्रका लब्धप्रतिष्ठित व्यक्तिहरु तथा डेपुटी गभर्नरहरुमध्येबाट तीनजनाको नामावली नेपाल सरकार, मन्त्रिपरिषद्मा सिफारिस गर्नेछ । गभर्नर बन्न लगानी बोर्डमा सीईओ भइसकेका सुशील भट्ट समेत लबिङमा छन् । यता अधिकारी पनि पुनः गभर्नर दोहोरिनेमा आशामा रहेको देखिन्छन् । तत्कालीन नेकपा नेतृत्वको सरकार प्रधानमन्त्री केपी शर्मा ओलीले नियुक्त गरेका गभर्नर महाप्रसाद अधिकारीको कार्यकाल चैत अन्तिम साता सकिँदैछ ।
गभर्नर बन्न कस्तो चाहिन्छ योग्यता ?
राष्ट्र बैंक ऐन, २०५८ को दफा २० मा गर्भनर पदमा नियुक्त हुने व्यक्ति नेपालको नागरिक हुनुपर्ने, उच्च नैतिक चरित्र भएको हुनुपर्ने तथा आर्थिक मौद्रिक, बैंकिङ, वित्तीय, वाणिज्य, व्यवस्थापन, जनप्रशासन, तथ्यांकशास्त्र, गणित वा कानून विषयमा कम्तीमा स्नातकोत्तर उपाधि हासिल गरेको र १० वर्षको कार्य अनुभव भएको हुनुपर्ने व्यवस्था छ ।
गभर्नरको काम, कर्तव्य र अधिकार राष्ट्र बैंकको ऐनमा स्पष्ट छ । समितिले गरेका निर्णयहरु कार्यान्वयन गर्ने, बैंकको सञ्चालन तथा व्यवस्थापन गर्ने, बैंकले गर्नुपर्ने कार्यहरु व्यवस्थित गर्ने, अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय सङ्घ, संस्थामा बैंकको तर्फबाट प्रतिनिधित्व गर्ने, गराउने, मौद्रिक तथा विदेशी विनिमय सम्बन्धी नीति कार्यान्वयन गर्ने, गराउने, वाणिज्य बैंक तथा वित्तीय संस्थामा रहेको निक्षेप तथा कर्जाको ब्याज दर सम्बन्धमा आवश्यक नीति निर्धारण गर्ने, वाणिज्य बैंक तथा वित्तीय संस्थाले कर्जा वा निक्षेपमा लिने वा दिने ब्याज दर सम्बन्धमा आवश्यक नीति निर्धारण गर्ने, वाणिज्य बैंक तथा वित्तीय संस्थाले कायम गर्नुपर्ने तरलता सम्बन्धी नीति निर्माण गर्ने, वाणिज्य बैंक तथा वित्तीय संस्थाहरुले राख्नुपर्ने अनिवार्य मौज्दातको आधार, रकम, तरिका, शर्त, समयावधि तथा सोको प्रयोगका बारे आवश्यक व्यवस्था गर्ने अधिकार गभर्नरमा निहित हुन्छ ।
त्यस्तै, वाणिज्य बैंक तथा वित्तीय संस्थाको पुँजी कोषको पर्याप्तता सम्बन्धी शर्त निर्धारण गर्ने, सुन तथा अन्य बहुमूल्य धातुको खरिद विक्री गर्दा अपनाउनु पर्ने, प्रक्रिया र शर्तको सम्बन्धमा निर्णय गर्ने, बैंकले प्रदान गर्ने सेवामा सेवा शुल्क निर्धारण गर्ने, आवश्यकता अनुरुप बैंकका शाखा कार्यालय तथा अन्य कार्यालय स्थापना र बन्द गर्ने निर्णय गर्ने, बैंकको एजेन्सी स्थापना गर्ने र बन्द गर्ने, बैंकको सूचना प्रणालीको विकास र सञ्चालन सम्बन्धमा आवश्यक व्यवस्था गर्ने, वाणिज्य बैंक तथा वित्तीय संस्थाको सुपरीवेक्षण सम्बन्धमा आवश्यक व्यवस्था मिलाउने, वाणिज्य बैंक तथा वित्तीय संस्थालाई प्रदान गरिएको इजाजतपत्र रद्ध गर्ने सम्बन्धमा निर्णय गर्ने अधिकार गभर्नरमा हुने भएकाले पनि यो पदलाई शक्तिशाली पदका रुपमा हेरिने गरिएको छ ।
More women doctors than men for first time in UK
There are more female doctors than male doctors in the UK for the first time, figures show.
The General Medical Council (GMC) said the number of women on its register had overtaken men for the first time, although numbers vary across England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Some 164,440 women are registered with a licence to practise, making up 50.04% of the register, compared with 164,195 men, the medical regulator said.
One of the driving factors has been the rising number of women joining UK medical schools, it added.
Since 2018/19, there have been more female than male medical students in each of the four nations, the regulator said.
Its figures show there were hardly any female doctors more than 150 years ago when the register first opened in 1859.
This remained the case for decades but started rising from the turn of the century, with a rapid increase from the 1970s.
Currently more women than men work as doctors in Scotland and Northern Ireland, with fewer female doctors in England and Wales, the GMC said.
The medical specialties with the most women doctors are obstetrics and gynaecology and paediatrics. Surgery, ophthalmology and emergency medicine have the least women.
The GMC said there are also more female GPs in the UK, with 57.7% of the workforce made up of female doctors.
Professor Dame Carrie MacEwen, chairwoman of the GMC and a consultant ophthalmologist, said the demographics of the medical workforce are “rapidly changing, and that diversity will benefit patients”.
She continued: “But women training for careers in medicine continue to face challenges that must be acknowledged and tackled.
“And for those women already working as doctors there is still work to do to create supportive and inclusive workplaces, and to ensure they have access to progression opportunities, including leadership roles, so that they can have long and fulfilling careers in medicine.”
Figures from the GMC’s training survey about discrimination in the workplace found 9% of female respondents reported unwelcome sexual comments, or advances causing embarrassment, distress or offence, compared with just 4% of men.
Dr Latifa Patel, chairwoman of the British Medical Association representative body, called the development a “significant milestone for the profession and for patients”.
“Retaining women doctors in the workplace, in the NHS, and happy and fulfilled in their roles, must be a priority,” she added.
Professor Scarlett McNally, president of the Medical Women’s Federation and a surgeon, said: “This huge change should be celebrated.”
ममाथि अन्याय भयो, स्वास्थ्यमन्त्रीले राजीनामा दिनुपर्छ – Online Khabar
२२ फागुन, काठमाडौं । स्वास्थ्य सचिव बढुवामा नपरेपछि डा. संगीता कौशल मिश्रले आफूभन्दा जुनियरमा रहेर काम नगर्ने बताएकी छिन् ।
बुधबार मन्त्रिपरिषद्को बैठकले अतिरिक्त स्वास्थ्य सचिव डा. विकास देवकोटालाई सचिवमा नियुक्ति गरेको छ ।
लोक सेवा आयोगका अध्यक्षको नेतृत्वमा रहेको सिफारिस समितिले सचिवका लागि स्वास्थ्य मन्त्रालयमा १२औं तहमा रहेका पहिलो नम्बरमा डा. संगिता मिश्र र विकास देवकोटा र डा. टंक बाराकोटीको नाम सिफारिस गरेको थियो ।
बिहीबार उनले अनलाइनखबरसँग कुरा गर्दै स्वास्थ्य तथा जनसंख्यामन्त्री प्रदीप पौडेलले आफूमाथि पटक—पटक अन्याय गरेको बताइन् ।
‘मेरो के दोष थियो ? ममाथि अन्याय भएको छ,’ उनले भनिन्, ‘ सञ्चार माध्यमहरूले पनि मैले गरेको कामको राम्रै मूल्यांकन गर्दै आइरहेका छन् ।’
उनले अगाडि थपिन, ‘काम कति लामो समय गर्नुहुन्छ त्यो महत्त्वपूर्ण होइन । काम गरेपछि के प्रतिफल दिइन्छ त्यो महत्त्वपूर्ण होला नि !’
अहिले सचिवका लागि प्रतिस्पर्धामा उत्रिएका डा. विकास देवकोटा र टंक बाराकोटी भन्दा ११ र १२ औं तहमा बढुवा हुँदा सिनियर भए पनि सरकारले आफूलाई उचित जिम्मेवारी नदिएको उनको आरोप छ ।
‘मैले राज्यलाई आपत पर्दा राम्रो काम गरेकै हो । राज्यको पैसा जोगाउने काम गरेकै छु,’ डा. मिश्रले प्रश्न गरिन्, ‘ स्वास्थ्य मन्त्री पौडेलले मलाई यो के-को पुरस्कार दिनुभयो ?’
‘स्वास्थ्य सेवा विभागको महानिर्देशकबाट हटाउनुभयो, काम दिनुभएन, कुनै मिटिङमा बोलाउनु भएन, कुनै समितिमा राख्नुभएन्,’ उनले स्वास्थ्यमन्त्री पौडेललाई आरोप लगाउँदै भनिन्, ‘ उहाँ मधेशी विरोधी नै हुनुहुन्छ ।’
‘म विभिन्न पार्टीका १० जना मन्त्रीसँग काम गर्दा कुनै समस्या भएन । मन्त्री पौडेललाई मसँग समस्या हुने, उहाँले मसँग के अपेक्षा थियो, त्यो पूरा गर्न नसकेर नै यो पुरुस्कार दिनुभएको होला,’ डा. मिश्रले भनिन् ।
डा. मिश्रले जुनियर कर्मचारीको अन्डरमा रहेर काम नगर्न बताइन् । ‘स्वास्थ्यमन्त्री पौडेललको जितले मेरो करियर बर्बाद भयो,’ उनले थप आरोप लगाउँदै भनिन्, ‘उहाँको जिद्दीले एउटा मधेशी महिलाको करियर सकियो ।’
आफूले राजीनामा नदिने बताउँदै उनले स्वास्थ्यमन्त्रीको नैतिकता छ भने राजीनामा दिनुपर्ने बताइन् ।
बिहिबार २.७० अंकले घट्यो नेप्से परिसूचक
काठमाडौँ । साताको कारोबारको अन्तिम दिन बिहिबार सेयर बजार मापक नेप्से परिसूचक घटेको छ । बिहिबार नेप्से परिसूचक २.७० अंकले घटेर २८१८.४३ बिन्दुमा पुगेको हो ।
नेप्सेमा कुल ३१० कम्पनीको १ करोड ९० लाख ४१ हजार ५१४ कित्ता सेयर खरिद बिक्री हुँदा रू. १० अर्ब १० करोडमाथिको सेयर कारोबार भएको छ । आज सबैभन्दा धेरै कारोबार हिमालयन रिइन्स्योरेन्स लिमिटेडको भएको छ । यस कम्पनीको १ अर्ब १२ करोड ८३ लाख रुपैयाँ बराबरको कारोबार भएको छ ।
आजको बजारमा गार्डियन माइक्रो लाइफ इन्स्योरेन्सका लगानीकर्ताले सबैभन्दा धेरै नाफा कमाएका छन् भने १०% नबिल डिबेन्चर २०८२का लगानीकर्ताले सबैभन्दा धेरै गुमाएका छन् ।
नेपाली सेयर बजारको थप विवरण पाउन र मार्केट डेप्थ हेर्न अर्थ सरोकार डटकमको सेयर बजार पोर्टल हेर्न सकिन्छ ।
Trump issues ‘last warning’ to Hamas over Israeli hostage release
US President Donald Trump has issued what he called a “last warning” to Hamas to release the hostages being held in Gaza.
“I am sending Israel everything it needs to finish the job, not a single Hamas member will be safe if you don’t do as I say,” Trump said in a lengthy post on his Truth Social platform.
Hamas accused the US president of encouraging Israel to break the ceasefire deal currently in effect between the two sides.
Trump’s statement came just hours after the White House confirmed it was holding direct talks with Hamas over the remaining hostages.
Washington has until now avoided direct engagement with the group, and there is a longstanding US policy against having direct contact with entities it lists as terrorist organisations.
In his social media post, Trump said there would be “hell to pay” if the hostages were not released, while not specifying the nature of the support he was sending Israel.
“Release all of the hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is OVER for you,” he added.
“For the leadership, now is the time to leave Gaza, while you still have a chance.”
He also appeared to issue a wider threat: “Also, to the People of Gaza: A beautiful Future awaits, but not if you hold Hostages. If you do, you are DEAD!”
Hamas spokesman Hazem Qassem said in a statement that such threats “complicate matters regarding the ceasefire agreement and encourage the occupation [Israel] to avoid implementing its terms”.
It’s not the first time Trump has threatened Hamas. In December, he said there would be “all hell to pay” if hostages were not released by the time he took office.
The post came after Trump met with a group of hostages in the White House who had been recently released under the ceasefire.
Meanwhile, White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed the US has been negotiating directly with Hamas to try to secure the release of the hostages.
Israel had been consulted prior to the talks, she added.
President Trump believed in doing what was in the best interest of the American people, Leavitt told reporters.
The work of the special envoy for hostages, Adam Boehler, work was a “good faith effort to do what’s right for the American people”, she added.
“Two direct meetings” have taken place between Hamas and a US official, “preceded by several communications”, a Palestinian source told the BBC.
News of the talks was first reported by Axios, which said the two sides were meeting in Qatar to discuss the release of US hostages as well as a wider deal to end the war.
The Israeli military launched a campaign to destroy Hamas in response to an unprecedented cross-border attack on 7 October 2023, in which about 1,200 people were killed and 251 were taken hostage.
At least 48,440 people have been killed in Gaza since then, according to the territory’s Hamas-run health ministry.
Israel says there are still 59 hostages being held in Gaza, with up to 24 believed to be alive.
Five US citizens are among the captives. One of them, Edan Alexander, is believed to be alive and the other four are presumed dead.
Israel’s prime minister’s office said in a statement it has “expressed its position” regarding the direct talks, but did not provide any further information.
According to reports, Boehler met with Hamas representatives in the Qatari capital, Doha, in recent weeks.
Hamas has had a base in Doha since 2012, reportedly at the request of the Obama administration.
The small but influential Gulf state is a key US ally in the region. It hosts a major American air base and has handled many delicate political negotiations, including with Iran, the Taliban and Russia.
Alongside the US and Egypt, Qatar has also played a major role in talks to broker a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas in Gaza.
Additional reporting by Bernd Debusmann Jr
रास्वपा सांसद खनालको प्रश्नः सरकार जीबी राईलाई खोज्दै छ कि छैन ?
राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टीका सांसद शिशिर खनालले सरकार गोर्खा मिडियाका अध्यक्ष गितेन्द्रबाबु (जीबी) राईलाई खोजिरहेको छ कि छैन भनेर प्रश्न गरेका छन्।
प्रतिनिधि सभाको बिहीवारको बैठकमा बोल्दै सांसद खनालले यस्तो प्रश्न गरेका हुन्। सहकारीको सबैभन्दा धेरै रकम हिनामिना गरेको आरोप लागेका गोर्खा मिडियाका अध्यक्ष राई अझै पक्राउ परेका छैनन् ।
सांसद खनालले सहकारी संसदीय विषेश छानबिन समितिले रवि लामिछानेको सहकारी ठगीमा प्रत्यक्ष संलग्नता नरहेको भनेपनि सरकारले प्रतिशोध साँधेको आरोप लगाए। उनले सकारले समितिको सिफारिस विपरित संगठित अपराध र सम्पत्ति शुद्धीकरणको मुद्दा समेत थपेको जिकिर गरे।
उनले भने, ‘जीबी राईले साइन गरेको डकुमेण्ट त्यो सहकारी छानविन विषेश समितिको अंश बनाइएको छ । बरु सरकार जीबी राईलाई खोज्दै छ कि छैन आजकल रु प्रतिवेदनमा कम्पनीमा आएको रकम परिचालनमा मात्रै संलग्न रहेको लेख्दालेख्दै पनि सहकारी ठगीमा पक्राउ गरियो । अनि पछि संगठित अपराध र सम्पत्ति शुद्धीकरणको मुद्दामा जोडियो । ८४ दिन हिरासतमा राखेर बल्ल मुद्दा दर्ता गरियो । अझै एउटा अदालतमा त मुद्दा पनि दर्ता भएको छैन । सरकार अल्झाइराखेको छ । सत्तापक्षका माननीयहरुलाई पनि सहकारी ठगीको आरोप लाग्यो सामान्य सोधपसछ गरेर छोडियो ।’
प्रकाशित: २२ फाल्गुन २०८१ १५:४४ बिहीबार
‘कुलमानलाई हटाएर सरकारलाई अन्याय गर्न दिँदैनौँ’- लिङदेन
काठमाडौँ । राष्ट्रिय प्रजातन्त्र पार्टी (राप्रपा)का सांसद राजेन्द्र लिङदेनले नेपाल विद्युत प्राधिकरणबाट कुलमान घिसिङलाई हटाएर सरकारलाई अन्याय गर्न नदिने बताएका छन् । प्रतिनिधिसभाको बैठकमा बोल्दै राप्रपाका अध्यक्षसमेत रहेका लिङदेनले यस्तो बताएका हुन् ।
उनले उर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा सिंचाई मन्त्री दीपक खड्कालाई कुलमानको पछि धेरै नलाग्न पनि आग्रह गरेका छन् ।
उर्जामन्त्रीले संसद् विद्युत प्राधिकरणको आम्दानी र नाफाका विषयमा गलत विवरण सार्वजनिक गरेको भन्दै सांसद लिङदेनले झुठो विवरण देखाएर सहीलाई गलत साबित गर्नतर्फ नलाग्न पनि उर्जामन्त्री खड्कालाई आग्रह गरेका छन् । कुलमानले घाटामा रहेको प्राधिकरणलाई नाफामा पुर्याएको उल्लेख गर्दै उनले कुलमानलाई हटाएर सरकारले व्यवसायीबाट उठाउनुपर्ने बक्यौता छुट दिन खोजेको पनि आरोप लगाएका छन् ।
त्यस्तै, सरकारले गरेको कुलमानलाई स्पष्टिकरण सोध्ने निर्णयका विरुद्धमा खनिँदै सांसद लिङदेनले कुलमानलाई ‘जिरो’ अंक दिने हो भने मन्त्री र सरकारलाई कति नम्बर दिने ? भन्दै संसद्मै प्रश्न उठाएका छन् ।
Poundland could be put up for sale as taxes rise, owner says
Jennifer Meierhans
Business reporter, BBC News
Poundland’s owner has said it is considering putting the chain up for sale after warning tax changes coming in April will put more pressure on the business.
The discount chain has 825 UK stores but sales were down this January and February, its Polish owner Pepco Group said.
A rise in employer National Insurance (NI) contributions announced in the Budget start in April and Pepco says these will “add further pressure” to Poundland’s costs.
A host of High Street brands have warned of shop closures, job losses and price rises as a result of rising costs, but Chancellor Rachel Reeves has defended the NI increase as “the right decisions in the national interest”.
Pepco Group said Poundland was “operating in an increasingly challenging UK retail landscape that is only intensifying”.
“From April 2025, the UK government’s additional tax changes announced in the Budget will also add further pressure to Poundland’s cost base,” it added.
Retailers have been among the most vocal of businesses criticising the NI increase and the rise in the minimum wage, which will both happen in April.
Tesco, Amazon, Greggs, Next and dozens of other chains last year wrote to the Treasury urging it reconsider some of the Budget measures.
The government has defended the tax rise as necessary to avoid cuts to public services.
The Pepco Group, which owns Pepco bargain stores in Poland, is making a profit so is looking at ways to separate itself from Poundland “including a potential sale,” it said.
As part of the plans, former Poundland managing director Barry Williams, who took over as managing director of Pepco in September 2023, will return to his Poundland role.
Stephan Borchert, chief executive of Pepco Group, told Reuters there are “definitely interested parties for this business” and said he was confident Poundland’s future would be decided by September this year.
“Definitely we’re looking at all options but a sale is possibly a very good option since we believe that the business will do better with a new owner,” he said.
सत्ता र विपक्ष दल निकटका कानुन व्यवसायीको छुट्टाछुट्टै प्यानल – Online Khabar
२२ फागुन, काठमाडौं । नेपाल बार एशोसिएसनको सत्ता र प्रतिपक्ष दल निकटका कानुन व्यवसायीले छुट्टाछुट्टै व्यानल बनाएका छन् । कांग्रेसको शुभेच्छुक संस्था डीएलए र नेकपा एमाले निकट पीपीएलएबाट चुनावी तालमेल गर्ने गरी उम्मेदवारी दर्ता गरेका छन् कांग्रेस निकट डिएलएबाट अध्यक्षमा विजय मिश्रले उम्मेदवारी दिएका छन् ।
मिश्रको प्यानलमा एमाले पक्षधर पीपीएलएबाट महासचिवमा केदार कोइरालाले उम्मेदवारी दिएका छन् । सत्ता पक्षमा रहेका दलबाट तालमेल भएको डीएलएका पूर्व अध्यक्ष योगेन्द्रबहादुर अधिकारीले जानकारी गराए ।
चुनावका लागि नेकपा माओवादी केन्द्र र राष्ट्रिय स्वतन्त्र पार्टीबीच तालमेल हुने भएको छ । विपक्षी दल निकट कानुन व्यवसायीहरूको संगठनले गरेको चुनावी तालमेलमा राप्रपा पक्षधरलाई पनि समेटिएको छ ।
माओवादी निकट कानुन व्यवसायीहरुको संगठन आरपीएलबाट रमण श्रेष्ठ अध्यक्ष र रास्वपा पक्षधर स्वतन्त्र कानुन व्यवसायी मञ्चबाट महासचिवमा यज्ञमणि न्यौपानेले उम्मेदवारी दिएका छन् ।
श्रेष्ठको उम्मेवारीमा प्रस्तावक वरिष्ठ अधिवक्ता शम्भु थापा र समर्थकमा वरिष्ठ अधिवक्ता सुशिलकुमार पन्त बनेका छन् ।
उम्मेदवार मनोनयन दर्ता आज (२२ फागुन) भएको छ । महासचिवमा उम्मेदवारी दिएका न्यौपाने विपक्ष दल निकटका कानुन व्यवसायीले छुट्टै प्यानल बनाएको जानकारी गराए ।
नेपाली कांग्रेसको शुभेच्छुक संस्था डीएलए र नेकपा एमालेको पक्षको पीपीएलले बारको चुनावमा तालमेल गर्ने भएपछि विपक्षी दलहरु निकटका कानुन व्यवसायीले छुट्टै प्यानल खडा गरेका हुन् ।
२७ औं केन्द्रीय कार्यसमितिका लागि २३ चैतमा निर्वाचन हुँदैछ ।
विदेश पठाउने भन्दै रकम ठगी गर्ने दुई जना पक्राउ
काठमाडौँ । वैदेशिक रोजगारीका लागि विभिन्न देश पठाउने भन्दै रकम ठगी गर्ने दुई जना पक्राउ परेका छन् ।
पक्राउ पर्नेमा स्याङजा जिल्ला बिरुवा गाउँपालिका वडा नं. ६ घर भई तारकेश्वर नगरपालिका वडा नं. ९ बस्ने २६ वर्षीय सुन्दर केसी र बाग्लुङ जिल्ला निसीखोला गाउँपालिका वडा नं. ६ घर भई टोखा नगरपालिका वडा नं. ०८ बस्ने ५१ वर्षीय किरण घर्ती रहेका छन् ।
उनीहरुलाई काठमाडौँ उपत्यका अपराध अनुसन्धान कार्यलयबाट खटिएको प्रहरी टोलीले काठमाडौँको विभिन्न स्थानबाट पक्राउ गरेको हो । प्रहरीका अनुसार सुन्दर केसीले दुई जनालाई अजरबैजान पठाउने भन्दै १२ लाख ७० हजार रुपैयाँ र किरण घर्तीले दुई जनालाई सर्बिया पठाउने भन्दै ३ लाख ५० हजार रुपैयाँ ठगी गरेका थिए ।
हाल उनीहरुलाई पक्राउ गरी थप अनुसन्धान तथा आवश्यक कारवाहीका लागि वैदेशिक रोजगार विभाग पठाइएको छ ।
‘Sheer panic’ as child killed by car on Kendal sports pitch
People have described a scene of “sheer panic” as a car crashed through a fence and on to a sports pitch, killing a child and injuring another.
The pair were struck at Kendal rugby club at about 17:00 GMT on Wednesday, Cumbria Police said.
Eyewitness Scott Denney said it “all happened very fast”, adding: “Just as we got on to the pitch, a car came through the barriers at the top and then landed on the pitch.”
A male driver, who is aged in his 40s, was arrested at the scene on suspicion of causing death by dangerous driving.
Mr Denney, whose son attends the GT7 Football Academy which holds training sessions at the rugby club, said he had “no idea” how the car got on to the field.
“It was just sheer panic. It was just not very nice at all.
“The children were obviously scared but the coaches dealt with it really, really well.”
He said staff got the children off the field and out of view of the crash site, and added: “Last night there was a lot of families here that pulled together to give support to the mum and dad and friends of the [victims].”
Tim Farron, the MP for the area, said news of the crash was “utterly devastating”.
“There was this shared sense of utter shock and horror, the whole town is utterly, utterly devastated by this,” he said.
A police presence remained at the rugby club into the night.
The Reverend Canon Shanthi Thompson, from Kendal Parish Church, said a moment of silence was held after its Ash Wednesday service “because it’s so hard to find the words to say at a time like this”.
“Kendal is a very close community and many, many people will have links to the rugby club and people will know the children involved,” she told BBC Radio Cumbria.
At the scene
Jennie Dennett, BBC Radio Cumbria
The sunrise here is lighting the frosty pitch and the very wrong sight of two buckled fence panels that are pitchside, opposite the clubhouse car park.
The green panels have bent right over in front of the drop down to the pitch and there is blue and white police tape across the gap in the fence.
It’s an indication of the awful consequences of yesterday’s crash.
Over 500 Nammi EVs ply Nepali roads, revolutionizing market
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Nammi, a Chinese EV brand, has made its name in Nepal for bringing cars with stylish design and features, at competitive price ranges. The brand launched in Nepal in a unique fashion, Breaking the tradition, Nammi inaugurated itself in Nepal in a fashion show-themed event. The unveiling blended glamor and cutting-edge technology perfectly highlighting Nammi’s innovative design, state-of-the-art features, and premium appeal. The event left a positive and lasting impression on the audiences.
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Over 500 Nammi cars on Nepali roads
There are already over 500 Nammi cars on Nepali roads. At the MAW Vriddhi EV Carnival, the brand handed five customers keys to their brand-new Nammi cars. With such a market presence, Nammi has firmly established itself as a marquee auto brand in Nepal. It’s safe to say that it’s become one of the key vehicles in Nepal’s new age of automotive industry.
Nammi was also able to register 720 bookings at the NADA Auto Show. Customers have been attracked to Nammi’s frameless doors, memory seats, flush door handles, flat surface, etc. For safety, it also has a Level 2 ADAS system and includes a 12.8-inch advanced infotainment console. It’s a sweet mixture of tradition, comfort, and modern technologies.
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As more Nammi cars ply Nepali roads, it’s contribution to sustainable transport only grows. As the company says, it is “not just a milestone for Nammi but the dawn of a new era in Nepal’s EV landscape.”
‘कुलमानले सरकारलाई टेरेनन्, त्यसैले शून्य नम्बर दिइएको हो’
काठमाडौँ । उर्जा, जलस्रोत तथा सिँचाइ मन्त्री दीपक खड्काले विद्युत प्राधिकरणका कार्यकारी निर्देशक कुलमान घिसिङले सरकारलाई नटेरेको बताएका छन् । प्रतिनिधि सभाको बैठकमा सांसदहरुले उठाएको प्रश्नको जवाफ दिँदै मन्त्री खड्काले यस्तो बताएका हुन् ।
उनले कुलमाले सरकारलाई टेर्न र चिन्नै छोडेपछि कार्यसम्पादन मूल्याङ्कनमा शून्य नम्बर दिएको पनि उल्लेख गरेका छन् ।
अर्कोतर्फ कुलमान घिसिङ कार्यसम्पादन मूल्याङ्कनमा सहभागी नभएकाले पनि उनलाई शून्य नम्बर दिइएको मन्त्री खड्काले बताएका छन् । ‘विद्यार्थी यदि जाँचमै सहभागि भएन भने उसले कति नम्बर प्राप्त गर्छ ?’, मन्त्री खड्काले भने, ‘कानूनको परिपालना गर्ने सबैको दायित्व हो । त्यसकारण उहाँले शून्य नम्बर पाउनुभएको हो ।’
कार्यकारी निर्देशक घिसिङले तोकिएको समयभित्र कार्यसम्पादन नबुझाएर सरकारसँग भएको सम्झौताको बेवास्ता गरेको आरोप समेत लगाएका छन् । उनले कोही पनि संविधानभन्दा माथि नहुने भन्दै सबैले कानूनको पालना गर्नुपर्ने उल्लेख गरेका छन् । घिसिङले सरकारलाई नटेर्ने, नचिन्ने भएको कारण शून्य नम्बर दिइएको बताएका छन् ।
Banks pay customers millions after month’s worth of IT outages
Graham Fraser
Technology Reporter
Nine major banks and building societies operating in the UK accumulated at least 803 hours – the equivalent of 33 days – of tech outages in the past two years, figures published by a group of MPs show.
The Treasury Committee – which has been investigating the impact of banking IT failures – compelled Barclays, HSBC, Lloyds, Nationwide, Santander, NatWest, Danske Bank, Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Bank to provide the data.
It does not include the Barclays outage in January or the Lloyds outage last week – two incidents which occurred on pay day for many people, and left customers unable to pay their staff and bills.
The report finds Barclays could now face compensation payments of £12.5m.
“For families and individuals living pay cheque to pay cheque, losing access to banking services on payday can be a terrifying experience,” said Dame Meg Hillier, the committee’s chair.
“The fact there has been enough outages to fill a whole month within the last two years shows customers’ frustrations are completely valid,” she added.
Speaking on the Today programme, on BBC Radio Four, she said she hoped putting the data in the public domain would encourage banks and the regulator to see if there was any more that could be done to reduce the disruption.
“This once again highlights that the traditional banking sector hasn’t kept pace with the investment needed to modernise its infrastructure,” said Patrick Burgess of BCS, the Chartered Institute for IT.
Left homeless
The Treasury Committee data looked at IT failures which affected millions of customers between January, 2023 and February this year. They found there had been 158 incidents.
While the data does not include the Barclays outage in January, which left one family without a home, the bank did confirm to the committee that over half of online payments over the course of three days did not work due to “severe degradation” of their system’s performance.
The bank confirmed to the committee that it expects to pay between £5m and £7.5m in compensation to customers for “inconvenience or distress”.
When taking into account all the information shared by Barclays, this means the bank could pay out up to £12.5m in compensation due to outages over the last two years.
The second highest amount paid out by a firm in that same period is £350,000 from the Bank of Ireland.
The compensation paid out by other banks was:
- AIB (£590)
- HSBC (£232,697)
- Lloyds (£160,0000
- Nationwide (£77,452)
- NatWest (£348,000)
- Santander (£17,000)
In his submission to the committee, Vim Maru – the Chief Executive of Barclays UK – said the January outage was caused by a software problem with their system, and the incident was not due to a cyber-attack “or any other malicious activity”.
“We continue to work through the impact to ensure no customer or client will be out of pocket as a result of the incident.”
Barclays told BBC News it was “deeply sorry to customers who have been impacted by any service outage”.