AMERICA, July 24: Arjun Banjade has been elected as the President of the Non-Resident Nepalese Association (NRNA) USA. He was elected as the President, overtaking his opposition Dilu Parajuli, in the online election held on Sunday.
Bikas Upreti was elected as the Senior Vice Pre
KATHMANDU, April 8: The executive chairmanship of the Non-Resident Nepalese Association (NRNA) has been handed over from one President to another.
The 10th convention of the NRNA held a year ago had elected three presidents for a multi-term system. Accordingly, NRNA President Ra
KATHMANDU, October 11: Non Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has decided to postpone its 10th World Conference and the elections.
Earlier, NRNA was scheduled to hold its election on October 20 and World Conference from October 23 to 25.
The association took the decision to postpone the election and World Conference after the Ministry of Foreign Affairs asked the association not to conduct an election until the disputes regarding the selection of representatives are addressed.
According to the spokesperson of NRNA, DB Chettri, the World Conference of the association has been postopend and election will be held within next six months.
Earlier, Kul Acharya, a candidate for the post of President of NRNA, had lodged a complaint at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs stating that there is a dispute regarding the selection of representatives.
KATHMANDU: Kul Acharya has announced his candidacy for the position of President of the Non-Resident Nepalese Association (NRNA).
In an event organized in the capital on Sunday, Acharya said that his candidacy is to maintain the reputation of the organization through a transparent, systematic and institutional manner.
Addressing the program, he said that system, transparency and inclusive NRNA would be his priority. On the occasion, he also took time to claim that he would not impose his personal interests.
He also put forth his plan to extend the membership number to 500,000, resolve issues faced by Nepali migrant workers, make institutional initiatives to bring those Nepalis who are in foreign jails and set up a skill-based training center in seven provinces each.
Originally from Parbat district, Acharya is a London-based entrepreneur. He had lost to Kumar Pant for the presidential position in the Ninth General Convention of the organization.
TOKYO, June 23: A dispute over financial irregularities has surfaced in Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), Japan.
Members of the working committee have started blaming each other after allegation of corruption against Committee President Devi Lal Bhandari.
The dispute surfaced in the Committee over the issue of financial irregularities of Rs 1.1 million taken as insurance from a family of a deceased.
A written request has been made to the international committee for the investigation after the dispute was not settled immediately.
Earlier in 2017, NRNA, Japan, had faced the corruption charge.
A majority of the members of the working committee including senior vice-president, vice-president, treasurer and secretary of the NRNA, Japan, blamed the President Bhandari of his involvement in financial irregularities and have made preparation to suspend him if he did not resign from post.
Whereas, President Bhandari argued that he has not committed any financial irregularities, saying it was only a false accusation. This dispute has created doubt over holding the NRNA, Japan's convention on time.
KATHMANDU, May 9: The Non Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has decided to supply medical equipment worth approximately Rs 2 million to Nepal immediately as the country is struggling with the second wave of coronavirus.
An emergency meeting of the NRNA held on Friday under the chairpersonship of its President Kumar Pant decided to send 100 oxygen concentrators to Nepal immediately, according to NRNA’s Health Committee coordinator Dr sanjiv Sapkota. He spoke the need for coming up with short-term and long-term plans for the sustainable management of medical oxygen which is crucial for the treatment of Covid-19 especially for those with shortness of breath.
NRNA vice-president Dr Badri KC highlighted the need for setting up a help desk to provide mental health service and counseling during the crisis.
On the occasion, NRNA treasurer Mahesh Shrestha urged all national committees to lend helping hands to Nepal to fight the pandemic. NRNA America general secretary informed that a Covid-19 isolation center would be established soon in Janakpur at the cost of 15,000 US dollar while NRNA UK president Punam Gurung said they had urged the British Government for Covid-19 vaccine support to Nepal.
As said by NRNA Australia president Keshab Kandel, the Nepali community in Australia had launched a fund raising campaign to help Nepal fight the pandemic. The participants of the meeting stressed the need for establishing more isolation centers, providing motivation to health/medical workers, increasing the PCR test coverage and launching the health awareness campaign to control the infection risk.
