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JSP to nominate both men and women candidates for vice president

KATHMANDU, March 11: Janata Samajwadi Party Nepal is going to nominate both men and women candidates. At the meeting of 10 parties held today at the Prime Minister's residence, Baluwatar, JSP President Upendra Yadav expressed the view that two candidates will be nominated from his party. 

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Subedi elected President of Socialist Press Association

KATHMANDU, June 11: Bishwamani Subedi has been elected the President of the Socialist Press Association, Nepal. The first national convention of the Association held in Kathmandu on June 9 and 10 elected Subedi as the president. According to the final voting results shared on Su

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Chokhal elected President of FHEN, Gandaki

POKHARA: Hotel entrepreneur Arjun Chokhal has been unanimously elected the President of the Federation of Hotel Entrepreneurs Nepal (FHEN), Gandaki Province. Its first general convention held in Pokhara also picked a 29-member executive committee. Durga Bilas Bhattarai has been chosen as senior vice president, Hari Prasad Pandeya vice president, Tulasi Gyawali women vice president, and […]

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Effects of Caste

Two parallel theatrical performances are ongoing in Nepal – in Baneshwor, a performance of party politics and in Battisputali, that of social politics. The theatrics of party politics involves installing two big men as the president and the vice president of the country. The Dalits, and among them, the Dalit wo

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Affirmative inaction

epali Congress Joint General Secretary Mahalaxmi Upadhyay recalls how she missed a call from a journalist because she was attending an event. When she called back later, the reporter replied to the Member of Parliament, “I couldn’t reach the party vice-president, so I called you.” Another time, Upadhyay was meeting the press with other women […]

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Female deputies aspire to lead local levels

In Kailali, deputy mayors and vice-chairs are now on the threshold of becoming chiefs of municipalities. Stating that women also are capable of leading in any situation, they are preparing to become chiefs of the municipalities. Most women were elected as deputy mayor and vice-chair in local level elections held in 2017. There are few women at local levels. As a result, an illusion has been created that the post of deputy mayor or vice-president is for women only.

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NC general convention: Vote count for joint general secretary begins

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Mahakavi Devkota's literary contribution highlighted

The 113th birth anniversary of Mahakavi Laxmi Prasad Devkota has been commemorated Thursday by organizing various programs including poetry symposiums and highlighting his contribution to the enriching of Nepali literature.  In this connection, the Literary Journalists Association and the Kamalpokhari Chhath Puja Society jointly organised a literary program. On the occasion, senior travel writer Ghanashyam Rajkarnikar paid tribute to the Mahakavi and also spoke on development of the Kamalpokhari area.  Senior dramatist Ashesh Malla said Devkota's contribution to the Nepali literature is unforgettable and the Mahakavi is one among the icons Mt Everest and the Buddha by which Nepal can identify itself to the world. Poet and literary critic Pramod Pradhan said the Mahakavi Devkota is probably the only literary figure in the Nepali literature on whom the highest number of Ph D dissertations has been done and the most number of books have been written.  Central vice-president of the International Nepali Literary Society, Baba Basnet shared that the Nepali litterateurs feel proud remembering the Mahakavi. Various poets had recited their creations on the occasion. Association's president Radheshyam Lekali said they will organize such programmes in the coming days as well. Nepal Academy had also organized a special programme at Kamaladi on Wednesday to commemorate Mahakavi's birth anniversary. The Kaushiki Literary Foundation also released a book coinciding the occasion. Meanwhile, the Kapan Literary Society organized a special poetry symposium today to mark the 113th birth anniversary of Mahakavi Devkota. The speakers, including poets, writers and litterateurs expressed concern over the disintegration of family and the labour and brain drain the Nepali society is currently grappling with.  The speakers urged the poets and writers to contribute towards raising the consciousness of the 'society in decadence'. Litterateur Prof Dr Ram Prasad Gyawali recalled that the Mahakavi had expressed his views against the oppression on the Dalits, the indigenous nationalities and women. He urged the literati to be serious towards the nation and humanity. Laxmi Prasad Devkota was born on November 12, 1909 in Dilli Bazar, Kathmandu. He died on September 14, 1959.  He was an accomplished poet, playwright, scholar, and novelist. He is given the title of Mahakavi in Nepali Literature, which means The Great Poet. He is known as the poet with the golden heart. Some of his famous works are Muna Madan, Sulochana, Kunjini, and Sakuntala.

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'Initiatives on to address problems of traders, industrialists'

SURUNGA, September 16: Senior Vice-President of the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI), Chandra Prasad Dhakal, has said that the FNCCI, as the umbrella organisation of all the traders, entrepreneurs and industrialists of the country, was taking initiatives for resolving the problems in this sector. Inaugurating the 33rd annual general meeting of the Urlabari Chamber of Commerce and Industry (UCCI), Morang, he said the Federation was taking initiatives for announcement of relief package by the government for the revival of the trade and industry sector which has been hit hard due to the COVID-19 pandemic.  The senior vice-president also reiterated that FNCCI has been continuously working for the larger interest of the entire business community including the women entrepreneurs. Five outstanding industrialists of Urlabari and a journalist were honoured on the occasion. The AGM will elect a new leadership. Election is being held for 16 various posts and 33 persons are in the fray, Urlabari Chamber of Commerce and Industry's president Pritam Khadgi said. UCCI has 1,702 members.

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Venezuelan president announces cabinet changes

CARACAS, August 20: Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced several changes in his cabinet on Thursday, including the appointment of Mervin Maldonado as the new vice president for social and territorial socialism.      The announcement follows the selection of several cabinet ministers as candidates of the ruling United Socialist Party of Venezuela for regional and municipal elections scheduled for Nov. 21, Maduro tweeted.      The president appointed Chief Admiral Remigio Ceballos Ichaso as new minister of internal relations, justice and peace, and Felix Plasencia as new foreign minister in place of Jorge Arreaza, who was appointed minister of industries and national production.      Governor of Monagas Yelitze Santaella was appointed new minister of education. In addition, Admiral William Serantes Pinto will serve as minister of ecological mining development while Margaud Godoy will replace Carolys Perez as minister of women and gender equality.

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FNJ UK gets new leadership

LONDON, June 14: The UK chapter of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has got a new leadership with Dhrubaraj Aryal as a chair. The election held on Sunday picked the new leadership.  Correspondent of Annapurna Post and editor of nepalilink.com Dhrubaraj Aryal and journalist for wenepali.com Shyam Luitel were in the race for leadership.  Among other office-bearers elected are Diensh Pariyar (senior vice-president), Narendra Basnet (general secretary), Shiva Bhandari (vice-president), Prameela Labung Rai (women vice-president), Manju Bhandari and Khemraj Ranabhat (secretary), SK Gurung (treasurer) and Surendra Ingnam (co-treasurer).  Goma Rana, Narendra Nembang and Jayaram Tamang were unanimously elected as members of FNJ UK committee.  As the election could not take place face-to-face due to COVID-19 pandemic, members had sent their ballot through postal mechanism. Some 38 members had participated in the election.

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