The government’s duty is to provide relief to the people, but if that has to include policy matters and the addition of liabilities that has budgetary implications, it must be approved by the parliament. This is according to rules that have to be followed in the country. Now attempts to push things in a unilateral manner, without the mandatory approval of the parliament, is visible in the 12-point Immediate Relief Package-2068 that was announced by Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai, which add to the financial liabilities of the government. It may be design that the said relief package w...
Published On: 2011-09-15

Regarded as one of the brightest brains in the society, a fresh medical graduate arrives at the door of the department of health services, just after being discharged from a highly disciplined environment of his/her academic institution infused fully with a sense of professionalism in patient care, responsibility of service to the community and commitment to serve fellow citizens at the remotest pockets of the country. On his very first encounter he gets greeted by the traditional bureaucracy, turtle pace efficiency, absence of officials, discriminations in posting, nepotism, dirty influence...
Published On: 2011-09-15

I am a little upset when people around me frame a strong point of view on diverse real life agendas, based solely on the information gathered from the World Wide Web (www), made possible by the rapid growth of the internet technology in the last decade. Surprisingly, there is a large proportion of the population, especially current generation of youths worldwide, who spend at least fifty per cent of their daily time surfing for information on the internet. For the sake of a simple opinion passing or a gossip while in a social gathering, an hour or so of browsing gives you adequate amount of ...
Published On: 2011-09-15

Fraught with dangers Newly appointed PM Baburam Bhattarai is not proving himself. His government’s move to give a blanket pardon to the “violators” of wartime atrocities from among the Maoists is a blatant example of this. Following the PM’s lip service to bring much anticipated positive change in the country, he and the government he leads has demonstrated that the first and foremost priority for them is to ensure that their parties reap the largest benefits from the government coffers and government policies. It is shocking and an outright violation of the rights of ...
Published On: 2011-09-15

The demand for food increases with the rise in population. The traditional methods of agriculture are hard put to meet the increasing demand for food. However, through research, food production can be enhanced by other means through the development of hybrid seeds, among other things. These seeds increase the yield and at the same time are disease-resistant. Nepalese scientists too have carried out extensive research and have developed high-yielding varieties that are resistant to many diseases and suitable for the Nepali soil. However, the amount of researches carried out are nominal, and Nep...
Published On: 2011-09-14

For more than half a century, the higher education in Nepal has gone haywire. The early years of higher education were better than these days. Human resources prepared by the only Tribhuvan University (TU) in those years served the country in a qualitative way. After the introduction of the National Education System Plan (NESP), in 1971, people expected much from higher education in the country, but to their despair the University could not regularize the semester system and the same old system continued after 1980. The political fever was so high between 1975 and 1980 that it compelled th...
Published On: 2011-09-14

There was an old movie which I viewed recently: a story of two friends, of their friendship which the world envied. Such was their bond that if anyone hurt any one of them in some way, they would make another foe as well. In life, like all things good must pass the test of time, so does life depicted in movies, their strong bond of friendship crumbed over some hasty words spoken in a moment of anger, and anger turns man insane, so a few blows were exchanged amidst torrents of harsh words. All because of the argument, the ‘exemplary’ friends turned into bitter enemies. Now, not ...
Published On: 2011-09-14

Centered in capital This is with reference to the article “Bourgeoisie Kathmandu” (THT, Sept. 12, Page 8), by Mr. Kamal Raj Lamsal. The article is summed up with the interest of the entire nation that is centered only in the capital city of Kathmandu. They talk of decentralisation, but all important political and other activities are concentrated in Kathmandu. Parents are responsible for their children. Even the poor parents who work hard send their savings to their children in Kathmandu pursuing higher studies. The examples in the article are nicely presented. Some people live ...
Published On: 2011-09-14

The endemic problem of corruption is holding the country to ransom since very long, and still there is no light at the end of the tunnel. It is true that only lip service is being made to control corruption, though the Supreme Court has recently dealt a blow to two people in high profile cases of corruption. Otherwise, however, the graft cases filed in the courts tend to proceed very slowly. Besides, the anti-graft body has remained without its heads and other commissioners since years. This is a gloomy scenario. What is even more distressing is that impunity is overwhelming, and the politicia...
Published On: 2011-09-13

Nepali Congress (NC), with a 60-year glorious history of struggle for democracy, is facing challenges more than ever in national politics, and in maintaining pragmatic foreign relations founded by the visionary leader B.P. Koirala. We should not forget that NC has always firmly stood for very good relations with its two immediate neighbors - India and China. It has always opposed playing one country’s card against the other. “Protecting the full independence and sovereignty of Nepal”, and opposing all forms of external “interference”, NC has advocated amicable ...
Published On: 2011-09-13