ICT at glance in Nepal by Rajendra Prasad Poudel e-mail: rajendrapoudel@gmail.com 01.1 Introduction The development of information and communication technology (ICT) is widely recognized as an essential component for economic growth of a nation. It will be not exaggerated to say that ICT infrastructure has potential to promote social development of every community. Access for ICT to seek the information as well as receive and impart information comes in the sector of basic human rights
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Crisis in Nepal “Not a day goes by without a few hours of power cuts. Load shedding has now become a perennial problem and it is here to stay." The story of power position in Nepal is that of highest potential and lowest consumption. The electricity demand in Nepal is increasing by about 10 percent every year and close to 40 percent of the approximate Nepalese population has access to electricity so far. The main load centre is the central zone which includes the Kathmandu Valley. Nepal owns a number
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preference. Destitute hospitals are often the result of failed policies‚ or unstable governments‚ In the book “Little Princes”‚ Connor Grennan describes the hospital conditions in Kathmandu‚ Nepal during a civil war. While some clear similarities exist between the Hospitals in the Western Kentucky‚ U.S.A.‚ and Kathmandu‚ Nepal‚ there are striking differences. The hospitals in Kathmandu‚ and Western Kentucky have some common
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NEPAL TOURISM YEAR-2011 Nepal has given the plentiful tourism resources to Nepal. The natural scenery‚ high mountains‚ incomparable cultural heritage and numerous specialties have made Nepal a well known destination in the world of tourism map. The center for numerous adventure activities such as trekking‚ mountaineering‚ rafting‚ mountain biking‚ Paragliding‚ Jungle Safaris etc. Nepal is widely famous for adventure tourism activities among the visitors from around the world. Almost a million visitors
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should have had a peaceful life. Her speech leaves people ashamed of their ignorance about the seriousness of the existing slavery in the modern world. Among various groups of slaves witnessed by Lisa Kristen were sex slaves in Nepal. The story of a sex slave in Nepal usually starts with poverty. In a country where half of the population is unemployed‚ young girls and their family members are easily lured by the job promises made by the so-called “job hunters”. Poor young girls follow the “job
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life are very luxurious for the people. In context of Nepal inventing space technology and nuclear technology is still out of reach. Nepal is struggling to fulfill the basic requirements which people need. For Nepal development still means construction of road‚ electricity‚ water line‚ schools and hospitals. In most of the rural areas of Nepal people are still lacking these facilities. Kathmandu has been overly populated being the capital of Nepal the basic infrastructures‚ schools‚ colleges‚ hospitals
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The Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal is a landlocked sovereign state situated in South Asia. The country is bordered by the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of India. Kathmandu is capital of Nepal and also the largest metropolis of the country with a population of around five million. Total population of the country is around 27 million while two million of them are abroad for jobs and education. Official language of the country is Nepali while Nepal Bhasa‚ Maithili and hundred other
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its use‚ sale‚ distribution‚ transportation‚ or disposal. (ii) (iii) • pumping of oil‚ water‚ or sewage; generating‚ transforming‚ and transmitting energy; or It came into force on 2054.7.18 (Nov. 3‚ 2000) by a notification published in the Nepal Gazette 1 (iv) printing‚ lithography‚ photography‚ book-binding and other similar work. (b) "Enterprise" means any factory‚ company‚ organisation‚ association‚ firm‚ or group thereof‚ established under the prevailing laws for the purpose
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REFUGEES IN NEPAL There are more than 20‚000 Tibetan refugees living in about 12 settlements across the country. However‚ the true number of Tibetan refugees is not known. Some estimates suggest that 30‚000 Tibetans live in Kathmandu alone. While some Tibetan refugees arrived in Nepal in the early 1950s‚ the first major influx crossed the border in 1959‚ following the Lhasa Uprising. They established camps primarily in the Himalayan border regions of Nepal such as Mustang
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) of Nepal is an independent and autonomous body established in the year 2000 under the Human Rights Commission Act 1997. The Interim Constitution of Nepal-2007 upgraded the status of the Commission as a constitutional body. The Article 132(1) of the Constitution has stated that the Commission shall have the duties of ensuring respect protection and promotion of the human rights and their effective implementation. Depending upon the seriousness of
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