संविधानसभा निर्वाचन २०७०:लाइभ अपडेटहरू हेर्न सकिने साइटहरुको सुची

दोस्रो संविधानसभा निर्वाचन २०७० निर्वाचन परिणामको लाइभ अपडेटहरू हेर्न सकिने साइटहरुको सुची:   

1. DataNepal:   Click Here (English)    यहाँ क्लिक गर्नुस ( नेपाली)  – नक्सा सहितको नतिजा हेर्न सकिन्छ|
2. अन्नपूर्ण पोस्ट:  यहाँ क्लिक गर्नुस
3. अनलाइन खबर:  यहाँ क्लिक गर्नुस
4. Mysansar:  Click Here
5. Nepal Votes 2013, The Himalaya Times:  Click Here
6. निर्वाचन आयोग, नेपाल:  यहा क्लिक गर्नुस (आधिकारीक विवरणका लागी) 

Secrets of Nations

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Prime Story: Ghusia Karmachari (घुसिया कर्मचारीहरु)

Prime Story: Sting Operation by Himalayan TV
Three corrupt official  from Road Division Tanahu Nepal were caught in sting operation jointly carried out by Himalaya TV and Nepal Police. Road Division engineering duo Amarendra Karna and Abhinavdash Mulmi and Communication Operator Gauri Bahadur Thapa were arrested with bribe money. All three officials were later handover to The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) for further action.  

नेपाल सतिले सरापेको देश होइन

उच्च माध्यामिक विद्यालय संघ नेपाल (हिसान)को पाँचौं महाधिवेशनको महाधिवेशन उद्‌घाटनपछि 'परिवर्तित नेपालका लागि शिक्षा बहस'लाई सम्बोधन गर्दै प्रधानमन्त्री डा. बाबुराम भट्टराईले नेपाल सतिले सरापेको मुलुक नभएको बताएका छन्|  'यो कसैले सरापेको देश होइन; यो शिक्षाले जन्माएको मनस्थिति हो।'  उनले राज्यप्रति नागरिकको जिम्मेवारी हुनुपर्ने उल्लेख गर्दै 'राजनीतिमा युगान्तकारी परिवर्तन आयो तर शिक्षामा हामी त्यही पाठ्यक्रम र त्यही शिक्षा विधिमा छौं जसले जागिरे मनस्थिति सहितका व्यक्ति उत्पादन गर्छ, यसमा परिवर्तन आवश्यक' भएको बताए|' वक्तव्यमा डा. भट्टराईले उठान गरेका प्रश्नहरूको जबाफ हामीले सबैले खोज्नु हाम्रो कर्तव्य हो| असल नागरिक निर्माण गर्ने शिक्षा बिना भोलिको परिवर्तित सुन्दर नेपालको कल्पना गर्न सकिन्न| एक पटक डा. भट्टराईको मनै छुने वक्तव्यको पूर्ण पाठ गर्नुस अनि  छातीमा हात राखेर सोच्नुस - मैले मेरो देशको लागि के गर्न सक्छु?  

नोट: मलाई मनपरेका वाक्यांशहरूलाई बोल्ड गरेको छु| 

वक्तव्यको पूर्ण पाठ

सुडान अभियुक्तका धरौटी सर्बोच्चले घटायो

यस्तै अदालती निर्णयहरुका कारण पनि नेपालमा भ्रस्टाचार दिनानुदिन मौलाउदै गएको छ| यहाँ भ्रस्टाचारको खुलाशा हुन्छ, अनि कारवाहीको नाटक मन्चन, र अन्तमा या त नाम मात्रैको सजाय या अदालती सफाई| यस्तै छ यहाको चलन| हेर्नुस एउटा यस्तै समचार, सुडान अभियुक्तहरुका धरौटी सर्बोच्च अदालतले घटाएको| एकदिन अधिकांस यी अभियुक्तहरुले सफाई पाएको समाचार आउदा पनि कुनै अनौठो मान्नु पर्ने छैन...किनकि बर्षौ देखि यहा यस्तै हुदै आएको छ...

सुडान अभियुक्तका धरौटी सर्वाेच्चले घटायो | मुख्य समाचार | :: कान्तिपुर ::

Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI): Bhutan Ranks Top in SAARC Countries

Today, a click on the link posted in Facebook wall took me to the Transparency International (TI) homepage. Immediately, I started searching the name of my country in the list of Corruption Perception Index 2011. To my expectation, I scrolled all the way bottom of the table and read the table bottom up. Nepal ranks 54th but this rank didn't stop me searching further more. I wanted to compare the rank of Nepal with previous year and SAARC countries. What a pity! Nepal is the most corrupt country among the founding members of SAARC. It has fell eight positions down this year and stood 154th among 182 countries in the world. Nepal scored just 2.2 out of 10. The CPI ranges from 0 (highly corrupt) to 10 (clean). TI consider countries with score of 3 or less are "Corrupt Country". Nepal is raising its ranks every year in the list of corrupt country. Only Afghanistan ranks below Nepal in SAARC region. 

Figure: CPI Rank of Nepal in the World (Data source: Transparency International)

To my surprise, Bhutan with a CPI score of 5.7 stands best among SAARC countries. It is also among the least corrupt country in Asia Pacific region. This small kingdom in Himalaya ranks 7th in Asia Pacific region and 38th in the world . The country ranked 49 with a CPI score 5.0 in 2009. What a great achievement by Bhutan! We Nepalese and other SAARC countries have to learn from Bhutan. 

New Zealand, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, Japan, Taiwan, Bhutan, South Korea, Brunei, and Macau secure places in the top ten in Asia Pacific region. The emerging economic giants in the region, China and India, rank 75^th and 95^th. Afghanistan (180), Myanmar (180), and North Korea (182) rank bottom globally, with scores of 1.5, 1.5 and 1 respectively. Number in parenthesis indicates global ranking. 

Table: Corruption Perception Index 2011 SAARC countries (Source: Transparency International)

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SAARC Rank	Global Rank	Country	Score	Region Rank	Region
1	38	Bhutan	5.7	7	Asia Pacific
2	86	Sri Lanka	3.3	16	Asia Pacific
3	95	India	3.1	17	Asia Pacific
4	120	Bangladesh	2.7	22	Asia Pacific
5	134	Maldives	2.5	26	Asia Pacific
6	134	Pakistan	2.5	26	Asia Pacific
7	154	Nepal	2.2	29	Asia Pacific
8	180	Afghanistan	1.5	33	Asia Pacific

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My Thought

The only way to improve our situation is to work together with all political parties, governments and civil society. I have following ideas/points in my mind at this moment;

* Value based education school to university (let everyone realize that corruption is worse than robbery/prostitution; heavy emphasis on social service; Nepal needs honest people than intelligent).

* Comfortable salary necessary for good living to civil servants, law makers, ministers etc (human being or animal can do anything in a survival mode; let them provide comfortable living environment).

* Serious punishment and rapid court hearing (both long term imprisonment and heavy fine/penalty)

* Implementation of National Security Number (NSN) to keep track of income, taxes, and personal history.

Click here for complete report: Corruption Perceptions Index: Transparency International

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Dharmashila Chapagai, 2011 High Level Meeting on AIDS, 94th Plenary Meeting

What a disastrous speech!!! Watch how Mrs. Dharmashila Chapagai, State Minister for Health and Population of Nepal delivered speech at the 2011 High Level Meeting on AIDS, New York, 8-10 June 2011. She is trying to read a written speech in English language with all her best but unable to do it properly. I don't mean this blog post to ridicule on her English language skill because English is not our mother tongue. But, the issue is, if she can't read English then why she is doing this in front of international community. She should have chosen Nepali language instead. It is pretty clear that she didn't know what she was talking about. She is reading totally different words with different meanings, for example she read "republic health" instead of reproductive health. What a funny! Don't pretend, if you can't do it. You are embarrassing Nepalese, your party, and making a fool yourself...

Who is Dharmashila Adhikari?

Dharmashila Adhikari is a member of the Constitution Assembly (CA) from Jhapa district constituency number 4 representing Unified Communist Party of Nepal-Maoist (UCPN-Maoist). In April 2008, she was elected in the CA with 19,289 votes defeating Chakra Prasad Bastola, a contestant from Nepali Congress party.

संविधानसभामा शब्दको लडाइँ | विशेष रिपोर्ट | :: कान्तिपुर ::

लोकतान्त्रिक संविधानको खाका कोरिरहँदा दुईवटा शब्द सबभन्दा बढी विवादित र झगडाको विषय बने-  'जनताको' र 'बहुलवाद' । यी शब्दले प्रमुख तीन दलका तीन वर्ष खाए । कांग्रेस र एमाले 'जनताको' शब्द राख्नै नदिने पक्षमा छन् भने माओवादी जसरी पनि राख्न चाहन्छ । कांग्रेस र एमालेको अधिक रुचिको शब्द हो- 'बहुलवाद' । तर माओवादीले त्यसमा निकै आपत्ति जनाएको छ ... संविधानसभामा शब्दको लडाइँ | विशेष रिपोर्ट | :: कान्तिपुर ::

Grand Success - Thanks to All - The Finance Minister Dared Not to Come to the Event !!!

By Pokhreli Ranjan on Sunday, April 17, 2011 at 8:04pm

Dear friends,

First off, I would like to congratulate all for making this protest event a grand success. The Finance Minister, Bharat Mohan Adhikari was nowhere to be seen in the event. Fearing a huge backlash and public outcry, he rather remained absent in the program. But we went ahead and delivered what we had planned. We distributed the banners against corruption and expressed our dissent. We would like to take this moment to thank all who silently or actively supported our cause by either being present at the protest or by outright boycotting the ANS program. The success of the protest program will remain historic and symbolic in the sense that we hope it will inspire others to stand for the nation, rising above all political and ideological horizons.

We would especially like to thank social media, specially MySansar blog, मेरो मातृभूमी, and Facebook for spreading this protest event. A million thanks to Sir Rameshore Prasad Khanal for being the silverlining of hope. A hope, that a day will surely come, when a million tiny stars will join hands to sparkle the darkest of nights. That we can shape better future of Nepal for generations to come even when the imposing wall of abusive power comes crashing on you and your determined fist bleeds. You are truly our hero, Khanal sire !!

We strongly believe that this momentum of struggle will continue and spread across Nepal and other parts of globe with Nepali diaspora. Inspired by this, a huge number of people are encouraging us to formally create a social activism forum that will work as a watch-dog. Preparations are now underway to create such a transparent democratic network, while remaining vigilant of the risk of being "just another mushrooming organization". Your guidance and suggestions are highly appreciated at ocranjan@gmail.com .

Once again a million thanks for all your goodwill, support and today's success.

Citizen Activism Starts Right from Your Heart: Attend the Program to Protest Against Finance Minister's Move

By Pokhreli Ranjan on Saturday, April 16, 2011 at 3:15pm

We often bicker and complain about the sorry state of our nation. Everybody wants to praise Finance Secretary Rameshwore Khanal, nobody wants to walk his steps. Everybody wants to stay in the comfort of their homes and argue on computer screen about "यो भएन, त्यो भएन, नेपाल खत्तम". I have done the same and am as guilty as all for the sorry state of Nepal.

The recent VAT Fraud is one of the biggest financial scandals of our times set to destroy our generation's collective future. The major corporate houses used FAKE VAT bills to hold OUR tax money that was supposed to go to the national treasury. With billions of rupees involved in this fraud, the corporate houses orchestrated this to demolish the whole tax structure of Nepal.

The Finance Minister Bharat Mohan Adhikary not only forced the Finance Secretary to resign but he flies around the world pretending as if nothing has happened. Adding insult to our generation's collective wisdom, the America Nepal Society has invited him to a program as a guest. There are handfuls of stooges who will benefit from this but this will establish a precedent in Nepal that honesty and integrity of people like Finance Secretary will always lose and corruption will always win. If you really really care about Nepal, please please please be there at the program to protest. Citizen activism starts right from your footstep and your heart.

Let's protest against this brazen move of ANS hosting the FM. Let's send a clear message to the Minister and his stooges that they better spend time doing first things first, like drafting the constitution, and that people are against his corrupt ministerial leadership and his illegal nexus with the corporate houses.

Come be a part of a movement of what is right for the country. A day will come when you will ask yourself, "Apart from complaining, what did you actually do to your country?” I am sure you would want to be the architect of your future not the victim of the present.

Date: April 17, 2011 
Time: 1 PM EST
Venue:
            NECC Building
            20520 Beallsville Rd
            Beallsville, MD 20839

PS.
Protest banners will be distributed at the spot.

Note: Please help share this link and show your solidarity against nepotism, favoritism, and anti-corruption...

Also check this news in www.mysansar.com 

"Come, Let Us Begin a Positive Social Movement" - Rameshore Prasad Khanal

I am simply re-posting a request for "a positive social movement" by Rameshore Prasad Khanal, who recently tender his resignation from the post of Secretary of Finance Ministry. His resignation came due to his disagreement with finance minister Bharat Mohan Adhikari on taking action against shocking scale of tax fraud (aprox 10 billion rupees) by Nepal's business community. 

I would like to request everybody to unite together and fuel this movement for yourself, for us, and for every Nepalese. Below is the statement from Mr. Khanal:

"Come, let us begin a positive social movement!" - Rameshore Prasad Khanal

We have always been good at calling and enforcing public strikes. We closed Nepal, famously known as Nepal Bandh. We closed offices. We closed factories and businesses. We picketed Simhadurbar. We had some successes; there have been miseries, too.

Now, let us do something different. Something new. Something of similar nature but with a different motive and only for success, not for misery of any sort to anyone. Let us begin this as a new year 2068 promise. Let us do it just for a week just as we had week-long Bandh. If it gives us happiness and pride then let us add one more day and so on. Let us see how long can we go. We try this several times over the next few months and years maybe and, aim for making it a habit.

Corruption is a cancer in our society. It is keeping our economic growth potentials suppressed. It is creating an economic divide in our country. It is defaming our motherland's name in the eyes of international community. It is leading us to severely compromise on our national interests globally. It is a pain to anyone who wants to do fair business in Nepal. It is not only in government system, it is everywhere.

From Baisakh 1, 2068, let us stop giving bribes or commissions, or partaking business profits or anything of that nature to public officials in ALL DISTRICTS of Nepal. If we do not GIVE, what will the TAKERS do? They cannot TAKE. They cannot seize from us. We may not get services. Fine. After all, during Bandhs, we denied ourselves of those services. We, therefore, can. Let us stop doing things that are detrimental to the interest of the society we are in, those that need to be done secretly and cannot be spoken about freely. Let us all pay taxes honestly during this period of unique Bandh. Let us do fair business. Let us be honest in our financial dealings anywhere, anyplace.

Let us all come forward. Let us not have leaders and followers for this. In this movement, all of us will be leaders. All of us will be followers. Let us all participate. This movement will not require any money. we do it from wherever we are. This needs "voice", which is freely available. Those without voice can use gestures. This also needs "willpower", we have proved time and again that we have no limit to willpower. Let us make it totally violence-free.

This will be a finest new year gift to our motherland, to our beloved Nepal Aama. Our posterity will read history books with much happiness about this and feel proud of their ancestors hundred years later. They will remember year 2068 as a special year. Nepalis living abroad can proudly call Nepal their home country. We can all be proud of.

Happy new year 2068. Sadachar Ka Lagi Satyagraha Saptaha 2068.

Click here for Khanal's Facebook page 

Federalism for All

Federalism for all | Opinion | Oped | ekantipur.com

Hello Everyone! 
Check this article/opinion about federalism in Nepal by Shyam Prasad Mainali. I personally found this article balanced and unbiased. I recommend everyone to have a look at this!

किसुनजीसंगको अन्तिम साक्ष्यातकार

किसुनजी, साथमा मेरो बुबा शुक्रराज संयोक र अन्य कार्यकर्ताहरु| यो तस्बिर लिदाको क्षणनै किसुनजीसंगको मेरो अन्तिम साक्ष्यातकार रहयो| (२०५७)

हार्दिक श्रदान्जली किसुनजी

नेपाली प्रजातान्त्रिक आन्दोलनका प्रतिक, सन्त, राष्ट्रबादी अनि निष्ठाका राजनितिज्ञ किसुनजीको निधनले हामी समस्त नेपालीलाइ मर्माहत तुल्याएको छ| यस दुखद घडीमा किसुनजीको आत्माको चिर शान्तिको कामना गर्दै सम्पूर्ण प्रजातन्त्रप्रेमी शान्तिप्रेमी नेपाली, सुभचिन्तक तथा पार्टी कार्यकर्ता र शोक सन्तप्त परिवारजनमा हार्दिक श्रद्धान्जली ब्यक्त गर्दछु|

Do we need student organizations driven by specific political ideology?

My answer would be NO! We need free student union (FSU) in Nepalese universities but not driven by specific political ideology. The free student union exists in universities of every democratic country throughout the world. The union can play a constructive role to make university a better academic place but in my personal opinion, it is possible only when such student unions are apolitical. I don't mean not to involve in politics of national interest but its role should be limited to well being of student and issues related to improvement of academic environment as much as possible. I personally don't like present role of student organizations in Nepalese universities as an institution to produce political cadres. Definitely, student organizations have played defining role in the movement for democracy and over-throwing century old kingship. However, after establishment of democracy, they are misguided and confused about their role and responsibility in universities. Instead of focusing on quality of education, academic achievement of student and university, and its impact on nation building process, they are acting as a hit man of political parties. Therefore, we are witnessing increased crime in colleges and universities. Gun fire, unnecessary strike, harassment and physical assault of professors and students of differing ideology are becoming part of everyday life in our universities.

Colleges and universities are the place for building ethical and moral character. However, these places are becoming fighting arena for different political parties through their student organizations in our country. This only leads to nowhere. I still remember my second year (I.Sc.) of college life as a teenage student. I was just 17-18 years old and heavily involved in student politics. I must admit that I had no sound understanding of political ideologies at the time. However, I contested election for so called Free Student Union for the post of secretary. In fact, FSU election was much like an election of between political parties. As a result, I almost derailed from my educational goal. I truly believe that this kind of election system for FSU, which is primarily driven by vested interest of political parties, only jeopardize the academic development of students and the universities too. Furthermore, aftermath of election, FSU never work freely and independently. Winner organization, only care about the issue related to their organization and their activities are guided by the interest of their parent party. This is a root cause of violence and the involvement of student organizations more in politics rather than academics in Nepal.

Finally, my argument is that it is the time to change traditional role of student organizations in Nepal. They must do so my detaching them from their parent party and developing a mechanism to work greater good of students, academics, and nation. There should not be unhealthy competition among students’ organizations driven by specific political ideology in colleges and universities. This is the only way to create free and fair learning environment and this is a need of our motherland NEPAL.

Danchi: A Japanese Housing System Could be a Model for Kathmandu to Offset Housing Demand

Danchi (団地) is a housing system (public-housing complexes) implemented in Post-World War II Japan by government authorities. It is basically a cluster of multi-unit apartment complex with cheaper rent. The Danchi could be a good model for Nepal to meet its growing housing demand due to the influx of people migrating from rural to urban and sub-urban areas. In my personal experience, limited availability of land and current pattern of population growth in Kathmandu is similar to the cities of the Post-War Japan (needs further research for validation). Therefore, Kathmandu could be an excellent candidate for this type of housing system to offset the sky rocketing housing demand. Further more, it could also help emerge a new Nepalese society with a sense of responsibility towards neighborhood. This topic deserves serious research and study by governmental and non-governmental organizations of Nepal, and we also need to work in cooperation with Japanese counterparts.

Photo: Danchi Housing (http://www.flickr.com)