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Korean police felicitate Nepali woman
Kumi Municipality Police Office in South Korea have felicitated a Nepali woman migrant worker for her contribution in social security sector. Sarita Khawas, from Sunsari, received a certificate of honour amid a function organised at Kumi University.Published on: 21 July 2015 | The Kathmandu Post
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Nepali missions solicit views
Nepal’s missions in the Gulf and Malaysia have urged Nepalis working there to provide feedback on the draft constitution. Nepali embassies in Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, United Arab Emirates and Kuwait are also holding various consultations besides facilitating the feedback collection process.Published on: 21 July 2015 | The Kathmandu Post
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Nepalis abroad seek voting rights
Many Nepalis living abroad have sought voting rights for those who live or work in foreign countries— in the upcoming constitution. Giving their feedback on the preliminary draft of the new statute, they also stated that the document should ensure political stability and economic development of the country.Published on: 21 July 2015 | The Himalayn Times
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श्रमसम्बन्धी व्यवस्थामा महासंघको आपत्ति • संविधानको मस्यौदामा सुझाव
उद्योग वाणिज्य महासंघले संविधानको मस्यौदामा रहेका श्रमसम्बन्धी अधिकांश बुँदामा आपत्ति जनाउँदै परिवर्तन गर्न सुझाव पेस गरेको छ । महासंघ टोलीले सोमबार सभामुख सुभास नेम्बाङलाई नयाँ संविधानबारे सुझाव पेस गर्दै श्रमसम्बन्धी व्यवस्था परिवर्तन गर्न माग गरेको हो ।Published on: 21 July 2015 | Kantipur
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प्रवासीलाई मताधिकार माग • संविधान मस्यौदामा सुझाव
प्रवासमा कार्यरत नेपालीले नयाँ संविधानमा आफूहरूलाई पनि मताधिकारको व्यवस्था गर्न माग गरेका छन् । पहिलादेखि नै माग गर्दै आए पनि सम्बोधन नभएको भन्दै यसपटक मताधिकारको व्यवस्था गर्न प्रवासी नेपालीले माग गरेका हुन् ।Published on: 21 July 2015 | Kantipur
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‘Suspend new provision until labour agreement’ • Foreign employment agencies want free visa, ticket provision halted
Foreign employment recruiting agencies have asked concerned authorities to suspend the free visa and ticket provision until the government signs a labour agreement with the work destinations.Published on: 20 July 2015 | The Kathmandu Post
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Gurkha Army completes quake mission in Nepal
Over 100 British soldiers deployed under the Queen’s Gurkha Engineers Association returned to the United Kingdom after completing their two-month long rescue and reconstruction operations in the earthquake devastated villages of Nepal.Published on: 20 July 2015 | The Kathmandu Post
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Provision to be enlisted in labour pacts • Free visa, ticket
In a bid to institutionalise the newly introduced provision of free visa and ticket, the government has planned to mention “minimum cost recruitment” in all bilateral labour agreements it signs with the major labour receiving countries.Published on: 20 July 2015 | The Kathmandu Post
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पहिरोको डरले गाउँ छाड्दै स्थानीय
भूकम्पले चिरा पारेको जमिन बर्खामा भासिने डरले गाउँलेहरू धमाधम आफ्नो थातथलो छाड्न थालेका छन् । लापु गाविस ६ र गुम्दा गाविस ५ को खानीबेशीमा बस्दैआएका २५ घर हालै गाउँ छोडेर अन्यत्र गएका छन् ।Published on: 19 July 2015 | Annapurna Post
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सिरियामा ३ हजार डलर तिरेर उम्कें
सडकमार्ग हुँदै भारत पुगेर त्यहाँबाट पैसा कमाउन कुवेत उडेको मैले दुबई एयरपोर्ट पुगेपछि मात्रै थाहा पाएँ– सिरिया जाँदै छु । केही गडबढ छ भन्ने शंका त उब्जियो तर अरू पनि सँगै भएकाले कसैलाई केही भनिनँ ।Published on: 19 July 2015 | Annapurna Post
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Number of migrants leaving for foreign jobs on the decline
The number of Nepali migrants leaving for jobs to foreign labour destinations dropped in the last fiscal year 2014-15, after a continuous rise in the previous five fiscal years. The decline is attributed to the impact of the devastating earthquakes in April and May and the ongoing row regarding the free visa and ticket provision.Published on: 19 July 2015 | The Himalayan Times
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Youths stranded in Qatar
Two youths from Jhapa district, who had gone to Qatar two months ago for foreign employment, have been stranded there. Sagar Dhakal and Prabin Rajbanshi of Saniarju Municipality, Jhapa, had gone to Qatar via Apolo Manpower Company in Birtamod after agreeing upon electronic indoor job.Published on: 19 July 2015 | The Himalayan Times
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Haliya settlement faces landslide risk
“It feels somehow safe during the day, but as the night sets in, we are in constant fear that a landslide might struck and we might get killed,” said Dhane Sarki of Badhu VDC-9, Pipaldali, Bajura, one of the settlements which is at high risk of landslides.Published on: 19 July 2015 | The Himalayan Times
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Where have all the passports gone?
Over 120,000 Nepalis have reportedly ‘lost’ their passports and procured new ones in the last four-and-half years. Acting Foreign Secretary Shankar Das Bairagi said this data was for the period after December 2010, when Nepal started issuing Machine Readable Passports (MRPs).Published on: 19 July 2015 | The Himalayan Times
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Going nowhere
The earthquake of April 25 came as another big jolt to a country that was already deep in frustration due to the delayed constitution-writing process. The Gorkha-centric earthquake left behind more than 8,700 people killed and over 22,000 injured.Published on: 19 July 2015 | The Kathmandu Post
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Ex-Kamaiyas await resettlement
Over 1,200 of freed Kamaiyas, former bonded labourers, in Bardiya are awaiting their rehabilitation even 15 years after their liberation. Narahari Tiwari, coordinator of the Ex-Kamaiya Rehabilitation Committee, said the government has already provided around 1, 915 bighas of land to the freed Kamaiyas.Published on: 19 July 2015 | The Kathmandu Post
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Quake-hit wary of moving out of villages
The government’s plan to relocate quake-hit households from severely affected areas has hit a snag after many of them refused to move to safer places. According to District Admi-nistration Offices in Rasuwa, Dolakha and Gorkha, their plan to shift households from disaster-prone areas to safer places has not gone smooth as many families are unwilling to move to temporary shelters set up.Published on: 19 July 2015 | The Kathmandu Post
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