NRB ANNOUNCING MONETARY POLICY SUNDAY
Kathmandu, 21 July: Following the announcement by the government
of the annual budget for the fiscal year 2013/14m Nepal Rashtra Bank (NRB) is unveiling
a
monetary policy Sunday.
Government for the first time announced a complete budget I three
years.
The government is headed by a chief justice with retired
senior officials but was formed by four major parties and is attempting to
control.
The mechanism or HLPM used to control the government has
come under
fire from other parties.
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NEPAL
PLAY AFGHANISTAN
IN SAFF CHAMPIONSHIP
Kathmandu, 21 July; Nepal
plays Afghanistan
in the Second SAFF U-16
Championship Monday in the Nepalese capital after trouncing Bhutan 7-0
Saturday.
Afghanistan
and defending champion Pakistan
played a goalless draw Saturday in a second match.
Nepal’s
seven goals Saturday came in he second half.
Gharti Magar scored a hat-trick.
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CALL TO PRESERVE TRADITION, CULTURE
Kathmandu, 21 July: The Ministry of Culture, Tourism and
Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) has urged all communities to promote tourism by
preserving their cultural heritages and traditions, stressing that tourism can
be a means to ensure livelihood, The Himalayan Times reports..
“We want communities across the country to take initiatives for the preservation of their cultural heritages for tourism promotion,” said under-secretary Jaya Ram Shrestha, chief of the Culture and Heritage Section at the (MoCTCA). “We are ready to cooperate with communities for the preservation of their culture and help them use the same for their livelihood,” he said.
There are 125 groups and ethnic communities with some 120 languages across the country, according to the ministry. They have their unique traditions and cultures. “We are trying to help these communities preserve their cultures and enhance their lifestyles by cashing in on their valuable heritages,” said Shrestha. “However, they have not shown much interest towards this,” he said. More than 300 national and international non-government organisations have been working in the field of culture and heritage in Nepal. However, they have failed to encourage local communities to take initiatives for the preservation of their cultures.
“We urge these organisations to be community-based and encourage them to join hands with the government for the sake of people,” said Shrestha.
“The ministry has prepared a draft for forming a body under the Intangible Culture Heritage Council through a Cabinet decision. It has forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Parliament, Law and Justice, and the Ministry of Finance seeking their suggestions,” he said.
The government has already formulated a national cultural policy in line with UNESCO Convention in a bid to preserve and promote cultures of Nepal. According to the MoCTCA, the proposed guidelines include standards and policies on preservation of intangible cultural heritages in line with UNESCO provisions. In 2010, the Government of Nepal had ratified the UN Convention designed to safeguard intangible cultural heritages, such as folklore, oral traditions, social rituals and performing arts, according to the MoCTCA.
By ratifying the UN Convention, Nepal committed itself at the international level to safeguarding the rich and diverse living heritages of the country. Nepal is the 125th State Party to the UNESCO Convention for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003).
The main purposes of the convention, which UNESCO Member-States adopted in 2003, are to safeguard intangible cultural heritages and to ensure respect for the same, to raise awareness on its importance, and to provide international cooperation and assistance in those fields.
Signatory governments recognise that cultural heritages are not limited to material manifestations such as monuments and objects, but must be extended to traditions and living expressions inherited from ancestors. Signing the convention binds the governments to acknowledge their roles in international cooperation and responsibilities towards implementing the provisions of the convention through adoption of necessary legislative, regulatory and other appropriate measures, MoCTCA says.
“We want communities across the country to take initiatives for the preservation of their cultural heritages for tourism promotion,” said under-secretary Jaya Ram Shrestha, chief of the Culture and Heritage Section at the (MoCTCA). “We are ready to cooperate with communities for the preservation of their culture and help them use the same for their livelihood,” he said.
There are 125 groups and ethnic communities with some 120 languages across the country, according to the ministry. They have their unique traditions and cultures. “We are trying to help these communities preserve their cultures and enhance their lifestyles by cashing in on their valuable heritages,” said Shrestha. “However, they have not shown much interest towards this,” he said. More than 300 national and international non-government organisations have been working in the field of culture and heritage in Nepal. However, they have failed to encourage local communities to take initiatives for the preservation of their cultures.
“We urge these organisations to be community-based and encourage them to join hands with the government for the sake of people,” said Shrestha.
“The ministry has prepared a draft for forming a body under the Intangible Culture Heritage Council through a Cabinet decision. It has forwarded the draft to the Ministry of Parliament, Law and Justice, and the Ministry of Finance seeking their suggestions,” he said.
The government has already formulated a national cultural policy in line with UNESCO Convention in a bid to preserve and promote cultures of Nepal. According to the MoCTCA, the proposed guidelines include standards and policies on preservation of intangible cultural heritages in line with UNESCO provisions. In 2010, the Government of Nepal had ratified the UN Convention designed to safeguard intangible cultural heritages, such as folklore, oral traditions, social rituals and performing arts, according to the MoCTCA.
By ratifying the UN Convention, Nepal committed itself at the international level to safeguarding the rich and diverse living heritages of the country. Nepal is the 125th State Party to the UNESCO Convention for Safeguarding Intangible Cultural Heritage (2003).
The main purposes of the convention, which UNESCO Member-States adopted in 2003, are to safeguard intangible cultural heritages and to ensure respect for the same, to raise awareness on its importance, and to provide international cooperation and assistance in those fields.
Signatory governments recognise that cultural heritages are not limited to material manifestations such as monuments and objects, but must be extended to traditions and living expressions inherited from ancestors. Signing the convention binds the governments to acknowledge their roles in international cooperation and responsibilities towards implementing the provisions of the convention through adoption of necessary legislative, regulatory and other appropriate measures, MoCTCA says.
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MEDIA GOOGLE
“After assuming ministerial posts for five times under
different governments, I do not have any greed for post,
“Even if I get a chance to become a minister, I will rather
offer it to other deserving candidates from the party,
“If the country fails
to hold the election in November, it will portend a disaster in the Madhes
region,
“There is no possibility of polls until the constituencies
are delimited fairly on the basis of population, voting rights are granted to
those without citizenships and security is ensured for those underground
outfits who have come to hold talks,”
(SP Chairman and former minister Rajeedra Mahoto, The
Himalayan Times, 21 July)
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