KATHMANDU: Former king Gyanendra Shah inaugurated Himani Trust in Hotel Soaltee Crown Plaza on Friday.
People close to the former royal family and almost all the royal family members attended the function.
The security in the premises was conspicuous by its small scale, making the former royals appear more like civilians.
The trust comprises seven members with Himani Shah, former crown princess as Chairperson. Prerana Shah is the vice chairperson, Pawana Saha holds the post of secretary, Sitasma treasurer and the executive members of the trust are Pooja Rajya Laxmi Shah, Dilasha Shah and Archana Sharma. Former queen Komal Rajya Laxmi Shah remains the caretaker of the trust.
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Saturday, October 9, 2010
Friday, October 8, 2010
Dashain begins from today
RSS
KATHMANDU: The "Navaratri Parba" or the nine nights festival of Badadashain, the great festival of the Nepalese, commences from today.
The first day of Badadasain festival is called "Ghatasthapana" that falls on Aswin Shukla Pratipada, the first day of the bright half of the lunar calendar in the month of Aswin.
On the day of Ghatasthapana, all Nepalese worship Diyo (an oil-fed lamp), Kalas (auspicious jar) and lord Ganesh in accordance with Vedic rituals and sow maize and barley seeds in a jar filled with soil and cow dung for germination of the auspicious Jamara (barley shoots).
Prayers are also offered to Durga Bhavani, the goddess of power today.
Germination of the auspicious "Jamara" is also initiated at Hanumandhoka Dashain Ghar in accordance with Vedic rituals, today.
There is also a tradition of sacrificing animals while initiating the germination of the "Jamara".
Also today, prayers are offered to goddess Mahakali, Mahalaxmi and Mahasaraswati at the Dashain Ghar, marking the beginning of the Navaratri (nine nights).
The golden barley shoots and the auspicious Tika are given by parents to their children and by elders to their juniors on the tenth day of the Badadashain festival with blessings for peace, progress and prosperity.
During the Navaratri, thousands of devotees visit Naxal Bhagawati, Shobha Bhagawati, Maitidevi, Guheswori, Bhadrakali, Kalikasthan, Sankata, Mahankalsthan, Naradevi, Bijayeswori, Indrayani, Dakshinkali, Chamunda and other shrines of goddess Durga Bhavani in the early morning.
People also recite sacred verses and hymns dedicated to Durga Bhawani at temples and shrines as well as at their homes throughout the Dashain period.
The auspicious hour for initiating the Ghatasthapana ritual is at 9:41 AM today while it is 10.43 AM for tika on October 17, said Chairperson of the Nepal Calendar Determination Committee, Madhav Bhattarai.
People have started returning home for the festival from wherever they are to join their families in celebrating the festival. The trend of people coming into and going out of the capital city has increased in the run-up to the festival.
KATHMANDU: The "Navaratri Parba" or the nine nights festival of Badadashain, the great festival of the Nepalese, commences from today.
The first day of Badadasain festival is called "Ghatasthapana" that falls on Aswin Shukla Pratipada, the first day of the bright half of the lunar calendar in the month of Aswin.
On the day of Ghatasthapana, all Nepalese worship Diyo (an oil-fed lamp), Kalas (auspicious jar) and lord Ganesh in accordance with Vedic rituals and sow maize and barley seeds in a jar filled with soil and cow dung for germination of the auspicious Jamara (barley shoots).
Prayers are also offered to Durga Bhavani, the goddess of power today.
Germination of the auspicious "Jamara" is also initiated at Hanumandhoka Dashain Ghar in accordance with Vedic rituals, today.
There is also a tradition of sacrificing animals while initiating the germination of the "Jamara".
Also today, prayers are offered to goddess Mahakali, Mahalaxmi and Mahasaraswati at the Dashain Ghar, marking the beginning of the Navaratri (nine nights).
The golden barley shoots and the auspicious Tika are given by parents to their children and by elders to their juniors on the tenth day of the Badadashain festival with blessings for peace, progress and prosperity.
During the Navaratri, thousands of devotees visit Naxal Bhagawati, Shobha Bhagawati, Maitidevi, Guheswori, Bhadrakali, Kalikasthan, Sankata, Mahankalsthan, Naradevi, Bijayeswori, Indrayani, Dakshinkali, Chamunda and other shrines of goddess Durga Bhavani in the early morning.
People also recite sacred verses and hymns dedicated to Durga Bhawani at temples and shrines as well as at their homes throughout the Dashain period.
The auspicious hour for initiating the Ghatasthapana ritual is at 9:41 AM today while it is 10.43 AM for tika on October 17, said Chairperson of the Nepal Calendar Determination Committee, Madhav Bhattarai.
People have started returning home for the festival from wherever they are to join their families in celebrating the festival. The trend of people coming into and going out of the capital city has increased in the run-up to the festival.
LPG firms make a killing, flout safety norms
KATHMANDU, Oct 8: Though Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) bottling companies are making a hefty profit and claiming exorbitant amounts from Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC), they are found to be not fulfilling their responsibilities as per the payments made to them by the state-owned petroleum monopolist under various expenditure heads.
In addition to allocation of a profit margin, NOC has been setting aside certain amounts for various expenditures incurred by the companies, from transportation of the LPG to its distribution. NOC has allowed the companies to sell the LPG at a profit margin of Rs 28 per cylinder.
NOC has been bearing the cost for transportation from Barauni refinery to Kathmandu and local transportation, as well as working loss and overhead such as distribution and maintenance of gas cylinders to ensure their quality.
“Though the LPG companies are claiming exorbitant amounts -- around Rs 100 per cylinder -- against the expenditures, they are not fulfilling the responsibility of maintain the quality of the cylinders, thereby putting lives at risk through accidents,” said a source.
It is mandatory for LPG companies to carry out hydrostatic tests to ensure that the gas cylinders are leakage-free, but they are ignoring this. The government has directed all bottling companies to inform within three months whether they have installed hydrostatic testing machinery.
However, no company has showed up at Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM) even though the deadline for doing so expired recently. “No company has submitted their status regarding hydrostatic testing of gas cylinders,” Manoj Upadhyaya, chemist at NBSM, told Republica on Thursday.
As per records at NBSM a few month back, only half the total of 32 companies had installed hydrostatic testing at their filling plants.
Violating the existing provision on replacing cylinders older than five years with new ones, they are selling years-old cylinders instead of scrapping them.
Under overhead expenses, the companies are supposed to carry out regular maintenance of the gas cylinders including painting and checking parts such as safety valves. NOC has been paying Rs 50 per cylinder for overhead.
“However, most of the companies are ignoring their responsibility and expending a negligible amount on overhead although they are making a profit of around Rs 25 per cylinder as overhead,” the source said.
NOC has been bearing a loss of Rs 104 per cylinder to subsidize LPG. The government had provided Rs 1.7 billion as subsidy for LPG last year.
State-owned NOC has been bearing a cost of Rs 80 for transportation from Barauni refinery to Kathmandu, Rs 25 for local transportation to dealers, Rs 50 for overhead and Rs 28 as profit.
However, the companies are making a profit of Rs 28 per cylinder under the head of transportation from Barauni to Kathmandu, Rs 15 under local transportation, Rs 1.39 under working loss or loss in handling the cylinders, Rs 28 as profit allowed by NOC and Rs 25 as overhead.
The gas companies are also making a profit from the residue paste at the bottom of the gas cylinders as the space occupied by the paste means they have to fill less gas.
A source at NOC said that with the rise in the number of gas-filling companies, their strength for bargaining with NOC grows. “They are demanding more facilities with every passing year."
"Worse, they are also demanding that NOC bear the cost of third party insurance for any gas tanker accident, which is unacceptable,” the source said. Two years back, NOC was compelled to bear the expense of Rs 1.39 per cylinder as working loss due to mounting pressure from the gas companies, the source added.
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In addition to allocation of a profit margin, NOC has been setting aside certain amounts for various expenditures incurred by the companies, from transportation of the LPG to its distribution. NOC has allowed the companies to sell the LPG at a profit margin of Rs 28 per cylinder.
NOC has been bearing the cost for transportation from Barauni refinery to Kathmandu and local transportation, as well as working loss and overhead such as distribution and maintenance of gas cylinders to ensure their quality.
“Though the LPG companies are claiming exorbitant amounts -- around Rs 100 per cylinder -- against the expenditures, they are not fulfilling the responsibility of maintain the quality of the cylinders, thereby putting lives at risk through accidents,” said a source.
It is mandatory for LPG companies to carry out hydrostatic tests to ensure that the gas cylinders are leakage-free, but they are ignoring this. The government has directed all bottling companies to inform within three months whether they have installed hydrostatic testing machinery.
However, no company has showed up at Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM) even though the deadline for doing so expired recently. “No company has submitted their status regarding hydrostatic testing of gas cylinders,” Manoj Upadhyaya, chemist at NBSM, told Republica on Thursday.
As per records at NBSM a few month back, only half the total of 32 companies had installed hydrostatic testing at their filling plants.
Violating the existing provision on replacing cylinders older than five years with new ones, they are selling years-old cylinders instead of scrapping them.
Under overhead expenses, the companies are supposed to carry out regular maintenance of the gas cylinders including painting and checking parts such as safety valves. NOC has been paying Rs 50 per cylinder for overhead.
“However, most of the companies are ignoring their responsibility and expending a negligible amount on overhead although they are making a profit of around Rs 25 per cylinder as overhead,” the source said.
NOC has been bearing a loss of Rs 104 per cylinder to subsidize LPG. The government had provided Rs 1.7 billion as subsidy for LPG last year.
State-owned NOC has been bearing a cost of Rs 80 for transportation from Barauni refinery to Kathmandu, Rs 25 for local transportation to dealers, Rs 50 for overhead and Rs 28 as profit.
However, the companies are making a profit of Rs 28 per cylinder under the head of transportation from Barauni to Kathmandu, Rs 15 under local transportation, Rs 1.39 under working loss or loss in handling the cylinders, Rs 28 as profit allowed by NOC and Rs 25 as overhead.
The gas companies are also making a profit from the residue paste at the bottom of the gas cylinders as the space occupied by the paste means they have to fill less gas.
A source at NOC said that with the rise in the number of gas-filling companies, their strength for bargaining with NOC grows. “They are demanding more facilities with every passing year."
"Worse, they are also demanding that NOC bear the cost of third party insurance for any gas tanker accident, which is unacceptable,” the source said. Two years back, NOC was compelled to bear the expense of Rs 1.39 per cylinder as working loss due to mounting pressure from the gas companies, the source added.
http://www.myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=24115
100 days of opportunity: Pascoe
Himalayan News Service
KATHMANDU: United Nations Under Secretary General B Lynn Pascoe today urged the political parties to complete the integration and rehabilitation of former Maoist combatants in next 100 days — before the final term of United Nations Mission in Nepal ends.
“I encourage the parties to view this period as 100 days of opportunity to demonstrate to the Nepali public and International Community their obligation to fulfil their commitments,” Pascoe said at a press briefing today.
The UN official, who arrived yesterday on a two-day visit, held a series of discussions with top leaders of the political parties and Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, Deputy Prime Minister Sujata Koirala, Defence Minister Bidhya Bhandari and CA Chairman Subas Nembang.
Reiterating that UNMIN will no longer stay in Nepal beyond January 15, Pascoe expressed commitment that the UN would continue to support the peace process through its agencies. “We will be coming to help. We will be trying to carry on dialogue and work with you. But it will have to be done without the benefits of UNMIN being on the ground full time,” said Pascoe. During his meeting with Pascoe yesterday, Prime Minister Nepal had told him that Nepal needed UN support for rehabilitation of the Maoist combatants even after UNMIN’s departure.
Referring to his meeting with Defence Minister Bhandari, Pascoe said he had raised issues of impunity and need for democratisation in the Nepali Army.
Pascoe’s visit to Nepal was aimed at assessing the progress in the implementation of the four-point agreement reached between the government and the UCPN-M (regarding the peace process) and preparations for smooth transition in the post-UNMIN scenario.
Pascoe today held discussions with members of the Special Committee (for integration and rehabilitation of Maoist combatants), said Nepali Congress’ representative in the committee Ram Sharan Mahat.
The UN chief for political affairs later today left for New York, where he will present a report on Nepal before the Security Council on October 15.
KATHMANDU: United Nations Under Secretary General B Lynn Pascoe today urged the political parties to complete the integration and rehabilitation of former Maoist combatants in next 100 days — before the final term of United Nations Mission in Nepal ends.
“I encourage the parties to view this period as 100 days of opportunity to demonstrate to the Nepali public and International Community their obligation to fulfil their commitments,” Pascoe said at a press briefing today.
The UN official, who arrived yesterday on a two-day visit, held a series of discussions with top leaders of the political parties and Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, Deputy Prime Minister Sujata Koirala, Defence Minister Bidhya Bhandari and CA Chairman Subas Nembang.
Reiterating that UNMIN will no longer stay in Nepal beyond January 15, Pascoe expressed commitment that the UN would continue to support the peace process through its agencies. “We will be coming to help. We will be trying to carry on dialogue and work with you. But it will have to be done without the benefits of UNMIN being on the ground full time,” said Pascoe. During his meeting with Pascoe yesterday, Prime Minister Nepal had told him that Nepal needed UN support for rehabilitation of the Maoist combatants even after UNMIN’s departure.
Referring to his meeting with Defence Minister Bhandari, Pascoe said he had raised issues of impunity and need for democratisation in the Nepali Army.
Pascoe’s visit to Nepal was aimed at assessing the progress in the implementation of the four-point agreement reached between the government and the UCPN-M (regarding the peace process) and preparations for smooth transition in the post-UNMIN scenario.
Pascoe today held discussions with members of the Special Committee (for integration and rehabilitation of Maoist combatants), said Nepali Congress’ representative in the committee Ram Sharan Mahat.
The UN chief for political affairs later today left for New York, where he will present a report on Nepal before the Security Council on October 15.
Thursday, October 7, 2010
कुवेतमा घरेलु कामदार बिमा लागू
काठमाडौ, आश्विन २० -
कुवेतमा घरेलु कामदार -हाउसमेड) को सुरक्षाका लागि बिमा व्यवस्था लागू भएको
छ । त्यहाँस्थित नेपाली दूतावासले परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालयको स्वीकृतिबमोजिम प्राइभेन्ट सर्भेन्ट भिसा -भिसा नं. २०) मा काम गर्न जाने हाउसमेड -घरेलु चालक, कामदार) को बिमा गरेको हो । हाउसमेडका लागि कुवेत प्रमुख गन्तव्य मुलुक हो ।
कामदार लैजाने साहुले दुई वर्षे करार अवधिमा ५० कुवेती डिनार -करिब १३ हजार रुपैयाँ) तिरेर बिमा गरिदिने व्यवस्था मिलाइएको छ । 'साहुले बिमाको रकम तिर्ने हुँदा नेपाल सरकारलाई आर्थिक दायित्व पर्दैन र कामदारको तलबबाट पनि कट्टा हुँदैन,' राजदूत मधुवन पौडेलले भने, 'अब दूतावासमा बिमित कामदारको अभिलेख हुने र तिनले सजिलै उद्धार र क्षतिपूर्ति पाउनेछन् ।'
कुवेतमा झन्डै ४० हजार नेपाली कामदार
छन् । तीमध्ये २५ हजारभन्दा बढी महिला छन् । घरेलु काममा पुरुष कामदार -घरेलु चालक) लाई नेपालले अनुमति दिए पनि महिलालाई भने प्रतिबन्धै छ । तर महिलाहरू पनि 'भिजिट' वा 'इन्ट्री' भिसामार्फत स्वदेशी विमानस्थलबाटै दैनिकजसो त्यहाँ पुगिरहेका छन् ।
कामदारको अभिलेख नहुँदा समस्यामा परेकालाई उद्धार र क्षतिपूर्ति दिलाउन नसकिएको दूतावासले जनाएको छ । पौडेलका अनुसार बिमित कामदारको मृत्यु, अंगभंग भएमा पचास हजारदेखि सात लाख पचास हजार रुपैयाँ क्षतिपूर्ति पाउनेछन् । 'स्वभाविक मृत्यु -प्रकृति मृत्यु, हृदयाघात), दुर्घटनामा परी आंशिक अशक्त वा अपाङ्ग भएमा, दुवै कानको श्रवण शक्ति, दुवै खुट्टा र हात, एक हात र खुट्टा, बोल्ने शक्ति, दुवै आँखाको दृश्य शक्ति गुमेमा सात लाख रुपैयाँ क्षतिपूर्ति पाउनेछन्,' उनले भने, 'अशक्त भएमा र शव स्वदेश पठाउने दायित्व स्पोन्सरकै हुन्छ ।'
खाडीमा मृत्यु हुने अधिकांश कामदार हृदयाघात र सुतेको सुत्यै हुन्छन् । यसरी मृत्यु हुनेले क्षतिपूर्ति नपाउने र शव पठाउन स्पोन्सर वा कम्पनीले अस्वीकार गर्ने हुँदा परिवारकै काँधमा आइपर्ने प्रमुख समस्या छ ।
मेडिकल फेल भएमा, दुई वर्ष वा करार समाप्त भएपछि स्पोन्सरले नेपाल आउन नदिएमा, शारीरिक दुव्र्यवहार भएको प्रमाणित भएमा स्वदेश फिर्ने टिकट पनि साहु वा एजेन्टले नै तिर्नुपर्छ । कानुनी उपचार, दूतावासको सेल्टरमा रहुन्जेल खान/बस्न प्रबन्ध तथा उपचार सुविधा समेत व्यवस्था गरिएको छ । आत्महत्या, अरू व्यक्तिको राहदानी प्रयोग र काम गर्न अनुमति घरबाट भागेको ३ दिनभित्र दूतावासमा जानकारी नदिएमा भने बिमाअनुसार क्षतिपूर्ति तथा सुविधा नपाइने दूतावासले जनाएको छ ।
बिमाको प्रमाणपत्र, सर्भिस प्रमाणपत्र, दूतावासको सहीछाप परेको वा प्रमाणित करारनामा, दूतावासको सहीछाप भएको भिसा पेपर, श्रमस्वीकृति, प्रहरीबाट जारी चारित्रिक प्रमाणपत्र साथमा भएका कामदारले मात्र यो सुविधा पाउँछन् । त्यसैले दूतावासले कुवेत पुगेपछि मात्रै बिमा हुन्छ भन्ने एजेन्टको
भरमा नपर्न अनुरोध गरेको छ । 'भिजिट वा इन्ट्री भिसा लिई कामदारहरू त्रिभुवन विमानस्थल र भारतीय हवाई मार्गबाट आइरहेका छन् । यी कागजात नलिई आएमा कामदारको हक, हित र सुविधाका लागि दूतावासले कुनै सहयोग गर्न सक्दैन,' पौडेलले भने ।
प्रकाशित मिति: २०६७ आश्विन २१ ०८:३९
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कुवेतमा घरेलु कामदार -हाउसमेड) को सुरक्षाका लागि बिमा व्यवस्था लागू भएको
छ । त्यहाँस्थित नेपाली दूतावासले परराष्ट्र मन्त्रालयको स्वीकृतिबमोजिम प्राइभेन्ट सर्भेन्ट भिसा -भिसा नं. २०) मा काम गर्न जाने हाउसमेड -घरेलु चालक, कामदार) को बिमा गरेको हो । हाउसमेडका लागि कुवेत प्रमुख गन्तव्य मुलुक हो ।
कामदार लैजाने साहुले दुई वर्षे करार अवधिमा ५० कुवेती डिनार -करिब १३ हजार रुपैयाँ) तिरेर बिमा गरिदिने व्यवस्था मिलाइएको छ । 'साहुले बिमाको रकम तिर्ने हुँदा नेपाल सरकारलाई आर्थिक दायित्व पर्दैन र कामदारको तलबबाट पनि कट्टा हुँदैन,' राजदूत मधुवन पौडेलले भने, 'अब दूतावासमा बिमित कामदारको अभिलेख हुने र तिनले सजिलै उद्धार र क्षतिपूर्ति पाउनेछन् ।'
कुवेतमा झन्डै ४० हजार नेपाली कामदार
छन् । तीमध्ये २५ हजारभन्दा बढी महिला छन् । घरेलु काममा पुरुष कामदार -घरेलु चालक) लाई नेपालले अनुमति दिए पनि महिलालाई भने प्रतिबन्धै छ । तर महिलाहरू पनि 'भिजिट' वा 'इन्ट्री' भिसामार्फत स्वदेशी विमानस्थलबाटै दैनिकजसो त्यहाँ पुगिरहेका छन् ।
कामदारको अभिलेख नहुँदा समस्यामा परेकालाई उद्धार र क्षतिपूर्ति दिलाउन नसकिएको दूतावासले जनाएको छ । पौडेलका अनुसार बिमित कामदारको मृत्यु, अंगभंग भएमा पचास हजारदेखि सात लाख पचास हजार रुपैयाँ क्षतिपूर्ति पाउनेछन् । 'स्वभाविक मृत्यु -प्रकृति मृत्यु, हृदयाघात), दुर्घटनामा परी आंशिक अशक्त वा अपाङ्ग भएमा, दुवै कानको श्रवण शक्ति, दुवै खुट्टा र हात, एक हात र खुट्टा, बोल्ने शक्ति, दुवै आँखाको दृश्य शक्ति गुमेमा सात लाख रुपैयाँ क्षतिपूर्ति पाउनेछन्,' उनले भने, 'अशक्त भएमा र शव स्वदेश पठाउने दायित्व स्पोन्सरकै हुन्छ ।'
खाडीमा मृत्यु हुने अधिकांश कामदार हृदयाघात र सुतेको सुत्यै हुन्छन् । यसरी मृत्यु हुनेले क्षतिपूर्ति नपाउने र शव पठाउन स्पोन्सर वा कम्पनीले अस्वीकार गर्ने हुँदा परिवारकै काँधमा आइपर्ने प्रमुख समस्या छ ।
मेडिकल फेल भएमा, दुई वर्ष वा करार समाप्त भएपछि स्पोन्सरले नेपाल आउन नदिएमा, शारीरिक दुव्र्यवहार भएको प्रमाणित भएमा स्वदेश फिर्ने टिकट पनि साहु वा एजेन्टले नै तिर्नुपर्छ । कानुनी उपचार, दूतावासको सेल्टरमा रहुन्जेल खान/बस्न प्रबन्ध तथा उपचार सुविधा समेत व्यवस्था गरिएको छ । आत्महत्या, अरू व्यक्तिको राहदानी प्रयोग र काम गर्न अनुमति घरबाट भागेको ३ दिनभित्र दूतावासमा जानकारी नदिएमा भने बिमाअनुसार क्षतिपूर्ति तथा सुविधा नपाइने दूतावासले जनाएको छ ।
बिमाको प्रमाणपत्र, सर्भिस प्रमाणपत्र, दूतावासको सहीछाप परेको वा प्रमाणित करारनामा, दूतावासको सहीछाप भएको भिसा पेपर, श्रमस्वीकृति, प्रहरीबाट जारी चारित्रिक प्रमाणपत्र साथमा भएका कामदारले मात्र यो सुविधा पाउँछन् । त्यसैले दूतावासले कुवेत पुगेपछि मात्रै बिमा हुन्छ भन्ने एजेन्टको
भरमा नपर्न अनुरोध गरेको छ । 'भिजिट वा इन्ट्री भिसा लिई कामदारहरू त्रिभुवन विमानस्थल र भारतीय हवाई मार्गबाट आइरहेका छन् । यी कागजात नलिई आएमा कामदारको हक, हित र सुविधाका लागि दूतावासले कुनै सहयोग गर्न सक्दैन,' पौडेलले भने ।
प्रकाशित मिति: २०६७ आश्विन २१ ०८:३९
http://www.ekantipur.com/kantipur/news/news-detail.php?news_id=227907
Kathmandu to host int'l conference on black hole
KATHMANDU: Leading physicists and space scientists from across the globe including four from National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will meet in the capital from October 10 to 16 to discuss the process of growth of central black hole.
In the international conference “Accretion and Outflow in Black Hole Systems”, 130 scientists will take part and there will be 62 oral presentations and 39 poster presentations.
The conference aims at understanding the process of accretion onto the central black hole and outflows from the system including the jet formation in Black Hole binaries (BH binaries), Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) and Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs).
Believed to be formed due to the collapse of a star, black hole is the region of space with extremely high gravitational field from which nothing--not even light--can escape.
The conference is organised jointly by the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), the Osservatorio Astronomico of Roma (INAF/OAR), the Italian Space Agency and its Data Center (ASI/ADSC), the Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica (INAF/IASF Bologna), the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center (Warsaw), and the Central Department of Physics (CDP) of Tribhuvan University (Kathmandu).
Associate Prof. Dr. Binil Aryal at the CDP will lead the Nepali team comprising of 34 scientists
Dr. Aryal is a member of Scientific Organising Committee and the Local Organising Committee of the conference.
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Kathmandu+to+host+int%27l+conference+on+black+hole+&NewsID=260689
In the international conference “Accretion and Outflow in Black Hole Systems”, 130 scientists will take part and there will be 62 oral presentations and 39 poster presentations.
The conference aims at understanding the process of accretion onto the central black hole and outflows from the system including the jet formation in Black Hole binaries (BH binaries), Active Galactic Nuclei (AGNs) and Gamma Ray Bursts (GRBs).
Believed to be formed due to the collapse of a star, black hole is the region of space with extremely high gravitational field from which nothing--not even light--can escape.
The conference is organised jointly by the Istituto Nazionale di Astrofisica (INAF), the Osservatorio Astronomico of Roma (INAF/OAR), the Italian Space Agency and its Data Center (ASI/ADSC), the Istituto di Astrofisica Spaziale e Fisica Cosmica (INAF/IASF Bologna), the Nicolaus Copernicus Astronomical Center (Warsaw), and the Central Department of Physics (CDP) of Tribhuvan University (Kathmandu).
Associate Prof. Dr. Binil Aryal at the CDP will lead the Nepali team comprising of 34 scientists
Dr. Aryal is a member of Scientific Organising Committee and the Local Organising Committee of the conference.
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=Kathmandu+to+host+int%27l+conference+on+black+hole+&NewsID=260689
UN Under Secy-Gen meets top leaders
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KATHMANDU: United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe who, arrived here in the capital on Wednesday morning, held discussion with the top leaders of the major parties on the country’s ongoing peace process and the role of UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) to accomplish of the remaining tasks.
During the separate meetings with Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala, UCPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN-UML chairman Jhala Nath Khanal, he exchanged views on what needs to be accomplished in the remaining time and where there needs to be greater focus, according to a UNMIN statement.
The top UN official also discussed the implementation of the Four Point Agreement with all of his interlocutors.
Pascoe is in a two-day visit to Nepal to review the progress in the peace process and preparations for the orderly withdrawal of (UNMIN).
“This is a critical period. The Security Council has decided that UNMIN will close on January 15. There is a lot of work to be done between now and then. [The Council] also gave explicit instructions to do everything we can to help the Nepali peace process in that period, which we will certainly do under [Representative of the Secretary-General] Karin Landgren,” Pascoe said upon his arrival.
During his two-day visit, Pascoe will engage in discussions with the government, the parties, UNMIN officials and the UN Country Team as well as other stakeholders on what needs to be done to ensure a smooth transition to the post-UNMIN period, according to UNMIN.
“I need to get a good feel for where the process is at the moment. I hope they would be very positive discussions that I have with the party leaders and the government on this process because I have to go back and report to the Security Council next week on what I find. So I'm looking for a very productive next couple of days,” he said.
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=UN+Under+Secy-Gen+meets+top+leaders&NewsID=260683
KATHMANDU: United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs B. Lynn Pascoe who, arrived here in the capital on Wednesday morning, held discussion with the top leaders of the major parties on the country’s ongoing peace process and the role of UN Mission in Nepal (UNMIN) to accomplish of the remaining tasks.
During the separate meetings with Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal, Nepali Congress president Sushil Koirala, UCPN-Maoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal and CPN-UML chairman Jhala Nath Khanal, he exchanged views on what needs to be accomplished in the remaining time and where there needs to be greater focus, according to a UNMIN statement.
The top UN official also discussed the implementation of the Four Point Agreement with all of his interlocutors.
Pascoe is in a two-day visit to Nepal to review the progress in the peace process and preparations for the orderly withdrawal of (UNMIN).
“This is a critical period. The Security Council has decided that UNMIN will close on January 15. There is a lot of work to be done between now and then. [The Council] also gave explicit instructions to do everything we can to help the Nepali peace process in that period, which we will certainly do under [Representative of the Secretary-General] Karin Landgren,” Pascoe said upon his arrival.
During his two-day visit, Pascoe will engage in discussions with the government, the parties, UNMIN officials and the UN Country Team as well as other stakeholders on what needs to be done to ensure a smooth transition to the post-UNMIN period, according to UNMIN.
“I need to get a good feel for where the process is at the moment. I hope they would be very positive discussions that I have with the party leaders and the government on this process because I have to go back and report to the Security Council next week on what I find. So I'm looking for a very productive next couple of days,” he said.
http://www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=UN+Under+Secy-Gen+meets+top+leaders&NewsID=260683
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