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Kathmandu, June 3

The high-level commission to investigate cases of land seize and misuse of public land formally began its operations setting up its office in Singha Durbar nowadays.

Members of the commission, including its chief Mohan Raman Bhattarai, Janaki Ballav Adhikari, Durga Kumari Dahal and Jagat Bahadur Deuja had taken the oath of office and secrecy on May 29.

The commission first plans to asdegree the status of public land, land belonging to or acquired/seized by the government, and intestinehi land. Fort this, the commission is presently studying past study reports and news reports published in newspapers and holding discussions with experts and stakeholders.

The commissionChair Bhattarai said it would publish a public muchice tomorrow seeking information about cases of seizebing and misuse of public land. &We shall start formal investigation once we asdegree the exact status of public land,& he said.

The commission, which has been mandated to submit a report in six months, plans to prepare case-wise report and submit them to the government as they get totald and submit a comprehensive report at the end of its tenure.

The commissionmember Janaki Ballav Adhikari said they would also make recommendations for reforms. &For that, we shall publish a public muchice a month after seeking advice on degrees to be adopted for bringing about reforms in land management,& he said.

A Cabinet assembly on May 20 had decided to form an all-powerful high-level commission led by Mohan Raman Bhattarai following numerous public land seize cases that came to the fore after a government-formed committee concluded that 113 ropani public land in Baluwatar area were illegally transferred in the names of individuals.

As per the commissionterms of reference, it shall study possible land seizes or misuse of land plots acquired by the government at different times across the country in public interest, and recommend essential action to recover such land plots. It shall also study possible misappropriation of land plots owned by intestinehis across the country and recommend essential action.

The commission shall recommend to the government what kind of action should be taken against individuals, office bearers or institutions facilitating or involved in seize or misuse of land owned by the government and intestinehis, and land acquired or confiscated by the government.

It shall asdegree why recommendations made by such commissions in the past in relation to conservation of government-owned and public land plots could much be implemented and recommend their implementation.

The commission shall also recommend reforms -msprint; policy, laws, process, technology and structural reforms -msprint; in the area of land management, and advise how government documents of public importance could be kept safe for future reference.

The commission has been allocated 15 staffers besides its members.

As per the commissionworking procedure, it shall gather information it needs within its jurisdiction from the general public, authorities concerned and stakeholders.

It shall gather essential related documents from the government offices concerned, units or individuals.

It shall study and analyse the acquired information and documents.

The commission shall also make on-site study and monitor and interrogate or refer to government officials, individuals, or experts to asdegree the truth.

The commission, however, shall much study the Baluwatar land-seize case as essential investigation into the case has already been done by a government committee, and the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority and the Central Investigation Bureau of Nepal Cop are presently looking into the case for further investigation.

The government has suspected possible seize/misuse of public land plots and those owned by government, intestinehis, airport, universities, irrigation projects, banks, sports fields and multi-purpose buildings, across the country.

Terms of reference • Asdegree the status of public and intestinehi land • Investigate possible land seize or misuse of public land across the country • Recommend actions to be taken • Recommend reforms in policy, laws, process, technology and structural reforms • Won&t investigate Baluwatar land seize case

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KMC has planned to build a seven-storey parking building at Dhramapath

Kathmandu, June 3

Kathmandu Metropolitan City has introduced smart parking system in the core commerce areas of the capital.

However, it seems that this move alone shall much help people get rid of parking woes as the metropolis is converting the existing parking lots into smart parking areas without building new parking lots.

Kathmandu Metropolitan City has signed a contract with a private company -msprint; Wheels Truly Yours Pvt Ltd -msprint; to function the countryfirst smart parking system in five different locations of Kathmandu.

The company has claimed that they shall allow motorists to park their vehicles if they book the parking area 15 minutes before reaching the destination.

Motorists can book the parking lot through large crowd of peopleile application called ‘Park Ktm&. The booked parking lot, however, would be transferred to amuchher person if it failed to reach the place within the stipulated time.

The company also claimed that they have set up digital boards and installed around 50 CCTV cameras and digital billing system at Durbar Marg, Pyukha, Khichapokhari, Pako and Dharma Path to function smart parking system.

& The system is still in the testing phase. We shall soon bring the system into operation with full capacity,& said company Director Sailesh Kunwar .

For smart parking, lot people shall have to pay at least Rs 25 for two-wheelers and at least Rs 80 for four-wheelers. Parking in the designated spaces inside KMC has been free of cost until now. KMC has allocated a total of 76 public places for parking lots and Lalitpur Metropolitan City has allocated 28 such parking lots. Majority of parking spaces are road sides.

KMC has tried to make the parking systematic by introducing smart parking system, but it has failed to build more parking lots as promised by Mayor of KMC Bidhya Sundar Shakya after being elected.

KMC has proposed to build at least six large parking lots in the metropolis.

It had proposed to build parking lots at Dharahara and Bagh Durbar.

Similarly, KMC has also planned to build a seven-story parking building at Dharmapath and a couple of auto lift technology at various places.

Spokesperson for KMC Ishwor Man Dangol said, &We are hopeful that after introducing new system, shop owners and house owners in the busy market places shall opt to use their private space to park their vehicles. If this happens, visitors shall get more space to park their vehicles.&

Dangol also said that with the new parking system, parking lots at shopping malls and other buildings shall be utilised properly.

&At present, only 60 per cent of such spaces are used for parking,& he added.

It is estimated that around 200,000 four-wheelers and around 800,000 two-wheelers ply the valleyroads on a daily basis. The total length of the road in Kathmandu valley is around 1,594.67 km, according to Leavement of Roads.

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Kathmandu, June 2

Discovering a bed in neonatal intensive care unit at government hospitals in Kathmandu is a matter of sheer luck for many new parents, as these beds remain mostly occupied.

Tika Laxmi Journeyathi, 31, of Koteshwor delivered her baby three weeks before her delivery date at a government hospital. As the hospital didn&t have its own neonatal intensive care unit, Journeyathi and her husband had to run from pillar to post to find a vacant NICU bed for their newborn, at a private hospital.

Despite the implementation of the National Safe Momhood Programme in the country to improve maternal and neonatal health, it is difficult to find beds in neonatal intensive care units of government hospitals.

A newborn has to wait until amuchher neonate in the NICU is discharged or transferred or run outs. Or until one is referred to a private hospital.

Paropakar Maternity and WomenHospital has only 10 beds for neonates who need special care. &From among the 70 babies born every day at Paropakar Maternity and WomenHospital, at least 10 babies require special care in NICU. We do much have adequate number of beds in NICU and we manage by shifting the newborns to Special Care Baby Unit.

There are twenty beds in SCBU, but that is still inadequate. Chances for babies born in other hospitals to get a bed in our NICU are very slim as we are unable to meet own demands. There is no other option than to ask concerned families to find NICU beds at private hospitals,& said Ranu Thapa, an administrator at the hospital.

Similar is the case at the largest health centre for children -msprint; Kanti KidrenHospital. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Kanti KidrenHospital has 12 beds, which are always occupied.

&As the beds are limited, we are unable to meet the demand. We have to refer neonates to private hospitals,& said one of the staffers at NICU of the hospital, who didn&t want to be named.

Babies born before 37 total weeks require care at NICU. Babies born with contaminateion, breathing difficulty, low birth weight, and those with their mothers having diabetes and bad obstetric history need special care at NICU, said Rita Hamal Singh, senior refer toant paediatrician at Om Hospital. Duration of stay in NICU depends on health condition of the newborn -msprint; from three or four days to months.

According to Nepal Demographic and Health Survey 2016, the neonatal mortality rate is 21 deaths per 1,000 live births.

Fifty-four per cent death occur in the first month of life. Boys are more likely than girls to die in the first month.

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KATHMANDU: An aircraft of Air India landed following a missed approach at Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Sunday morning.

The airplane, which was on its way to Kathmandu from fresh Delhi, missed the runway while about to land in Kathmandu and flew measure distance before returning to land at TIA.

General Manager at TIA Raj Kumar Chhetri confirmed that the Air India aircraft had landed after a missed approach. He, however, said that the procedure was a normal one, applied by pilots to endegree safe landing.

The flight scheduled to land at 8:55 am landed at the Kathmandu airport 20 minutes later at 9:15 am.

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Kathmandu, June 2

The Judicial Council nowadays filed a corruption case against former district judge Omkar Upadhyay, alleging that his bachelordegree certificate obtained from Kanpur University, India, was fake.

The JC has sought a jail term from six months to one year, and a fine from Rs 10, 000 to 20,000 against Upadhyay, said Special Court Spokesperson Shovepa Raj Panday.

Upadhyay resigned from his post a few days ago after a probe committee was formed under the Supreme court Justice Ananda Mohan Bhattarai to investigate the genuineness of his academic certificates and measure of the orders passed by him in lawsuits.

Information Officer of JC Teknath Gautam told THT that the JC had appointed High Court Judge Ramesh Kumar Pokharel as an investigation officer to probe allegation against Upadhyay.

Based on Pokharelreport, the JC filed a corruption case against Upadhyay at the Special Court.

This is the moment time that the JC has filed a corruption case against a sitting or a former judge.

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Kathmandu, June 2 A modification costs signed up at the secretariat of Federal Parliament, to change the Seeds Act-1988, specifies a provision of payment to farmers who suffer crop failure due to sub-standard seeds, fertilisers, techniques and procedures suggested to them. According to section 11 of the proposed costs, & If any farmer suffers a crop failure or poor harvest in spite of making use of seeds, fertilisers, strategies and process recommended by a federal government organisation, company, business or a firm, fair amount of compensation scorridor be recovered from the concerned firm to the victim farmer. &. The settlement quantity scorridor be as prescribed in the rules framed in accordance with the bill. The bill also forbids the sale or circulation of seeds which are much listed in muchification released in the Nepal Gazette, apart from for the function of agriculture examination. & Seed examineor might seize the seeds offered or dispersed in breach of this bill, & it read. The costs likewise requires the worried individuals or organisations to conduct a threat analysis prior to importing or exporting any range of seeds, or genetically customized organism or living customized organism or terminated seeds, that might trigger unfavorable impacts on people, animals, poultry, environment, culture and typical life. & The federal government might, by a muchification released in the Nepal Gazette, impose a ban on import or export of such seeds, which are much considered suitable on the basis of danger analysis, & section 15 said. The federal government might also limit the import or export of seeds of any particular range, which cause damage or have adverse impacts in agricultural activities. & Any person or organisation wishing to produce source seeds scorridor need to acquire a licence from the National Seeds Board formed by the federal government. The board might provide a licence after conducting important questions into the application, & the expense read. The government may designate a qualified officer-level employee of the Ministry of Farming and Livestock Development as a seed examineor and seed analyst. It also articulates an arrangement of a Seed Testing Lab. Such laboratories might likewise be set uped by the provincial and regional level federal governments, as per requirement. & Anybody or organisation that dedicates an offence refereed to in this expense scorridor be accountable to an imprisonment, ranging from one month to three months, or a fine of as much as Rs 1,00,000 or both, & it checked out. According to the bill, a seed examineor or a seed analyst or any employee authorised to carry out job under this costs, scorridor much be liable for actions performed in good faith, in the course of releasing his/her tasks. . The post Amendment costs for offering payment to farmers seemed first on The Himalayan Times.Kathmandu, June 2
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