Anomalies seen in the country should be ended through mutual cooperation: PM Karki
Prime Minister Sushila Karki has expressed the view that evils, aberrations, and corruption should be ended through mutual cooperation and collaboration.
At the first convocation ceremony of the Nepal Open University organized today, PM Karki, also the Chancellor of the University, stressed the need of resolving existing problems by creating employment opportunities in the country through excellence in higher education.
"We should build our country by ending anomalies and corruption. I urge the graduated students to collaborate in the campaign of nation building. The university should impart productive-oriented education in order to stop brain drain of students, address the changing scenario of today's youth as well as create an environment where produced human resources can contribute to the nation," she mentioned.
Similarly, educationist and former Vice Chancellor of the Tribhuvan University, Kedar Bhakta Mathema, argued that it is the responsibility of the students of Open University to engage in lifelong learning and give continuity to the learning even in difficult situations.
Likewise, Vice Chancellor of the Open University, Dr Shilu Bajracharya, shared that the Open University has been imparting higher education to the people, who have been spending their busy lives through the medium of distance learning, in a convenient manner.
A total of 545 students from various faculties graduated from the Open University.
Nepse surges by 57. 55 points on Sunday
The Nepal Stock Exchange (NEPSE) gained 57. 55 points to close at 2, 772. 17 points on Sunday.
Similarly, the sensitive index surged by 8. 05 points to close at 472. 48 points.
A total of 30,915,183-unit shares of 331 companies were traded for Rs 1. 58 billion.
Meanwhile, SY Panel Nepal Limited (SYPNL), Shreenagar Agritech Industries Limited (SAIL), Nepal Micro Insurance Company Limited (NMIC), Bandipur Cablecar and Tourism Limited (BANDIPUR) and Him Star Urja Company Limited (HIMSTAR) were the top gainers today, with their price surging by 10. 00 percent.
Likewise, 10.50% Everest Bank Limited Debenture 2085 (EBLD85) was the top loser as its price fell by 5. 80 percent.
At the end of the day, total market capitalization stood at Rs 4. 65 trillion.
Russian air attack knocks out power for over a million Ukrainians
Russia launched another vast attack on ​Ukraine’s energy system, rocking Kyiv with explosions overnight and into Saturday morning, leaving 1.2 million properties without power countrywide during sub-zero winter cold, Reuters reported.
Deputy Prime Minister Oleksiy Kuleba said more than 3,200 buildings in the capital remained without heating in the late evening, down from 6,000 in the morning. Night-time temperatures were hovering around -10 degrees Celsius .
More than 160 emergency crews were operating in the capital to restore heating, he said. Crews were also at work in other affected areas, mainly in western and southern Ukraine, according to Reuters.
Indonesia resumes search for about 80 missing after landslide kills 10
Indonesian rescuers have resumed searching for some 80 people still missing in a deadly landslide, after the mission coordinator said operations had to be suspended overnight due to harsh weather, Aljazeera reported.
The death toll from Saturday’s landslide in a residential area of West Java province rose to 10 on Sunday, according to state-run media, announcing three more deaths.
Triggered by heavy rain, the landslide barrelled into villages in West Java’s West Bandung early on Saturday morning, burying residential areas and forcing dozens of people to evacuate their homes, according to Aljazeera.
HoR elections: 18 women candidates in fray in Sudurpaschim Province
Eighteen female candidates including two independents are in the electoral fray from Sudurpashchim Province in the upcoming elections to the House of Representatives.
There are 16 House of Representatives electoral constituencies in the nine districts of this province.
Although women's candidacy is low in the seven hilly districts of the province, there is significant participation of women candidates in Kailali and Kanchanpur among the Tarai districts.
According to Dilip Bhat, spokesperson of the Provincial Election Office, the highest number of female candidates is in Kailali where 11 female candidates are contesting, followed by Kanchanpur, and one woman in Doti is preparing for the upcoming elections.
Out of a total of 210 candidates in Sudurpaschim Province, one person's candidacy has been cancelled, and he mentioned that three people have withdrawn their candidacy.
Among the female candidates in Kanchanpur constituency-1, Bina Magar from the Nepali Communist Party, Sita BK from the Aam Janata Party, and Manjudevi Sunar and Rupadevi Bista as independents have filed their candidacy, spokesperson Bhat added.
Similarly, Premwati Rana from Nagarik Unmukti Party Nepal in Kanchanpur Constituency- 2 and Lakshmi Kumari Bista (Bhatta) from the Janata Party in Constituency-3 are in the electoral race.
Likewise, Rupakumari Chaudhary from the Janata Party, Komal Gyawali from the Rastriya Swatantra Party and Sunita Bhandari from the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party are contesting the election in Kailali Constituency-1.
In constituency-2, Samjhana Bista Thapa of Miteri Party Nepal and Laxmi Pun Magar of Nepal Workers and Peasants Party have filed their candidacy. In Kailali constituency-3, Sushila Thapa Magar of Miteri Party Nepal and Junu Mahtara Shahi of Nepal Workers and Peasants Party are busy campaigning as candidates.
In the Kailali Electoral Constituency-4, Amrita Bhul of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party, in Constituency-5, Radhika Kumari Karki from the Miteri Party Nepal, Shobhamani Joshi from the National People's Front and Trishna Punmagar from the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party are contesting.
There is only one female candidate in Doti, one of the seven hill districts of the Sudurpaschim Province. Saraswati Kumari Pal (Malla) of the Miteri Party Nepal has filed her candidacy from here.
The Provincial Election Office has stated that there are a total of 1,716,660 voters in Sudurpaschim Province.
US storm leaves 160,000 without power, forces thousands of flight cancellations
More than 4,000 flights were canceled in the US on Saturday ahead of a monster winter storm that has already cut power to more than 160,000 electricity customers as far west as Texas, and threatened to paralyze eastern states with heavy snowfall, Reuters reported.
Forecasters said snow, sleet and freezing rain, accompanied by dangerously frigid temperatures, would sweep the eastern two-thirds of the nation on Sunday and into next week.
Calling the storms "historic," President Donald Trump on Saturday approved federal emergency disaster declarations in South Carolina, Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia, North Carolina, Maryland, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Indiana, and West Virginia, according to Reuters.
Gold shines to hit record high of Rs 303, 800 per tola
Gold price has set a new record in the domestic market on Sunday.
According to the Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association, the price of precious yellow metal has increased by Rs 2, 400 per tola and is being traded at Rs 303, 800 per tola.
Likewise, the price of silver has increased by Rs 290 and is being traded at Rs 6, 480 per tola.
Frank faces fan fury once more
Tottenham head coach Thomas Frank was grateful for the point Cristian Romero's header gave his side - but it did not spare him another furious reaction from the travelling fans, BBC reported.
"Sacked in the morning" rang out from the visiting section of Turf Moor - along with other more unprintable chants - as Frank and his players made their way towards the dressing room.
The level of discontent surely makes Frank's situation unsustainable after they failed to finish off a Burnley team who increasingly look like prime relegation candidates, according to BBC.
