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Gandaki Province Assembly member Bimala Gauchan has passed away. She was 63.

Gauchan breathed her last while undergoing treatment of dengue at Grande Hospital in Kathmandu on Wednesday night, informed former President of Nepali Congress (NC) Myagdi and Constituent Assembly member Resham Bahadur Baniya.

She was elected the Province Assembly member from NC through a proportional electoral system.

According to the family sources, her lifeless body has been kept at the same hospital and final rites will be performed after the arrival of her son from the US.

An Indian Delegation led by Dr Umesh Hangalore Hebbar, Chief Scientist & Head of Food Engineering Department CSIR to Nepal met NICCI President Sunil KC at NICCI Secretariat, Ace Apartments, Narayan Chaur, Naxal in Kathmandu on Wednesday.

NICCI President KC welcomed the Indian delegation at NICCI Secretariat and briefed about the NICCI as it is the Non-profit Making Binational Chamber of Commerce in Nepal which is particularly working on the area of enhancement of Nepal-India Bilateral Economic relation, Promotion of Indian Investment to bring in Nepal.

The three-member delegation was accompanied by Garima Nautiyal, Second Secretary (Political & Development Partnership) at Embassy of India, Kathmandu.

Dr Hebbar shared the purpose of visit to NICCI was to apprise about CSIR-CFTRI’s expertise and contributions in the area of Food Science and Technology focusing on the areas of development of food processing technologies, products and machineries for processing; capabilities and Human Resource Development, Skill development and Training, especially for farmers, FPOs and MSMEs, reads a statement issued by NICCI.

Additionally, to understand the requirements of Nepal in the areas of food science and technology industry and explore probable areas of future collaboration between various enterprises of Nepal and CSIR-CFTRI.

As the CSIR is the Government Entity of India, the technology advancement is the key area of their engagement and wish to collaborate with Nepalese industries and association for the advancement of food industries in Nepal providing their knowledge, workings and also to collaborate exclusively with the industries in Nepal as per the specific requirements of the industries.

NICCI and CSIR both have agreed for future collaboration organizing interactions with the members and other stakeholders in Nepal.

Ravi Kumar Rayavaram, Vice President of NICCI, Mukesh Upadhyay, President, NICCI Biratnagar Chapter, Ganesh Shah, Former Minister of Science and Technology, Ram Saran Timalsina, Deputy General Manager of Muktinath Krishi Company, Samikshya Rai, Founder of Pack My Lunch, Mingma Tamang, Director, Makusse Nepal, Prof. Dr. ML Sharma of TU, Prof. Rameshwor Adhikari of RECAST, TU, Mohan Thapa, Head of Admin, Salt Trading Corporation, Niruta Dahal, Business Promotion Manager at Himalayan Vista Pvt. Ltd. and Marshal Rathour, Deputy Director of NICCI accompanied the NICCI team.

The German government has decided to extend assistance for the reconstruction of Dhulikhel Drinking Water Project which was damaged by the disaster two months back.

The German Embassy in Nepal is offering Rs 14.5 million via its aid agency, GIZ, to reconstruct the damaged water supply system, according to Mayor Ashok Byanju.

During a recent meeting with Dhulikhel Municipality Mayor Byanju, German Ambassador to Nepal Dr Thomas Prinz had vowed to provide monetary support to the municipality so that it would be able to reconstruct the damaged drinking water project.

The amount would be released immediately after a bilateral agreement on assistance, according to Byanju.

However, the municipality has estimated that it would cost over Rs 35 million for the reconstruction of the drinking water project.

With the damages of essential service, the people from ward no 3, 4, 5, 6 and 8 in the municipality have bearing the brunt.

With the onset of snowfall in the northern hemisphere, the wetlands in Kailali and Kanchanpur district have started receiving increasing numbers of migratory birds lately.

Birds flock to wetlands in Nepal and other lower mountainous areas primarily in search of safe habitat, food as well as hatching, as snowfall starts in regions like Siberia, said Hirulal Dagaura, member of Birds Conservation Nepal.

Duck and other birds of various species such as Maalak duck, duck with green head, Kajijure duck, Suirepuchhre duck, Kharakhare duck, Kal duck, Thulo Jalewa and Chakhewa among others are seen in the wetlands, he shared.

Wetlands here temporarily house migratory birds from Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Azerbaijan among others to escape growing cold there, he added.

According to him, migratory birds have reached Ghodaghodi Taal in Kailali, river basin area in Karnali, Puraini Taal, Kalikich wetland area, ponds within the Shuklaphanta National Park, Rani Taal, Sikari Taal, Mahakali, Chaudhar river basin areas.