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Turkish Airlines Nepal and Glocal Pvt. Ltd. signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU).

General Manager of Turkish Airlines in Nepal Abdullah Tuncer Kececi and the Executive Director of Glocal Pvt Ltd. Asish Thakur signed the MoU amidst a function held in the premises of Turkish Airlines Nepal office, read a statement issued by the Turkish Airlines.

Turkish Airlines Nepal has collaborated with Glocal Pvt. Ltd. for promoting skillful opportunities to youths and teenagers of the country. Turkish Airlines, as an airlines partner, is supporting Glocal in creating avenues to skill development in the country itself.

As a part of the collaboration, aspiring youths and teenagers will engage in creative workshops and events such as Glocal Teen Hero, CEO Unplugged which will expand their entrepreneurial skill set and enable them to access perspectives beyond what they see in their day-to-day lives, the statement read.

The government has decided to provide funds to the Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) for the purchase of petroleum products, which is in trouble after accumulated savings fell to zero due to a hike in the prices of petroleum products in the international market.

A meeting of the Price Stabilization Fund held on Monday decided to provide the remaining Rs. 4.25 billion the corporation has to pay under the first installment to Indian Oil Corporation.

Even after the price adjustment of petroleum products last Thursday, the NOC has stated that there is a loss of around Rs 2.5 billion in 15 days. The purchase price of the NOC has been increasing due to the recent rise in the price of crude oil in the international market.

The NOC had sought funds from the Fund after the first installment to the IOC due in March was insufficient. The state-owned oil monopoly has been paying installments to IOC on the 8th and 23rd  of every month.

Prior to this, Rs 1.80 billion was provided to the IOC from the Price Stabilization Fund in January. Spokesperson Binit Mani Upadhyaya said that the decision of the government to provide funds to the NOC would help maintain smooth supply of petroleum products. RSS

Annapurna Media Network, the parent company of Annapurna Daily newspaper, and Female Foresters Nepal organized a programme to mark the Women’s Day.

During the programme, the participants discussed detrimental effects of climate change on women.

Gender social inclusion expert Dibya Devi Gurung said that women have been affected on the basis of access and identity.

“Those who do not have much access to the resources have been affected the most,” Gurung said. According to her, access to resources means property, network, knowledge and education among others.

She said that the effect of climate is also different on the basis of geographical condition and ethnicity. That is why, she said that all should not be kept in one place.

“Janajatis, minorities and Dalits have been affected the most. Under Janajatis, Chepang women have been deprived of all kinds of facilities,” she said, adding, “That is why, the climate is also affected on the basis of identity. Janajati women are suffering from multiple discriminations because they have to depend on water, land and forests. Hence, they will have to face problems in their livelihood as soon as the climate changes.”

President Chure-Tarai Madhes Conservation Development Board Assistant Secretary Srijana Shrestha said that the women have also been affected even when the plants harmful for the forests grew due to the impact of climate change.

“Women have an indispensable relationship with the forests. They spend most of their time collecting woods and fodder for the cattle in the forests. Now, they have to spend a lot of time in the forests due to lack of woods and grasses for the cattle,” she said.

Adivasi Janajati and Local Community Manager Kamala Thapa said that the sixth report of the IPCC showed that Adivasi Janajatis have been affected the most.

Meanwhile Female Foresters Nepal expressed solidarity with the Unity for Sustainability launched by the AMN.  

Two persons including a child died when a Tata Sumo and a motorbike collided with each other in Mahottari on Monday.

The deceased have been identified as bike rider Sanjit Mandal (22) of Nigaul, Gaushala Municipality-2 and pillion rider Dhiraj Mandal (12) of Samsi Rural Municipality-1, Parsa.

According to Inspector Bishnu Prasad Basyal of the Area Police Office, Gaushala, the Tata Sumo (Province-2-02-001 Cha 841) heading towards Jaleshwor from Gaushala collided head-on with the "on test" bike at Aurahi Municipality-4 along the Gaushala-Samsi road section yesterday.

Critically injured in the incident, the duo were taken to the District Hospital in Jaleshwor but doctors pronounced them dead on arrival.

Police said that they have impounded the jeep and arrested its driver for investigation.