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No. 110
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Contribution/s:
Himal, Nepalnews,
BBC News, SAARC News, Sadhak Pariwar,
Dammar KC, Bishnu Bahadur Bastola, Baban Prasad Kayastha, Maheshwar Dhakal and friends.
Thanks for sundar Aabaj 108/109,
Really good editing and update information for us who are living in aboard.
All the best to Sundar Aawaaj.
After taking gender and equity training you will sleep later than your wife
and wake up before to her, how about next planning after taking the training
"Making governance gender responsive"??????
I hope the answer will come in the next number of Sundar Aawaaj.
Maheshwar Dhakal
The University of Tsukuba
Japan
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WISH YOU MERRY X-MAS
&
HAPPY NEW YEAR
2005
Dambar Bahadur
K.C.
Managing Director
&
Sisne Rover Trekking Pvt.
Ltd
Family
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It is my great pleasure to
receive SA 108&109. I am very much delighted to go through the content
therein. I am really concerned about gun culture in
I am highly impressed by the
poem on fire flame and moral preaching of SSS. Both convey similar message of
high thinking. The English translation of the poem by Kalpana
Ghimire is even more appealing. I am also happy to
note the innovative researches being carried out by our young scientists. The
information on DELNET and PERI will be of great interest to educationists,
students and researchers. Views, quotes, jokes and other information are very
useful. Information regarding top ten Himalayan peaks and pheasants is worth
sharing. Finally I am happy to note that you are participating in training programme and other meetings and sharing some information
with us.
Best wishes,
BPK
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Nepal Swiss Community
Forestry Project (NSCFP), phase V 2004-2008, a bilateral project of HMG/N
funded by Swiss Development Cooperation (SDC) and managed by Intercooperation is seeking to employ Nepali nationals for
the following posts.
- District Project Coordinator (DPC) for Okhaldhunga District
The
DPC to be based
in Okhaldhunga will be responsible for the
followings:
Technical, administrative and managerial work in the
District Project Unit; Close co-ordination and collaboration with District
Forest Office, Range Posts, non-government organizations, forest user groups,
federations and professional organizations in the district. Responsible for the
implementation of annual programme in the field of
forest governance, sustainable forest management, pro-poor livelihoods, forest
based enterprises, monitoring and evaluation of project funded activities in
order to achieve the goal of improved peoples' livelihoods and the position of
women and disadvantaged group of people at the Forest User Group and
organizational levels.
Job Information and
Requirement:
· Bachelor degree in forestry, and Masters Degree either in
forestry or in any disciplines. However, for women candidates Bachelor degree
in forestry with a minimum of three years of working experience in development
projects is acceptable.
· Minimum two years of working experience in management
positions.
· Proven working experience in Community Forestry or pro-poor
livelihood projects or gender and equity related works.
· Experience of working with government and non-governmental
institutions
· Salary and benefits according to NSCFP norms.
· This post is for the whole project phase with six months of probation period.
· Good knowledge of development approaches, the concepts of
livelihoods and governance.
· Below 45 years of age.
· Excellent command of English and Nepali both spoken and
written.
· Excellent facilitation and coordination skill and a good team player.
· Good command in computer and report writing skills.
· Permanent government employee requires to submit "No
objection letter" and should resign if appointed in the post
.
- Two Women Forest Development Officers for Dolakha or Ramechap or Okhaldhunga distrrict
Job Information and
Requirement:
· Bachelor degree in forestry. However, Intermediate level in
forestry and bachelor degree in any discipline is acceptable from dalit and ethnic minorities.
· Good knowledge of development approaches, the concepts of
livelihoods and governance.
· Excellent facilitation and coordination skill and a good team player.
· Command in English and Nepali language for facilitation and
report writing.
· Permanent government employee requires to
submit "No objection letter" and should resign if appointed in
the post.
NSCFP
practices positive discrimination for women candidates from dalit, and ethnic minorities who come from remote areas and project
districts. Candidates fulfilling all the above requirements are invited to send
their application with recent passport size photograph, including a full CV
with the names of two referees. Candidates' contact address with home &
office telephone numbers in the following address:
Administrative Manager, NSCFP, GPO
Deadline for receipt of application is
Only
short listed candidates will be contacted on
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Poem/s:
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Lyrics: Durga
Lal Shrestha
Trans: Shyam Sundar Shrestha
Music and Vocal: Aani…
Source: Himal
Forthnightly
Reflection as an Object
From the eyes of flower, the world
all is full of flowers,
From the eyes of throne, the world
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Lyrics: Aavaas
Trans: Kalpana
Ghimire
Music and Vocal: Ramesh Shrestha, Progressive Singer
Source: Yeh
Indreni, Music CD/Cassette by Bhrikuti
Academic Publications,
Firefly in the Dark
A firefly in the dark
What a delightful companion
On a long journey
When the summit
is still far away.
Seveal I had
Companions and fellow travelers
Left some behind at the foothill
Climbed some up on the top of the
hill (Climbed up the hill the others)
(Neither could sorrow stop me, nor
would woe)
Neither could anxiety nor woe stop
me
Sometimes I reached on the cliff
and
Sometimes I reached at ridge
between two hillocks
On the way up and
down during the journey.
(Reach I will sometimes the resting
place
On the way up and
on the way down.)
Confront I will many hazards and
obstacles
A traveler, I will go on unraveling
all
If your heart is on reaching the
peak
Join me along, we be fellow
travelers
As long as our hearts go on together. (As long as we so desire.)
4. View/s:
v
Dreaming the good
things is not sufficient, but you have to work hard and hard for fulfilling
those dreams.
v
Good people suffer
more, but do deviate from your philosophy never.
v
If your boss is crooked
and conspire; then do not debate and argue with such person. It is wise to run away from the person asap.
v
If your subordinates
are crooked and conspire; then do not debate and argue with such persons. It is wise to run away from the persons asap.
v
Translocation of human
beings is not so easy, if it was a Rhino, you can dart and load in a truck,
then transfer from one national park to another national park.
5. Moral/s:
We ought to be responsible for ourselves.
Don’t think that we can do whatever we want, just because Guru (Teacher)
or other people do not see us. We have
to train ourselves in the spirit of honesty, until we act in the same way
whether others observe us or not.
Hari Om
Shree Sadhak Satyam
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Think +ve, be +ve and do +ve, but not HIV. Hence, choose only one life
partner for sexual relationship since sex is a biological need for general
people.
(Swakchham)
6. Quote/s:
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Yo dharmashilo vijitendriyashcha vidhyavinito na paropataphi
Agavito yashcha jananuragee
tasminsada˜ham
purushe vasami.
The Laxmi,
goddess of wealth likes to a person, who can win his or her desire of working
organs of senses with his or her knowledge and skills, who is more polite and
boast less or haughtiness less, who loves all living creatures of the Universe
and do not hurt anyone ever.
-Veda
7. Satire/s or
Joke/s:
Mahesh: Oh Dada, what is your planning after taking
the training on “Making governance gender responsive”?
Shyam: It is not joke that my wife Hemlata
is the president of Center for Environmental Technology and Economic
Development. I wish my daughter Anupama or Anusha will be PM of
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8. Breaking News:
King’s Visit to India Postponed
Dec. 23,
Former Indian premier, Rao, passed away in
Their Majesties were all set
to leave for
Meanwhile, in a statement
issued Thursday afternoon, Indian embassy in
The visit will be rescheduled
as early as possible in consultation with His Majesty’s Government, the embassy
said. nepalnews.com by Dec 23 04
·
Thai teachers strike over attacks *
Thousands of Thai teachers strike in the southern provinces, urging protection
against Muslim militants.
Full story:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/1/hi/world/asia-pacific/4119965.stm
By Prakash
Dhakal
Nepal's postal service, which
is still the only means of keeping in touch with the rest of the world
for the majority of country's population-- has found itself in the
crossfire in the on-going hostilities between the government forces and the
rebels.
Sabotage and bombing of post
offices, attack on postmen and other postal service staff by the Maoist rebels
as well as security forces have cost the country's postal service dearly,
cutting off millions of Nepalis in the country from
the only accessible means of communications that reached to the doorsteps round
the year.
According to the Department of
Postal Services (DoPS) in
Though reports about attack,
abduction and killing of postmen in
According to the Department, Bire Saud, Chandra Bahadur Karki and Ramjee Poudel - were killed in
Maoist attacks in Achham, Makawanpur
and Pokhara respectively while a non-gazetted officer Nanda Bahadur Saud was killed in Achham.
"We have already spent
over Rs.46 million for the repair and maintenance of the destroyed postal
offices," Indra Basyal,
officer at the department said. He said that the prevailing insurgency in the
country has severely affected the postal services. "The mobility of our
mail carriers has been greatly affected due to the bloody conflict. And, many
of our mail carriers have been compelled to live in the district headquarters
due to security reasons," he added.
According to an estimate, over
five million residents in the hilly, often inaccessible districts of the country, have been affected due to disruption in the postal
services. For them, postman was the only means of contact with their relatives
living abroad-mainly in
Destruction of road links and
suspension bridges by the rebels in remote northern districts has also affected
mobility of postmen. "Delivering letters has become a risky job in mid- western and far-western regions as
Maoists threat our postman not to enter into their strongholds," an
officer with the DoPS recently transferred to
Interestingly, the Maoists
have developed and are operating their own parallel postal system in their
strongholds, reports say. According to an investigative report published in the
pro-left Mulyankan monthly magazine, the rebels have
set up their own post offices at the village, area and district level.
These `post offices' are used
to deliver letters sent by the Maoist cadres or party circulars from one part
of the country to another and sometimes are even used to dispatch party's
leaders or new workers from one place to another in a safe way. Children below
16 years of age have been founding working as 'postmen,' the magazine reported.
The Maoists have even plans to
expand parallel postal services to the local people by introducing their own
stamps, the news report said.
Of over 24 million people in
Lamented an officer at the
department, "In 18 year-long insurgency in
9. Recall/s:
Niranjan Govinda Vaidya
Around
2036 BS. His
book shop at Bhotahity,
Dream
Traveling
to uphill unknown place with my wife. She got tired and I lifted her
on my shoulder.
Dream
Crossing
big river with dark green water.
Highway along the river side. Many vehicles traveling on the road. I was creating a roadmap of success.
10. Note/s:
SAARC has instituted
several awards to encourage individuals and organizations in furthering the
objectives of SAARC.
SAARC Award
The Twelfth Summit (
The main objectives
of the SAARC Award shall be to encourage individuals and organizations based in
South Asia to undertake programmes and activities
complementing the efforts of SAARC; to encourage individuals and organizations
in South Asia contributing to the improvement of the conditions of women and
children; to honour outstanding contributions and
achievements of individuals and organizations within the region in the fields
of peace, development, poverty alleviation, environment protection and regional
cooperation making the SAARC Award the most valuable prize in the region; and
to honour any other outstanding contributions and
achievements, not covered above, of individuals and organizations in the
region.
The SAARC Award
comprises of a gold medal, a letter of citation and carries a purse of US $
25,000.
SAARC Youth Awards
Scheme
The SAARC Youth
Awards Scheme was instituted in 1996 to provide recognition to extraordinary
young talents and encourage the overall development of the youth in the region.
The Scheme is also aimed at encouraging the South Asian youth to excel in
various fields and to realize their full potential.
The SAARC Youth
Awards Scheme is open to nationals of SAARC Member Countries, who are within
the age group of 20-35 years at the time of nomination. The Award consists of a
citation in English; a Gold Medal; and a cash prize of US$ 1500.00.
The SAARC Youth
Awards have so far been presented on the following themes :
|
|
1997 : First Award for “Outstanding Social Service in Community
Welfare” |
The theme for the
year 2004 was decided as “Dedicated Community Services in the Field of TB
and/or HIV/AIDS”.
Great fun for 2005
Dear
all,
Martin Chautari is organizing a picnic with all our friends on the last Saturday of
Pous, 2061.
All interested friends will gather at Thai-Kirti
Chautari will provide transportation and some snacks
but one has to bring own foodstuffs and drinks/ water.
Participation
is open to all.
Please
confirm your participation via phone/ email/ direct contact by
Martin
Chautari
Ph: 4256239/4240059
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Satbeej or Balachaturdasi (14th
Lunar day of Shishir) compel to remind the Hindus to
remember their beloved ones especially parents and spouse. This days is also
remind us the betrayal of friendship by some greedy persons.
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CULTIVATING WETLANDS IN
Mr. Pritam Ghosh, Ghosal, T.K. and A.H.M. Rezaul Haq
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