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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 United Nations’ human rights office said on Monday it had confirmed the deaths of 406 civilians, including 27 children, in Ukraine since the start of Russia’s invasion on Feb. 24, but it said the real figure was likely to be much higher, Reuters reported.

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.  

Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has extended best wishes to all on the occasion of 112th International Women’s Day.

Women’s Day is being celebrated under the national slogan “Social Justice and Gender Equity: Guarantee of Sustainable Development.

In a message on Tuesday, Prime Minister Deuba remembered women with high respect who contributed to help achieve women’s rights and ensure justice. March 8 is celebrated annually across the world to commemorate the cultural, political, and socioeconomic achievements of women.

Women’s Day has been encouraging all to provide equal opportunities to women in social, political, cultural and economic sectors and move ahead towards the path of gender equality, Prime Minister Deuba said in the message.

“The Constitution of Nepal has resolved to build a proportional, inclusive and equitable society by ending all types of discriminations against women. It has also ensured proportional inclusive representation of women in all bodies of the state. All forms of violence and exploitation against women have been made punishable,” reads the message.

Stating that it is necessary to take initiatives in a coordinated manner by all the three-level governments in their respective sectors as women empowerment is the matter of common concern of all, Prime Minister Deuba stressed the need for commitment of all to ensure gender, social, economic and political rights of women.

Prime Minister Deuba has also extended best wishes to all Nepali sisters, women rights activists and all those individuals and organizations working for the protection and promotion of women’s rights. RSS

The secretary-level meeting of the joint taskforce of Nepal and India, formed to facilitate supply of petroleum products and gas, has concluded.

The third virtual meeting of the joint taskforce that was formed between Nepal and India in March 2017 in the course of agreement of supply of petroleum products concluded on today.

Joint-secretary at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply Radhika Aryal from Nepal and Joint-secretary at the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas Esha Srivastava from India led the teams at the meet.

Representatives from finance ministry, foreign ministry and law Ministry as well as office-bearers of the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supply, and high-ranking office bearers of Nepal Oil Corporation and Indian Oil Corporation were present on the occasion, said Joint-spokesperson at the Supply Ministry Urmila KC.

The meeting discussed various issues including smooth supply of petroleum products, expansion of Amalekhgunj-Chitwan and Siliguri-Jhapa petroleum pipeline, security management of Motihari-Amalekhgunj pipeline, and renewal of petroleum products supplies agreement between NoC and Indian Oil Corporation. RSS

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.

Minister for Foreign Affairs Narayan Khadka is leaving for Turkey today to take part in the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.

Issuing a statement on Monday, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that he is visiting Turkey at the formal invitation of his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu.

The programme will be held from March 11-13.

Minister Khadka is scheduled to share panels with participating Foreign Ministers in two separate sessions entitled 'Democratic Governance and Security' and 'Asia Anew: For a Sustained Regional Growth' on March 12, the statement read.

Over 50 Foreign Ministers together with a cross-section of policy makers and experts are attending the event. The theme for this year’s annual Forum is ‘Recoding Diplomacy’.

During the visit, Minister Khadka will hold a meeting with officials of NRN-Turkey and Nepali entrepreneurs based in Istanbul to discuss business opportunities and challenges as well as problems faced by Nepali diaspora on March 9.

He will hold interactive sessions with members of Economic Chambers in Istanbul and Antalya. On the sidelines of the Forum, Minister Khadka will hold a bilateral meeting with his Turkish counterpart. 

He will also hold meetings with Foreign Ministers of different countries on the sidelines, the statement further read.