Kathmandu Valley likely to face blood crisis, NRCS calls for blood donation
Kathmandu, April 1: The Kathmandu Valley is likely to face the shortage of blood following the sudden rise in its demand and a sharp fall in the collection.
Nepal Red Cross Society has urged people (eligible for blood donation) for help to cope up the situation. These days, blood donation and collection has significantly dropped.
According to Society's communications department chief Dibyaraj Poudel, the organisation has urged Youth for Blood and Club 25 which are active in the Valley in fresh blood collection, its district branches and sub branches based in the Kathmandu Valley and other social organisations and volunteer donor to intensify blood donation and collection programmes.
Director of Blood Transfusion Center's Dr Manita Rajkarnikar said there is demand of 350 pints of blood in the Valley, but the center is finding it hard to cope with the situation as the collection has dropped significantly.
On the other hand, Valley-based hospitals recorded relatively more surgery cases in Chaita.
Likewise, Dudhpati-based NRCS blood transfusion center is facing the same situation.
Bhaktapur Bisket Jatra starts from today
By A Staff Reporter Kathmandu, Apr. 10:
The annual Bisket Jatra celebration of Bhaktapur district kicks off from Tuesday.
The nine-day festival, which marks the victory of the Lichhchavis over the Kirat kings, starts four days ahead of the Nepali New Year day and continues for four days after it.
On the first day of the festival, the priest of the guardian deity, Taleju, worships Lord Bhairavnath, and a chariot consisting of an idol of lord Bhairav is pulled by two groups of people, one group towards Sanakoth from Taumadi and another towards Bulucha from Taumadi at around 2 pm.
They pull the chariots with the support of four big ropes extending from both sides of the chariot, which often results in scuffles among them.
The chariot is taken in the direction of the winning group, which sometimes invites fights between the rival groups.
However, the local administration has managed security to avert any kind of conflict between the two groups.
People who involve in illegal activities will be punished, said Dorn Pokharel, Chief District Officer of Bhaktapur.
Speaking at a programme held at the Nayatapole Temple premises on Monday, Pokharel said that the festival should be celebrated in a peaceful manner. Sunil Prajapati, Mayor of Bhaktapur Municipality, agreed.
A day before the commencement of the festival, several organisations took out rallies Monday morning, calling on the people to mark the festival in a peaceful manner.
Students of several colleges, Scouts, Red Cross, priests, a team of the famous Mahakali Dance performers and members of the guthi took part in the rally.
Hari Prasad Subedi, chief of Bhaktapur Guthi Sansthan, said that the festival would begin at the fixed auspicious time.
The chariot of Bhairavnath is pulled by the people of the lower and upper parts of the ancient city in the form of a competition. The festival on the first day concludes at 5 pm.
Buying and selling of alcohol in and around the festival and jatra sites have been prohibited to minimise violent activities, such as fighting and stone pelting among the participants.
Some 900 police personnel have been mobilised for maintaining sound security and for controlling violent activities. Officers of the Armed Police Force have been deployed in plainclothes at the jatra sites and adjacent places, according to the Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur.
All the temples of Bhaktapur will remain open for public viewing and worshiping throughout the festival period. After the festivities come to an end, the deities are taken back to their respective divine seats.
Although the chariot procession is a very important event, the people of Bhaktapur engage in celebrations throughout the Bisket Jaktra.
Two wooden chariots, belonging to the deities of Bhairavnath and Bhadrakali, are paraded through the city streets on New Year eve.
The festival will end when the chariots reach Okache, the upper side, from Taumadi.
Another attraction of the festival is the 52-metre high plank that is erected on New Year eve at Bhlukhek. It is brought down on the day of the New Year with much fanfare.
The festival is believed to have started in Bhaktapur during the Lichhhavi period some 1500 years ago.
The annual Bisket Jatra celebration of Bhaktapur district kicks off from Tuesday.
The nine-day festival, which marks the victory of the Lichhchavis over the Kirat kings, starts four days ahead of the Nepali New Year day and continues for four days after it.
On the first day of the festival, the priest of the guardian deity, Taleju, worships Lord Bhairavnath, and a chariot consisting of an idol of lord Bhairav is pulled by two groups of people, one group towards Sanakoth from Taumadi and another towards Bulucha from Taumadi at around 2 pm.
They pull the chariots with the support of four big ropes extending from both sides of the chariot, which often results in scuffles among them.
The chariot is taken in the direction of the winning group, which sometimes invites fights between the rival groups.
However, the local administration has managed security to avert any kind of conflict between the two groups.
People who involve in illegal activities will be punished, said Dorn Pokharel, Chief District Officer of Bhaktapur.
Speaking at a programme held at the Nayatapole Temple premises on Monday, Pokharel said that the festival should be celebrated in a peaceful manner. Sunil Prajapati, Mayor of Bhaktapur Municipality, agreed.
A day before the commencement of the festival, several organisations took out rallies Monday morning, calling on the people to mark the festival in a peaceful manner.
Students of several colleges, Scouts, Red Cross, priests, a team of the famous Mahakali Dance performers and members of the guthi took part in the rally.
Hari Prasad Subedi, chief of Bhaktapur Guthi Sansthan, said that the festival would begin at the fixed auspicious time.
The chariot of Bhairavnath is pulled by the people of the lower and upper parts of the ancient city in the form of a competition. The festival on the first day concludes at 5 pm.
Buying and selling of alcohol in and around the festival and jatra sites have been prohibited to minimise violent activities, such as fighting and stone pelting among the participants.
Some 900 police personnel have been mobilised for maintaining sound security and for controlling violent activities. Officers of the Armed Police Force have been deployed in plainclothes at the jatra sites and adjacent places, according to the Metropolitan Police Range, Bhaktapur.
All the temples of Bhaktapur will remain open for public viewing and worshiping throughout the festival period. After the festivities come to an end, the deities are taken back to their respective divine seats.
Although the chariot procession is a very important event, the people of Bhaktapur engage in celebrations throughout the Bisket Jaktra.
Two wooden chariots, belonging to the deities of Bhairavnath and Bhadrakali, are paraded through the city streets on New Year eve.
The festival will end when the chariots reach Okache, the upper side, from Taumadi.
Another attraction of the festival is the 52-metre high plank that is erected on New Year eve at Bhlukhek. It is brought down on the day of the New Year with much fanfare.
The festival is believed to have started in Bhaktapur during the Lichhhavi period some 1500 years ago.
Govt working to generate employment: PM
By A Staff Reporter
Kathmandu, Apr. 10:
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said on Monday that the government was working to create the needed employment in the country through development and good governance.
Addressing the fifth annual general assembly of the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association here, Prime Minister Oli also said that sufficient jobs would be created by increasing the number of industries and their productivity.
“Now the country will no longer be poor, and the Nepali people will not be unemployed,” said Oli.
Stating that he could not do much for the country in his previous tenure as the PM due to the short term, the Prime Minister added that it was high time for him to execute historic works for the country.
‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali’ is the motto of my government, said Oli, adding that he would work day and night to achieve the goal.
“The citizens want their due rights, happiness and respect. The government has started its works keeping all these things in mind,” he said and added that his government was strongly for development and good governance.
Stating that during his recent India visit he had serious talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about operating ships, Oli maintained that the southern neighbour was keen to be a development partner of Nepal.
He further stated that his latest India visit was centred on improving the bilateral relations and the economic condition of Nepal.
Mentioning that all kinds of entrepreneurships were providing opportunities and employment in the country, Oli lauded the gold and silver dealers for offering jobs to thousands of Nepalis.
Promising that the government would soon build a conducive environment in which the gold and silver dealers could work without fear and intimidation, the Prime Minister stated that although crime and smuggling were linked with the trade in gold and silver, the government would now curb such illegal activities.
The government is busy formulating acts and directives for making the gold and silver business more disciplined and safe, said Oli.
On the occasion, chairman of the Federation Mohan Sunar demanded that the government create an atmosphere in which the gold and silver dealers could work without fear.
Sunar also demanded that the government provide gold as per their demand to create more jobs for the Nepali citizens in the field.
On the occasion, journalists Damodar Satyal and Navaraj Chalise as well as dealers Manoj Kumar Sah and Bikram Bahadur Sunar were honoured for their contribution to enhancing the gold and silver trade.
Source:The Rising Nepal
Kathmandu, Apr. 10:
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli said on Monday that the government was working to create the needed employment in the country through development and good governance.
Addressing the fifth annual general assembly of the Federation of Nepal Gold and Silver Dealers’ Association here, Prime Minister Oli also said that sufficient jobs would be created by increasing the number of industries and their productivity.
“Now the country will no longer be poor, and the Nepali people will not be unemployed,” said Oli.
Stating that he could not do much for the country in his previous tenure as the PM due to the short term, the Prime Minister added that it was high time for him to execute historic works for the country.
‘Prosperous Nepal, Happy Nepali’ is the motto of my government, said Oli, adding that he would work day and night to achieve the goal.
“The citizens want their due rights, happiness and respect. The government has started its works keeping all these things in mind,” he said and added that his government was strongly for development and good governance.
Stating that during his recent India visit he had serious talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi about operating ships, Oli maintained that the southern neighbour was keen to be a development partner of Nepal.
He further stated that his latest India visit was centred on improving the bilateral relations and the economic condition of Nepal.
Mentioning that all kinds of entrepreneurships were providing opportunities and employment in the country, Oli lauded the gold and silver dealers for offering jobs to thousands of Nepalis.
Promising that the government would soon build a conducive environment in which the gold and silver dealers could work without fear and intimidation, the Prime Minister stated that although crime and smuggling were linked with the trade in gold and silver, the government would now curb such illegal activities.
The government is busy formulating acts and directives for making the gold and silver business more disciplined and safe, said Oli.
On the occasion, chairman of the Federation Mohan Sunar demanded that the government create an atmosphere in which the gold and silver dealers could work without fear.
Sunar also demanded that the government provide gold as per their demand to create more jobs for the Nepali citizens in the field.
On the occasion, journalists Damodar Satyal and Navaraj Chalise as well as dealers Manoj Kumar Sah and Bikram Bahadur Sunar were honoured for their contribution to enhancing the gold and silver trade.
Source:The Rising Nepal
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