IBM To Run IT Park In Nepal
Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal on Friday (2009-10-09) said the government is ready to bring the Dhulikhel located IT (information and technology) park into operation in an organized manner through its direct involvement.
PM Nepal made this remark at a meeting of the High-Level Information Commission at Dhulikhel of Kavre district today morning.
During the nearly two hour-long meeting, the prime minister sought clarification from the Commission’s members on why the IT park couldn’t be operated in an effective and organized manner.
He also directed the Commission to come up with a clear module to utilize the IT park to its optimum for the development of information and technology sector in the country.
Stating that the IT park will be brought into operation through a separate policy, PM Nepal also expressed commitment that he will take special initiatives for the development of the information and technology sector in the country.
Speaking to media-persons after the meeting, he informed that the meeting also decided to establish an IT centre at the Prime Minister’s office.
PM Nepal further blamed the political instability in the country behind the IT park not coming into operation even five years after being built.
“This is why we have not been able to utilize the IT park towards its potential,” he said.
The one and only IT Park in the country had fallen into disuse after being abandoned by an IT management company within three months of taking up the responsibility to operate it.
Now US-based multinational computer technology corporation IBM will run the Information Technology (IT) Park.
The high level meeting of Information Technology Commission held in Kavre on Friday handed over the responsibility to the IBM. Nepalnews.com
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काठमाडौं, जेष्ठ १ – घरेलु काम (हाउसमेड)मा बिचल्ली परेका युवतीलाई उद्धारमै ब्यस्त कुबेतस्थित नेपाली दुताबासले बिहीबार नयाँ समस्या झेल्नुपर्यो । बिहान ११ बजे दुताबासको गेट अगाडि भर्खरै सुत्केरी भएकी एक नेपाली युबतीलाई शिशु सहित फेला परिन् ।
उनीलाई तुरुन्तै अस्पताल लैजानुपर्ने अबस्था रहेकोले दुताबासले एम्बुलेन्सलाई बोलायो । तर एम्बुलेन्सले लैजान मानेन । प्रहरीले पनि मानेन । ‘दुबैले नमानेपछि हाम्रो गाडीमा राखेर अस्पताल लगियो’, कुबेतस्थित नेपाली राजदुत मधुवन पौडेलले कान्तिपुरलाई भने-’सुरुमा अस्पतालले पनि भर्ना लिन मानेन् । दुताबास जिम्मेवारीमा बसेपछि मात्रै भर्ना लियो ।’
ती युवतीको बिषयमा केही खुलेको छैन् । कुबेतमा बिबाह नगरी गर्भवती भएमा ‘अपराध’ मानिन्छ । यही कारण उनीलाई सुत्केरी ब्यथा लागेपछि दुतावास अगाडि छाडेर भागेको हो । ‘ती युबतीले हालसम्म केही बताएकी छैनन्’, पौडेलले भने ।
गैरकानुनी रुपमा अबैध बच्चा जन्माउने उनी कुबेतमा एक्ली भने होइनन् । त्यस्ता महिलाहरु बढिरहेका छन् । ‘हाउसमेडमा आएका महिला भाग्ने र भगाउने प्रबृत्ति डरलाग्दो छ’, उनले भने-’काम गरिरहेको घर छाडेपछि गैहकानुनी हुन्छ । त्यसपछि पुरुष कामदारहरुको साथमा बस्छन् र गर्भधारण गर्छन् ।’
केही महिना अगाडि पाँच बर्ष छोरा सहित स्वदेश फिरेकी एक महिलाका अनुसार कुबेती जेलमा २५ जना भन्दा बढी नेपाली महिला बच्चा सहित जेलमा सजाय भोगिरहेका छन् । उनी पनि जेलमा सजाय भोगरे स्वदेश फिरेकी थिइन् ।
यसलाई कुबेती कानुनमा अपराध ठहरिने हुदाँ दुताबासले केही गर्न सक्दैन् । कुबेतस्थित गैर आवासीय नेपाली संघ समन्वय समितिका अध्यक्ष राजेन्द्र तामाङका अनुसार अनिच्छुक गर्भधारणा गर्ने महिलाहरु बढिरहेका छन् । ‘समय समयमा त्यस्ता महिलाहरु हाम्रो सम्र्पकमा आउनेगर्छन्’, उनले भने । केही समय अगाडि आठ महिना र पाँच महिनाको गर्भ बोकेका सन्तकुमारी गल्यान र काली तामाङ उनीहरुका सम्र्पकमा पुगेका थिए ।
उनीहरुले नेपाली, बंगाली र कुबेतीको गर्भधारण गर्छन् । ‘अनिक्षित गर्भ बोकाउनेमा नेपाली र बंगालीहरु बढी भेटिन्छन्’, एक नेपाली भन्छन्-’यहाँकै बासिन्दाबाट निकै कम हुनेगरेको छ ।’
उनका अनुसार घरमा काम गरेर बसिरहेको नेपाली युबतीलाई भगाएर आफुसँग राख्ने र पछि यौन ब्यबसायमा लगाउने प्रबृत्ति पनि बढ्दो छ । गैरकानुनी भएकोले ती महिलाले लुकीछिपी कोठामै बच्चा जन्माउने हुँदा बच्चा अधिकार पाउन वञ्चित छन् । कुबेती सरकारले अस्पतालमा जन्माएको बच्चालाई मात्रै मान्यता दिने गरेको छ । ‘कतिमय किशोरीहरू भने फ्ल्याट लिएर बसेका हुन्छन् । उनीहरूलाई खान बस्न व्यवस्था गर्नेको आवश्यकता पुरा गरिदिनुपर्ने बाध्यता महिलालाई छ’, स्थानीय पत्रकार राजन रिमालले भने ।
कुबेतमा झन्डै चालीस हजार नेपाली कामदार रहेको अनुमानित तथ्याङ्क छ जसमा झन्डै ८० प्रतिशत घरेलु महिला कामदार छन् । तलब नपाउने, यातना दिएको भन्दै बिहीबारसम्म दुताबासले करिब पचास जना महिलाहरुलाई आश्रय दिएको छ । दुताबासको आफ्नै सेल्टर नभएकोले उनीहरु मध्ये कसैलाई कुबेती सरकारले सञ्चालन गरेको सेफ हाउस, चर्च र दुताबासको भर्याङ मुनि राखेको छ ।
Nepalese Rock History And Present Scenario
Origins
The rock music scene of Nepal originated with the arrival of hippies in the Kathmandu valley. The prime scene of Rock as well as Rock and Roll during those days used to be Jhochhen aka ‘Freak Street’ notorious for its marijuana and narcotics which attracted many a psychedelic rockers during the 70s. The first recorded Rock and Roll song of Nepal is “Diunlaa” by Kumar Basnet. The pioneers of Nepalese Rock scene were Mukti Shakya, Dev Rana (drummer), Jyoti Ghimire (guitarist), Pemba Lepcha (guitarist) and various other singers and bands who emerged in the Freak Street scene in the Hippie era.
Metal era
With the advent of time, the rock scene in Nepal changed from the early rock and roll, Blues, rock to Punk and Metal. However, most of the bands that performed during metal era didn’t produce many original songs and covered the songs of the West. Most notable of these bands are Wrathchild who were deeply influenced by Iron Maiden. Bands like Cruentus, Antim Grahan, Gothika, Lost Oblivion, Arachnids, etc. are some of the popular bands within the underground. Atomic Bush is a crucial progressive metal band. But many newly rising bands are also prevalent in the local underground scene.
Present scenario
The present scene music of Nepal includes several popular rock and roll bands, including 1974 ad (Hard Rock), Nepathya (Folk Rock), Mukti and Revival (Blues Rock), and the long-running Cobweb. There has also been a surge in local rock/metal bands with the emergence of numerous bands like Nastik, X-mantra and Albatross and more recently Atomic Bush, Ushma Beg, Nekhvam and many others. An indie rock scene has also emerged, with punk bands like “Rai Ko Ris”(www.raikoris.com), with singer and bass player Sareena Rai, leading the way to a nascent DIY movement.
Kathmandu and rock music
The Kathmandu valley is the musical center of Rock, Blues and Metal scene in Nepal. Many new Metal bands has emerged around in Kathmandu valley since the KtmRocks started. Most of these bands are highly influenced by the foreign metal. These bands play gigs from time to time in the underground scene.These days metal Jazz and Blues has been highly appreciated by the Nepali music lovers.Upstairs Ideas is promoting the Jazz scene in Nepal Along with Cadenza band And Nekhvam Rendezvous is promoting the Blues scene in Nepal along with the Nekhvam band. The rock, Blues, Jazz and metal scenes are evolving in Nepal with much improvement in quality and performance. Many bands emerged after the 20th century with genres like alternative, progressive, punk, etc. but most of the bands are unable to exist in the musical environment of Nepal.
The most prominent Rock artists/band in Nepal are 1974 AD, Nepathya, Mukti and Revival, Robin and the new revolution (Robin, from the band Robin and Looza), Looza (minus Robin) etc. New artists are emerging with the emergence of media.shanon Scam is on the rise due to their hardcore punk music.
And there is a new group named UNDERGROUNDKNOT, they specially support underground scene in Nepal.
The Last Tranzition is still going on with their experiment for new taste and wanna rock but are not getting any response from any of the organizer because of lack of proper support. Bands like 72 hours , Vhumi, has released their album and getting a great response today. Band like The Last Tranzition is with their hard work and enthusiasm that they are in this field of music otherwise they have already left musical field. They are still struggling for their right that they must get till now from last 4 years.
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