Baidya meets Koirala

 CPN-Maoist Chairman Mohan Baidya on Wednesday shared his party’s dissent to the overall constitution drafting process and the first draft of the statute.
In a meeting with Prime Minister Sushil Koirala at latter’s official residence in Baluwatar. Baidya urged the government to respect the people’s aspirations in the new constitution.Baidya informed PM Koirala that his party is in favour of the Federal People’s Republic Constitution. Party Secretary Dev Gurung was also present in the meeting.

“Chairman Kiran (Baidya) expressed the party’s dissatisfaction to the draft that undermines the people’s aspirations expressed through people’s war, various people’s movement and Madhes uprising,” reads a statement issued by CPN-Maoist after the meeting Baidya also submitted two copies of the party’s 25-point concept document pertaining to “people’s constitution”. The document, which was also presented to the ruling parties in past talks, underlines the need to hold an all-party roundtable conference to settle the disputed issues of the constitution writing and formation of new government.

At least 15 people dead and more than 50 missing in Kaski lanslide

At least 15 people were dead and more than 50 are missing in Bhadaure  kaski landslide on Wednesday ( July 29) night.
Locals predict more than 50 people were buried by the landslide whose bodies are yet to be recovered. At least 30 houses in the village were buried in the landslide.
According to Kaski police, , some 25 injured people were rescued and rushed to the hospital for treatment.  Some 20 people have remained out of contact, said the police.    
Wednesday night heavy rainfall was going for 4 hours.

Match between Scotland VS Nepal delayed by rain

Rain  has affected the first match of the ICC World Cup Cricket League Championship between Scotland and Nepal scheduled to take place at the latter's in the  homeland in the Scotland .

ICC has further updated that the weather condition has improved and the Match is scheduled to kick of sometime. The match was initially scheduled  for 3: 30 pm. 

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' Madhes- based parties would boycott unless their demands were met.' Karna

Makhamali News - Chairman of sadbhawana party Laxman Lal Karna  said in the meeting of CA(Constituent Assembly) that four Madhes -based parties would boycott unless their demands were met on wednesday.
In the beginning of the meeting, he demanded that the 16- point pact reached between the top four parties be revoked since the supreme court had objected to the deal as the basis of drafting the constitution.
He complained that the draft of the new constitution  has failed to address the issues of the women, Madhesi people, and other Marginalized groups. The public feedback collection campaign was a wastage of two billion rupees, he added. 

Sadbhawana Party, The Tarai Madhes Democratic Party, Federal Socialist, Forum Nepal and The Tarai Madhes Sadbhawana Party walked out theCA hall as soon as Karna finished his address.

Shaha discharged from the hospital

Makhamali July 29-  Former crown prince Paras Shaha has discharged from Norvic International Hospital, kathmandu today.

He was admitted to the hospital due to sudden irregular heartbeats on July 26. Doctors implanted an ICD (Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator) or self shocking machine in the heart of former Crown Prince Paras Shah on July 26  evening itself.all the parameters of ICD that was implanted on  itself were found to be in satisfactory and desirable range, the hospital said.

A team led by Dr Bharat Rawat and Dr Sujeev Raj Bhandari successfully placed the battery-powered device in Shah's chest. The small device helps to regulate the heartbeat.In February, 2013, he had suffered a major heart attack and was admitted at the Bangkok-based Samitivej Hospital.

The doctors attending on Shah will see him in follow-ups after two day.

15 injured in road accident

Fifteen people have injured when two passenger collided head on at Daunne, Dumkibus-5 of Nawalparasi district on Tuesday. Both drivers of Buses were left unharmed from the accident.

The bus Lu 1 kha 5900 heading to the east collided bus Lu 1 kha 8693 coming from the opposite side.
The injured were being treated at the local hospital. According to the police they have sustained minor injuries.

People felt 4.1 aftershock in today

National seismological center recorded a 4.1 magnitude tremor with epicenter in Batase, Sindhupalchok district.

A total of 362 aftershock of four scale and above have been recorded since the 7.8 scale of earthquake shook Nepal on April 25.

New constitution by mid-August said Koirala

KATHMANDU, JUL 25 -

                                                                                       

Prime Minister Sushil koirala has said that the new  constitution would be promulgated with in coming mid August.

Accepting a memorandum submitted by Reporters’ Club Nepal along with a demand for full press freedom in the new constitution, at his official residence this morning, Prime Minister Koirala said the new constitution would reflect the aspirations of all sides, communities, ethnicity, languages and culture.
He also shared that efforts were being made to bring the Mohan Baidhya-led CPN-Maoist and the Madhes-centric parties on board in the constitution drafting process. Parties who have accepted democracy and fought elections cannot negate it.

4.3 magnitude aftershock recorded at 12:05 Am Saturday

Aftershocks  of 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on April 25 have continued to occur, although their frequency has declined. National seismological center recorded a 4.3 magnitude at 12:05 morning  tremor with epicenter at   Mali-Dolakha district.
National seismological center stated that, Nation faced 356  earthquake magnitude of 4 or more than 4.

Government has permitted 'NA' to reopen north trade points

Nepal government has permitted the  Nepal Army(NA) to open two major trade route with China  In coordination with the Chinese paramilitary force.The Araniko and Syabrubensi-Rasuwagadhi highways were blocked due to the damage caused by the earthquake, hampering trade with China as the festive season nears.

A Cabinet meeting on Friday decided to give the Army  go-ahead for opening the highways in coordination with the Chinese team and other government security bodies to resume vehicular movement on Khandichaur-Tatopani and Syabrubensi-Rasuwagadhi, among other stretches.

According to the Minister for Information and Communications Minendra Rijal, the Cabinet decided to constitute a Coordination and Facilitation Committee with the foreign secretary as the coordinator.
During a press briefing On Tuesday, the visiting Chinese Deputy International Trade Representative and Assistant Minister for Commerce, Zhang Xiangchen said that  China will provide support for restoration and re-opening of Araniko and Syabrubesi-Rasuwagadi Highways  as priority projects.

D-MAT transtion compulsory for more 20 companies

CDS and clearings ltd forced  to more twenty companies  D-MAT Transition compulsory from Shrawn 30. According to CDS those Companies are as follow:

1) Nepal Investment Bank

2) Sanima Mai Hydropower
3) Nirdhan  Utthan Bank
4) Solti Hotel
5) NIDC Deveopment Bank Ltd
6) NLG Insurance Company Ltd
7) Sagarmatha Insurance Company Ltd
8) Janata bank Nepal Ltd
9) Siddartha Finance Ltd
10)  Kalika Microcredit
11) ICFC Finance
12) Prime Commercial Bank Ltd
13) Nepal Dursanchar Company Ltd
14) Prudential Insurance Company Ltd
15) Neco Insurance
16) Naya Nepal Laghubitta Bikas Bank Ltd
17) Lumbini Janaral Insurance Company Ltd
18) Jyoti Bikas Bank
19) Standard Chartered Bank
20) Siddartha Insurance Ltd

A child of ten years murdered in the name of sacrifice

A child of ten years  in Nawalparasi  was murdered in the name of making a sacrifice to a deity by a witch doctor practicing shamanism way of treatment on friday.

Police Inspector of Regional Police Office Belitar Jagat Bandhu Pokharel said that Jeevan Kohar, son of Shivamangal Kohar, was murdered by Chamar, who had been practicing shamanism way of treatment on his neighbor Sukai Chamar’s sick son.

Kohar’s family had reported the missing of ten-year-old at local police station after failing to find him following intensive search by family members, relatives and villagers.The police said that the dead body of the murdered boy was found at nearby shrub from Chamar’s house with his throat slit open.


Convicted Chamar said that Kohar was sacrificed (in his words) as his neighbor’s sick son had been mumbling about wanting to savor human meat since few days.Police have taken convicted Chamar and eight other into custody for further investigation into the case. 

Two Persons killed in road accident

Makhamali news July 24- Today two persons were killed in a road accident at Lamaha Bridge along the East - West highway. The accident claimed two persons,Som Majhi and Kul bahadur Majhi of Nijgadh 7 on the spot. They were travelling on the tractor, police conformed.
The accident took place when a night bus  (Na 4 Kha 629) heading to Janakpur from Kathmandu hit a tractor (Na 2 Ta 3056) heading to Chandrapur from Nijgadh at the place.
 Likewise,  the tractor driver Dhan Bahadur Majhi and another person on the same tractor Binesh Majhi who were injured in the accident are undergoing treatment at the Narayani Sub- regional Hospital, Birgunj. Two passengers of the bus are also injured.

Police arrested 75 strikers

 Makhamali july 24 - Police have arrested 75 strikers of the Netra bikram chand 'Biplav' - lead CPN maiost from kathmandu and Lalitpur district. Police arrested 74 strikers, when involving invandalizing public vehicles and enforcing shutdown from Kathmandu district and remaining from Lalitpur.
Security in Kathmandu valley has been tightened by mobilising a large number of security personnel at different places after cadres of the CPN (Maoist) started demonstrating from early morning.Spokesperson at Metropolitan Police Office, Senior Superintendent of Police Narayan Singh Khadka, told the National News Agency (RSS) that the strikers were found carrying petrol in bottles and jerry cans.

Benefits of market segmentation

Marketing segmentation is the act of identifying and profiling distinct group of buyers who might prefer varying products and marketing mixes. It pushes the organization to achieve its marketing goal. Market segmentation offers the organization the following benefits:

a) Increase in market opportunities
Through segmentation an organization comes closer to a particular group of customers, hence it becomes more responsive to the changes in the market. It can develop new product according to market demand     very soon.

b) Understanding of the customers
A segmentation perspective leads to a more precise definition of the market in terms of consumer needs. Thus, it improves management understanding of the customer and more importantly, why he/she buys.

c) Market 0bjectives
It leads to a precise setting of market objectives. Targets are defined operationally, and performance can later be evaluated against these standards.

d) Sound marketing programme
On the basis of market segmentation an organization can prepare and fallow a sound marketing programme.

e) Strengthen management capabilities
A continuous programme of market segmentation strengthen, management capabilities in meeting changing market demands. Organization.

f) other benefit
IT provides various types of information which are useful in marketing research, product development, evaluation of marketing activities, facilities and distribution etc.

Four Requirements for market segmentation

Market segmentation is meaningful when the customer needs and characteristics are heterogeneous. The Four requirements for effective market segmentation are as follows:

1 (Measurable
Customer size, needs, purchasing power and their characteristic should be measurable for effective market segmentation otherwise segmentation   job is impossible.

2) Actionable
The firm should be able to formulate and implement marketing program to serve the segment.

3) Divisible
The segments are conceptually distinguishable and respond differently to different marketing mix elements and programs. In other words there must be some basic for dividing customer into meaningful homogeneous group.

4) Accessible
Segmentation no value if firm cannot find middleman to distribute the product and services in target market or particular segment. So we can say accessibility is the most requirements for effective market segmentation.

Monitory Policy 2072/73

Jul 24, 2015

 Monetary policy for the new fiscal year 2072/73 has been announced by Governor Dr. Chiranjibi Nepal of Nepal Rastra bank Yesterday.

As per   Monetary Policy 2072/73 , the commercial banks would have to increase their paid-up capital to Rs8 billion from existing Rs2 billion. Depending on their working areas, development banks will have to increase their capital to Rs500 million-Rs1.20 billion from Rs640 million. Likewise, the finance companies will have to raise their capital to Rs400 million-Rs800 million from existing Rs 200 million.

Monetary Policy has aimed Bank and Financial Institutions to bring an increment of 0.5 percent in the compulsory deprive sector lending. NRB had increased the level of compulsory deprived sector lending to 5 percent, 4.5 percent and 4 percent of total loan portfolio for commercial banks, development bank and finance companies, respectively.

Cash Reserve Ratio and The Statutory Liquidity Ratio remained unchanged.

41 Individuals arrested from Transport Management

Makhmalinews, July 23- Nepal police have arrested 41 individual during a raid conducted at  Transportation Management offices at Ekantakuna and Talchikhel in the Kathmandu district on Thursday.
 according to the police,they have been known to be the middlemen involve in the financial transaction between service seekers and government officers.  the police have also seized their documents.
Middlemen at  Transport Management office deal with service seekers and promise them success in written tests and trails.

Nepse jumps 40 points with new monetary policy

"Nepal should have directly elected executive head" said Bhattarai

UCPN (Maoist) Leader Baburam Bhattrai demanded constitutional provision for directly elected executive head on thursday, July 23.
He said majority of the citizens who provide their feedback on the draft constitution suggested to make provision for directed elected head of government when speaking to journalist at Biratnagar Airport today.The political parties most hold discussion in this light, he added.

Genetic studies link indigenous peoples in the Amazon and Australasia

An indigenous Xavante midwife. Credit: Agência Brasil


Native Americans living in the Amazon bear an unexpected genetic connection to indigenous people in Australasia,
suggesting a previously unknown wave of migration to the Americas thousands of years ago, a new study has found.
"It's incredibly surprising," said David Reich, Harvard Medical School professor of genetics and senior author of the study. "There's a strong working model in archaeology and genetics, of which I have been a proponent, that most Native Americans today extend from a single pulse of expansion south of the ice sheets—and that's wrong. We missed something very important in the original data."


Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2015-07-genetic-link-indigenous-peoples-amazon.html#jCp

4.6 magnitude aftershock recorded at 10:14 pm wednesday

Aftershocks  of 7.8 magnitude earthquake struck Nepal on April 25 have continued to occur, although their frequency has declined. National seismological center recorded a 4.6 magnitude tremor with epicenter in Kavreplanchowk district.

Lalit bahadur basnet appointed legal advisior to president

1. Makhamali, july 22 - President Dr Ram Baran Yadav has appointed Lalit bahadur Basnet, a resident of Gulmi district as his legal advisor.