Nepal, They Call It मुर्खको देश

Long back a thought was in my mind to subtitle Nepal as "murkha ko desh". I even wrote a song on that title. But there were not much of reasons why people would have a positive point of view on my thought. But now things are different and the political situation here in Nepal is forcing me to write on it.
Ya, I call is "murkha ko desh" - Country of Fools. Do we mind ? If we do, then why didn't we mind about what Prachanda spoke about fooling us, the Nepalese people on his speech on one of those maoists sivirs. Why are our mouth shut like dumbs ?

Or, if you haven't still seen that video, you must now and speak about it.

VIDEO LINK : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-neqwS3aws

Chiitwan Mahotsav - Horrible & Shocking

I have always heard about 'Chitwan Mahotsav', so-called a grand event held in Chitwan every two years. Since, I always prefer to write on any matter only after getting a complete information, I moved to Chitwan yesterday. And the event is on from today. But I am quite surprised being here.

Though it's an event organised by Bharatpur Municipality and Nepal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chitwan; it is a pure profit motive event for them only. Even the smallest stall here costs Rs.10,000 and there are more than 300 stalls costing highest of around lakh rupees. So, where do the income goes ? The organisers tried convicing us saying it's an event to promote various sectors and businesses. Yes, we are convinced about it, but what about the income ? They aren't donating a single rupee to anyone needy or any organisation. Instead, as per the local people, every year after the event, organiser's building is expanded to its next level. For your kind information, once a single storage small building, now stands tall with great design.

On the other hand, today when I was on the road to see the Mahotsav Rally (which they call सोभा यात्रा), I was so surprised to see those organisers cruelty on childrens. On this matter to a local said, "Participation on this rally is not even a quater than previous year, because are now aware that Chitwan Mahotsav is a total profit motive event by NCCI (Nepal Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Chitwan) and won't do anything to them." And like I said it was quite horrible on the other way. How can those organisers ask small school students to participate on their rally and make them walk kilometers on such cold, just to make their event look huge? It was even shocking to few of them fainting on the road. God, how cruel can man be? Does a event become a grand festival if 7 to 9 years old students are made to march kilometers? It seems like Chitwan is helpless in front of the NCCI.

Is anybody watching? Are you just enjoying those marching on road for hours? Can't you feel those small children's suffering? While watching such, can't you take a look at yourself and see - you are wearing sweaters and jackets, and they are on thin shirts, skirts and pants ? Is this how people of Chitwan and the country? If yest, then please mind your eyes.

Also, locals are suffering from hours of traffic jams due to such rally, and they think the organisers should stop such rally.

Our Hands Are Not Involved - Maoist

Maoist party has always shouted a lot about various things and done just the opposite. Above all comes their shouting for peace and democracy.

We have been hearing their speeches even before their arrival from the jungle when they were called terrorists groups. They have always said bringing peace to the country is their moto; even at those times when they were the only group against peace. But may be they succeeded to fool the us or we trusted them listening only their words and not looking at their work, they are not the government. Yet things haven't change a bit. So, have the peace arrived in our country ? or does democracy have a different meaning to them ?

It's crystal clear to everyone of us that peace seems impossible in Nepal for now and years to come, with maoist party and their youth leagues broadening their hands in killings, kidnappings, threatenings and so on. And at recent times, they haven't even left the Press who are known as the most respected group in any country.

In the past, involvement on any such crimes has been unseen by the government which has supported those involved to dare much more crimes. But a week, Himal Media incident has a different case. Those involved on that crime has been pointed out by the Press Associations and eye-witnesses. Will the government take action against those criminals ? Everyone's watching.

If it don't, then we should be clear about the maoist government that it's against Democracy and Peace. And we, the people of Nepal know what to do with them.

हेलो, मन्त्री ज्यू ठिक भयो त फुटपाथ ?

हालैको कुरा भन्नु पर्छ, हाम्रा मन्त्री बामदेवले जुवाघरहरुमा नेपालीको प्रबेश बन्द गराउने, फुटपाथ सफा राख्ने जस्ता कुराहरु गरेर जनताहरुको अगाडी, अहिलेको गफ मात्र हान्ने सरकारको मन्त्री भएपनि म चै काम पनि गर्छु है भनेर देखाउन खुब खोजे । अर्को शब्दमा भन्नु पर्दा जनताको अगाडी नायकै बन्न खोजे र केहि हदसम्म त सफल पनि भए भन्नुपर्छ । तर...

तर एकाएक, क्यासिनोका कर्मचारीहरुले करोडौंको घुष मागेको कुरा सबुत सहित ल्याउन सक्छौं भनेर विभिन्न संचारमाध्यमहरुमा आएपछि त्यो कुरा त्यसै तुहियो । त्यसपछि आयो फुटपाथको कुरा । फुटपाथ पनि सुरुमा त सफा नै पारे तर अहिले फेरि जस्ताको तस्तै छ । कि मन्त्रीलाइ उनीहरुले पनि डिमान्ड पुर्याइदिए ?

आजभोलि तिनै पहिला फुटपाथ सफा पार्न तम्सिने प्रहरीहरु ति फुटपाथ व्यपारीहरुसँग गफ गर्दै बसिरहेका भेटिन्छन्‌ । हामीले त्यस्तै एक प्रहरीलाइ किन फुटपाथबाट अवैद्ब व्यापार हटाइदैन आजकाल भनेर सोध्दा उनी भन्छन्, त्यतिबेला आदेश थियो अहिले छैन । अझ यो सुन्दा अचम्म लाग्न सक्छ कि, नेपालका विभिन्न नगरपालिकाहरुले पहिल्यै देखि ति फुटपाथ व्यापारीहरुसँग कर उठाउँदै आएका छन् र आज पनि उठाउने क्रम जारी छ ।

त्यो बेला जनताको अगाडी नायक बन्न तम्सिएका मन्त्री ज्यूलाइ हाम्रो मात्र एउटा प्रश्न :

"हेलो, मन्त्री ज्यू ठिक भयो त फुटपाथ ?"

हत्यारा रक्सी र ट्राफिक प्रहरी

20 killed in Nepal school bus accident

KATMANDU, Nepal -- A crowded school bus skidded off a bridge on a highway in southern Nepal, killing at least 20 students and two teachers, police said Friday. At least 57 others were injured.

The bus was returning from a school picnic late Thursday when it plunged off the highway near Mukundapur village, about 125 miles (200 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Katmandu.

Police official Len Pratap Sen said all of the students were teenagers. The 57 injured were treated at several hospitals, Sen said.

An initial investigation indicated the bus was speeding, he said.

Accidents are common in Nepal, where both roads and vehicles are poorly maintained and there are no speed limits on highways.

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यो समाचार नपढेका वा भनौं यो बारे नसुनेका कमै होला । सानो गल्तीले ती निर्दोषहरुको ज्यान गयो तर सरकारले केहि बोलेन । के साँच्चै सरकारले बोल्नुपर्ने कुनै कुरै थिएन त ? हामी भन्छौं त्यस दुर्घटना हुनुको पछाडी गल्ती वा दोष सरकारको पनि थियो ।

रक्सीको व्यापार व्यवस्थीत भएको दाबी गर्ने सरकारले यो घटनाको मुल कारण नै अवैध रुपमा बेचिएको रक्सी हो भन्ने प्रष्ट हुँदा पनि किन यसबारे केहि नबोलेको ?

अर्कातिर, ट्राफिक प्रहरी र ट्राफिक अनुशासनलाइ काठमाण्डौ मै मात्र सिमित राखेर सरकारले गरेको अर्को भुलको नतिजा पनि हो यस दुर्घटना ।

अझै यस्तै घटनाहरुको समाचार कुरेर बस्ने हो कि यस बारे केहि गर्ने हो सरकारले

Indian Idolमा होइन, जीन्दगीको दौडमा जिताउँ

अघिल्लो वर्ष Indian Idolमा नेपाली भाषी प्रशान्त पुगेका थिए, संसारभरका नेपालीहरुले उसलाइ करोडौ खर्चेर जिताए । त्यस जितमा नेपालीहरुले जहाँ के के नै भएको झैं खुशीयाली मनाए भने उता भारतमा Indian Idol कार्यक्रमकाहरु भने नेपालबाट भोटको रुपमा आएको पैसाले मख्ख थिए । अर्कातिर, Indian Idol नै जितेका प्रशान्तको जीवनस्तरमा हालसम्म पनि कुनै परिवर्तन पक्कै छैन ।

एउटा सानो पर्दाको कार्यक्रममा जिताउनको लागि करोडौं खर्चिनु के उचित थियो त ? के त्यसरी भोटमा खर्चिनु भन्दा प्रशान्तलाइ नै एल्वम आदि बनाउन नगद सहयोग गरेको भए नेपाल र नेपालीको शिर उच्च हुने थिएन ? हुन सक्छ, त्यसबेलाको अनुभव पहिलो चोटि भएर पनि हो, तर यस वर्ष नेपालबाटै भोट गर्न मिल्ने गराएको Indian Idolमा भोट दिएर आफुलाइ मुर्खको दर्जा नदिउँ ।

यस वर्ष हाल सम्म रहेका नेपाली भाषी कपिल थापालाइ Indian Idolमा होइन, उनको जीन्दगीको दौडमा जिताइ, संसारमै नेपाल र नेपालीको शीर उच्च पारौं ।

जय नेपाल

Who's Bam Dev to obey ?

With new government, came trial of new changes. From shutting down dance bars to stopping Nepalese entrance into casinos to cleaning up footpaths, Bab Dev have tried making changes as per their Naya Nepal slogan. But things aren't as clear as it looks.

Protest were on when dance bars were forced to be shut down. During that time, bar workers protest againsted not just against that decision but also against not providing other optional oppertunities. And they when the casino issue came up, people involved in that sector, spoke out in media about most government officials entrance inside those casinos. Some casino management also blamed Bam Dev asking for few crore rupees to run their casinos as earlier days. Such factual blames have made people easy to undersand Bam Dev's hunger for a change. And this has effected the clean up process of the footpaths directly.

Footpaths were seen clean for few days in the beginning. But now it is again changed to as it was ealier. When we asked the footpath business people, they say : "Who's Bam Dev to obey ?"

British Council Affiliates & Monopoly

Because of Nepal's political condition and as a trend, Nepali students are going abroad and the numbers are increasingly rapidly. Taking such condition into consideration, British Council affiliates who conduct British Council's are running a monopoly market.

British Council is one of the biggest name, which results its affiliates to stand ahead compared to others in various terms. One such in IELTS preparation. British Council affiliates or Exam centers in many places of Nepal are acting like a branch of British Council and on the other hand, conducting IELTS classes. This has made the students think that, it's the British Council who's organising the preparation classes, though it isn't true.

Yet again, these days, those exam centers have updated some of their policies. One of those is, those who join their preparation class must also do their abroad study processing from their institution only. Isn't it an unfair monopoly being done by such reputed firm (British Council Affiliated Institution) ?

Isn't British Council responsible for it ? If this matter is taken into consideration, British Council shouldn't allow their affiliates to run any IELTS preparation classes or any abroad study counciling center.
We hope British Council will understand the gravity of the matter and bring a change very soon.

फेरि फकिए राम बहाढुर

Photo Coourtesy: Annapurna Post

नाम सुन्दा को हो र जस्तो लाग्छ तर नव बुद्ध भन्नासाथ सबैको याद ताजा हुन्छ । हो केहि वर्षयता देश तथा विदेश मै ठूलो तहल्का मच्चाउने राम बहादुर बम्जनको कुरा हो यो । ध्यान गर्न गाह्रो भएको भन्दै अचानक गायब भएका राम बहादुर हालै फेरि देखा परेका छन् । अब सत्य तथ्य खोज्ने कि -

जंगलको बीचमा केहि सेवन नगरी ध्यानमा बसेर आफुलाई गौतम बुद्धको अवतारको रुपमा चिनाउने, राम बहादुर केहि दिन यता अचानक देखापरेर सबैलाई दङ्ग पारेका छन् । तर के साच्चै उनी बुद्धको अवतार नै हुन् त - केहि भन्छन् यो कलियुगमा कुनै अवतारको जन्म हुनु असम्भव छ र केहि भने उनी साच्चै बुद्धको अवतार मन्दै पुजा गर्ने तथा दान दिने गरि रहेका छन् । अर्कातिर अहिलेका बै ज्ञानिका युगकाहरु यसलाई केवल ढोङ्गको रुपमा हेछन् ।

तथ्य हेर्ने हो भने, राम बहादुर पहिलो चोटि गायब हुनु अघि उनलाई चढाइएको र दान पेटिकामा दान दिएको रकम करोडौं थियो । त्योबारे अहिले कोहि केहि बोलेको छैन र कतिलाई याद पनि छैन । कहाँ गयो त त्यत्रो पैसा ? केमा प्रयोग भयो होला अर्कातिर, शान्तिको खोजीमा ध्यान बस्दै आएका राम बहादुर, अहिले अचानक आएर स्टेजमा माइक समातेर प्रवचन गर्न थाल्नुलाई के भन्ने ?

यसबारे सरकारले पनि केहि छानबीन गर्ने होकि ? अनि, जनता आफै पनि जागरुक हुन जरुरी छ ।

Inside Story : Drug Rehab Center

With more and more teenagers going for drugs, Drugs has been a serious threat in Nepal. Though no government is seeing it, there are rehab centers mostly funded by donars abroad. And for their drugless purpose, rehabs are a well-respected organisation. But these days faces seem changing.

Rehabs are here for long time helping cure drug addicts. There were also rumours of different other drugs being used to stop the addicts' habit of some known ones. As rehabs are all full of addicts, leting them do their job their way could have been a mistake. On the other hand, there are cured addicts around us moving with a different life. Yet the face we see of rehabs aren't that simple and innocent. It's different.

Recently, pictures of Nepali rehabs has been posted in many social network sites like mySpace, FaceBook, Hi5 and few other. One of those is the picture above. These picture are clearly showing what happens inside rehabs. So, parents need to aware of that, if their son/daughter is a addict and they are sending them to a rehab for cure.

And, recently hacking into a rehab's computer, I have found out that they are donated 1 crore Nepali Rupees to be spent in 6 months. I guess most others in Nepal get paid the same or even more. So, where are those money going ? For more drugs ?

In Aid of Street Childern Concerts

Whenever a season of celebration arrives, concerts are the hottest happenning. May it be dashain, tihar, shivaraatri and even other's newyear; concerts are always there to entertain. And most of them have same slogan, "In Aid of Street Children. So, are they really for the street children's aid ?

Definitely Not. If such events would aid street children, there surely would be no street children left on the roads round the country. Whenever such sloganed concerts happen, people come enjoy and go without even thinking if the organisers will even pay a paisa in aid for the street children. Actually it's a government business to monitor about that matter, but shouldn't we be aware about that too ?

Next time before you go back home from a concert, will you try asking those organisers which organisation are they donating ? And on the other hand, we request Chief District Officers to be clear about such matters before they give permissions to such organisers.

Please help street children for real than digesting everything on their name.

Internet Killing Kollywood

Internet has been one of the greatest achievement for us. Though it' quiet known for doing just the opposite. Being beneficial one way, it has made some's nightmare true another way. One of those who are seeing their nightmares in real is Nepali Film Industry - Kollywood.

The history of Nepali films hasn't been much long. And again, it seems much shorter because most of those in this industry are unprofessionals. Almost all of them are into this field because of their hobby. From actors to script writers to directors to producers to cinematographers; no one knows about their work in real. With such team of movie makers, what do we expect ? Definitely no way a good movie. This has been the main reason why Nepali (kollywood) movies aren't progressing in terms of quality.

And now there's another on their way. It's the internet. These days kollywood movies are published on the internet, which is reducing its viewers to few thousand. Such activities are mostly being done by Nepalese living abroad for their personal income.

We asked one of those website's webmaster why are they doing such crime; his answer was, "Crime ! Who Care ? Those kollywood movie makers who have hardly any knowledge of their work, may not even know their movies are being published on the internet. In one way, its good for them that we are promoting Nepali movies. On the other hand, even if they are known about this, there's hardly anyone literate to file a case against us. And even if their is one, where will they file their case ? In Nepal ? That won't work ?"

This seems a serious issue not just to the kollywood movie makers but also for Nepali music companies and artists as its happenning with the music field too. If government supports, it is possible to push those criminals to prison.

तार्पिन तेल मिसाएको पेट्रोल र सरकारको बोली

पेट्रोल डिजलको भाउ अन्तराष्ट्रिय बजारमा सस्तो हुँदा पनि नेपालमा त्यसको मुल्य नघटेकोले जनताले सरकारको नक्सानै बदलिदिने होकि भन्ने सरकार चलाईरहेकाहरुलाई डर थियो । त्यसैले अन्तराष्ट्रिय बजार अनुसार नै नेपालमा पनि पेट्रोल डिजलको भाउमा हरेक महिना परिवर्तन ल्याउने सरकारले घोषणा गर्यो । गर्नु त गर्यो तर कसरी ?

मटितेल मसाएर चलिरहेको नेपाली पेट्रोलको बजारमा, यसको भाउ घटाउनै पर्ने जनताको आदेश पछि सरकारले हाल मटितेल भन्दा सस्तो तार्पिन तेल मिसाउन थालेका छन् । जसले गर्दा पेट्रोल प्रयोग हुने साधनहरु एकाएक बिग्रीन थालेका छन् । उता सरकार भने सरकारले आपुर्र्ति गरेका कुनै पनि किसिमका तेलहरुमा कुनै मिसावट नभएको बताउछन् । सरकारको यस्तो बोलिले उपभोगताहरुलाई झन् आक्रोशित बनाएको छ । वर्षौदेखि पेट्रोलमा मटितेल मिसिदैं आएको कसलै थाहा छैन - अझ, अहिले झन् मिसावटको हदै पार गर्दा पनि कुनै मिसावट छैन भन्न यो सरकारलाई लाज लाग्दैन ?

तेलमा तार्पिन तेल मिसिएको खुद मटरसाइकल बनाउनेहरुले विभिन्न टेलिभिजनमा प्रत्क्षय देखाउँदा सम्म अझ मोटरमाइकल मै खराबी हो भनेर सरकारले के बुझाउन खोजेको हो त ? यो त अत्ति नै भयो । हाल सम्म त मटितेल मिसाएको पेट्रोल प्रयोग गर्दा पनि उपभोगताहरु मौन नै थिए, तर हालको सरकारको यस्तो घटिया व्यवहारले गर्दा अब त १०० प्रतिशत शुद्ध पट्रोल नै चाहिन्छ नत्र यो सरकार धेरै टिक्दैन ।

सरकारले रोगको सुइ लगाउन अझै छाडेन जनतालाई

विदेशीहरुले कहिले काहिं ठट्टा गरेको सुनिन्छ, "जीवनमा कम्तीमा एक चोटि बिरामी हुने सौ भात्य भए नेपाल जान पाइन्छ ।" यसलाई सकारात्मक रुपमा लिएर यसो हाम्रो वरपर हेर्ने हो भने यो कुरा बाह्र टक्कै साँचो हो भन्ने पुष्टी हुन्छ । यो वषौं देखि सुनिदै आएको कुरा हो र हाल सम्म आइपुग्दा, ठूलै परिवर्तनको भाषण दिने मावोबादी सरकारमा हुँदासम्म स्थीति त्यस्तै छ ।

नेपाल संसारकै सबैभन्दा गरिब देशहरुमा पर्छ । यस्तै सबैभन्दा फेहरी देशहरुको नाम लिंदा, ने पालको नाम पनि छुट्दैन । तर कुनै बेला हाल सरकारमा भएकाहरुले यस्ता लाज मर्दो सुचीहरुबाट नेपाललाई टाढा राख्ने वाचा गरेका थिए । खै त, भोट कमायो, सरकार बनायो, बिर्सीयो आफुले बोलेका कुराहरु ?
हावामा फोहर, पानी त्यस्तै फोहर, बाटोमा हिड्दा त्यस्तै फोहर । कतै फोहर नदेख्नको लागि आँखै चिम्लेर हिडेपनि, त्यस्तै गनाउने । यस्तै फोहरहरुले गर्दा सबै बिरामीका बिरामी । लाग्छ, सरकारले जनतालाई रोगको सुइ अझै हाल्न छोडेका छैनन् ।

भात खान शरिरको सौदा

पहिलो चोटि सुन्दा अचम्म लाग्छ । एकछिन बिचार गर्दा कुनै भोकमरीले सताएको मुलुकमा होला जस्तो पनि लाग्छ । तर यो सत्य हो नेपालको जहाँ भात खान शरिरको सौदा गर्न वाध्य महिलाहरु पनि छन् ।
दशकौं अघिको कुरा हो, बादी समुदायका महिलाहरुलाई पैसावाला ठूला वर्गका मानिसहरुले यौन सन्तुष्टिको लागि प्रयोग गर्थे जुन एक दशक अघिसम्म पनि चलिरहेको थियो । पिछडिएका बादीहरु पनि आम्दानीको कुनै स्रोत नभएका कारण त्यसलाई पेशा कै रुपमा लिन वाध्य थिए । पछि देवता कै रुपमा आए मावोबादी पार्टीले उनीहरुलाई त्यस पेशाबाट मुक्ति दिई आय आर्जनको बाटो खोलिदिने प्रण गरे । उनीहरुले पनि नयाँ जीवन पाउने कुरामा विश्वस्त भई मावोबादी पार्टीलाई भोट दिए । तर दुखको कुरा, मोवोबादी पार्टी अहिले सरकारकै नेत्तृत्व गरिरहँदा पनि उनीहरु झन् यो पेशा बिना भात खानसम्म नपाउने भएका छन् ।

चुनाव पछि बादीहरुले यौन पेशा त्यागेका थिए तर ठूलो आश देखाएका मावोबादी पार्टीले केहि नगरे पछि, सबै भोट कै लागि रहेछ भन्दै फेरि त्यहि पेशामा फर्केका छन् । एक बादी महिला भन्छिन्, "हामीलाई यस पेशाको नराम्रा कुराहरु पनि सबै थाहा छ । एड्स जस्ता अरु यौन रो गबारे पनि जानकार नै छौं तर भात खानकै लागि भएपनि शरिरको सौदा नगरि उपाय नै छैन, के गर्ने ? यौन रोगबाट बच्नको लागि हाम्रो समुदायमा कण्डमको प्रयोग चै अनिवार्य छ ।" आफु सचेत हुँदापनि यस्तो पेशालाई अपनाउनु कति दुखद वाध्यता हो। अझ, बादी समुदायमा पुरुषहरु आफ्नै घरका चेलीहरुको लागि ग्राहक खोज्न जाँदा तिनीहरु आफै भित्र भित्र कति मर्छन होला ?

के यहि हो मावोबादीको सांकृतिक क्रान्ति ?

NGO - A Business Firm

We all know NGOs are Non-Governmental Organisations established for social service. But as in Nepal it's different. Here, NGOs are profit-motive business organisations.

Nepal as one of the poorest countries of the world, has numerous NGOs and INGOs working for the people as various sectors. Though most of them seem working hard on various social causes, the truth is much different. If we go back to the days when NGOs just began budding, we'll clearly know that NGOs were first established, seeing donars willing to donate for various social causes in Nepal. At those times, NGO seriously devoted themselves on sectors the promised to. But these days it's a different story.

NGOs are mostly profit-motive organisation run by a group of people who are mostly friends or relatives. Providing fake information about works and activities they never did, such organisation are getting huge donations which directly goes to their pocket and nowhere else. Most of NGOs involved in HIV/Aids awareness and Drugs awareness are seen doing such activities. It's a bitter fact that such NGOs are increasing rapidly in the country also because donars are mostly from abroad, who very often comes to Nepal to check if the organisations are doing their work or not. The increasing number of bi-sexual organisations in a recent we can see.

In future, if donars will find out about such frauds, won't Nepal be facing problems on creating social awareness ? Not just the fraud ones, all others doing serious social work will also face such problem.

Say Yes To Nepali Advertisement

In today's Nepal, if "No To Advertisement" is what you feel, than you'll very soon know that you are a fool. Though it was bit different a decade back, advertisement is a must now. And we believe else than using indian ones, priority should be given to ourselves.

Since advertisement started being effective in Nepali market, indian advertisements have covered most of its area; and the trend hasn't changed yet. Most for the television advertisements are still indian with audio dubbed in nepali language. Though its because of the indian celebs are more effective, it is true on the other hand that, its what making nepali advertisement market dependent. And also its dumping Nepali talents and models too.

In an interview, former model (RJ at present) raised a question, "Do Nepal lack personalities like bollywood celebs for advertisement ?" Quiet frankly our answer is YES. Though it sounds bitter, its true. But what we are conveying is a different message. Lets promote our products ourselves. Lets involve our creativity and our people on our advertisements. We do need to remember that, bollywood celeb advertisements are used in Nepal because of our response to them. Why don't we respond our own, Nepal personalities ? Why don't we promote our products and services with a nepali face.

Lets say yes to Nepali Advertisement.

Dependent Visa - Beware !

May be it due to the worst political situation in country or for a brighter future, Nepalese are going abroad for years now. And this trend is on its peak now. But there are people making their worst nightmare come true by trying to go abroad.

These days going abroad has been a trend. Not just for the students but even for the parents. It has been like an exposure to prove themselves as a high class family. Though it's definitely an oppertunity for the students for better education, but how many of them really study there ?

On the other hand, a new trend has been set in Nepal as way to enter abroad - Dependent way.
Educational consultancies these days are publishing their advertisement about dependent visa. And there are people going on it. So, How it is done ?

Consultancies find unmarried students who are applying for abroad. Then those who are uneducated to don't have ability to go abroad with their qualification or experience are married to those students (Fake Marriage Though). Instead the student is paid some amount. This way, they apply as a couple and they both go abroad. So, where's the risk ?

Since they aren't real couples, though the dependent will be working 24hr/day, the student won't be able to work. So, the student may face financial crisis. Secondly, what if the student gets married to premanent resident ? In that case, the dependant will be of nowhere. And again, the student if wants can blackmail the depedent since he/she is there because of the student and even the documents shows it quiet clearly.

The blackmailing has been is going huge in Australia among Nepalese, and now even the australian government are clear about the fake marriage way. So, Nepalese please beware.

विचरा फुटपाथको कथा

म सँधै मेरो नातीको कम्प्युटर कोठामै रहेर सम्पुण काम गर्छ तर कुनै एक ठाउँमा बसेर यस ब्लगमा लेखहरु लेख्नु उचित हुँदैन भन्ने मेरो पनि मान्यता हो । केहि सहकर्मी भाईहरुको साथले देशका कुनाकाप्चाका कुराहरु समेट्ने कोशिस मेरो जारी भएतापनि आफु स्वयम नै उपस्थित भएर त्यहाँको कथा लेख्ने सौभाग्य भने प्राप्त भएको कमै थियो । त्यसैले एउटा फरक लुकेको कथाको खोजीमा म हिडे ।

न त आफ्नो सवारी साधन नै थियो न त पैसा गोजिमा, सँधै झैं आज पनि त्यहि आफु जस्तै बुढो लठ्ठी टेक्दै सुरु गरे मेरो यात्रा मेरो घरबाट । सँधै हिड्ने फुटपाथ आज भने मलाई अलि भिन्न लाग्यो । आज त्यो पिडित फुटपाथले मसँग बोल्यो ।

बटुवाहरुलाई सँधै फुल बिछाएर स्वागत गर्ने इच्छा राख्ने फुटपाथलाई केहि दिन अघिसम्म डोका, नाङ्ला, ठेला आदिले घोच्थे रे । सँधै पैदलयात्रीका पैतलाको र्स्पर्शको आशमा बस्ने उसलाई धेरै जसो त साइकल, मोटरसाइकल, गाडी आदिले किच्थे रे । उसलाई अतिक्रमण गरी बसेका स्वार्थी व्यपारीहरु उसकै माथि फोहरहरु फालेर हिड्थे रे । विचरा फुटपाथको शरिर नै छियाछिया पर्दासम्म कसैले देखेका थिएनन् रहेछ - न सडक विभागले, न सरकारले, न त उँसगै घर बनाई बसेका सर्वसाधरणले । सँधै शरिर धान्न गाह्रो पर्दा मलाई सम्हाल्ने उही फुटपाथको पिडा मैले पनि बुझ्न सकेको रहेनछु ।

धिक्कार छ मलाई ।

केहि दिन यता, बाम देव बावुको दिमाग सड्किएछ । कसैले नदेखेको फुटपाथको पिडा उसले देखेछ । हिजो उनी फुटपाथहरुलाई सान्त्वना दिदैं थिए रे । तर त्यहि स्वार्थी फुटपाथ व्यपारीहरुको भोट अर्को वर्षो चुनावमा नआउने डरले कुरा फेरिन्छ कि भनेर फुटपाथहरु अझै त्राशित छन् रे ।

फुटपाथहरु भन्दै छन् :
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हाम्रो स्वरुप राम्रो बन्ने कहिले हो

हाम्रा साथी सडकलाई पनि नजलाऊ

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अन्तराष्ट्रिय आन्दोलन स्थल - नेपाल

खुलेआम जहिले मन लाग्यो त्यहिले जहा मन लाग्यो त्यहि आन्दोलन गर्न पाउने देशको रुपमा प्रचलित देशहरुमा नेपाल अग्र स्थानमा पर्छ । जसले होला नेपालका आन्दोलनहरुले अन्तराष्ट्रिय संचारमाध्यमहरुमा ठाँउ पाउन छाडेका थिए । तर हाल आएर फेरी नेपालले अर्को रेकड कायम गरेर संसारलाई नै दङ्ग पारेको छ ।

नेपालमा विदेशी पर्यटक बढाउने विभिन्न उपायहरु खोजी भइरहेकै बेला, पर्यटककै रुपमा आएका सोमालियाका नागरिकहरुले अहिले नेपालमा आन्दोलन गरेर एउटा नँया रेकड कायम गरेका छन्, जुन अर्को रुपमा हेर्ने हो भने विदेशीहरुलाई आकर्षण गर्ने राम्रो उपाय हुनसक्छ । गैरकानुनी कामको लागि संसारकै सबैभन्दा उपयुक्त मानिने नेपाल, अब अन्तराष्ट्रिय आन्दोलन स्थल पनि बनाएमा पर्यटकहरुको घुइचो अवश्य बढ्ला । यसकै निरन्तरताले भविष्यमा लडाइ गर्ने थलो पनि नेपाल नै हुनसक्दैन भनेर भन्न सकिन्न । त्यसो भएमा त झन नेपालको महत्व अत्याधिक हुन्छ नि होइन र ? यस्तो कार्यको मौन बसेर समर्थन गरेकोमा नेपाल सरकारलाई बधाई छ ।

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