The fourth National Robot

The fourth National Robot
April-27-2008
Robot Contest was organised yesterday with robots made by the engineering students of the Himalayan College of Engineering (HCE) bagging the first prize.The team of HCE led by Bhupal Sapkota won the ‘Grand Prix’ title with 45 scores in the competition inaugurated by Information minister Krishna Bahadur Mahara.
The hard team work conducted by himalaya college of engineering has lead to achieve this award,said MR MANOJ KUMAR GIRI,engineering student of himalaya college of engineering.
The team members of robotics club of the same college are SUNIL PANDIT,SUJAN PARAJULI,BHUWAN POKHAREL.
]Acme Engineering College became the first runner-up with 35 scores and Advanced College of Engineering and National College for Information Technology were second runner-ups.Best Idea award was given to Kantipur Engineering College, Best Artistic Design Award to Thapathali Campus and Best Performance award to PU School of Engineering and Technology.On the occasion, Mahara said the 21st century is the age of science and technology, so the government should promote the field, urging all the people to work for scientific development.

TELECOM NEWS

काठमाडौं, वैशाख १५
- इन्टरनेट सेवा प्रदायक कम्पनीले सस्तो मूल्यमा उच्च गतियुक्त इन्टरनेट एस्मेटि्रक डिजिटल सब्सक्राइबर लाइन -एडीएसएल उपभोक्तालाई बिक्री गर्न पाउनेभएका छन् ।दूरसञ्चार प्राधिकरणले टेलिकमका अतिरिक्त निजी इन्टरनेट सेवा प्रदायक कम्पनी -आईएसपी० ले समेत सेवा बिक्री गर्न पाउने निर्णय गरेको हो ।प्राधिकरणका प्रवक्ता कैलास न्यौपानेले आइतबार आयोजित पत्रकार सम्मेलनमा प्रतिस्पर्धा बढाउन निजी क्षेत्रले एडीएसएल सेवा बिक्री गर्न पाउने नीतिगत निर्णय गरिएको बताए । टेलिकमले आफूमात्रै यो सेवा वितरण गर्ने अडान लिएपछि आईएसपीहरू यसका विरुद्ध पुनरावेदन अदालत, अनुगमन निकाय प्राधिकरण र सर्वोच्च अदालतमा समेत पुगेका थिए ।टेलिकम र निजी क्षेत्रले समेत वितरण गर्न पाउने भएपछि सरकारी स्वामित्वको टेलिकमको परम्परागत तारयुक्त टेलिफोन लाइनमार्फ दुई साताभित्र यो सेवा सुरु हुनेभएको छ । टेलिकमका प्रबन्ध निर्देशक सुगतरत्न कंशाकारले दुई साताभित्र बिक्री सुरु हुनेगरी तयारी भइरहेको बताए । टेलिकमले तामाको तारमार्फ घरायसी प्रायोजनका लागि २२ हजारभन्दा बढी ग्राहकलाई सेवा दिने क्षमता जडान गरी परीक्षण सम्पन्न गरिसकेको छ ।टेलिफोन एक्सचेन्जदेखि तामाको तारमार्फ घरमा जडित टेलिफोन तारमा थप उपकरण जडान गरेर एकैचोटी तीव्र गतिको इन्टरनेट चलाउन सकिन्छ । यो प्रविधिमा २० मेगाविट्स प्रतिसेकेन्डको गतिसम्म डेटा ट्रान्सफर क्षमता भए पनि पहिलो चरणमा १ सय २८ केबीपीएसदेखि दुई मेगाविट्ससम्म उपलब्ध गराइनेछ । हालसम्म टेलिकमले ५६ किलोविट्सको गतिमा डायलअप इन्टरनेट सेवा उपलब्ध गराउँदै आएको छ ।यो प्रविधिमार्फ घरमा इन्टरनेट चलाउ“दा टेलिफोनको विल तिर्नु पर्दैन । टेलिफोनमा एडीएसएल जडान गरेपछि एकैचोटी इन्टरनेट, टेलिफोन, इन्टरनेटमा आधारित टेलिभिजन समेत हर्ेन सकिन्छ ।प्राधिकरणले टेलिकमद्वारा प्रस्तावित एडीएसएलको महसुल दर पनि स्वीकृत गरेको जनाएको छ । जसअनुसार १ सय २८ किलोबाइट्स गतिको मासिक असीमित इन्टरनेट सेवाका लागि ९ सय रुपैया“ महसुल निर्धारण गरेको छ । यसैगरी प्राधिकरणले २ सय ५६ केबीपीएसको असीमित मासिक सेवाका लागि १ हजार ५ सय रुपैया“, ५ सय १२ केबीपीएसको २ हजार ७ सय रुपैया“, १ एमबीपीएस क्षमताका लागि मासिक ५ हजार र २ एमबीपीएसका लागि ९ हजार ३ सय रुपैया“ महसुल निर्धारण गरेको छ । यो महसुल साविकको भन्दा निकै सस्तो हो । यसअघि उपभोक्ताले यो गतिको इन्टरनेटका लागि २ हजार २ सय रुपैया“भन्दा बढी तिर्नुपरेको थियो ।आईएसपीएनका महासचिव विनय बोहोराले टेलिकमले निजी क्षेत्रलाई एडीएसएल प्रविधिबाट सेवा सञ्चालन गर्न दि“दा उपभोक्ता अझ बढी लाभँन्वित हुनसक्ने कान्तिपुरसँग बताए । प्राविधिकरूपमा बाधा नभएकाले टेलिकम र निजी क्षेत्रका आईएसपीले स“गस“गै सेवा बिक्री सुरु गर्न पाउने वातावरण तयार गर्नुपर्छ, उनले भने । प्राधिकरणले भने टेलिकम र निजी कम्पनीबीच एक महिनाभित्र आपसमा दरभाउ निर्धारण गर्न समय तोकेको छ ।अन्तरआबद्धता महसुल घट्नेसरकारी तथा निजी मोबाइलबीच आदान-प्रदान हुँदा लाग्ने अन्तरआबद्धता महसुल घट्ने भएको छ । दूरसञ्चार प्राधिकरणले वैशाख १९ देखि लागू गर्ने नयाँ इन्टरकनेक्सन निर्देशिका लागू भएपछि महसुल घट्न लागेको हो ।मेरो मोबाइल, यूटीएललगायतका कम्पनीलाई आफ्ना ग्राहकसँग लिँदै आएको महसुल थप घटाउन बाटो खुला भएको छ । अब निजी कम्पनीका फोनबाटटेलिकमको फोनमा सर्म्पर्क गर्दा बढीमा ५४ पैसा तिर्नुपर्ने भएको छ । यसअघि यी कम्पनीका फोनद्वारा टेलिकमको फोनमा सर्म्पर्क गर्दा टेलिकमलाई १ रुपैयाँ ५० पैसा अन्तरआबद्धता शुल्क तिर्नुपर्ने थियो ।प्रत्येक सेवा प्रदायकले नयाँ निर्देशिका लार्गू भएको १ सय २० दिनभित्र नयाँ महसुल निर्धारण गर्नुपर्नेछ । ठूलो कम्पनी टेलिकमले अन्तरआबद्धता शुल्क बढी निर्धारण गरेकाले मेरो मोबाइलका ग्राहकले टेलिकमका फोनमा सर्म्पर्क गर्दा बढी रकम तिर्नुपरेको गुनासो थियो ।

World Bank to continue its support for Nepal

Kathmandu, April 29:
A delegation of the World Bank’s Executive Directors vowed to continue the bank’s support to Nepal, irrespective of who heads the government in Nepal.“Politics does not interfere in the decisions of the World Bank, as it’s a non-political global institution representing 185 countries,” they said while briefing the media before leaving for Washington after a four-day stay here. “We respect the Nepali people’s decision,” they said.They were here to review the country’s economic situation and social issues post-CApolls. “The visit is meant to understand situation and challenges here,” Michel Mordasini, one of the EDs, who looks after Switzerland said.The 11 Executive Directors met PM Girija Prasad Koirala, Finance Minister Dr Ram Sharan Mahat, a few newly elected CA members, civil society members and the donor community representatives during their stay.“It was a busy schedule and we held extensive discussions with the government authorities and reviewed the economic situation and social issues after the successful holding of CA polls,” he said. The high-level delegation had also held discussions on possible future areas of support like climate change, hydropower and infrastructure.The delegates also met Maoist chairman Prachanda and second-in-command Dr Baburam Bhattarai. At the end of a ‘cordial’ meeting with the duo, the delegates laid stress on continuity of dialogue with the emerging powers in Nepal.The delegation did not set any pre-condition for the government-in-waiting but they believed that it’s a process of a continued dialogue that they are looking forward to.They will report to the bank’s headquarters in Washington for the future course of action in Nepal.The directors said they were impressed with the peaceful CA polls and that the peaceand development processes were on track.

Maoists to lay claim to govt leadership

Kathmandu, April 29:
The central Committee meeting of CPN-Maoist has decided that the party would claim leadership of the next government, as it has emerged as the single largest party in the Constituent Assembly.“We should get a chance to lead the government but we will work in tandem with other major parties,” Maoist leader CP Gajurel told this daily about the party’s decision. He said his party was in favour of intensifying dialogue with other major parties to forge a consensus.The party formed a six-member committee under the coordination of Ram Bahadur Thapa ‘Badal’ to finalise the names for 100 PR seats the party has won under PR system.RSS quotes Gajurel as saying that the Maoists will not allow amendment to the Constitution to appoint or oust the PM by a simple majority.He said, “The meeting has taken decision that the appointment of the PM and the formation of the government should be done in accordance with the present constitution.” Interim Constitution sta-tes that the PM’s appointment shall be done on the basis of two thirds majority if consensus could not be reached among the political parties.He added that the meeting formally took a decision to ask party chairman Prachanda to take up the responsibility of the head of state-cum-government.Meanwhile, central committee of the Madhesi Janadhikar Forum met today to review its election performance. According to MJF central committee member Shyamanand Shuman, his party would finalise the names for PR seats tomorrow.Asked about the party’s future strategy, he said, “We will pressure the NC-led government to step-down, as it has lost the mandate to lead.” He said the Maoists had the people’s mandate to lead the next government.“Our next strategy will be to rally support of other stakeholders to end ambiguities in the Interim constitution with regard to the formation and ouster of a government,” he said.NC vice-president Gopal Man Shrestha said the Maoists should form the next government on the basis of a consensus.“Let it be loud and clear we don’t want to go against the popular mandate by exploring the alternative to the Maoist-led governm-ent at this point,” he said.He added that the Mao-ists should renounce all kinds of violence and fulfil their past commitments to convince others that they have really transformed into a democratic party.He also criticised the UML for pulling out of the government even as it has urged the PM not to quit the government until a political consensus is evolved for a next government.UML leaders, however, hold a tougher line and maintain that they can forge understanding with the Maoists only if the latter strictly adhere to the peace pact. UML leader Ishwor Pokharel said, “We have to seek consensus but it should not come at the cost of our identity.”