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FOREIGN COOPERATION BRANCH Nepal India Regional Trade and Transport Project
Terms of Reference GOVERNMENT OF NEPAL MINISTRY OF PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE AND TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT OF ROADS FOREIGN COOPERATION BRANCH Nepal India Regional Trade and Transport Project TERMS OF REFERENCE of Bridge Engineer (Resident Engineer) For CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION OF Construction of Khani Khola, Mauri Khola , Dasdhunga Khola and Jalbire Khola Bridge on Narayanghat – Mugling Road Road January, 2018 Jwagal, Lalitpur Page 1 of 9 Terms of Reference TERMS OF REFERENCE of Bridge Engineer (Resident Engineer) For CONSTRUCTION SUPERVISION OF Construction of Khani Khola, Mauri Khola , Dasdhunga Khola and Jalbire Khola Bridge on Narayanghat – Mugling Road Road 1. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND The Government of Nepal has received financing from the World Bank toward the cost of the Nepal India Regional Trade and Transport Project for the improvement of Naryanghat – Mugling Road. Under the project it has started to construct the new bridges in following rivers: a) Khani Khola b) Mauri Khola c) Dasdhunga Khola and d) Jalbire Khola Nepal India Regional Trade and Transport Project has procured contracts of ”Construction of Bridges over Khani, Mauri, Dasdhunga and Jalbire River” in two following contracts which are in construction stage. Contract ID No. Name of Contractor Bridge Name Lama Construction Company Construction of RCC Bridges over NIRTTP-DOR-W-NCB- Pvt Ltd, Maharajgunj, Khani, Mauri and Dasdhunga River 4 Kathmandu along Narayanghat – Mugling Road Rautaha Construction Pvt Ltd, Construction of Prestressed Concrete NIRTTP-DOR-W-NCB- Triyuga municipality, Udaypur Bridge over Jalbire River along 5 Narayanghat – Mugling Road Nepal India Regional Trade and Transport Project, Foreign Cooperation Branch, Department of Roads under the Ministry of Physical Infrastructure and Transport intends to apply part of the proceeds for consulting service of the Bridge Engineer (Resident Engineer). -
Nepal-India Think Tank Summit 2018 Opening Ceremony Session I
Summit Schedule Nepal-India Think Tank Summit 2018 Registration and Breakfast 8:00 AM- 9:00 AM 9:00 AM-10:00 AM Opening Ceremony Opening Remarks: Mr. Shyam KC, Research and Development Director, AIDIA Chair Remarks: Shri Shakti Sinha, Director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) Special Remarks: H.E. Manjeev Singh Puri, Ambassador of India to Nepal Keynote Speech: Shri Ram Madhav, National General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party and Director, India Foundation Special Guest Remarks: Hon'ble Mr. Matrika Prasad Yadav, Minister for Industry, Commerce & Supplies Special Address: Chief Guest Rt. Hon’ble Former Prime Minister of Nepal, Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ Vote of Thanks: Mr. Sunil KC, Founder/CEO, Asian Institute and Diplomacy and International Affairs (AIDIA) Opening Session Brief Think Tank, as a shaper of various policy related questions, acts as a bridge between the world of idea and action. And it recommends best possible policy options to the government to meet the daunting challenges in the domestic and the international affairs. The session aims to locate the major role of the think tank in addressing the emerging foreign policy questions and the importance of cooperation between the think-tank of Nepal and India. 10:00 AM-11:30 AM Session I: Building Innovative Cooperation between Indo-Nepal Think Tank: The Partnership Chair Hon'ble Mr. Gagan Thapa, Member of Parliament, Nepali Congress Panelists: Prof. Dr Shambhu Ram Simkhada, Convener, CNI Think Tank, Former Permanent Representative of Nepal to the United Nations Major General Rajiv Narayanan, AVSM, VSM (Retd) Shri Shakti Sinha, Director, Nehru Memorial Museum and Library (NMML) Dr. -
Preparation of GPS Based Digital Profile of Godawari Municipality
Godawari Municipality Godawari, Lalitpur Final Report Preparation of GPS based Digital Profile of Godawari Municipality Submitted to Godawari Municipality Bajrabarahi, Lalitpur, Nepal Submitted by ArchieSoft Technology Lalitpur Metropolitan City 21, Lalitpur, Nepal Phone: +977 -1-5553000 Email: [email protected] Web: www.archiesoft.com.np 1 Table of Contents Chapter 1: Project Description ............................................................................................................... 4 1.1 Background ......................................................................................................................................... 4 1.2 Objective of the assignment ............................................................................................................... 4 1.3 Key Deliverables ................................................................................................................................. 5 1.4 Methodology/ process ....................................................................................................................... 5 1.5 Project Location .................................................................................................................................. 6 1.6 Time line of assignment/ study .......................................................................................................... 7 Chapter 2: Godawari Municipality an Introduction ............................................................................... 9 2.1 Background: ....................................................................................................................................... -
Sustainable Development Goals Baseline Report of Province No
Sustainable Development Goals Baseline Report of Province No. Five Province Planning Commission, Government of Province, Province No. Five 2 Sustainable Development Goals Baseline Report Province Planning Commission, Government of Province, Province No. Five This report was prepared and published in 2019 by the Province Planning Commission, Government of Province, Province No. Five, with the support from United Nations Development Programme. Photo Credit: UNDP Nepal, Laxmi Prasad Ngakhusi, CP Khanal Preface The government of Province No. 5 has been forward for achieving the goals so that formulating first five-year plan (2019/20 - no one will be left behind. This report has 2023/24) of the province with a vision of helped us to set the targets to be achieved 'prosperous province, happy people'. The in our five-year plan. Local governments, goals and priorities of the plan match with civil society organizations, private sector of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) this province and interested development agreed by the global community for the partners will also benefit from this report period of 2016-2030. As the Government to identify the areas where they need to of Nepal has shown its commitment on the focus to help the provincial government in realization of SDGs at the international level, achieving the SDGs. this province intends to localize the SDGs to the provincial context to contribute in The Province Planning Commission would the fulfillment of the national commitment. like to thank the UNDP for helping us to This SDG baseline report is produced under prepare this milestone report and also to technical and financial support from UNDP the team of experts Dr. -
Evaluation of the Commission of the European Union's
Evaluation of the Commission of the European Union’s Co-operation with Nepal – Country Level Evaluation Final Report Volume 2 – Annexes March 2012 Evaluation for the Commission of the European Union Framework contract for Multi-country thematic and regional/country- level strategy evaluation studies and synthesis in the area of external co- operation Italy LOT 4: Evaluation of EC geographic co-operation strategies for countries/regions in Asia, Latin America, the Aide à la Décision Economique Southern Mediterranean and Eastern Europe (the Belgium area of the New Neighbourhood Policy) PARTICIP GmbH Ref.: EuropeAid/122888/C/SER/Multi Germany Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik Evaluation of the Commission of the Germany European Union’s co-operation with Nepal Overseas Development Institute (Country Level Evaluation) United Kingdom European Institute for Asian Studies Final Report Belgium Volume II Instituto Complutense de Estudios Internacionales Spain This evaluation is being carried out by A consortium of DRN, ADE, PARTICIP, DIE, ODI, EIAS & ICEI c/o DRN, leading company: Headquarters Via Ippolito Nievo 62 00153 Rome, Italy Tel:+39-06-581-6074 Fax: +39-06-581-6390 mail@drn•network.com March 2012 Belgium office Square Eugène Plasky, 92 1030 Brussels, Belgium Tel:+32-2-732-4607 Fax: +32-2-706-5442 [email protected] This report has been prepared by the consortium led by DRN, with Particip, ADE, ODI, ICEI, EIAS and DIE. The core evaluation team comprised of: Jan Douwe Meindertsma (Team leader), Malcolm Mercer, Chhaya Jha and Jonas Lovkrona. The core team has been supported by: Georg Ladj (QA expert); Tino Smail (evaluation coordinator); Sarah Seus and Claus-Peter Hager (junior consultants). -
Regional Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis of the Amazon Basin.Pdf
Aplicación en tonalidad gris REGIONAL TRANSBOUNDARY Aplicación en fundo colorido DIAGNOSTIC4 ANALYSIS OF THE AMAZON BASIN TDA REGIONAL TRANSBOUNDARY DIAGNOSTIC ANALYSIS OF THE AMAZON BASIN - TDA 1st Edition Edited by OTCA Brasilia, 2018 Permanent Secretariat- Amazon Cooperation Treaty Organization (PS / ACTO) Secretary General María Jacqueline Mendoza Ortega Executive Director César De las Casas Díaz Administrative Director Antonio Matamoros Coordinator of Environment Theresa Castillion- Elder Coordinator of Indigenous Affairs Sharon Austin Coordinator of Climate Change and Sustainable Development Carlos Aragón Coordinator of Science, Technology and Education Roberto Sánchez Saravia Coordinator of Health Luis Francisco Sánchez Otero Special thanks to Robby Ramlakhan, former Secretary General of ACTO and Mauricio Dorfler, former Executive Director of ACTO Address SHIS QI 05, Conjunto 16, Casa 21, Lago Sul CEP: 71615-160 Brasilia - DF, Brazil T: + (55 61) 3248 4119 | F: + (55 61) 3248-4238 www.otca-oficial.info © ACTO 2018 Reproduction is allowed by quoting the source. United Nations Environment Programme, Washington, D.C. Task Manager: Isabelle Van der Beck GEF Amazon Project - Water Resources and Climate Change (ACTO, Brasilia) Regional Coordinator: Maria Apostolova Scientific Advisor: Dr. Norbert Fenzl Communications Specialist - Editorial Production: Maria Eugenia Corvalán Financial and Administrative Officer: Nilson Nogueira Administrative Assistant: Marli Coriolano More information: http://gefamazonas.otca.info Photographic credits Archives ACTO and GEF Amazon Project DUODESIGN-Shutterstock stock photos Rui Faquini Rui Faquini, Image Bank, ANA-Brazil Marcus Fuckner, Image Bank, ANA-Brazil Cover photo: OTCA Back Cover photo: Filipe Frazao / Shutterstock – DUODESIGN A532 Regional Transboundary Diagnostic Analysis of the Amazon Basin – TDA/ACTO GEF Amazon Project – Brasilia, DF, 2018. -
A Canadian Model of Proportional Representation by Robert S. Ring A
Proportional-first-past-the-post: A Canadian model of Proportional Representation by Robert S. Ring A thesis submitted to the School of Graduate Studies in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts Department of Political Science Memorial University St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador May 2014 ii Abstract For more than a decade a majority of Canadians have consistently supported the idea of proportional representation when asked, yet all attempts at electoral reform thus far have failed. Even though a majority of Canadians support proportional representation, a majority also report they are satisfied with the current electoral system (even indicating support for both in the same survey). The author seeks to reconcile these potentially conflicting desires by designing a uniquely Canadian electoral system that keeps the positive and familiar features of first-past-the- post while creating a proportional election result. The author touches on the theory of representative democracy and its relationship with proportional representation before delving into the mechanics of electoral systems. He surveys some of the major electoral system proposals and options for Canada before finally presenting his made-in-Canada solution that he believes stands a better chance at gaining approval from Canadians than past proposals. iii Acknowledgements First of foremost, I would like to express my sincerest gratitude to my brilliant supervisor, Dr. Amanda Bittner, whose continuous guidance, support, and advice over the past few years has been invaluable. I am especially grateful to you for encouraging me to pursue my Master’s and write about my electoral system idea. -
Appendix A: Electoral Rules
Appendix A: Electoral Rules Table A.1 Electoral Rules for Italy’s Lower House, 1948–present Time Period 1948–1993 1993–2005 2005–present Plurality PR with seat Valle d’Aosta “Overseas” Tier PR Tier bonus national tier SMD Constituencies No. of seats / 6301 / 32 475/475 155/26 617/1 1/1 12/4 districts Election rule PR2 Plurality PR3 PR with seat Plurality PR (FPTP) bonus4 (FPTP) District Size 1–54 1 1–11 617 1 1–6 (mean = 20) (mean = 6) (mean = 4) Note that the acronym FPTP refers to First Past the Post plurality electoral system. 1The number of seats became 630 after the 1962 constitutional reform. Note the period of office is always 5 years or less if the parliament is dissolved. 2Imperiali quota and LR; preferential vote; threshold: one quota and 300,000 votes at national level. 3Hare Quota and LR; closed list; threshold: 4% of valid votes at national level. 4Hare Quota and LR; closed list; thresholds: 4% for lists running independently; 10% for coalitions; 2% for lists joining a pre-electoral coalition, except for the best loser. Ballot structure • Under the PR system (1948–1993), each voter cast one vote for a party list and could express a variable number of preferential votes among candidates of that list. • Under the MMM system (1993–2005), each voter received two separate ballots (the plurality ballot and the PR one) and cast two votes: one for an individual candidate in a single-member district; one for a party in a multi-member PR district. • Under the PR-with-seat-bonus system (2005–present), each voter cast one vote for a party list. -
Constitutionalism in an Insurgent State: Plurality and the Rule of Law in Bolivia
Constitutionalism in an insurgent state: plurality and the rule of law in Bolivia Author: John-Andrew McNeish (Christian Michelsen Institute/University of Bergen) [email protected] Abstract In this paper, I aim to questions the significance of recent efforts to create a new constitution in Bolivia for anthropological ideas about legal pluralism. The paper focuses specifically on the significance of recent constitutional processes for Bolivia's largely indigent and previously politically marginalised majority indigenous population. As such, the paper considers the manner in which the country's legal plurality has become a part of the national political identity and an integral part of the constitutional process now completed in the country's legal capital. Whilst highlighting the causes and dangers of continued contestation, the paper argues that important lessons about the possibilities for the empowerment of the poor and acceptance of a place for plurality in law can be learned from Bolivia. With its empirical background of insurgency and constitutionalism, but also of indigenous cultures, the case of Bolivia tests the limits of standardised rights based approaches to development and legal empowerment. In this paper attention is drawn to the cultural pliability of ideas about modernity and democracy and the importance of an inter-legal rapprochement between formalized legal norms and alternative legal systems. The paper further highlights the validity of anthropological approaches to the state that highlight the social construction of institutions and structures. Drawing from its empirical base the paper finally aims to critically contribute to recent discussions in "pro-poor" theory, highlighting the problems and possibilities of multi-culturalism and questioning the relevance and applicability of recently proposed ideas of inter-legality. -
An Application of Doctrine of Necessity: Previous Constituent Assembly of Nepal 117
Jayshwal, An Application of Doctrine of Necessity: Previous Constituent Assembly of Nepal 117 AN APPLICATION OF DOCTRINE OF NECESSITY: PREVIOUS CONSTITUENT ASSEMBLY OF NEPAL AND ITS TIME EXTENSION TO AVOID CONSTITUTIONAL UNCERTAINTY Vijay Pd. Jayshwal* Department of Constitutional Law, Kathmandu School of Law, Dadhikot 09 Purbanchal University-44811, Bhakatpur, New Thimi, Kathmandu, Nepal Abstract This paper aims to investigate issues in relation of constitutional doctrine which had potential debate among the jurists of Nepal for the issues of time extension. The paper will also argue some weaknesses in the constituent assembly and their role expected by the people of Nepal. This paper will discuss about the evolution of constitution in Nepal, its features, the principle of Constitutionalism embodied in Nepalese constitution. This paper will further argue about the legitimacy of Doctrine of Necessity and its application in Nepal. In last, this paper will show the possibility of constitutional uncertainty by newly elected constituent assembly. Keywords: constituent assembly, constitutional uncertainty, constitution. Intisari Penulisan ini dalam rangka mengkaji doktrin konstitusional yang tengah ramai diperdebatkan oleh para ahli hukum di Nepal, khususnya berkaitan dengan isu mengenai perpanjangan waktu. Me- lalui tulisan ini, terdapat temuan yang menunjukkan beberapa kelemahan yang ada dalam majelis konstituate Nepal di samping peran-perannya sebagaimana yang diharapkan oleh rakyat Nepal. Tulisan ini membahas pula mengenai evolusi konstitusi Nepal sebagaimana diwujudkan dalam prinsip-prinsip konstitusionalism yang dianut oleh Konstitusi Nepal. Lebih lanjut, berkaitan de- ngan legitimasi dari Doctrin of Necessity dan penerapannya di Nepal. Pada akhirnya, tulisan ini akan memberikan gambaran mengenai kemungkinan ketidakpastian secara konstitusional berkai- tan dengan kondisi majelis konstituante yang baru saja terpilih. -
The Politics of Culture and Identity in Contemporary Nepal
HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies Volume 20 Number 1 Himalayan Research Bulletin no. 1 & Article 7 2 2000 Roundtable: The Politics of Culture and Identity in Contemporary Nepal Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/himalaya Recommended Citation . 2000. Roundtable: The Politics of Culture and Identity in Contemporary Nepal. HIMALAYA 20(1). Available at: https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/himalaya/vol20/iss1/7 This Research Article is brought to you for free and open access by the DigitalCommons@Macalester College at DigitalCommons@Macalester College. It has been accepted for inclusion in HIMALAYA, the Journal of the Association for Nepal and Himalayan Studies by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@Macalester College. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Roundtable: The Politics of Culture and Identity in Contemporary Nepal Organizers: William F. Fisher and Susan Hangen Panelists: Karl-Heinz Kramer, Laren Leve, David Romberg, Mukta S. Tamang, Judith Pettigrew,and Mary Cameron William F. Fisher and Susan Hangen local populations involved in and affected by the janajati Introduction movement in Nepal. In the years since the 1990 "restoration" of democracy, We asked the roundtable participants to consider sev ethnic activism has become a prominent and, for some, a eral themes that derived from our own discussion: worrisome part of Nepal's political arena. The "janajati" 1. To what extent and to what end does it make sense movement is composed of a mosaic of social organizations to talk about a "janajati movement"? Reflecting a wide and political parties dominated by groups of peoples who variety of intentions, goals, definitions, and strategies, do have historically spoken Tibeto-Burman languages. -
Chronology of Major Political Events in Contemporary Nepal
Chronology of major political events in contemporary Nepal 1846–1951 1962 Nepal is ruled by hereditary prime ministers from the Rana clan Mahendra introduces the Partyless Panchayat System under with Shah kings as figureheads. Prime Minister Padma Shamsher a new constitution which places the monarch at the apex of power. promulgates the country’s first constitution, the Government of Nepal The CPN separates into pro-Moscow and pro-Beijing factions, Act, in 1948 but it is never implemented. beginning the pattern of splits and mergers that has continued to the present. 1951 1963 An armed movement led by the Nepali Congress (NC) party, founded in India, ends Rana rule and restores the primacy of the Shah The 1854 Muluki Ain (Law of the Land) is replaced by the new monarchy. King Tribhuvan announces the election to a constituent Muluki Ain. The old Muluki Ain had stratified the society into a rigid assembly and introduces the Interim Government of Nepal Act 1951. caste hierarchy and regulated all social interactions. The most notable feature was in punishment – the lower one’s position in the hierarchy 1951–59 the higher the punishment for the same crime. Governments form and fall as political parties tussle among 1972 themselves and with an increasingly assertive palace. Tribhuvan’s son, Mahendra, ascends to the throne in 1955 and begins Following Mahendra’s death, Birendra becomes king. consolidating power. 1974 1959 A faction of the CPN announces the formation The first parliamentary election is held under the new Constitution of CPN–Fourth Congress. of the Kingdom of Nepal, drafted by the palace.