Keshab Poudel
NEPALI CONGRESS Demise Of Koirala Legacy
With the reelection of Prime Minister Sher Bahadur as the president of Nepali Congress, the era of Koirala clan dominance, and legacy of BP Koirala, has come to an end for the first time in the history since the establishment of the party. To push Koiralas out of the central stage, all opponents stood together backing Deuba. The decline of Nepali Congress and its ideological path propounded by founder BP Koirala had started during the tenure of his own brother former prime minister Girija Prasad Koirala, who gave up party’s ideology for power. Newly reelected president Deuba, who was groomed under BP Koirala, is now leading the party with anti-Koirala support, although BP’s son Dr. Shashanka Koirala has won the election by securing the highest number of votes as a central committee member.
By Keshab Poudel Dec 26, 2021
UPPER TAMAKOSI HYDROPOWER PROJECT A Jewel In The Crown
Facing so many unavoidable natural crises, great earthquakes, coronavirus and other obstructions in supply, 456 MW Upper Tamakoshi Hydroelectric Project, Nepal’s largest hydropower project, has started the generation of electricity and revenue turning Nepal into a self-reliant in electricity generation. With these, the project has not only saved over Rs.9billion annually importing electricity from foreign countries but also opened a way to offer benefits to shareholders and confidence among Nepali technicians.
By Keshab Poudel Dec 11, 2021
SURPLUS ELECTRICTY Bane Or Boon
In almost two decades, Nepal’s electricity generation status has drastically changed from a electricity-starved country to a self-reliant one. At a time India is facing severe electricity crisis due to high demand, a good opportunity could be close by. Yet, as several rounds of official meetings were held, Nepal is yet to break the barrier for export. The recent meeting shows that the situation could change only through a settlement at the political level. The time is ripe for Nepal to take the initiative
By Keshab Poudel Nov 01, 2021
KUL MAN GHISING A Long March
With so many challenges, including lack of transmission lines, lack of new hydropower projects, poor distribution systems and seasonal surplus energy, Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) is at a critical period. Having earned public trust and confidence in the first 4-year tenure in fixing the decade-long load shedding, Kul Man Ghising has started his second tenure, setting a long march to overcome the challenges. Visiting transmission and distribution centers, pursuading India’s power authority to purchase surplus energy and proposing the construction of new storage hydropower projects, MD Ghising has laid down his priorities
By Keshab Poudel Oct 08, 2021
CPN-UML (UNIFIED SOCIALIST) Newborn Party
Relying on same ideology of Marxist and Leninist and eulogizing Pushpa Lal, Madan Bhandari and Manmohan Adhikiari, Madhav Kumar Nepal-led newborn party has nothing different from the mother party, Communist Party of Nepal Unified Marxist and Leninist (CPN-UML). However, former Prime Minister Nepal, one of the founders of CPN-UML, decided to go with the new one. Although it is individually too risky in his five decades of political career to lead the new party, 69-year-old Nepal, former CPN-UML general secretary, had no option left to get rid of the political humiliation he felt from his old colleague K.P. Sharma Oli. As the party has been divided on the ego of two individuals, the unification can take place at any time as vertical splits and mergers are regular characters of Nepalese political parties. Breaking apart is common not only with communist parties but also with the rightist, centrist and regional parties. However, the division is more frequent with the communist parties and Nepal-led faction is a recent instance
By Keshab Poudel Sep 07, 2021
AFGHAN CRISIS Implications To Nepal
The evacuation of over 1000 Nepalis from Afghanistan indicates that the Afghan crisis has some immediate economic implications for Nepal. However, how long term security implications of the takeover of Kabul by the Taliban are yet to be seen
By Keshab Poudel Aug 29, 2021
TOKYO OLYMPICS 2020 Grand Success
Although countries around the world, including Japan, faced a severe situation due to the rise of COVID-19 cases, with the emergence of its Delta Variant, Japan successfully hosted the 32nd Olympic Events, containing the COVID-19 cases, in the Olympic village. Postponed for a year after the Coronavirus crisis, there were many uncertainties till the last minute. As the cancellation of the Olympic would have done much damage for sports and prestige of Japan, the government of Japan held the game, taking all the precautionary measures. After successfully holding the games, containing the pandemic, the Government of Japan has demonstrated to the domestic and international opponents of holding the games that the events were a great success. With this, the 33rd edition of the Olympic Games would be held in Paris, the capital of France. As the last Olympic was devastating for South Asia with no gold, this time India’s Neeraj Chopra’s win of a gold has set a new record in the history of India as well as South Asia. For Nepal, its participation was itself a big achievement. Historically, the participation was valuable as Nepal started to take part in the Olympics from 1964’s Tokyo Olympic
By Keshab Poudel Aug 25, 2021
KUL MAN GHISING Second Inning, Several Challenges
For the previous performance and role of Kul Man Ghising in ending the decades of load shedding and turning a virtually bankrupt public entity into one of the largest profitable ventures, the Government of Nepal reappointed him as the Managing Director of NEA with expectations that his second innings can help build sustainable infrastructure for a future without power cuts and for making NEA an efficient public entity. At a time when NEA’s financial state has started to worsen with a loss of over Rs.5 billion, increasing leakage by 6 percent and frequency of power interruptions in a matter of a year, MD Ghising has resumed his job. Given his experience and commitment, MD Ghising will change the present state of affairs at NEA
By Keshab Poudel Aug 20, 2021
POLITICS Unstable All The Time
After almost two weeks of internal discussion, Prime Minister Sher Bahaduur Deuba has finally decided to expand the cabinet inducting ministers from Maoist Center and Janata Samajbadi Party. However, with a proposal of forming high-level mechanism to advise and guide the government, Maoist Center leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal has tried to enter the center of executive power. As Prachanda has played a key role to dislodge K.P. Oli government and to form new government, Prime Minister Deuba is not in a position to rebuff it. Proposed to coordinate in major decision making process of between parties and the government, this unconstitutional mechanism will likely create more frictions and conflicts between executive and party
By Keshab Poudel Aug 08, 2021
COVID-19 VACCINATION Back On Track
With the arrival of a million dozens of Chinese vaccine and following the U.S decision to provide 1.5 million J&J single dose vaccine, Nepal’s vaccination campaign seems to be returning to its track. Although Nepal’s 1.4 million elderly people, who have received the first dose of Covieshield, are waiting for the second dose, the new vaccines will help accelerate the pace of vaccination
By Keshab Poudel Jul 22, 2021
SHER BAHADUR DEUBA Fifth Inning As PM
With the verdict of the apex court, Nepali Congress leader Sher Bahadur Deuba has started his fifth inning as the prime minister. However, the question now is: will Deuba secure a majority in the House within 30 days? If Deuba fails to secure the required majority, elections will have to be held within six months
By Keshab Poudel Jul 15, 2021
MONSOON FLOOD Wreaking Havoc
As the monsoon floods are routine, rescue, relief and rehabilitation are the regular parts of the disaster and flood management in Nepal. With the shift of human settlement in the river banks and low land flood-prone areas and construction of roads and other development activities, the destruction of life and property has also intensified in those areas. Badly damaging two new settlements by Melamchi, Indrawati and Marsyangdi rivers have shown settlements and infrastructures developed along with riverside are under growing risk. As the temperature rises, there also increase the extreme weather resulting in the flash floods and GLOF
By Keshab Poudel Jul 04, 2021
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