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paradise pokhara situated in the central nepal in nestled in a region of a natural beauty.the valley in filled with lush... vegelation swift flowing riversand dotted with shimmering lakes.it is one of the major town of nepal.pokharais blessedwith the backtopof one of the sceneries in the world.a 140 km of panorama made up of towering himlayan an close enough to be touched on a clear day.
FISHTAIL PEACK IN CLOSE LENCH
BARAHI TEMPLE
BACK SIDE FROM FISHTAIL PEACK
NEAR POKHARA CITY HIMALAYAN RANGE
NEAR POKHARA CULTURAL PROGRAMM
PHEWA LAKE SIDE
PHEWA LAKE AND FISHTAIL VIEW
MOUNT BIKE TRIPE NEAR SARANGKOT 
BAHAHI TEMPLE BACK SIDE VIEW
FISH TAIL VIEW 
POKARA CITY VIEW 
FISH TAIL AND LALU PATAE FLOWER
POKHARA VIEW FROM FAR
Phewa Lake: Death is only some 150 years away (Nepalnews special)
Once an area of high pristine beauty, top on anyone’s list of Nepal’s most idyllic and tranquil spots, Phewa lake today wears a grim look. Once in its unspoiled form, the haunt of poets and lakeside dreamers who saw the best things in man’s relationships with nature mirrored on the lake’s surface, just as the lake’s once ice clear surface eloquently mirrored the snow capped peak of Mt. Machhapuchhre (the metaphor for Fishtailed).
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Serene beauty: Phewa lake is a major tourist attraction in the western town of Pokhara. (File photo) | |
It spurred one of Nepal’s great poets, Bhupi Sherchan, to see the same reflection as the mountain lifting its Dhaka Topi in salute to the lovely lake. Unblemished, flawless, immaculate in its simple evocation of the beauty of nature, it was enough just to stand by its shores to calm the waters of the heart. But it seems like a lifetime ago. Over the years, this lakeside resort in western Nepal has taken a turn for the worse.
With its lovely lakes, cool hidden caves, fine looking flora and fauna, and mighty mountains in the backdrop, Pokhara valley stands as one of the most picturesque sites of Nepal. A place of remarkable natural beauty, the valley offers splendid views of the Annapurna Himalaya range. In fact, the combination of lovely lakes in the valley’s heart- and some of the highest mountains on earth in the backdrop- make the city excel in natural beauty.
Out of the three lakes that enhance the resplendence of the valley, the largest and the most enchanting one- Phewa lake, which is also the second largest lake in the kingdom, is the center of all attractions in the valley. Situated in the heart of picturesque Pokhara valley, the lake with the temple of Tal Barahi (popular amongst tourists as the island temple) in the middle, nicely reserved woods on the adjoining southern slope (Raniban), and serene water reflecting the Annapurna Range has indeed been a source of attraction for the visiting tourists from around the globe. It is, indeed, the Phewa lake that has transformed the lakeside area into a hot tourist hub. A whole slew of hotels and restaurants have opened up around the lakeside area. Thus the lake is, directly or indirectly, the means of subsistence for thousands including hundreds of boatmen, who ferry the tourists.
But sadly, this lovely lake has fallen a victim of unplanned urbanization, pollution, eutrophication, siltation and sedimentation, among others. As a result, not only the once legendary beauty of the lake but also its very existence is being threatened.
For the last few years, pollution in the lake has increased beyond measure. The result is: the beauty of this great lake, which once sang in full melody for its serene and clean water, is deteriorating day by day. The lake has very much helped the lakeside area develop into a tourist hub but the irony is that the city residents, mainly those of the lakeside area churn out the domestic waste and garbage through the sewerage that ends in the lake, slowly killing it. Hotel entrepreneurs, too, allow polluted water from their premises to flow into lake.
In a bid to maintain the healthy environment of the city, an environment promotion project under the Pokhara sub-metropolis had built the sewerage with an assistance of Rs.40 million from the Asian Development Bank. "But people connected the outlets of their domestic liquid waste to the sewerage system which was built to channel the rainwater into the lake," says Ramesh Bahadur Bhattarai, president of Phewa Lake Conservation Project. He adds, “The plan to link the sewerage system to the lake was flawed and we had protested against it. But they said the sewerage was made to control the flood in monsoon. But today you can see it has only polluted the lake”.
“If the sub- metropolis, the responsible body, itself gets engaged in contaminating the lake, what more tragedy is likely to befall the city?” he asks.
The Phirke and Bulaudi streams and the Seti canal, too, end up in the lake. But before ending in the lake, they collect all the city’s garbage, sullage, sewerage, and wastages of all kinds. "Apart from this, some hoteliers and restaurateurs still dispose the overflow of their septic tanks into the lake at night," says Mangal Nepali, president of Pokhara Community Service, a community-based group.
Sedimentation and siltation are other major problems that have threatened the lake's existence. In fact, the lake has already lost a huge chunk of its surface area due to sedimentation, siltation and encroachment. Old-timers in Pokhara recall that the lake was much bigger some half a century ago. Haram Jalari, 75, a fisherman recalls, “50 years back, the lake was up to Pame, but now half of that has changed into fields. My grand children don’t believe when I tell them this fact.”
Agrees Dr Devendra Bahadur Lamichhane, who has carried out a research on the lake. "The lake's surface area was 10 sq. km in 1956 but coming to 1995, it had shrunk to 4.5 sq. km. The topological maps taken in 1957-58 and even the aerial photographs taken by Airmap, an Italian company, in 1971 reveal that the lake was much bigger,” he adds.
The lake is being sedimented in the west from the eroded debris of the Harpan river- the source of the lake- and its tributaries. In fact, the Harpan river becomes the sorrow of the Phewa Lake in every rainy season. Dr Lamichhane says, "More than 1.7 million metric ton of sediment is deposited in the lake by the transportation of Harpan and its tributaries every year. Assuming the current rate of sedimentation and pollution, the death of this great lake is only some 150 years away."
Despite various workshops, seminars and projects designed especially for the preservation of the lake, there seems very little gain and the lake is fast approaching its death. The local residents also seem indifferent to the deteriorating state of the lake and are rather involved in its pollution. They are busy in washing their clothes while their cattle are bathing frequently in the lake. Only a planned government intervention in time can save the lake. Dr Lamichane remarks, “The lake has already crossed the mesotrophic stage and is in the ongoing stage of eutrophication. Unless the people of this area together with the local, regional, and national administrators are aware of the lake’s situation, it will be virtually contracted to reach the dystrophic stage. It will be eventually converted into terra firma”.
political activists belonging to cpn uml took out a torch light protest really against the government in kathmandu 2005/may /2
seven major oppsition party cadres in a really demanding full democracy and restoration of peace in the country sunday 2005/may/22 in capital kathmandu.
marching seven oppsition party in really may 22 in kathmandu .
Sushil Koirala, two-dozen others released
Authorities have freed Nepali Congress (NC) general secretary Sushil Koirala and two-dozen other politicians and student leaders.
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(NC) general secretary Sushil Koirala | |
Koirala who had been facing custody for over three months was released from Nepalganj Thursday along with former minister and NC leader Shiv Raj Joshi, National Assembly member and NC leader Tilak KC and five others, according to the Home Ministry.
Likewise, five political detainees were released in Doti and one in Kanchanpur today.
Meanwhile, following Wednesday’s Supreme Court order, the government today released a dozen student leaders including Pradeep Poudel of the NC-affiliated Nepal Students Union (NSU), Thakur Gaire, leader of CPN (UML) student wing, All Nepal National Free Students Union, and former NSU general secretary Chandra Bhandari from various places in Kathmandu.
nepalnews.com mbk May 26
studentbelonging to nepal student union in a protest really in kathmandu demanding the restoration of democracy thursday may 26
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We are in touch with int’l powers: Dr. Bhattarai Senior Maoist leader, Dr. Baburam Bhattarai, has said his party is in contact with India and other international powers. In an exclusive interview with the BBC Nepali Service Monday, Dr. Bhattarai—who has been in the news for the past couple of weeks for leading a Maoist delegation to meet Indian leaders in New Delhi—said his party was in touch with India and other international powers. He did not elaborate.
He said his party was also in touch with the alliance of seven political parties that is waging a peaceful movement against the royal takeover of February 1. He said there has been some progress with respect to moving towards what he said ‘democratic republicanism.’ When asked if his party was also in touch with the royal palace now, Bhattarai said his party did not see any rationale in holding dialogue with the King after the February 1 move. Referring to his party’s demand for elections to the constituent assembly and reported agreement with the government to limit the Royal Nepalese Army within five kms of the barrack (that was reportedly reached during the failed peace talks more than two years ago), Bhattarai even alleged that the palace had betrayed the Maoists time and again. Responding to allegations made by his own party’s chairman, Prachanda, that he was pro-Indian, Bhattarai said the Maoist supremo had `corrected’ his statement saying that it was too old and had been proved as a mistake. “I haven’t accused him as being pro-palace,” he said. BBC Nepali Service said details of the interview with Dr. Baburam Bhattarai would be aired during its regular transmissions Monday evening. Dr. Bhattarai recently made headlines amid reports in Indian media that Indian intelligence agencies were facilitating his meeting with Indian leaders, including general secretary of CPI (Marxist), Prakash Karat, in New Delhi. Both Bhattarai and Karat refuted such reports. nepalnews.com by May 30 05 Related News
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Police intervene Maoist victims’ protest, dozens arrested
Over 50 Maoist victims were arrested from a protest program in Kathmandu Monday, the Maoist Victim Association (MVA) said. According to the MVA spokesperson Bhojraj Timilsina, the protesters have been detained in various police stations in Kathmandu. They had participated in the Singha Durbar 'gherao' this morning. Singha Durbar houses Prime Minister’s Office and other ministries. Demanding that the government recognize them as internal refugees and ensure their resettlement, the Maoist victims have been in regular protests since the last two months. The MVA has alleged the government failed to meet its commitments made in the past. There are over 27,000 internally displaced people (IDPs) of which 5,000 from various districts in the country are taking refuge in the capital city, the MVA said. nepalnews.com pd May 31 05 | ||||||
Maoist chairman calls upon opposition parties to appoint a `negotiating team’ (2:20 pm)
In what is seen as an indication of upcoming polarization in the Nepali politics, chairman of the Communist Party of Nepal, Prachanda, has called upon the alliance of seven opposition parties—that are protesting the Feb. 1 royal takeover—to appoint an official “negotiating team” to hold dialogue with his party on “all political issues.”
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Chairman of CPN (Maoist) Prachanda (File Photo) | |
In a statement issued on Monday, Prachanda termed recent statements by Nepali Congress president and former premier, G P Koirala-- that he would hold dialogue with his party-- as “very positive.” He said his party was ready to collaborate with all political parties that were against ‘authoritarianism’ in order to make the movement powerful and united.
Prachanda said that the directives issued by his party to all its cadres not to target activists of the seven party alliance was being enforced strictly, save some ‘accidents.’ He called upon the parties to come forward by constituting an official `negotiation team’ in order to create a massive people pressure for a democratic way out. He did not elaborate.
“A strong basis of confidence could be prepared by holding dialogue with such a negotiation team by organizing serious discussions on the whole gamut of political issues,” he added.
The major Maoist demands include a round table conference, interim government, and elections to the constituent assembly to draft a new constitution. They have, however, kept mum on one of the major demands of seven party alliance for the reinstatement of the dissolved parliament.
In its common agenda, the seven party alliance said it was ready to go up to (elections for the) constituent assembly as a way out to the present political impasse. They have, however, ruled out collaboration with the CPN (Maoist) unless the latter gives up violence.
Interestingly, in his statement, Maoist chairman Prachanda said his party was ready to hold dialogue with anyone around the world including the United Nations in favour of what he called Nepali people’s aspirations for democracy, peace and progress.
Prachanda’s statement has come at a time when Lakhdar Brahimi, special advisor to the UN Secretary General, Kofi Annan, is currently in Nepal.
The UN has been saying that it is ready to make available its good offices for the peaceful resolution of the Nepal conflict provided both the parties in the conflict ask it to do so.
While the Maoists have said they are ready to accept UN involvement, successive Nepali governments have rejected the offer saying that “they are capable to resolve the issue internally.”
Critics say the present government is pursuing military means to defeat the insurgents.
International community, including the US, UK and India, have said military solution to the Nepal conflict is not possible. They have also suspended their “lethal” military aid to Nepal in the aftermath of the Feb. 1 royal takeover. nepalnews.com by July 11 05
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Chairman of CPN (Maoist) Prachanda (File Photo) | |
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문화노동자 연영석 님
닉네임은 '게으른 피'
오랜 시간 연대해 온 이주노동자 사이에선 '간절히' 로 더 잘 통하는
연영석 님의 4월 4일(월) 모처럼의 콘서트를 함께 다시 감상합니다.
녹화했던 모든 내용을 차차 공개해 드리고, 요약분 영상 '코리안 드림'을
보십니다.
연영석 님 공연장에는 투쟁현장을 함께 한 만큼
어렵사리 투쟁 중인 비정규직, 해고 노동자부터
한국 땅에서 가장 차별받는 이주노동자, 장애인도 함께 했고
음악관계자 그리고 연영석 님 매니어까지 다양한 사람들이 함께 했습니다.
음악을 하는 사람으로서 처음으로 밴드와 함께 한 공연은
행복한 공연이며, 투쟁현장 함께 했던 동지들이 관객이기에
더욱 행복한 공연이었음을 공연자와 관람자가 공통으로 느낀
소중한 순간입니다.
감상하세요
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2000년 이주투본 때부터 시작해 2002년 이주지부
그리고 미등록 이주노동자 전면합법화 쟁취, 고용허가제 반대,
노동허가제 쟁취, 노동비자 쟁취 등의 기치로
1년 1개월의 농성기간을 거쳐
비로소 주체적 투쟁의 결의로 결정한 이주노동자 노동조합이
2005년 4월 24일 결성되며 첫 임원을 선출합니다.
투쟁 과정 속에 표적단속과 기습납치 등 수많은 탄압이 있어 왔으나
이주 노동자 스스로의 인권과 노동권리를 쟁취하기 위한
투쟁의 주체로서 당당한 발걸음을 시작했습니다.
농성투쟁의 또 하나의 결의이기도 합니다.
2005년 4월 24일, 이주지부 해단 총회에 이은
이주노동자 노동조합 결성 소식을 담았습니다.
아울러, 영상 뒷부분에
2년 가까운 투쟁 기간 수록했던 영상을
4분여의 뮤직비디오로 덧붙입니다. (이미 소개함)
오랜 농성투쟁 과정과 농성 이후 모습들, 이주 동지들의 일상과
이주노동자 노동조합 설립 과정 등을 수록했습니다.
투쟁 과정 속에 함께 했던 동지들의 모습들이 새롭습니다.
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- 총회장
- 민주노총 총연맹 신승철 부위원장 발언
- 민주노총 경기본부 이상무 본부장 발언
- 총회 과정 (성원 확인, 투표, 임원선출 등)
- 첫 임원 발언 (위원장, 수석 부위원장, 사무국장)
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- 이주지부 이윤주 전 지부장
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