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Rajendra Lingden
Rajendra Prasad Lingden is a Nepali politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal. He also served as the Minister of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation. He is also the chairman of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP). He served as a member of the 1st Federal Parliament of Nepal from March 2018. He was re-elected in 2022 in the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal. Early life and education Rajendra Lingden was born in Amarpur, in Panchthar district, to Dhan Kumari and Man Prasad Lingden. He married Sita Thapa, they have one daughter and two sons. Lingden was involved in politics from a young age. He has completed his master's degree from Tribhuvan University. He was also nominated for the position of chairman of the District Development Committee of Jhapa during the direct rule of King Gyanendra. He comes from Jhapa-3, constituency. Career Lingden was involved in RPP politics from the beginning of the party's establishment. He held several positions within the party ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Honourable
''The Honourable'' (Commonwealth English) or ''The Honorable'' (American English; American and British English spelling differences#-our, -or, see spelling differences) (abbreviation: ''Hon.'', ''Hon'ble'', or variations) is an honorific Style (manner of address), style that is used as a prefix before the names or titles of certain people, usually with official governmental or diplomatic positions. Use by governments International diplomacy In international diplomatic relations, representatives of foreign states are often styled as ''The Honourable''. Deputy chiefs of mission, , consuls-general, consuls and honorary consuls are always given the style. All heads of consular posts, whether they are honorary or career postholders, are accorded the style according to the State Department of the United States. However, the style ''Excellency'' instead of ''The Honourable'' is used for ambassadors and high commissioners only. Africa Democratic Republic of the Congo In the Democrati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Budhhiman Tamang
Budhhiman Tamang is a Nepalese politician, belonging to the Rastriya Prajatantra Party. He is currently serving as a member of the 2nd Federal Parliament of Nepal. In the 2022 Nepalese general election he was elected as a proportional representative from the indigenous people There is no generally accepted definition of Indigenous peoples, although in the 21st century the focus has been on self-identification, cultural difference from other groups in a state, a special relationship with their traditional territ ... category. References Living people Nepal MPs 2022–present Nepal MPs 1999–2002 Nepal MPs 1994–1999 Year of birth missing (living people) {{nepal-politician-stub Rastriya Prajatantra Party politicians Members of the Rastriya Panchayat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Energy, Water Resources And Irrigation (Nepal)
The Ministry of Energy, Water Resources and Irrigation () is a governmental body of Nepal that governs the development and implementation of energy including its conservation, regulation and utilization. It furthermore develops operates electricity projects including hydropower projects. Due to the importance of water resources in Nepal, the ministry focuses on the development and utilization of hydropower. In 2018, under the Second Oli cabinet, the portfolio of the ministry was enlarged and the portfolios of ''Water Resources and Irrigation'' was added to the then ''Ministry of Energy'', while the Ministry of Irrigation was discontinued. Organisational structure There are three departments under the ministry to facilitate and implement its work. They are: # Department of Electricity Developmentbr>''(website)''# Department of Water Resources and Irrigation (website)' # Department of Hydrology and Meteorologybr>''(website)'' Furthermore, several organizations also work u ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rastriya Prajatantra Party Nepal
Rastriya Prajatantra Party, Nepal (; translation: ''National Democratic Party Nepal'') is a Hindu right-wing, cultural conservative party. It previously existed as royalist political party in Nepal from 2006 to 2016. The party was formed as a splinter of Rastriya Prajatantra Party in 2006 and was later reunified in 2016. The party was reformed in 2022 by Kamal Thapa. The party supported the restoration of the Hindu kingdom in Nepal under the Shah dynasty. Presently, the party advocates only Hindu nationalism. The party was registered with the Election Commission of Nepal ahead of the April 2008 Constituent Assembly election for the first time. Ahead of the election, the party sought to form a front of royalist parties. In the 2013 elections, the party had emerged as the fourth largest party in the Constituent Assembly winning 24 out of 575 seats. History Founding, 2006–2008 It was started as a breakaway faction of the Rastriya Prajatantra Party under leadership of Kamal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is mainly situated in the Himalayas, but also includes parts of the Indo-Gangetic Plain. It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China China–Nepal border, to the north, and India India–Nepal border, to the south, east, and west, while it is narrowly separated from Bangladesh by the Siliguri Corridor, and from Bhutan by the States and union territories of India, Indian state of Sikkim. Nepal has a Geography of Nepal, diverse geography, including Terai, fertile plains, subalpine forested hills, and eight of the world's ten List of highest mountains#List, tallest mountains, including Mount Everest, the highest point on Earth. Kathmandu is the nation's capital and List of cities in Nepal, its largest city. Nepal is a multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, multi-religious, and multi-cultural state, with Nepali language, Nepali as the official language. The name "Nepal" is first record ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Nepal
The Kingdom of Nepal was a Hindu monarchy in South Asia, founded in 1768 through the unification of Nepal, expansion of the Gorkha Kingdom. The kingdom was also known as the Gorkha Empire and was sometimes called History of Asal Hindustan, Asal Hindustan. Founded by Prithvi Narayan Shah, a Gorkha monarch who claimed Thakuri ancestry from the Chaubisi Rajya, chaubisi principalities, the kingdom endured for 240 years under the formal rule of the Shah dynasty, whose authority fluctuated over time. It lasted until 2008, when the monarchy was abolished and the country became the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, Federal Democratic Republic. After the invasion of Tibet and plundering of Digarcha by Nepali forces under Bahadur Shah of Nepal, Prince Regent Bahadur Shah in 1792, the 8th Dalai Lama, Dalai Lama and Chinese Ambans reported to the Chinese administration for military support. The Chinese and Tibetan forces under Fuk'anggan attacked Nepal but went for negotiations afte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Panchthar District
Panthar District () is one of 14 districts of Koshi Province in the eastern hilly region of Nepal. It is a Hill district of eastern Nepal. The district covers of area. The 2011 census counted 191,817 population. Phidim is the district headquarters. History Panthar was a part of Old Dhankuta District during Rana era and until 1962. Dhankuta district had two subdivisions Chhathum and Tehrathum. Panchthar was a thum (county) under the Terhathum subvision. It became a separate district in 1962 when the old 32 traditional districts divided into 75 district. Geography and climate Demographics At the 2021 Nepal census, Panchthar District had 42,495 households and a population of 172,400. 8.11% of the population was under 5 years of age. Panchthar had a literacy rate of 82.48% and a sex ratio of 1012 females per 1,000 males. 12,336 (7.16%) lived in urban areas. Ethnicity/caste: Janjatis make up the majority in the district at 73%. Limbu people make up over 43% of the populatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jhapa 3 (constituency)
Jhapa 3 is one of five parliamentary constituencies of Jhapa District in Nepal. It came into existence on the Constituency Delimitation Commission (CDC) report submitted on 31 August 2017. Incorporated areas Jhapa 3 incorporates Kachankawal Rural Municipality, Haldibari Rural Municipality, Barhadashi Rural Municipality, ward 10 of Birtamod Municipality and wards 1–8 of Bhadrapur Municipality. Assembly segments It encompasses the following Province No. 1 Provincial Assembly segment * Jhapa 3(A) * Jhapa 3(B) Members of Parliament Parliament/Constituent Assembly Provincial Assembly 3(A) 3(B) Election results Election in the 2020s 2022 general election 2022 provincial election =3(A)= =3(B)= Election in the 2010s 2017 legislative elections 2017 Nepalese provincial elections = 3(A) = = 3(B) = 2013 Constituent Assembly election Election in the 2000s 2008 Constituent Assembly election Election in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Krishna Prasad Sitaula
Krishna Prasad Sitaula () is a Nepali politician, belonging to the Nepali Congress. He is the leader of the Nepali Congress parliamentary party in the upper house, the National Assembly (Nepal), Rastriya Sabha. Sitaula is known for playing an important role in the Comprehensive Peace Accord, comprehensive peace accord. Political career Sitaula was nominated general secretary of the party by president Sushil Koirala. A close confidant of the Koirala family, Sitaula served as Ministry of Home Affairs (Nepal), Home Minister and Deputy Prime Minister of Nepal, Deputy prime minister in 2006. Sitaula won 1994 by-elections and 1999 Nepalese general election, 1999 elections from Jhapa 1 (constituency), Jhapa 1. He had won from Jhapa 3 (constituency), Jhapa 3 in the second constituent assembly election. Sitaula lost the 2017 elections due to betrayal from RPP, which had forged a nationwide alliance with Nepali Congress. It fielded Rajendra Prasad Lingden and allied with CPN (UML) to o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
House Of Representatives (Nepal)
The House of Representatives, commonly known as Pratinidhi Sabha (), is one of the houses of the Federal Parliament of Nepal, with the other house being the National Assembly. Members of the House of Representatives are elected through a parallel voting system. They hold their seats for five years or until the body is dissolved by the President on the advice of the council of ministers. The house meets at the International Convention Centre in Kathmandu. The House has 275 members; 165 elected from single-member constituencies by first-past-the-post voting and 110 elected through proportional electoral system where voters vote for political parties, considering the whole country as a single election constituency. The House of Representatives, unless dissolved, continues to operate for five years from the date appointed for its first meeting. However, in a state of emergency, the term of the House of Representatives may be extended, not exceeding one year in accordance with feder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prakash Chandra Lohani
Prakash Chandra Lohani () (born 21 April 1944) is a Nepalese politician, economist and member of the ARPPR. He has served as a Minister of Finance, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Labour & Transportation, and Minister of Housing & Physical Planning in governments formed during the panchayat era and in governments formed after the restoration of multi-party democracy. He has also served as an acting prime minister of Nepal. Career Lohani was appointed Minister of Finance of Nepal in July 1983 and June 2003. During his tenure as the Finance Minister, for the first time in Nepal, he initiated the process of financial liberalization by introducing policies in favor of privatization of public enterprises. Growth in Nepal's financial market, especially the emergence of banking sectors, financial institutions can be attributed to the policies enacted by him during his tenure as a finance minister. Nepal's first joint venture backed bank, Nepal Ara ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana
Pashupati Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana () is a politician from the Rana dynasty. He served in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Nepal), Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Finance (Nepal), Ministry of Finance, the Ministry of Water Resources and Communication (1990–1994), Minister of Water Resources (1995–1997 and 1997–1998) after the Panchayat era. He served as Minister of Panchayat and Local Development (1986–1988), Ministry of Transport and Tourism (1978–1979) and various other full ministers and state ministers during the Panchayat (Nepal), Panchayat era. He is also one of the richest people in Nepal. Family Pashupati Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana was born to Lieutenant General Yuvaraja Bijaya Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana, son of Mohan Shamsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He is married to ''Maharani'' Usha Raje Scindia, daughter of the Maharaja of the Gwalior State, Jiwajirao Scindia, Jivajirao Scindia and Vijaya Raje Scindia, Vijayaraje Scindia. He has two daughters: Devy ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
