काठमाडौंमा काेराेना भाइरसको संक्रमण बढिरहेको बेला विभिन्न स्थान नगरपालिकाहरुमा स्वाब संकलन गर्नेक्रममा टोखा झाेर वडा नं १ अन्तर्गत बौडेश्वर माध्यमिक विद्यालय को प्राङ्गणमा करिब ७२ जनाको स्वाब संकलन गर्ने काम गरिएको हो । PCR स्वाब संकलमा जम्मा उपस्थित ७२ जनामा समुदाय स्तरमा कोरोना फैलिए नफैलिएको थाहापाउनको निमित परिक्षण सुरु गरिएको हो ।
काठमाडौं : बीमा समितिले बिहीबार बीमा कम्पनीलाई सर्कुलर जारी गर्दै कोरोना बीमा दाबी भुक्तानी पाउन सरकारी प्रयोगशालाबाटै पोजिटिभ रिपोर्ट आएको हुनुपर्ने जनाएका छन्। बीमा समितिले सरकारी प्रयोगशालाबाट आएको कोरोना भाइरस (कोभिड-१९) पोजिटिभ रिर्पोटलाई मात्रै मान्यता दिने सञ्चालकको भनाइ छ। निजी ल्याबको पोजिटिभ रिपोर्टको आधारमा बीमा भुक्तानी दिन्न भन्न मिल्दै मिल्दैन बताएपछि निजी ल्याबले आपत्ति जनाएका हुन्। बीमा कम्पनीले निजी ल्याबको रिपोर्टमाथि प्रश्न गर्न थालेका छन् ।
‘कि त निजी ल्याबलाई सरकारले अनुमति दिनु हुँदैन थियो। यत्तिबेला आएर ’, निजी क्षेत्रबाट सञ्चालित विद ल्याबका अध्यक्ष बिके भण्डारी भन्छन्, ‘निजी ल्याबमा कुनै कमिकमजोरी भए सरकारले अनुगमन गरेर कारबाही गर्नुपर्छ। तर, बीमा कम्पनीले ल्याबको रिपोर्टमाथि प्रश्न गर्न मिल्दैन।’ निजी ल्याबको रिपोर्टको आधारमा बीमा भुक्तानी दिन्न भन्नु कम्पनीको बदमासी हो भन्न पिडितहरुले थालेका छन् । साथै निजी अस्पतालको कोरोना पोजेटिभ रिपोटमाथि शंका रहेको भन्न थालेका छन् ।
“The Safe Travels Stamp by WTTC and the Safer Tourism Seal by Rebuilding Travel are complementary and not in competition,” says Alain St. Ange, current candidate for president of Seychelles, former minister of Tourism, and president of the African Tourism Board.
Travel safety depends on both, the provider and the receiver, and it takes leadership. Recognizing this fact, Rebuilding Travel has created the
- The Safer Tourism Seal
- The Safer Tourism Award
- The Safer Tourism Pass
African Tourism Board‘s head of the Safety and Security Committee, Dr. Walter Mzembi, commented after yesterday’s Ministerial round-table that Africa has 55 countries, 55 destinations, 55 brands and this remains a challenge. If some of the brands are not performing they pose a collateral liability to the rest and pull others’ efforts back.
Mzembi continued: “Destinations now need to authenticate their journey of recovery with an endorsement from reputable stakeholders, including rebuilding.travel Safer Tourism Seal and WTTCand its Safe Travels Stamp. It will boost market confidence in source markets.
Kenya has led by example by adopting both the seal and the stamp. The reality is – source markets are heterogeneous and no single endorsement may satisfy the anxiety of markets and questions about Africa, the more the merrier as long as the integrity of the product is the underlying factor, as we are dealing with lives here.
All of this is not only true for Africa. Nigel David., Regional Director and WTTC Ambassador, told the ministerial round-table organized by the African Tourism Board (ATB) yesterday, that the stamp had been awarded to more than 90 destinations. Rebuilding.travel the issuer of the Safer tourism Seal has members in 117 countries. In reality, both systems complement each other and should be equally attractive for any destination and stakeholder.
WTTC states about the Safe Travels Stamp: “WTTC alongside our Members, governments, health experts, and other industry associations are working together to achieve effective recovery protocols by developing meaningful action plans that optimize sector-wide recovery efforts.
“Part of our protocols includes providing the public & private sectors with the insights & tool kits for interaction & implementation to ensure that people are and feel safe, however WTTC, our members and the sector can not guarantee 100% safety. It is paramount to have common rules. Ultimately, we envision a future of travel that is safe, secure, seamless, and provides an authentic and meaningful experience to the traveler across the journey; one which supports the livelihoods of millions and contributes to sustainable economic growth.”
“The WTTC Safe Travels Stamp is an excellent initiative by a travel member organization. Even though the word safe travels could create liability,” the WTTC CEO Gloria Guevara told eTurboNews, “The Stamp was never a certification, but a pledge based on self-assessment of well-researched protocols. WTTC put such protocols together for many segments of the industry. In pledging to WTTC to follow such protocols the recipient qualifies to show the Stamp.”
“We at rebuilding.travel added a number of options for our Safer Tourism Seal,” said Juergen Steinmetz, a founding member of rebuilding.travel. Steinmetz is also the CEO of the Travel News Group, owner of eTurboNews, and a member of the Executive Committee for the African Tourism Board.
Steinmetz says: “Same as the WTTC stamp, our seal is based on self-assessment and is not a certification. Same as WTTC, our seal is complimentary. Anyone endorsing approved guidelines, including the WTTC pledge, the TUV initiative in Germany, the initiative by Seychelles, Turkey, Spain, or Jamaica for example, will be approved for the Safer Tourism Seal. The basics of course is following the guidelines given by the World Health Organization is another qualifying factor.”
“We are not competing with WTTC, we are complementing WTTC and other initiatives. With our members in 117 countries participating in discussion facilitated by our rebuilding.travel events everyone can learn from all others. It’s a communication that WTTC had been a part of.”
Safer Tourism Seal “You don’t have to be a member of any organization to participate. We welcome all leaders and those concerned with the travel and tourism industry.”
Here are some of the additional options that come with the Seal.
Evaluation:
The Safer Tourism Seal offers a voluntary evaluation by experts. This evaluation is done after a detailed interview and a 50-point discussion.
Here is part of the evaluation written by Dr. Peter Tarlow from Safer Tourism in response to the application for the seal by the Ministry of Tourism Kenya:
The Hon. Najib Balala received this award in a special session on livestream.travel published around the world.
काठमाडौँ- मच्छिन्द्रनाथको रथयात्राका क्रममा ललितपुरमा बिहीबार स्थानीय युवाहरू र प्रहरीबीच भएको उल्लेख छ। झडपको कोभिड १९ को विषम परिस्थितिमा पनि आयोजक गुठीले आफ्नो संस्कृति र परम्परालाई निरन्तरता दिने कार्य गरेकोप्रति सरकारले सहजीकरण गरिदिनु बुद्धिमता हुने उल्लेख गर्दै गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको उल्लेख गरेको छ। हाम्रो धर्म, संस्कृति, परम्परा र सामाजिक सद्भावलाई कायम राख्दै आयोजक पक्ष अगाडि बढ्नु आफ्नो कर्तव्य पनि भएको उल्लेख गर्दै महासंघका महासचिव अस्मिता भण्डारीद्वारा जारी विज्ञप्तिमा रातो मच्छिन्द्रनाथको रथयात्रा क्रममा भएको झडपका कारण घाइते भएका सम्पूर्ण दाजुभाइ तथा दिदीबहिनीहरूको शीघ्र स्वास्थ्य लाभको कामना गरेको पनि उल्लेख छ।
विश्व हिन्दू महासंघले सहकालका देवता प्रसिद्ध रातो मच्छिन्द्रनाथको रथयात्राका क्रममा ललितपुरमा बिहीबार स्थानीय युवाहरू र प्रहरीबीच भएको झडपको घटनाप्रति गम्भीर ध्यानाकर्षण भएको उल्लेख गरेको छ।
Hawaii’s largest carrier, Hawaiian Airlines, today announced more than 1,000 job cuts as COVID-19 continues to ravage travel demand and lockdowns fuel economic distress. Peter Ingram, Hawaiian Airlines president and CEO, announced today in a letter to employees that there will be more than 1,000 the new job cuts. The letter explained that furlough notices would be sent today to flight attendants and pilots, reducing the airline’s flight attendant workforce by 816 jobs. Of that number 341 are involuntary. The airline will also reduce its pilots by 173 of which 101 are involuntary. In a couple of weeks around.
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AHLA) today released an analysis on the economic and human struggle of the hotel industry six months into the COVID-19 pandemic, with millions of employees still furloughed or laid off and travel demand lagging far behind normal levels. Key findings of the report include: • Four out of 10 hotel employees are still not working. • Almost two-thirds (65%) of hotels remain at or below 50 percent occupancy, which is below the threshold at which most hotels can break even and pay debt. • Consumer travel remains at all-time low, with only 33 percent of Americans
काठमाडौं : नेपाल आयल निगमले पेट्रोलको मूल्य फेरि बढाएको छ। साउन ३२ गते डिजेल, पेट्रोल र मटीतेलको मूल्य प्रतिलिटर एक रुपैयाँ बढाएको थियो। निगमका अनुसार मंगलबार राति १२ बजेबाट लागू हुने गरी पेट्रोलको मूल्य प्रतिलिटर २ रुपैयाँ बढेको हो। पेट्रोल १०७ रुपैयाँ प्रतिलिटर पुगेको छ। डिजेल, मटितेल, हवाई इन्धन र खाना पकाउने ग्यासको मूल्य भने यथावत नै रहेको छ। भारतीय आयल कर्पोरेसनमा पठाएको मूल्य सूचीका आधारमा पेट्रोलको मूल्य १७ दिनमै बढ्योको छ।
Deepak Neupane, Kathmandu : Pear fruit in nepal, which originated in central Asia. its a Famous in kathmandu Farping area. 15 km from balkhu to Farping Naspati joun. world wide Corona virus effects all pear damage his farm.
Pear is rich in fiber, and is not only delicious but also contains vitamin A, B1, B2, C, E, as well as niacin, folic acid, magnesium, phosphorus, potassium, copper, calcium and iron. AT pear fruit orchard occupied 4,455 hectares of areas, producing 34,231 metric tons of pears. There are two types of pear trees—Asian and European types. Asian pear, which is locally known as Naspati, is widely cultivated in Nepal. It is well adapted to mid-hill districts of Nepal.
There are several health benefits of fresh pear fruit and juice. It is said to prevent Post-Menopausal breast cancer, high blood pressure, stroke, stomach cancer, constipation, sore throat, fever and osteoporosis. It also improves lung function and reduces Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease symptoms such as shortness of breath, breathlessness and coughing. It is also known to lower cholesterol and boost immune system.
Almost all hill and mountain districts in Nepal are suitable for pear farming Dakchin kali farping , Sankhuwasabha, Dhankuta, Sindhupalchok, Rasuwa and Kavre produce most.
Pear is cultivated in both mid and high mountains. In fact, it is a native fruit of these areas. If the government launched similar programs for pears, it would directly benefit smallholders. Pear farming is easier to expand as pear trees are more suitable for marginal and sloppy lands.
