नेपाल दुरसञ्चार, नेपाल टेलिकममा परिणत हुँदासम्म यसले खासै केही सकारा्त्मक कार्यक्रमहरु ल्याउन सकेन। वास्तवमा हामीलाइ क लागेको थियो भने सरकारी स्वामित्वबाट छुटेर निजी कार्य प्रणालीमा जाँदा यसले सर्वसाधारणको हितको लागि कार्य गर्नेछ भन्ने लागेको थियो तर त्यस्तो भएन । यिनीहरुको ठगीको,अदुर्दर्शिताको प्रत्यक्षदर्शी मात्र भएर बस्यौ । हुन त "जस्तै विउ, उस्तै रुख " भने झै त्यो बेलाको सरकारसँग आशा गर्ने ठाँउ पनि थिएन । तर आज समय फेरिएको छ । सुचना तथा सञ्चार मन्त्रालयको बागडोर माओवादीको पोल्टामा परेको छ । उनीहरुलाइ सँसारमा दुर्त गतिमा बिकास भइरहेको सञ्चार माध्यमको पुर्ण ज्ञान छ । यस हिसाबमा नेपाललाइ छिट्टैनै उनीहरुले सुचना तथा प्रविधिको क्षेत्रमा बिकास गर्नेछ भन्नेमा दुईमत छैन।
खासै भन्नु पर्दा अहिलेसम्मका अवस्था निकै नै डामाडोल थियो र छ । नेपाल टेलिकमले विभिन्न बहानामा हामी जस्ता उपभोक्ताबाट बिभिन्न शिर्षकमा करहरु लिदै आएका छन् । कर वापत हामीले कुनै सविधा पाएका छैनौ । टेलिकमसँग मेरो एउटै गुनासो के रह्यो भने उनीहरु विश्वका अरु राष्ट्रहरुसँग प्रविधिको मामिलामा प्रतिस्पर्धा गर्न सकेनन। अरु राष्ट्रका टेलिकमहरु आफ्ना ग्राहकलाई कसरी सहुलियत प्रदान गरुँ भन्ने ठान्छन् तर यहाँ चाँहि कसरी "यी सोझा-साझा" ग्राहकसँग बढी भन्दा बढी फाइदा लिन सकियोस् भन्ने सोच छ। त्यसैले त अहिलेसम्म सरकारले VOIP लाई मान्यता दिएको छैन। पुरानो प्रविधिमा अपनाएको आफ्नो सँरचना र आफ्नो पुँजी डब्ने डरले होस् वा अरु विविध कमिसनको खेलले होस् टेलिकमले नेपाली गरिब जनताहरुलाई लुटिनै रहेको छ।
उदाहरणको निम्ति नेपालीले ३ रूपैयामा अमेरिका कल गर्न सक्छ भने त्यस्तो किसिमको प्रविधिलाई किन मान्यता नदिने ? के टलिकमको PSTN मै आधारित पुरानो सँरचनामा आधारित सेवाहरु मात्रै प्रयोग गरी रहनु पर्ने ? टेलिकमले झुटको खेती गरेको धेरै समय भइसक्यो । कहिल्ये भन्छ fibre optics को सञ्जालले देश भरिका सगम,दुर्गम ठाँउमा broadband internet ल्याँउछु, कहिले भन्छ देशभरिकै जिल्लामा मोवाइल सेवालाई विस्तारित गर्छु, कहिले भन्छ यसो गर्छु, त्यसो गर्छु । सब गफ जस्तो लाग्न थालिसक्यो ।
आफ्नो क्षमता भन्दा बढी सिमकार्ड बाँडने, जनतालाई झुक्काएर सस्तो लोकप्रियता कमाउने,Fibre optics लाई तुरुन्त देशभर नफैलाएर त्यसको फाइवरलाइ यत्तिकै सडाउने, नचाँहिदो गरिवमारा थोत्रा प्रविधिलाई काखी च्यापी रहने, अनावश्यक कर लिएर चाँहिदो काममा अग्रसर नहुनु, विश्वस्तरिय प्रविधिलाई विभिन्न नाम दिएर थिचोमिचो गर्नु, हुँदा हुँदा 'अपराधी'सम्म भन्न बेर नलाउने टलिकमबाट अरु के आशा गर्नु, जव यो नाफा कमाउन मात्र बसेको व्यापारी जस्तो भइसक्यो। कम्तीमा व्यापारीले दिएको समान त राम्रो पर्ला तर टेलिकमले दिएको सेवामा कुनै पनि ठाँउमा सन्तोष मान्नु पर्ने अवस्था हाललाई छैन।
हुन त यो सब भनिएका कार्य गर्नलाई समय त अवश्य नै लाग्ला तर जति अग्रसरता देखाउनु पर्ने हो , त्यो देखाएको छैन। दुर्गम भाग केही जनताले ताररहित CDMA फोनको उपभोग नगरेका होइनन् तर टेलिकमले जे गर्छु भनेको छ, त्यो चाँहि गरेर देखाउनु पर्ने हो। किनभने ऊ आइते-जाइते कम्पनी होइन, जनता माथि जवाफदेही हुन सिक्नु पर्छ।
अब जे होस्, माओवादीले सञ्चार र प्रविधिमा अवश्य नै केही विकास गर्ला भन्ने आशा पलाएको छ । वँहाहरुलाई थाहा छ, देशको कुन चाँहि क्षेत्रमा विकास् गरिएमा देशलाइ फाइदा हुनेछ भनेर । अहिले सारा विश्व, सुचना तथा सञ्चार प्रविधिमा लगानि गरेर लाभान्वित भइरहेका छन् । नेपाल त्यसमा चक्ने कुरै भएन। माओवादीको सरकारले अवश्यनै हामी जस्ता पिडित उपभोक्ताको पक्षमा केही काम गर्नुहुनेछ भन्ने म जस्ता थुप्रैलाई आशा पलाएको छ ।
Saturday, March 31, 2007
नेपाल टेलिकमको चर्तिकला
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CONDOM - A browser??????????


I was surfing net but stumbled upon some strange name "Browser-Condom". At first, i thought it's a prank but it wasn't. Those developers have named their new internet browser as "Browser Condom". 'Browser Condom' is currently in Alpha phase that means it's in early development phase.
So, 'vappware' a software developing company who is maker of upcoming full fledged 'browser condom' is currently seeking testers around the world.
The logic behind this CONDOM resembles a lot to real life action. If any bad scripts get executed, it wouldn't go behind the layer of CONDOM(Browser), that means, other files of computer are safe. So, i really don't know how are they going to do this, i mean make their browser wear that layer just like a condom but i'm sure, this is gonna be a buzzword in a coming days soon or may be not.
The name CONDOM.. ha ha ha ha.. i'm not sure female surfers would use it because, look at their promotional graphics.. it's male condom's picture out there.. Moreover, it's just packed like a real world condom. IE/Outlook/windows all 'c o n d o m e d'. :)
After all, it's just a software with it's own uniqueness.
For more details, http://www.vappware.com/vapp/
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Latest 'Google Pack' NEW
Google Pack.. it's a collection of utility softwares which google made for it's users. Users mean everyone who knows a word about google. I happen to use couple of them in google pack like google earth,picasa,google desktop search, google sketch, google talk etc.
More of a fascination, another third-parties have joined the clan. Symantec's Norton Security Scan,a free antivirus has been added. Similarly, PC Tool's Spyware Doctor is another addition to the pack which claims to offer a faster scan, better protection from all malwares/spywares . Guess what? they are free and Vista compatible.
If someone wants to live Google way, Google Pack is a must as it's a bunch of very very very free useful utilities. Now Google Pack has applications like Google Earth,Google Desktop,Google Picasa,Google Toolbar, Google Photos ScreenSaverr,Google Talk,Google VideoPlayer,Mozilla Firefox,Adobe Reader,Norton Security Scan, RealPlayer, GalleryPlayer HD images,Skype and Spyware Doctor.
Interestingly, Google Pack is intelligent to update all it's pack members from time to time.
I think there is support for multilanguages too. Checking http://pack.google.com would help someone acquire knowledge on it and of course to download 'Google Pack'.
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हामी नेपाली,नेपालीमा रमाउन्
च्याट त सबैले गर्नु नै भाको छ होला। त्यसमा पनि अङ्ग्रेजीमा होला । तर मैले जब २००३ तिर युनिकोडको बारेमा थाहा पाको थिए, त्यसबेला नेपालीमा च्याट गर्न पाए कस्तो होला जस्तो लाग्थ्यो। छन त 'नेपाल' रुम लिएर अनेकौ 'जाभा','आइ.आर.सी 'मा
आधारित च्याटरुमहरु छन् । तर कमैले नेपालीमा च्याट गर्ने रुचि देखाएका छन। त्यो बेला मैले 'एम.एस.एन'को मेसेन्जर च्याटमा नेपाली टाइप गर्दा साथीहरु अचम्म मान्दथे। अहिले त्यस्तो छैन। 'विन्डोज एक्स.पी ' छ भने नेपाली युनिकोड मज्जाले पढन सकिन्छ तर लेख्नलाइ भने केहि सफ्टवेइरको मद्दत लिनु पर्ने हुन्छ । जस्तै यहाँ हेर्नुस् ।
मैले दुइटा नेपाली च्याट रुमहरु भेट्टाए । हेर्नुस् त । 

Read more It's Interesting!
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Sony Ericsson hires Hritik Roshan as an Ambassador
Hritik Roshan, this name is very popular name in bollywood and abroad. I'm seeing his Karizma bike Ad even these days. Now, the days are not so far, when we are seeing him for another exciting AD which Includes Sony Ericsson products. Yeap, he'll be endorcing Sony Ericsson's products including those coolest of coolests handsets.
As we know, whoever becomes the brand ambassador of the company, he/she gets all the new products launched for free in addition to the remuneration. Whao. Now, Roshan will be updated with latest SE handsets and gadgets.
As quoted from a news source:
"Speaking on the occasion, Sudhin Mathur, General Manager, Sony Ericsson India, said that India is a very exciting market for the company and Bollywood is one of the most effective routes to reach the Indian audience as it offers instant entertainment, instant identification, instant star power and it strongly influences popular culture. So, Hrithik was an obvious choice for them, as he is the perfect synonym for the Sony Ericsson brand values of performance, lifestyle and entertainment. "
(src:google)
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Friday, March 30, 2007
The Geek Hierarchy
Ha ha ha . This one is really funny . Check this picture out .
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Thursday, March 29, 2007
EYE TEST (POWER CHECK-UP)
Count every "F" in the following text:
FINISHED FILES ARE THE RE
SULT OF YEARS OF SCIENTI
FIC STUDY COMBINED WITH
THE EXPERIENCE OF YEARS..
(SEE BELOW)
HOW MANY 'F's You Found?
................... 3?
WRONG, THERE ARE 6 -- no joke.
READ IT AGAIN
The reasoning behind is further down.
The brain cannot process "OF".
Incredible, or what? Go back and look again!!
Anyone who counts all 6 "F's" on the first go is a genius.
Three is normal, four is quite rare.
Refer this to your friends by clicking link below "Email This".
It will drive them crazy! And keep them occupied
for several minutes.
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Top 21 things a Nepali does after returning from abroad
21. Tries to use credit card in road side hotel.
20. Drinks and carries mineral water and always speaks of health conscious.
19. Sprays duo such so that he doesn't need to take bath.
18. Sneezes and says 'Excuse me'.
17. Says "Hey" instead of "Hi".
says "Yogurt" instead says "Curds".
Says "Cab" instead of "Taxi".
Says "Candy" instead of "Chocolate".
Says "Cookie" instead of "Biscuit".
Says "Free Way" instead of "Highway".
Says "got to go" instead of "Have to go".
Says "Oh" instead of "Zero", (for 704, says Seven Oh Four Instead of Seven Zero Four)
16. Doesn't forget to crib about air pollution. Keeps cribbing every time he steps out.
15. Says all the distances in Miles (Not in Kilo Meters), and counts in Millions. (Not in Lakhs)
14. Tries to figure all the prices in Dollars as far as possible (but deep down the heart multiplies by 70).
13. Tries to see the % of fat on the cover of a milk pocket.
12. When need to say Z (zed), never says Z (Zed), repeats "Zee" several times, if the other person unable to get, then says X, Y Zee(but never says Zed)
11. Writes date as MM/DD/YYYY, on watching traditional DD/MM/YYYY, says "Oh! British Style!!!!"
10. Makes fun of Nepali Standard Time and Nepali Road Conditions.
9. Even after 2 months, complaints about "Jet Lag".
8. Avoids eating more chili (hot) stuff.
7. Tries to drink "Diet Coke", instead of Normal Coke.
6. Tries to complain about any thing in Nepal as if he is experiencing it for the first time.
5. Pronounces "schedule" as "skejule", and "module" as "mojule".
4. Looks speciously towards Hotel/Dhaba food.
3. From the luggage bag, does not remove the stickers of Airways by which he traveled back to Nepal, even after 4 months of arrival.
2. Takes the cabin luggage bag to short visits in India, tries to roll the bag on Nepali Roads.
1. Tries to begin conversation with "In US ...." or "When I was in US..."
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Driving License Document of BIHAR
Bihar Istate Gorment
Driving Licen Sekson
Tiraaphic Dipartment
DRIVING LICEN APPLIKASON PHAAROM
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NOTE: Pleej do not shoot the person at the applikason kounter. He will give you the licen.
For phurthar instructions, see bottom applikason.
1. Last name:
(_) Yadav (_) Sinha (_) Pandey (_) Misra (_) Dont no (Check karet box)
2. First name:
(_) Lakhan (_) Sivprasad (_) Jamnaprasad (_) Laloo (_) Dont no (Check karet box)
3. Age:
(_) Less than phipty (_) Greater than phipty (_) Dont no (Check karet box)
4. Sex:
____ Male _____ Phimale_____ not sure _____not applicable
5. Chappal Size:
____ Lepht ____ Right
6.Occupason:
(_) Politison (_) Doodhwala (_) Pehelwaan (_) House wife (_)Un-employed (Check karet box)
7. Number of children libing in the household: ___
8. Number of children that are yours: ___
9. Mather name: _______________________
10. Phather Name: ____________________ (If not noun,leave blank)
11. Ejjucason: Class- 1 2 3 4 (Circle highest grade completed)
12. Dental rekard/color: (_) Ellow (_) Berownish-ellow (_) Berown (_) Belack (_) Other color _______ pleej Give egjhakt color(Check karet box)
13.Your thumb imparesson :
____________________________
IMPORTANT INISTRUCTIONS:
1. If you are copying from another applikason pharom, pleej do not copy thumb impression also. Pleej provide your own thumb imparesson.
2. PLEEJ DO NOT USE PHINGERS OF YOUR LEGS
3. Use thumb on your lepht hand only. If you dont have lepht hand, use your thumb on right hand. If you do not have right hand, use thumb on lepht hand.
4. IF YOU DONT HAVE BOTH HANDS, YOU CANNOT DRIVE. WE ARE VARY ISTRICT ABOUT THIS.
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Wednesday, March 28, 2007
Cell phones getting smarter
Mobile phones are the innovative devices which gets released every month, or say every week if we cover world's scenario. Some are so addictive to new shape and size, that it's their ritual to change mobile phones with the every new release they like. May be, this is the reason, phone companies are driving their research team to develop new design and features. Besides, the competition among mobile phone manufacturing companies is another reason for newest release of cell phones. That's why it's said, mobile phones are the only gadget which get obsolete very soon with times. I think who carries a phone older than a year is considered uncool. But, in KTM,Nepal?? (as my previous blog titled "Nepal where technology lands last") , people use even 5 years old set. he he..:) Well.. i'm using 2 years old set and i don't mind being uncool. Anyway, There have few releases recently.
1. Samsung SGH-p310
2. LG VX-8700 clamshell
3. LX-570 CDMA clamshell
1. Samsung SGH-p310 - some of it's features are Great Wide Screen, 2MP Camera with Flash, Dual Battery Concept, Card Size. 
2. LG VX-8700 clamshell - some of it's features are EV-DO connectivity for data,2 megapixel camera,stereo Bluetooth,microSD slot for storing media. The exterior casing is metal and has a brushed aluminum appearance. 
3. LX-570 CDMA clamshell - some of it's features are the music-centric, glossy black exterior, touch-sensitive, tune-controlling D-pad, 1.3-megapixel camera, an FM tuner, EV-DO, stereo Bluetooth and a microSD slot as well.
In addition to these new releases(whose price has not been fixed yet), there are services or technologies specially being developed for mobile devices or phones. In a series of recent news, YouTube will be launching mobile website very soon. YouTube will be then viewable live on mobile devices. This will be a breakthrough step if this becomes success. So,currently it's planned for high-bandwidth region like US. Since, video streaming needs lots of internet bandwidth.
Now, what happens if you drop your phone from high? definitely the internal circuits of phones get damaged and it malfunctions. Imagine, if your phone falls from 100 storey building and still it works as great as before. The scientists have found the culprit is the breakable semi-conductors inside electronic device. Dutch researcher Paulette Prins has found a way to develop break-proof technology in mobile phones. Instead of semi-conductors, she used plastic polymer, not a normal plastic polymer but somewhat scientifically engineered plastic polymer as a circuits. It is known that plastic is 1000 times poorer conductor than a normal semi-conductor but with her discovery, plastic could be as conductible as good semi-conductor. For more info
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E-mail Warriors !!! Yahoo going unlimited Storage
During a few past days, while Gmail users are struggling to access and sending their mails, Yahoo was preparing to offer something new to it's users.
Now, it's open air news that reputed IT company like Google is really having a hard time to figure out the real problems,their servers were facing. The problem which caused many users not being able to send/receive mails at all. There have been similar outage cases like this in previous months too which was solved. If someone is experiencing problems like that, then one can check this link for support. http://www.google.com/support/a/
Ahh..Yahoo. Yahoo is a big name in email service providers list. Suprisingly, i don't have a yahoo id. But, whoever is a Yahoo users, there is good news for them. Yahoo is going unlimited starting this May to mark their 10th anniversary. Now, this means, a yahoo users can store whatever he/she likes in her yahoo mail for ever, for lives. It's possible because of the plummeting price of the storage devices.
Right now, i own Gmail and hotmail account. And, the usage for people like me, it's just around 2 or 3 percents of the entire storage. For me, it's still unlimited storage of 2 GB. May be it's Yahoo's game to flock people on their service but i'm not attracted to them yet. It's still too much for me. May be someday, amidst the highway of excellent bandwidth, i may start sharing music/videos on mail, then i may have to sort out things for storage but for the time being, the offer is simpleton and 'no thanks' to their service.
I bet, yahoo users must be happy. Congratulation to them. And,this trend will get followed by others too. I'm hundred percent sure enough to tell this because, world followed GMAIL's 2 GB trend.
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Microsoft Office 2007 localized in Hindi
There is a recent announcement of Microsoft on the release of their Microsoft office 2007 hindi version. In the context of Nepal, Microsoft has released a patch to give Windows XP above SP2,a Nepalese language enabled environment. This was on the project based on localization of Microsoft product in past.
Now, in India too, Microsoft said, it is the commitment they made under 'Project Bhasha' in 2003 to promote local indian language. Now, the fully localized Hindi version of Microsoft office 2007 will be equally valueable for Nepalese users too. This is my own judgement because, the lipi that we use and indian use, they fall under same one category, i.e devnagari. So, i think it won't make much difference on usage since we can use that for our own use too.
Besides, Microsoft is preparing to release thirteen indian Language interface packs(LIPS) later this year,they are Marathi, Gujarati, Tamil, Punjabi, Bengali, Malayam, Kannada,Konkani,Telugu,Urdu,Assamese and Oriya. They are releasing pack for nepali speaker and reader at the same time, since so many Nepalese people reside in the country too.
Indians are hopeful as everyone when a certain localized project is completed. It's like reaching native language speakers, cutting digital divide, increasing user base, blah blah blah..
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Monday, March 26, 2007
it was CAN InfoTech, Now it is 'CAN Softech 2007'
We know and have heard of exhibition like "CAN InfoTech SHOW". The same people have come up with the new idea and program named "CAN SoftTech 2007". CAN Infotech is related to all about the computer hardwares, albeit, some were showing their own softwares too. CAN Infotech has been kind a both Computer Hardware and Software related. Now, i don't see any clue why they come up with this idea "SoftTech". If the software industry in Nepal has started growing and they felt that they need separate platform or idea to uplift this sector, then it's a good idea but if it is purely for getting AD Money, cheap publicity, getting visitors or for getting donations in any way so, then it's a bad idea.
I'm not yet sure if there is any piracy act in Nepal. Without implementing these piracy act, they won't get flourished. It's impossible to dream about software growth in here. Anyways,it's their fresh start conducting something new like this.
In their very words: CAN Soft-Tech is one of the major activities of CAN which brings national and international software developers / products under a single umbrella for business promotion and exhibition. This will be an opportunity for national and international software developers / products and consumers to meet together, share ideas and demonstrate their products. The event provides separate space and time for demonstration of software products. The event focuses on the following objectives... More
Date: 2nd – 5th May 2007
Time: 09:00 am – 6:00 pm
Venue: World Trade Centre,
4th Floor,
Tripureshwor, Kathmandu
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मेरो नेपाल अनि निकम्मा सरकार
जहिले पनि english मा आफ्ना मनका कुरा लेख्दा दिक्क लाग्दो रहेछ । त्यसैले आज युनिकोडको सहारा लिदै छु । दिन भरि आज मलाइ निकै गर्मी बढेको महसुस भो , लगाको कपडा समेत फुकालेर एकछिन त्यसै बसे । निकै उकुस-मुकुस भै राथ्यो । यसो कान्तिपुर टिभीमा प्रचन्डको अन्तर्बाता हेरे , त्यो हिजैको पुन प्रसारण थियो । त्यही हेरे र प्रचन्डको कुरा सँगै देश कहिले स्विजरल्याण्ड हुने हो, आशा र कल्पनाको सँसारमा डुब्न थाले । देशको स्थिति दिनानुदिन बिग्रया छ, यँहा कसैलाइ 'बाल' छैन । प्रचन्डको अन्तर्बाता सकिन साथ आएको कान्तिपुर समाचार हेर्दा झन दिक्क लाएर आयो । नेताहरुको भागभन्डा मिलेन रे, त्यसैले आजको वार्ता पनि विना निष्कर्ष टुँन्गियो रे । कहिले अन्तरिम सरकार बन्ला, कहिले सँविधानसभाको मिति घोषणा होला, अनि कहिले आफुले भोट हालेर चुनेको मान्छेलाइ जिताएर देशमा प्रगतिका रेखा कोरिएला भनेर बसिराँ बेला जहिले नि त्यही कुर्सीको लागि मारामार देख्दा त 'थुक्क नेता हो ' जस्तो लाग्यो । माओवादीलाई उनीहरुले भनेको जस्तो कुर्सि दिए त भइ हाल्यो नि । यो अवसर उनीहरुले बारम्बार पनि त पाको होइन । यसो देश बिकास गर्छु भन्नेलाइ उनीहरुले भन्या जस्तो सीट त दिनु पर्यो नि । डाँकाहरु,दिदैनन् के गर्ने । यी सात दलका चाला त देखेकै हो क्यारे, बेकारमा ठिस-ठिस । यस्तै यावत कुराहरु सोच्दै 'कल कान्तिपुर' बाट आनन्द लिइ राँ थि, साला प्राधिकरणले बत्ती काटी हाल्यो । क्या रमाइलो भइ राथ्यो, गीत र गफ सुन्दै,सब चट भो । अनि बोर लागेर के गरुम-गरुम भो, अचानक मेरो कुकुरहरुको याद आयो र गए तिनीहरुसँग खेले आधा घन्टा जति । हब्सी 'शेरु' खै किन हो, मलाइ त्यसको एकदम माया लाग्छ । टाइगरको पनि माया नलाग्ने होइन,तर पनि, जे होस् मलाइ मेरा दुबै कुकुरहरु प्यारो छ। अनि बत्ती झ्वाम्म्,बाइकमा पेट्रोल पनि झ्वाम्म । तर बाइकमा चाँहि अलिकति पेट्रोल बाँकी रहेछ । यसो 'इवनिङ वाक' गर्नु पर्यो भनेर बाइकमा बसेर विस्तारै लागे बौद्धको मेनरोडतिर । बाबा !! कस्तो जाम । किन होला भनेर एकजना ट्राफिकलाइ सोधेको, मुख बिगार्दे'पेट्रोल बाँडने हल्लाले 'त्यस्तो भाको रे । उसलाइ पनि पेट्रोलको धुवाँले अटस-पटस भाको रैछ । "थैकँ गड, मसँग फेस् मास्क थियो र बचे । पछि जाममा फस्दा सरापे 'गिरिजा' र त्यसको सरकारलाइ । कस्तो निकम्म सरकार, कस्तो निकम्म व्यवस्था, जे चिजको पनि हाहाकार । मलाइ त खै किन हो किन , यो गिरिजाको सरकार एकदम अलछिन लाग्छ । देशमा जे पनि नराम्रो हुन्छ, यै गिरिजाको पालामा हुन्छ बा । बुढो त निकै अलछिन नै छ क्यारे । राजा विरेन्द्रको वँश नाश, ठुल्ठुला प्लेन दुर्घटना, बस दुर्घटना, ठुल्ठुला नरसँहार, मँहगी, पानीको हाहाकार, हुँदा हुँदा मेरो वाइकलाइ शुद्ध पेट्रोलको प्याक-प्याकी,यो सब यही गिरिजाकै पालामा भाको, भइराछ । जे भए पनि मन नै हो, जे सोचे नि भो ।
त्यसपछि 'साइबर'मा पसुँला सोच्या थिए तर वत्ती त त्यँहा पनि रैनछ । के गर्ने त, अनि Gemini Grocer मा गए, अलिकति सपिङ गर्नलाइ । त्यहाँ छिरेछी ५० रुपैया मात्रको समान लिएर आउन लाजै लाग्ने, त्यसैले जे पाए, टिप्दै हजार रुपैया जति सिध्याएर घर फर्के अनि मैनवत्तीमा बसेर यै गफहरु लेखीराछु ।
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Sunday, March 25, 2007
Alternative Resources in Nepal
These days,anyone living in Nepal knows the real pain of breathing air here. I think we're the most unfortunate human beings living under system like this. Statistically, we read that we are rich in hydro-led sources and ironically, we are under severe trauma of overly burdened load-shedding onto our heads. It's same thing, there is always an opposite proximity between theory and practical subject.
We're geographically surrounded by a huge lands,precisely we're landlocked. Now, the only source of fuel is to get these fuels using those neighbouring lands. I don't know what game was running within our own oil corporation in past, now, it's on the verge of collapse. It's so much into the debts of indian oil corporation. The policy itself proved very wrong during the course of time. They hiked the fuel prices when international price went high but they intentionally didn't lower the price when international price went down. This is the main reason of vandalisms, destructions, burning tyres on road everytime Nepal's oil corporation decided to hike fuel price. We know that corruption is everywhere. There were many news in papers in past regarding corruption within corporation. It's their case and their business but when it starts to pinch our livelihood, then it becomes our business too. I really don't want to criticize more, because, my criticism isn't going to make any difference. The only thing i want to realize myself "it's the lack of far sightedness,inability to run the system properly and corruption".. these things led us here.
Now, what's the solution? even though we find solutions affordable by normal people, there would be large hidden obstructions from Multinationals,politicians.. after all, it's politics. Everywhere politics. Normally, politics is to improve countrys economic,diplomatic (blah blah) conditions but here politicians play politics which affects peoples life badly. I really don't want to care about those jerks.
These days,there is a fuel scarcity,load-shedding.. There is 'no petrol' or 'no diesel' signs in every pumps. It's really very bad for them whose daily earnings are based on these petroleum products. Taxi drivers,bus drivers and any other public vehicles running on petrol/diesel are on great business crisis. It's hard for them to survive since no earning could be possible. And, government, they are just parroting " because of the seal in indian border". ( तिनीहरुको टाउकोमा परेको छैन, जब पर्छ तब केहि गर्लान कि तिनीहरुले)They have to find a way around anyhow to ease peoples living. But this government is acting blind-folded and remaining numb. Well,they could promote some natural resources of our Own country like "BIO-GAS" and "BIO-FUEL". These are the generic names for the resources being utilized in far remote areas or the resources which are being tested successfully just waiting to get commercialized but as we know, without government's approval, nothing can be run in market. Government must release budget to utilize our own resources so that we can rely on our resources and be independent. But, as i mentioned earlier, there are some hidden forces who don't want this to happen no matter if general people suffers or not. I think it's time to pressurize government for this kind of development too when all Nepalese are dreaming for New Nepal. But, i've no hope on this government.
BioFuel(BioDiesel) also chemically known as Ethanol could be very effective if blended in recent petrol distribution or could be used independently after implementing new formulation as alternative to petrol fuel. BioFuel could be the natures gift to country like ours whose dependency on petrol-exporting countries be minimized. We could uplift our economic condition utilizing the immense natural resources we've. Above all, this is very environment friendly resource to use unlike Petroleum products. Let's hope this BioFuel be introduced as soon as possible. I think most of people don't know about this BioFuel. It is becoming buzzwords only among the environmentalists,students, professors and every other person who stands themselve socially aware and educated.
A news regarding Ethanol was published once in media. One can check this also
BioGas is another alternative resource to firewood,kerosene. This is good to know that almost in many remote sectors of our country, this BioGas is being used. Biogas Sector Partnership so far, has installed more than 150,000 biogas units in the country. BioGas is produced from cow dung and other waste materials. Such BioGas producing units are being expected to raise in coming years. To get details news, one can refer here
Now, lets hope BioFuel and BioGas be seen as soon as possible in our Country to remove the stress when petrol/kerosene crisis happens.
