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NRN-Canada participates in the Launching of Nepal Tourism Year 2011
A number of NRNs participated in the launching of program o f Nepal Tourism Year 2011. The launching was done by Rt. Hon. Prime minister of Nepal. The NRNs under the banner of NRNA marched from Nepal Academy Hall, Kamaladi to the Sainik Manch at Tudikhel with Nepali National Flags in the hands.
The NRN participation was led by NRNA Founder President and Chief Patron Dr. Upendra Mahato. Dr. Jugal Burtel NRNA Advisor, Mr. Jiba Lamichhane NRNA Vice President, Asia Pacific Regional Coordinator Mr. Ganesh Ijam, ICC Members - Mr. Badri KC, Mr. Sudhir Timilsina, Ms. Sapila Rajbhandari, Mr. Ashish Sherchan and other NRNs participated in the march. NRN-Canada was represented by the member of National Coordination Council Mr. Guru Prasad Shrestha.
The commitment to support the Nepal Tourism Year 2011 through the promotion of Nepal abroad and investment and employment generation in Nepal was made by Dr. Mahato on behalf of NRNA.
Dachirri Sherpa made Nepal’s mark in Winter Olympics 2010
LAST_UPDATED2 Written by D. Rasali Friday, 26 February 2010 15:48
February 17. Dachiri Sherpa, a lone Olympian competing from Nepal in the Vancouver 2010 Winter Olympics finished Men’s 15km free-style event of Cross-Country Skiing at the 92nd position in 44’:26.5’’ on February 15. He lagged by 10’:50.2’’ behind Swiss skier Dario Cologna who bagged the coveted Gold medal.
NRN-Canada’s President Mr. Nabaraj Gurung has expressed his appreciation to Sherpa for his enthusiasm to make Nepal’s mark in the Winter Olympics in Canada.
Dachhiri Sherpa carries Nepal’s flag during the opening ceremony for the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Friday, Feb. 12, 2010 (Photo: AP Photo Mark Baker)
"I just want to participate and do my best, but I do not have any objective in mind other than that," the 40-year-old former construction worker told Reuters. "One day, I want to make a small track in Nepal for cross-country skiing. That will make me very happy."
Dachhiri has previously competed at top level in cross-country skiing, placing 94th in the 15km classic at the 2006 Turin Winter Games and 76th in the 30km pursuit at last year's world championships. (Report by D. Rasali)
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Appeal: Consultation with all NRNs in Canada for NRN-Canada’s Position on Dual Citizenship
Written by Naba Raj Gurung Sunday, 07 February 2010 00:00
Dear members of the Nepali communities in Canada,
Warm Greetings !
Since its inception, Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has been raising the issue of dual citizenship with the Government of Nepal (GoN). NRNA has made a number of strategic demands along the way to secure NRN rights. A few weeks ago, GoN released a process by which NRNs could obtain NRN cards through Nepalese diplomatic missions. Along with the release of this news, the subject of dual citizenship has become a hot topic of our representation in almost every interaction program that the Nepali Diaspora holds with the political leaders and government officials of Nepal.
The Government of Nepal has not decided for issuance of dual citizenship to NRNs, even though leaders of almost all major political parties have time and again given assurance for it. We are aware that NRNs are watching this development carefully and various views have emerged. At the same time, there also have been progresses in terms of ongoing parliamentary committee discussions, making of some regulations and bills, and some steps towards reorganization of NRN rights. Please kindly read for yourself what has been concretely achieved to this date from the website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs at http://www.mofa.gov.np/nrn.php. Reading this information critically and providing the National Coordination Council of NRN-Canada with your valued inputs and feedback, you could help us formulate a collective position of NRNs across Canada.
Therefore, I am urging all NRNs living in Canada to “Leave a comment“. Each comment written with keen interest and creative manner contributing towards building our collective position statement will be thankfully received and seriously considered in this process.
A team of NRN-Canada NCC members coordinated by Mr. Manik Duggar has been formed to work on a draft position paper based on your feedback, and it will be shared with you as soon as it is ready. While doing so, we will request you to send your comments and suggestions back to us so that all opinions could be known and the position paper could be finalized with maximum inputs. NRN-Canada position paper will then be presented to NRNA-International Coordination Committee (ICC) via its Task Force on Dual Citizenship, which will in turn consider our position while putting forward dual citizenship demand to the GoN.
If you choose to email us please sent directly to: This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .
We anticipate your maximum cooperation and due diligence in this regard.
Sincerely,
Naba Raj Gurung
President
NRN-Canada National Coordination Council
Consultation on NRN-Canada’s Position on Dual Citizenship
Written by Naba Raj Gurung
7 February 2010
Dear members of the Nepali communities in Canada,
Since its inception, Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) has been raising the issue of dual citizenship with the Government of Nepal (GoN) and NRNA has made a number of strategic adjustments along the way to secure NRN rights. A few weeks ago, GoN released a process by which NRNs could obtain NRN cards through Nepalese diplomatic missions. Along with the release of this news, the subject of dual citizenship has becomes a hot topic of discussion and debate in almost every interaction program that the Nepali Diaspora holds with the political leaders and government officials of Nepal.
The Government of Nepal has not decided for issuing dual citizenship. We are aware that NRNs are watching this development carefully and various views have emerged. At the same time there also have been progresses in terms of ongoing parliamentary committee discussions, making of some regulations and bills, and some steps towards reorganization of NRN rights. Please kindly read for yourself what has been concretely achieved to this date from the website of Ministry of Foreign Affairs at http://www.mofa.gov.np/nrn.php and read it critically. With this understanding you could help us formulate a collective position by sending your suggestions to NRN-Canada NCC.
A team of NRN-Canada NCC members coordinated by Mr. Manik Duggar has been formed to work on a draft position paper, which will be shared with you as soon as it is ready. We request you to send your comments and suggestions now and also after the release of the draft so that all opinions could be known and the position paper could be finalized with maximum inputs. Our position paper will then be presented to the NRNA-ICC for necessary actions.
Comments and suggestions can be sent to:
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We anticipate your maximum cooperation and due diligence.
Sincerely,
Naba Raj Gurung
President
Fund Raiser for Haiti Earthquake relief
LAST_UPDATED2 Written by Dr. Raju Tuladhar Tuesday, 19 January 2010 19:37
The enormous death toll, human suffering, and destruction of infrastructure befallen on Haiti due to 7.0 Richter scale earthquake has touched the world citizenry and reminded our smallness in front of the power of nature. Having come from Nepal, a country that has endured "hardship", we can very well imagine the situation of Haiti resulted from the aftermath of the earthquake that struck Haiti. We are thousands of miles away and remain physically unaffected but we definitely are deeply moved by this one of the worst disasters that has happened to mankind.Nepalese communities in Canada express deep sympathies, and express their condolences to Haitian people on the loss of their loved ones.. We want to share the pain and suffering of the surviving Haitian people and show our solidarity with them. Nepalese communities are emotionally drawn by this natural catastrophe, remembering their own past experiences in earthquake prone Nepal.
To show solidarity with the Haitian people and all those who have been affected, NRN-Canada is appealing to all Nepali communities and individuals in Canada to contribute or raise funds in their capacities. To streamline the process, NRN-Canada will not be collecting the funds itself, but requests each all Nepali Community Associations or Societies or individuals to contribute directly to the Canadian charitable organizations of their choice, dedicating to Haiti Earthquake relief efforts.
For further information, please contact:
Dr. Raju Tuladhar
Spokeperson, NRN-Canada
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Welcome Program and Interaction with the Nepalese Ambassador to Canada
LAST_UPDATED2 Written by NRN-Canada Thursday, 31 December 2009 12:14
Welcome Program and Interaction with the Nepalese Ambassador to Canada
Ottawa Citizen Hall
1101 Baxter Road, Ottawa, ON
2:00-5:00 PM
December 31, 2009
Program Outline
A. Opening and Welcome: 10 minutes
Master of Ceremony: Dr. Govinda Dahal, NRN-Canada NCC Member and NCAO Executive
Program Chair: Mr. Naba Raj Gurung, President, NRN-Canada
Welcome from Community: Ms. Radha Basnet, NRN-Canada NCC Member and ACNC President
B. Introducing Community Associations: 30 minutes
Nepalese Janajati Association of Canada: Mr. Angbaru Sherpa, President and Mr. Raj Kumar Rai, Advisor
Canadian Newa Guthi: Mr. Roshan Raj Karmacharya, Former Vice-President
Nepalese Community Network of Canada: Mr. Kiran Pant, President
Nepalese Canadian Community Services: Ms. Susan Bhandari, Executive Member
Nepalese Canadian Magar Association: Mr. Giri Raj Budhathoki, President
Association of Nepalese in Quebec: Mr. Prakash Mungarati- President
Association of Canadian Nepali Community: Mr. Bharat Chudal, Treasurer
Nepalese Canadian Association of Ottawa: Mr. Ashish Duwadi, Executive Board Member
Canada Foundation for Nepal: Mr. Pradeep Raj Sharma, Treasurer
C. Projects of Nepalese Communities in Canada: (15 min)
Nepalese Community Centre Project in the GTA: Mr. Sanjiv Rizal
Community Child Care Centre Project in Nepal: Mr. Michael Casey and Mrs. Tineke Casey
Community Youth Radio Project Ottawa: Mr. Shaligam Aryal and Mr. Prashanta Dhakal,
D: NRN-Canada Initiatives: (25 min)
Connecting to Roots Program and Deusi-Bhailo: Mr. Anup Neupane
Model Village Development Program: Dr. Naveen Vaidya
Language, Literature and Culture Promotion: Mr. Mukti Gautam
Women and Children Initiatives: Ms. Radha Basnet and Dr. Sara Chhetri
Access to Education in Nepal: Mr. Benjamin Wood and Ms. Geeta Thapa
E: Memorandum Reading and Handover: (10 min)
Reading of Dual Citizenship Memorandum: Mr. Chandra Rai
Reading of Establishment of Honorary Consulate in Calgary Memorandum: Mr. Mugadhan Rajbhandari
Memorandum Handover: Mr. Naba Raj Gurung to Dr. Bhoj Raj Ghimire
F: NRN-Canada and Embassy Relations: (20 min)
Presentation on behalf of NRN-Canada, Mr. Naba Raj Gurung, President
Presentation on behalf of Nepalese Embassy, His Excellency Dr. Bhoj Raj Ghimire, Ambassador
G: Vote of Thanks: (3 min)
Dr. Pramod Dhakal, Member of NRNA ICC, International Affairs Coordinator of NRN-Canada, and Executive Director of CFFN
E. Plenary Session: (20 min)
All participant friends will have opportunity to ask questions to the presenters
Adjournment of Formal Program
F. Informal Socialization: (50 min)
The hall is booked in such a manner that all interested participants could stay longer for socialization
G: New Year Eve Celebration: (5 hours)
7PM-12:30AM
Featuring Pradeep Baskota and his band from Toronto
Two celebrations are in order by local community organizations.
Nava Sandesh December 2009 Issue
NRN - Canada Newsletter
An Overview of Nepalese in Canada and NRN-Canada Activities
Written by Naba Raj Gurung
NRN-Canada Report to the 4th NRN Global Conference 2009(Note: The Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) holds global conference in Nepal once in every two year. All National Coordination Councils (currently 55 NCCs) that are members of the NRNA are given an outline to report to the global secretariat for the global conference. This NRN-Canada report was submitted to the NRNA Secretariat for the purpose of 4th NRN Global Conference held on 13-15 October 2009 in Kathmandu. Highlights were presented at the conference. A condensed version is published in the 4th Global Conference Souvenir.)
Background
Canadians can trace their origins to an immigrant past. However, Canada’s immigration policy has not always been one with an open door. It was in 1971 that the federal government announced its policy of multiculturalism. Canadians today reflect a vast diversity of cultural heritages and racial groups. This multicultural diversity is a result of centuries of immigration. The people of Nepali origin have become one of the threads of such mosaic.
A Country and Its Diasporas
LAST_UPDATED2 Written by Dr Pramod Dhakal Friday, 20 November 2009 12:29
"Healthy discontent is the prelude to progress." - M.K. Gandhi
I: Who are NRN?
“Who are Non-resident Nepalese (NRN)?” I thought that the answer to this seemingly innocent question was obvious. But after spending a month in Nepal traveling as well as attending a weeklong conference of the Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA), I was compelled to think otherwise. Being among the thousand delegates and observers in the largest of conference in NRNA history, listening to the President and Prime Minister of Nepal to “who is who” of Nepalese politics, businesses and diasporas from over 50 countries, and interacting with common people in the cities, towns and villages, made me realize that NRN is a well heard but poorly understood term. Consequently, instead of writing a report on the conference, I am pondering on above question with the context that made me rethink. This article is written with a hope to divert some of the intellectual energy currently expended in anchoring divisive thoughts onto healthy debate on NRN identity.
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