Posted by: doctorbee October 17, 2010
Happy Dashain -- Food for Thought
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They say in Dashain, Nepal shuts down, but I didn't realize stealing actually increased. Plagiarism is stealing, and I don't know who's plagiarizing who in this case:

http://myrepublica.com/portal/index.php?action=news_details&news_id=24351








Remote villages turning e-villages  
 



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HETAUDA, Oct 16:
E-village program, with the help of wireless computer network, has been
launched in the remote villages of Makwanpur to provide local people
and students with the access to information, education and health
services.



The program was begun in the initiative of Makwanpur District
Development committee in the support of Magsaysay Award winner Mahabir
Pun.








Constituency Development Program, E-Network Research and Development Nepal and local schools are supporting the program.



The wireless network has been connected with Nepal TelecomĀ“s tower, stationed at the top of Mahadev Hill.



The program aims at providing local people information about
telemedicine and education services with the help of telephone, email
and internet, Local Development Officer Yubaraj Subedi said.



The program has provided its services to Mahendra Higher Secondary
School, Chhatiwan, Janak High School, Bhirkot, Janata Higher Secondary
School, Phapharbari, Bagmati High School, Raigaun, Kanti High School,
Thingan, Buddhi High School, Hattisunde, Janapriya Higher Secondary
School Hattiya.



Five schools that are getting service under this program have also
received program that distributes laptop to each student and all these
electronic gadgets have come under the scope of the wireless network,
Information Officer at District Development Committee, Makwanpur, Ajaya
Bartoula said.



The program is now providing telemedicine services, in trial, by
maintaining wireless network between Hetaunda Hospital and Kathmandu
Model Hospital.



District Development Committee, Makwanpur is preparing to implement
e-governance in the area with the help of wireless network and provided
training to its office staffs and secretaries of different VDCs. The
Committee is also aiming at providing e-commerce service to farmers of
the area for helping them to sale their agro-products online.

AND

http://www.nepalnews.com/main/index.php/business-a-economy/9900-nepals-remote-villages-turning-e-villages.html

E-village program, with the help of wireless computer network, has been
launched in the remote villages of Makwanpur to provide local people and
students with the access to information, education and health services,
RSS reports.

The program was begun in the initiative of
Makwanpur District Development committee in the support of Magsaysay
Award winner Mahabir Pun.

Constituency Development Program, E-Network Research and Development Nepal and local schools are supporting the program.

The wireless network has been connected with Nepal TelecomĀ“s tower, stationed at the top of Mahadev Hill.

The
program aims at providing local people information about telemedicine
and education services with the help of telephone, email and internet,
Local Development Officer Yubaraj Subedi said.

The program has
provided its services to Mahendra Higher Secondary School, Chhatiwan,
Janak High School, Bhirkot, Janata Higher Secondary School, Phapharbari,
Bagmati High School, Raigaun, Kanti High School, Thingan, Buddhi High
School, Hattisunde, Janapriya Higher Secondary School Hattiya.

Five
schools that are getting service under this program have also received
program that distributes laptop to each student and all these electronic
gadgets have come under the scope of the wireless network, Information
Officer at District Development Committee, Makwanpur, Ajaya Bartoula
said.

The program is now providing telemedicine services, in
trial, by maintaining wireless network between Hetaunda Hospital and
Kathmandu Model Hospital.

District Development Committee,
Makwanpur is preparing to implement e-governance in the area with the
help of wireless network and provided training to its office staffs and
secretaries of different VDCs. The Committee is also aiming at providing
e-commerce service to farmers of the area for helping them to sale
their agro-products online. Nepalnews.com

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