Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said science laboratories will be established in all the seven provinces in line with the country’s federal set-up.Addressing the 34th anniversary and award handover ceremony of Nepal Academy of Science and Technology here today, PM and NAST chancellor Dahal spoke on the important role science and technology played in the development of the country, saying a prosperous country could not be built without the development of science and technology.
The Prime Minister asserted that there was no alternative to going for the three-tier elections by addressing the aspirations of all Nepalis through constitution amendment. He explained that the constitution amendment bill had been registered in the Legislature-Parliament to make the constitution acceptable to all.
Prime Minister Dahal, who is also the chairman of the CPN-Maoist Centre, stressed the need to bring political stability to the country by means of elections and then take the country on the path of economic prosperity.
He also suggested building trilateral partnership among Nepal, India and China for the country’s development, calling on all to dedicate to the nation’s development rather than getting bogged down in political calculations.
On the occasion, Dahal presented the Nature Conservation Award-2016 to the Jamunbari Community Forest Users Group, Kankai, Jhapa. The award carries a purse of Rs 200,000. The Group has been awarded in recognition of its contribution to the management of safe habitats for wildlife and conservation of nature, wetlands and biological diversities for the past two decades.
Likewise, as per the Assembly decision, the ‘NAST Science Award’ carrying a purse of Rs 100,000 was presented to Manoj Kumar Yadav, for his research on production of colour lasers.
Similarly, the ‘NAST Technology Award’ carrying a purse of Rs 100,000 was presented to Surendra Lal Shrestha of Sindhupalchowk for developing hybrid tomatoes that are disease-resistant and thereby contributing to agricultural development.
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