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The Himalayan Times 29 November 2012 The existing funding system in Nepal in relation to the development projects requires to be revisited in terms of its effectiveness and traditional standard. This system lacks accountability and transparency. As a result, a big portion of funds that are disbursed for the development projects are misappropriated thus hampering the quality achievement of such projects. Also, the targeted beneficiaries of the project are deprived from the intended objectives. It was great opportunity for me and should also be for other readers to read Krishna B. Joshi’s article “Performance-based funding” (THT, 27 Nov, Page 9) that clearly depicts the picture of existing funding system of development projects in Nepal . Unless the program budgeting system (PBS) is properly practiced and implemented for community based development projects, there remains to be less chances of its real impact at the grass root level. For program budgeting, every detail of

I t seems that the President's seven days ultimatum to the political parties would definitely exert pressure on them to come to a consensus on finding a common candidate for the next PM. However, there are ample chances of not seeing them also forging consensus looking closely at their last five years irresponsible political acts. The President should have also included in his ultimatum that if the political parties failed to come to consensus within the dead-line, then he would pick up the next PM by himself. That clause, perhaps, could force them to be more serious. Let us see as to how they act when the nation is passing through a extremely difficult situation. on line jobs

The Himalayan Times 23 November 2012 Finally, the long awaited, much talked and discussed budget for the remaining period of this fiscal year 2012-13 has come out to the floor despite the oppositions’ strong protest against the government’s unilateral decision to bring the budget without having any consensus. Eating his own words, the President did approve the budget ordinance presented by the government as reported in “Necessity made prez eat his words” (THT, 21 Nov, Page 1). What made the President to approve the ordinance despite his repeated call to the government and opposition to bring the budget on consensus? Why did the President agree to go along with the caretaker government’s proposal for almost two third budgets? Is there enough reasons to satisfy the oppositions who are talking about to come out to the streets? Has he, himself being the patron of Constitution, managed to literally follow the concerned articles of the Interim Constitution (IC) while approving t

The Himalayan Times 13 November 2012 Was it necessary for the opposition especially UML and NC to decide to ask the President not to issue the budget ordinance that the government is preparing to recommend to him? Does it make any sense to do so? Does the President lack minimum understanding of his job to perform in accordance with the Interim Constitution? Why don’t the UML and NC let the President to act in his own way rather than instigating him to do this and that? Why are the major parties trying to drag the President into controversy? Is it because the President has not so far been able to fulfil his responsibilities as the head of the state and patron of the constitution satisfactorily? Is he also responsible for lengthening the current political uncertainty by simply asking the major political parties to come to consensus rather than setting the dead line for forging consensus? Looking closely at the ongoing political tug of war between the coalition government