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MWC 2017: 9 hottest smartphones launched
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MWC 2017: 9 hottest smartphones launched
The world's biggest mobile industry conference Mobile World Congress (MWC) is underway in Barcelona Spain. Every year, companies launch their flagship smartphones, across categories and price brackets, at the event. MWC 2017 is no different. Some of the world's biggest smartphone brands LG, Huawei, Lenovo, Nokia, Blackberry, Sony and ZTE launched their upcoming smartphones on the sidelines of the event. Here are nine hottest smartphones launched at the event.
Nokia 6
HMD Global announced the global availability of its Nokia 6 smartphone, which was earlier launched in China. In addition, the company launched two more Android-based smartphones - Nokia 5 and Nokia 3. The Nokia 6 will be available in Q2 this year. Some of its key hardware specifications of the handset include a 5.5-inch Full HD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 430 processor, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage. For imaging duties, there’s a 16MP rear camera and an 8MP front-facing shooter. Backed by a 3,000mAh battery, the Nokia 6 has a starting price of EUR 229 (roughly Rs 16,100).
Nokia 3310
Apart from three new Android-based smartphones, HMD Global also launched a modern version of Nokia’s iconic 3310 feature phone, which originally came out in 2000. The feature phone, which will be made available in Q2 this year, is priced at EUR 49 (approximately Rs 3,400). In terms of specifications, the new Nokia 3310 features a 2.4-inch QVGA display, 2MP rear camera and microSD card support. It’s claimed to have 22 hours of talktime and one month standby time. The reimagined classic phone even comes with a new, colorized version of the hugely popular game Snake.
Huawei P10 Plus
Huawei launched its duo of P10 and P10 Plus flagship smartphones at MWC 2017. Out of the two, the P10 Plus is the more powerful and is also the company’s first smartphone to support 4.5G LTE connectivity. It has a 5.5-inch Quad HD resolution display and is powered by Huawei’s own octa-core Kirin 960 SoC paired with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. There’s also another version that comes with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of on-board storage. For imaging duties, the smartphone has a dual-camera setup developed in collaboration with Leica. It includes a 20MP module and a 12MP module. There’s also an 8MP selfie-shooter with f/1.9 aperture. Huawei P10 Plus has a starting price of EUR 699 (roughly Rs 49,200).
LG G6
South Korean tech giant LG launched its newest flagship smartphone - G6, at a pre-MWC 2017 event. The handset sports a 5.7-inch 'FullVision' Quad HD+ display of 1440x2880 pixel resolution. It’s powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 821 SoC paired with 4GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage and comes with a dual camera setup at the back, comprised of two 13MP modules. There’s also a 5MP front-facing shooter for the selfie lovers out there. LG claims that the G6 is the world’s first smartphone to come with Dolby Vision technology. The premium handset is backed by a 3,300mAh battery.
Moto G5 Plus
Lenovo-owned Motorola unveiled its long-rumoured Moto G5 and Moto G5 Plus smartphones at the ongoing MWC 2017. Of the two, the more powerful Moto G5 Plus packs in a 5.2-inch Full HD resolution display and is powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC paired with 2GB/3GB/4GB of RAM. There’s also 32GB/64GB of internal storage, 12MP rear camera, 5MP front-facing snapper and a 3,000mAh battery rounding off the spec sheet. As for the pricing the smartphone is priced at EUR 299 (roughly Rs 21,100).
Sony Xperia XZ Premium
Sony launched the successor to its Xperia XZ smartphone - Xperia XZ Premium, at MWC 2017. The smartphone sports a 5.5-inch 4K resolution display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 SoC, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage. For imaging, the smartphone comes with a 19MP rear camera and a 13MP front-facing snapper, with a 3,230mAh battery rounding off the spec sheet. Sony Xperia XZ Premium includes stereo speakers for an enhanced audio experience. That said, the price and availability of the handset have not been announced.
Sony Xperia XZs
Besides the high-end Xperia XZ Premium, the company also launched the compact Xperia XZs. The smartphone has a 5.2-inch Full HD resolution display, a 19MP 1/2.3" primary camera with 'Motion Eye' technology, a 13MP front-shooter, 32GB of internal storage and a 2,900mAh battery. Just like the XZ Premium, the price and availability of the XZs have not been announced either.
BlackBerry KEYone
BlackBerry took the wraps off its new Android smartphone - KEYone, the first handset to be launched after the company collaborated with China-based TCL to manufacture smartphones. The handset will be made available in the US and other selected regions at a price of $549 (roughly Rs 36,500). Some of the key specifications of the smartphone include 4.5-inch Full HD display, Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 SoC, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of internal storage (with microSD card support), 12MP rear camera, 8MP front-facing snapper and a 3,505mAh battery.
ZTE Gigabit Phone
As expected, ZTE launched what it claims to be the first smartphone in the world to come with 5G mobile internet support. Dubbed Gigabit Phone, the smartphone is powered by Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 835 chipset and supports download speeds of up to 1Gbps. It can also record 360-degree panoramic VR videos and supports ultra fast downloads of Hi-Fi music and videos.
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The key highlight of the Galaxy A9 Pro is its large 5,000mAh battery. The smartphone also sports fast charging technology, which it claims can charge the battery from 0% to 100% in just two hours. A 30-minute top-up is claimed to be enough to charge the battery up to 32% can charge the battery from 0% to 100% in just 2 hours. A 30-minute charge can recharge the battery up to 32%.
For those unaware, Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro runs Android 6.0 Marshmallow out-of-the-box and features a 6-inch Full HD Super AMOLED display of 1080x1920 pixel resolution. It is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 652 processor clubbed with 4GB RAM. There's also 32GB of in-built storage which can be further expanded up to 256GB via microSD cards.
For imaging duties, Samsung Galaxy A9 Pro comes with a 16MP autofocus rear camera and an 8MP front-facing snapper. Additional features include fingerprint scanner, Samsung Knox, S-Voice and screen mirroring. Connectivity options include 4G, LTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, USB 2.0 and NFC.
Earlier this year, Samsung launched its Galaxy C9 Pro smartphone in India. Priced at Rs 39,900, the Galaxy C9 Pro is the first Samsung Galaxy smartphone to come with 6GB of RAM. It's powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 SoC.
The Galaxy C9 Pro a 6-inch Full HD display of 1080x1920 pixel resolution and weighs 189g. For imaging duties, the handset has a 16MP rear camera with f/1.9 aperture, phase detection autofocus and dual-tone LED flash. There's a 16MP module on the front as well.
India Post is expected to open the financial bids for the contract in the next few days and pick a winner after these two firms qualified in the technical rounds, they said.
According to an official aware of the development, Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) has bid along with Indian IT major Infosys, which has in-house core banking software Finacle. Fidelity Information Services (FIS) has bid with its own banking software, the person said.
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Digital payment and e-commerce player Paytm has already opted for Infosys' Finacle to power its upcoming payment bank. India Post's contract is the latest in a number of large technology contracts following the Reserve Bank of India's decision to give payment bank licenses to 11 firms.
ET had reported in October that the posts department, which is racing against time to ready India Post Payments Bank, has had to re-tender its technology contract after its first tender received only one bid, from Polaris India.
This prompted India Post to tweak some of the regressive clauses in the tender concerning intellectual property rights, cash flow and payment terms, and come out with a fresh tender.
"After India Post tweaked the contract, it made business sense because of which companies were willing to participate," said the official cited earlier.
Besides HPE and Fidelity, Tata Consultancy Services too was said to be in the race for the India Post project. FIS did not comment on ET's query. In an emailed statement, HPE said it does not comment on rumour or speculation in the market.
India Post Payments Bank will follow a bottoms-up approach, targeting around 500 million people who have feature phones and around 350 million who have no mobile at all, its chief executive AP Singh had told ET earlier.
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The bank has already started pilots in Ranchi and Raipur, and the idea is to have a office in every district of the country. Singh had said that by September, he hoped to start operations in at least 650 districts of the country.
"Something that others are not doing but might emerge as our USP is door-todoor banking with the help of the postman. Plus, simplified payment solutions for the masses is what we will be targeting," he had said.
India Post also plans to make the 12-digit Aadhaar number as a single point payment address. It proposes that over 112 crore Indians who have an Aadhaar number till now will be able to transact -send and receive money - only on the basis of the unique identification number, irrespective of the fact whether it is linked to a bank account or not.
The $500 million fundraising would value the ride-hailing service between $6 billion and $7 billion, the source said.
A Lyft spokeswoman declined to comment.
Lyft's fundraising efforts have been ongoing for months, and the company retained Qatalyst Partners in part to assist them in raising a fresh round of cash, according to other sources with knowledge of the matter.
Larger ride-hailing competitors, Uber and Didi, have raised so much money that Lyft's options of finding new investors who can write big checks are quite limited.
Uber is valued at about $70 billion and Didi's valuation is about $35 billion after its merger with Uber's China operations in August.
(Reporting by Heather Somerville in San Francisco and Sangameswaran S in Bengaluru; Editing by Amrutha Gayathri)
An investor committee that advises the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission will next week review if Snap Inc's decision to deny shareholders voting rights might also reduce the social media company's public disclosures on executive pay and other governance matters, the head of that committee told Reuters on Wednesday.
Snap, the parent of the popular messaging app Snapchat, priced its eagerly awaited initial public offering at $17 per share on Wednesday, above the expected range, giving the company a value of close to $24 billion, the richest in a U.S. tech IPO since Facebook Inc in 2012.
The IPO shares will give investors no voting rights, an unprecedented feature that has raised concerns among corporate governance leaders that other high-valuation companies may follow suit and leave investors with little say over company operations.
Snap insiders and early investors hold shares with voting rights, giving them control of the company.
For Snap, "The question becomes, since there are no common shareholders' proxy votes to do, what does that do to the level of disclosures it will have to do for annual meetings and annual reports," Kurt Schacht said in a telephone interview.
Schacht is chairman of the SEC's Investor Advisory Committee, which makes recommendations to the regulator and was set up by the 2010 Dodd-Frank financial reforms. The SEC does not have to follow its suggestions. Schacht is managing director of the CFA Institute, which accredits investment professionals.
The committee has a meeting scheduled for March 9 that will include a discussion on "unequal voting rights of common shares," according to a published agenda for the session.
RACE TO BOTTOM?
Schacht said a concern was that Snap's non-voting shares could inspire other unicorns - the unofficial name for privately held technology companies with valuations of over $1 billion - to follow suit.
"We feel it's worth asking the question of, is this a one-off novelty pump-and-dump IPO, or is this a new trend with these unicorns?" he said. If so, he said that would "a troubling race to the bottom."
A Snap representative declined to comment.
In a Feb. 27 securities filing, Venice, California-based Snap said it will invite its new non-voting shareholders to its annual meetings and to submit questions. It also said it will provide them "the same proxy statements, information statements, annual reports, and other information" it delivers to those who hold its other classes of stock, including Chief Executive Evan Spiegel.
But the company may disclose some information to investors up to four days after a material event has occurred, the filing states. In the filing, Snap also calls itself an "emerging growth company" under U.S. law, leaving it free to exempt itself from some reporting requirements.
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The scheduled review is only the latest test of transparency for Snap, which has gained a reputation for secrecy befitting its disappearing-message app, even as it has rebranded itself as a "camera" company making video recording glasses and tools.
Snap's IPO also is seen as a test for big mutual fund firms, traditionally some of the largest buyers of tech IPOs. The companies lately have made shareholder rights a rallying cry and some governance specialists have called for funds to avoid the IPO because of the unusual voting situation.
Schacht said Snap declined an invitation to appear at the March 9 meeting. He said the discussion will also explore the company's viewpoint on governance and the argument its voting structure could be cheaper than for a company with traditional voting rights.
"We'll try to explore both sides. Is this is a slap in the face of corporate governance, or is this the market efficiency of the future?," he said.
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On Wednesday, in response to a letter by a fifth grade student, the founder and chief executive of Tesla made another announcement on the social media platform - the company will hold a contest for homemade advertisements.
Bria, daughter of Twitter user Steven, suggested that Musk should run a competition to find the best homemade commercial for Tesla, which has been averse to commercials.
"Thank you for the lovely letter. That sounds like a great idea. We'll do it!" Musk responded to the letter in a tweet. bit.ly/2mN9X3N
Bria, who aspires to be a politician, wrote in the letter that Tesla cars were the "best thing" she had ever seen and that she hoped to drive a Tesla car in the future.
"You could give the winners a year of free Supercharging or a Model 3 Easter Egg or something," Bria suggested in the letter, which was written for a school project.
"The cool part is that you still won't be taking the time and money to advertise for yourself," she wrote, adding "it would be so cool if you could hook me up with a Tesla t-shirt."
She also expressed her disappointment over Tesla cars not being sold in Michigan.
Steven, who shared the letter, is a journalist and a professor at Art Institute of Michigan, his Twitter account showed.
Snap Inc's in-demand shares are set to start trading in New York on Thursday after the owner of the popular Snapchat messaging app raised $3.4 billion in its initial public offering (IPO) on Wednesday, above its price expectations.
Snap's IPO was oversubscribed by more than ten-times, indicating a hunger for the shares that might produce a pop on the first day of trading.
The New York Stock Exchange carried out a trial run last week to make sure the third-biggest ever technology IPO goes smoothly.
Facebook Inc's eagerly awaited market debut in 2012 was marred by a technical glitch at rival exchange Nasdaq.
After pricing its IPO at $17 a share, the owner of the popular disappearing-message app has a market value of roughly $24 billion, more than double the size of rival Twitter Inc and the richest valuation in a U.S. tech IPO since Facebook five years ago.
The share sale was the first test of investor appetite for a social-media app that is beloved by teenagers and people under 30 for applying bunny faces and vomiting rainbows onto selfies, but has yet to convert "cool" into cash.
Despite a nearly seven-fold increase in revenue, the Los Angeles-based company's net loss widened 38 percent last year. It faces intense competition from larger rivals such as Facebook's Instagram as it grapples with decelerating user growth.
Snap priced 200 million shares on Wednesday at $17 each, above its expected range of $14 to $16 dollars a share.
The sale was well timed, as investors look for fresh opportunities after 2016 marked the slowest year for IPOs since 2008. The launch could encourage debuts by other so-called unicorns, tech startups with private valuations of $1 billion or more.
Investors bought the shares despite them having no voting power, an unprecedented feature for an IPO at odds with rising concerns about corporate governance over the past few years from fund managers looking to gain influence over executives.
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Although Snap is going public at a much earlier stage in its development than Twitter or Facebook, the five-year-old company is valuing itself at nearly 60 times revenue, more than double the 27 times revenue mark Facebook fetched in its IPO.
To justify its relatively high valuation and fend off concerns about slowing user growth, Snap has emphasized how important Snapchat is to its users, how long they spend on the app and the revenue potential of the emerging trend for young people to communicate with video rather than text.
Snap is set to begin trading on Thursday on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol SNAP.
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The university announced the plan last July as a way to save $30 million over five years. The University of California system, which includes health care and research-focused UCSF, has been struggling to raise revenue and cut expenses.
Globalisation and outsourcing have become hot-button political issues in the United States, as more employers cut costs by farming out work to low-cost workers in far-flung parts of the world. President Donald Trump campaigned on promises to restore lost US jobs and to penalise companies that move factories overseas.
LAYOFFS DUE TO RISING COSTS OF TECHNOLOGY
This was the University of California's first outsourcing, said a spokeswoman who added that the layoffs were necessary due to rising costs of technology. In addition to the 49 staff layoffs, another 48 positions that were vacant or filled by contractors were eliminated.
California Senator Dianne Feinstein last year said the university had a responsibility to keep jobs in the United States and pledged to seek reforms to stop domestic jobs being outsourced.
Kurt Ho, 58, a laid off systems administrator, carried a box of his personal items with an American flag draped over it, and said the university's decision will hurt service for a medical staff that relies on a smoothly running and secure computer network.
"It's a downgrading of services and a slap in the face for the customers," said Ho, who has worked in IT in the Bay Area for 25 years. He said he plans to look for a job but worries that outsourcing of IT services is a growing trend.
Last year UCSF entered into a $50 million contract over five years with India-based HCL Technologies Ltd to do the work.
The President fervently rehearsing his speech in his limo.
"I have never seen this before. A President on the way to giving his, well, almost State of the Union and actually practicing it on television," remarked an MSNBC anchor.
Four officials say the administration's decision follows pressure from the Pentagon and State Department. They had urged the White House to reconsider Iraq's inclusion given its key role in fighting the Islamic State group.
Trump is expected to sign the new order Wednesday. It is designed to replace an earlier Trump order that was blocked by federal courts.
The officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they weren't authorized to discuss the order before it is signed.
They said six countries - Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen -- will remain on the travel ban list.
But this will ultimately depend on the finer details of how the proposal is implemented.
In his State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night, Trump said the US should give out green cards using a merit-based system similar to those of Canada and Australia in place of its current "outdated" programme.
"Nations around the world, like Canada, Australia and many others -- have a merit-based immigration system," he said. "It is a basic principle that those seeking to enter a country ought to be able to support themselves financially."
By not following such a system, he said the US was "straining the very public resources that our poorest citizens rely upon.
"Switching away from this current system of lower-skilled immigration, and instead adopting a merit-based system, will have many benefits: it will save countless dollars, raise workers' wages, and help struggling families -- including immigrant families -- enter the middle class," he said.
THE BIG H1-B VISA QUESTION
Trump did not make any mention of those working in the US on temporary professional work visas known as H-1B.
In earlier speeches, he had said that he would root out abuses in that visa category and restrict them if they were to throw Americans out of work.
Those who qualify for H1-B visas under more stringent conditions either imposed by the Trump Administration or by a bill introduced jointly by a Republican and a Democratic in Congress would likely have a leg up in the merit system.
Any drastic reform of the immigration process will be a difficult undertaking for Trump.
Trump did not spell out how the merit-based system would work.
On the face of it, Indians would make a good fit for a merit-based system going by the community's current profile.
According to a report by the Pew Research Center, 70 per cent of Indians in the US are college graduates.
The US Census Bureau reported that in 2013, the median household income for Indian families was over $100,000.
HOW MERIT-BASED SYSTEM HELPS INDIANS
But there are other factors such as whether the current national quotas or limits on people from any country who could be admitted in a year are retained could ultimately determine how it plays out for Indians.
The proposal will have to clear many hurdles.
First of all, it will run into opposition mainly from the Democratic Party which would argue that it would not help the poor and the unskilled immigrate to the US and discriminate against immigrants from Latin American countries whom the party counts as a key part of its base.
A way out for Trump might be to barter the merit-based reform for allowing some illegal immigrants to stay on in the country.
In Canada, applicants for immigration are given points for different qualifications like education, skill levels, employability, language and family ties.
They would have to meet a minimum score to be allowed to immigrate.
Currently, the US immigration system restricts the number of people who can immigrate from each country to seven percent of the total number allowed in except for immediate relatives of citizens.
This has led to several years' wait for Indians to get their green cards.
There is also an annual limit of 140,000 on employment-based green cards.
Because of the limits, most professionals from India have to wait as long as 12 years for a green card and those with "exceptional qualifications" nine years, according to the State Department visa availability data for March.
A merit-based system has the potential to cut down the wait.
How the reform would ultimately affect Indians could depend on how country limits and the cap on the number of employment visas are retained or handled and also on the retention of the immigration privileges for brothers and sisters of citizens and their families.
The reform may also affect the ability of brothers and sisters and elderly parents of citizens to immigrate if they are subjected to a points system.
"I believe that real and positive immigration reform is possible as long as we focus on the following goals: to improve jobs and wages for Americans, to strengthen our nation's security, and to restore respect for our laws," Trump said.
He appealed to the Democrats for bipartisan support for immigration reform.
"If we are guided by the well-being of American citizens, then I believe Republicans and Democrats can work together to achieve an outcome that has eluded our country for decades," he said.
In his annual State of the Union Address to the joint session of Congress on Tuesday, Trump said, "My job is not to represent the world. My job is to represent the US."
Presenting a gentler version of his America First policy, he said Washington will "respect the sovereign rights of nations".
"Free nations are the best vehicle for expressing the will of the people - and America respects the right of all nations to chart their own path," he said.
"But we know that America is better off, when there is less conflict - not more."
US WILLING TO MAKE NEW FRIENDS
Instead of isolationism, the President said, "Our foreign policy calls for a direct, robust and meaningful engagement with the world."
For this, he said, "America is willing to find new friends, and to forge new partnerships, where shared interests align. We want harmony and stability, not war and conflict."
As for American leadership, he said it will be "based on vital security interests that we share with our allies across the globe".
These elements of his emerging foreign policy mark a break from previous Democratic and Republican administrations' policy of nation-building and exporting democracy.
In practice, though, these policy claims mired the US in wars even as they exposed the hypocrisy of supporting dictatorial regimes where it suited the economic or foreign policy interests.
FIGHT AGAINST ISIS TO CONTINUE
Tuesday's speech also toned down the strident 'America First' agenda that he presented at his inaugural address on January 20.
But he reiterated his promise "to demolish and destroy" the Islamic State, which he described as "a network of lawless savages that have slaughtered Muslims and Christians, and men, women, and children of all faiths and beliefs".
"We will work with our allies, including our friends and allies in the Muslim world, to extinguish this vile enemy from our planet," he said.
While offering continued support to the NATO and other allies in an attempt to allay fears, Trump reiterated his condition they should meet their share of the financial obligations.
"And now, based on our very strong and frank discussions, they are beginning to do just that," he asserted.
"We expect our partners, whether in NATO, in the Middle East, or the Pacific - to take a direct and meaningful role in both strategic and military operations, and pay their fair share of the cost."
On international commerce, Trump said he believed in free trade but brought up his criticism that it was not currently fair and led to loss of millions of American jobs.
"I am not going to let America and its great companies and workers, be taken advantage of anymore," he said.
"I am going to bring back millions of jobs. We must create a level playing field for American companies and workers."
"I was shocked the other day to read that India, on one rocket launch, deposited more than 100 satellites in space," former Senator Dan Coats told lawmakers on Tuesday during his confirmation hearing for the position of Director of National Intelligence.
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Former Senator Dan Coats said the United States cannot afford to be seen lagging behind.
"They may be small in size with different functions and so forth but one rocket can send up, I think it was 104 platforms," said Coats, who if confirmed would be in-charge of all major American intelligence agencies including the CIA.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on February 15 successfully launched a record 104 satellites on a single rocket from the Sriharikota spaceport in Andhra Pradesh.
Launching of more than 100 satellites simultaneously is a feat not achieved by any of the space-faring nations so far.
In another development, President Donald Trump in his State of the Union Address to a joint session of Congress on Tuesday night said the US should give out green cards using a merit-based system similar to those of Canada and Australia in place of its current "outdated" programme.
"It is a basic principle that those seeking to enter a country ought to be able to support themselves financially," the President said.
युवावस्थामा प्रबेश गरेसंगै हाम्रो शरिरको हर्मोनमा पनि तिब्र परिवर्तन आउन थाल्छ। यहि अबस्थामा हाम्रो छालाको हेरचाह गरन पनि प्रशस्त समय हुदैन जसले गर्दा छालामा बिविन्न समस्या देखा पर्न थाल्छ। खासगरि यो अबस्थामा आउने डण्डिफोरको कारण अनुहार बिग्रने समस्या एकातिर हुन्छ भने अर्कोतिर डण्डिफोर बिग्रेर बस्ने दागले अनुहारलाई झनै नराम्रो बनाइदिन्छ ।
सुन्दर छला र स्वस्थ्य शरिरको चाहना सबैमा हुन्छ तर यो सबैको भागमा भने पर्दैअ। तर थोरै मात्र पनि आफ्नो शरिरको ख्याल गरेमा जो खोहिले पनि आफ्नो छालालाइ सुन्दर बनाउन सक्छ। यसको लागि दिनहु पार्लर धाइराख्नु पनि पर्दैन। घरेलु बिधि प्रयोग गरेर पनि चालामा आउने दागहरु सजिलै हटाउन सकिन्छ।
आउनुहोस जानौ केहि घरेलु उपायहरु :
१: मेथीको पेस्ट
बनाउने विधि: मेथिको पातको पेष्ट बानेर अनुहारमा मास्क लगए जस्तै लगाउनुहोस् र करिब ३० मिनेटपछि अनुहार राम्ररि धुनुहोस ।
२: जैतून तेल
विधि: डण्दिफोरकओ दाग भएको ठाँउमा दिनहु जैतुनको तेल् लगाएर मालिस गर्ने गर्नुहोस। जैतुनको तेलमा मस्चराइज हुने हुनाले दाग मेटाउन मदत गर्छ।
३:घ्यु कुमारिको रस
दाग भएको ठाँउमा घ्यु कुमरिको रसलाइ दिनहु लगाउने गर्नाले दाग चाँडै मेटिन्छ ।
४:मह
दाग आएको ठाँउमा मह लगाएर रात भरि छोड्नुहोस र बिहन उठेर राम्रोसंग धुनुहोस्। यसरि पनि दाग मेटिन्छ ।
५: कागति
दाग भएको ठाउमा कागति दल्नुहोस र केहि बेरपछि धुनुहोस।
६: गुलाबजल
गुलाबजल प्रयोग गरेर पनि दाग हटाउन सकिन्छ। यदि गुलाब्जल् छिन भने गुलाब्को पातको रसलाई पनि प्रयोग गर्न सकिन्छ। यसको लागि गुलाबको पातलाइ केहि बेर पानीमा भिजाएर राख्नुहोस र त्यो पानीलाई प्रयोग गर्नुहोस।
७: आलू को पेष्ट
आलुको पेष्ट बनाएर दाग भएको ठाउँमा लगाउनुहोस र केहि बेर सुख्न दिनुहोस। सुकेपछि पानीले सफा गरि धुनुहोस।
८: गोलभेडाँ
गोल्भेडालाई काटेर दाग भएको ठाँउमा दल्नुहोस र काटेको टुक्रालाई सोहि ठाँउमा केहि समय राखेर धुनुहोस।
९: बेकिंग सोडा
बेकिंग सोडालाई पानीएमा भिजाउनुहोस अनि गाढा पेष्ट बनाउनुहोस। यसरि बनेको पेष्टलाई अनुहारमा दल्नुहोस र मन्तातो पानीले धुनुहोस।
यी बाहेक दिनहु प्रशस्त पानी पिनुहोस। दैनिक हल्का ब्यायम गर्नुहोस। सकेसम्म हरिया सागसब्जि खाने गर्नुहोस। अनुहारलाइ सफा राख्नुहोस। यदि गाढा मेकप गर्नुहुन्छ भने कम गर्नुहोस। यसो गर्नाले तपाइको अनुहरम चमक् आउनुको साथै दागहरु हटेर जान्छन्।
सुन्दर छला र स्वस्थ्य शरिरको चाहना सबैमा हुन्छ तर यो सबैको भागमा भने पर्दैअ। तर थोरै मात्र पनि आफ्नो शरिरको ख्याल गरेमा जो खोहिले पनि आफ्नो छालालाइ सुन्दर बनाउन सक्छ। यसको लागि दिनहु पार्लर धाइराख्नु पनि पर्दैन। घरेलु बिधि प्रयोग गरेर पनि चालामा आउने दागहरु सजिलै हटाउन सकिन्छ।
आउनुहोस जानौ केहि घरेलु उपायहरु :
१: मेथीको पेस्ट
बनाउने विधि: मेथिको पातको पेष्ट बानेर अनुहारमा मास्क लगए जस्तै लगाउनुहोस् र करिब ३० मिनेटपछि अनुहार राम्ररि धुनुहोस ।
२: जैतून तेल
विधि: डण्दिफोरकओ दाग भएको ठाँउमा दिनहु जैतुनको तेल् लगाएर मालिस गर्ने गर्नुहोस। जैतुनको तेलमा मस्चराइज हुने हुनाले दाग मेटाउन मदत गर्छ।
३:घ्यु कुमारिको रस
दाग भएको ठाँउमा घ्यु कुमरिको रसलाइ दिनहु लगाउने गर्नाले दाग चाँडै मेटिन्छ ।
४:मह
दाग आएको ठाँउमा मह लगाएर रात भरि छोड्नुहोस र बिहन उठेर राम्रोसंग धुनुहोस्। यसरि पनि दाग मेटिन्छ ।
५: कागति
दाग भएको ठाउमा कागति दल्नुहोस र केहि बेरपछि धुनुहोस।
६: गुलाबजल
गुलाबजल प्रयोग गरेर पनि दाग हटाउन सकिन्छ। यदि गुलाब्जल् छिन भने गुलाब्को पातको रसलाई पनि प्रयोग गर्न सकिन्छ। यसको लागि गुलाबको पातलाइ केहि बेर पानीमा भिजाएर राख्नुहोस र त्यो पानीलाई प्रयोग गर्नुहोस।
७: आलू को पेष्ट
आलुको पेष्ट बनाएर दाग भएको ठाउँमा लगाउनुहोस र केहि बेर सुख्न दिनुहोस। सुकेपछि पानीले सफा गरि धुनुहोस।
८: गोलभेडाँ
गोल्भेडालाई काटेर दाग भएको ठाँउमा दल्नुहोस र काटेको टुक्रालाई सोहि ठाँउमा केहि समय राखेर धुनुहोस।
९: बेकिंग सोडा
बेकिंग सोडालाई पानीएमा भिजाउनुहोस अनि गाढा पेष्ट बनाउनुहोस। यसरि बनेको पेष्टलाई अनुहारमा दल्नुहोस र मन्तातो पानीले धुनुहोस।
यी बाहेक दिनहु प्रशस्त पानी पिनुहोस। दैनिक हल्का ब्यायम गर्नुहोस। सकेसम्म हरिया सागसब्जि खाने गर्नुहोस। अनुहारलाइ सफा राख्नुहोस। यदि गाढा मेकप गर्नुहुन्छ भने कम गर्नुहोस। यसो गर्नाले तपाइको अनुहरम चमक् आउनुको साथै दागहरु हटेर जान्छन्।
नेपाल पर्यटकीय मुलुक भएपनि पर्यटन क्षेत्रबाट खासै लाभ लिन सकेको छैन् । मुलुकको कुल ग्राहस्थ उत्पादन (जीडीपी)मा पर्यटन क्षेत्रको योगदान २ प्रतिशतको हाराहारीमा छ ।
अहिले नेपालमा वार्षिक ८ लाख पर्यटक भित्रिन्छन् । जसमध्ये अधिकांश पर्यटक कम खर्च गर्ने खालका हुन्छन् । नेपालमा प्रशस्त खर्चालु पर्यटक भित्राउन सकिने सम्भवना भएर पनि हामी चुकिरहेका छौं । खर्चालु पर्यटक भित्राउन नेपालमा प्रशस्त पर्यटकीय प्रोडक्ट छन् ।
नेपाली पर्यटनको गुणस्तरमा सुधारका लागि धेरै काम गर्नुपर्ने देखिन्छ । पर्यटनको गुणस्तर सुधारका लागि धेरै चुनौतीहरु समेत रहेका छन् । पर्यटन मन्त्रालयले ल्याएको १० वर्षे राष्ट्रिय पर्यटन रणनीतिक योजनामा मुलुकको पर्यटनको गुणस्तर सुधारका लागि प्रमुख ६ चुनौती रहेको उल्लेख गरिएको छ ।
१) जनशक्तिको गुणस्तर
नेपालका सबै प्रकारका होटलहरूमा कम शैक्षिक योग्यता भएका, कम व्यावसायिक दक्षता भएका, र व्यावसायिक लगाव कम भएका कर्मचारीहरूको बाहुल्यता भएका कारण यिनीहरूलाई प्रतिस्पर्धात्मक क्षमता निर्माण गर्न कठिनाइ भएको छ ।
यो अवस्था विशेषगरी काठमाडौं उपत्यकाभन्दा बाहिरका र धेरै दुर्गम स्थानका होटल तथा रिसोर्टहरूमा विद्यमान छ । यस्ता क्षेत्रहरूमा कम पढेका तथा निम्न आय भएका यूवाहरूका लागि पर्यटन तालिमको अवसर सिर्जना गर्नुपर्ने देखिन्छ ।
२) आवासको गुणस्तर
नेपालमा पदयात्रा मार्गका साना चिया पसलमा उपलब्ध हुने बासदेखि काठमाडाैं, पोखराका ५ तारे होटलका ‘सुइट’ कोठाहरूसम्म गरी पर्यटकका लागि विभिन्न प्रकारका आवास सुविधा छ ।
छिमेकका गन्तव्यहरूको भन्दा नेपालका होटलहरूको शुल्क सापेक्षिक रूपले कम छ । उस्तै खालको सेवा दिए पनि आवासका सुविधाहरू भने एक नासका छैनन् । सेवा र सुविधाका बारेमा सम्बद्ध निकायहरूबाट हुनुपर्ने नियमित अनुगमनमा पनि कमी रहेको छ ।
३) सेवाको गुणस्तर
नेपालका होटलहरूमा दिइने सेवा एकनासको पाइँदैन । पर्यटकको अपेक्षा, उनीहरूले खोजेको सेवा, दिनुपर्ने सेवा र गुणस्तरका बारेमा व्यवसायी वा कर्मचारीहरूले राम्रोसँग नबुझेर यस्तो हुन सक्छ ।
घ) सुरक्षित खाद्यपदार्थ र स्वास्थ्य
नेपालको खाद्य पदार्थको गुणस्तरसम्बन्धी छविलाई विश्वस्तरमै लोकप्रिय पर्यटक गाइड बुकहरू लोन्ली प्लानेट, रफ गाइड्स आदिले चुनौती दिइरहेका छन् । उदाहरणका लागि, यी पुस्तिकाहरूले नेपालमा सलाद खाँदा र पानी पिउँदा समेत होस पु¥याउनका लागि पर्यटकहरूलाई आग्रह गरेका छन् ।
सेवाप्रदायक वा व्यवसायीहरूले सुरक्षित खाद्यपदार्थका लागि आफ्नो स्थानबाट प्रयास गरेका भएपनि सरकारी संयन्त्र भने कम स्रोत–साधनका कारण सबैतिर पुग्न सकेको छैन ।
सन् २०११ मा नेपालमा भएका जम्मा ४० जना खाद्य निरीक्षकहरूले वर्षभरिमा जम्मा १ हजार २१ वटा होटलहरूको निरीक्षण गरेका थिए । नेपाल पर्यटन बोर्डले सरकार तथा अन्य सङ्घसंस्थाहरूका लागि सुरक्षित खाद्यपदार्थ सेवा तथा सफाइसम्बन्धी तालिमहरू प्रदान गर्ने तथा सूचना आदानप्रदान गर्दछ । जसलाई देशका विभिन्न भागहरूमा नियमित रूपले विस्तार गर्दै लग्नु जरूरी छ ।
पर्यटकहरूलाई नेपालका विविध खाद्य परिकारहरूको स्वतन्त्ररूपमा स्वाद अनुभव गर्ने अवसर सिर्जना गर्न होटल, रेष्टुराँ तथा अन्य सेवा प्रदायकहरुले ती परिकारहरूको गुणस्तर र सरसफाईमा बढीभन्दा बढी ध्यान दिनुपर्ने देखिन्छ ।
ङ) अध्यागमन प्रक्रिया र प्रवेशाज्ञा (भिसा) सेवा
नेपालकोे एकमात्र त्रिभुवन अन्तर्राष्ट्रिय विमानस्थलले अध्यागमन तथा प्रवेशाज्ञा (भिसा) सेवा दिने गरेको छ । जुन सन्तोषजनक नभएको पर्यटकको गुनासो छ ।
साथै, भिसासम्बन्धी सेवा प्राप्तिमा समेत ढिलाई हुने गरेको पाइन्छ । विश्वका अन्य थुप्रै विकशित देशका विमानस्थलहरूमा दिइने सेवाको तुलनामा हाम्रो सेवा कम गुणस्तरको हुनु हाम्रो लागि ठूलो चुनौती हो ।
साथै, भिसासम्बन्धी सेवा प्राप्तिमा समेत ढिलाई हुने गरेको पाइन्छ । विश्वका अन्य थुप्रै विकशित देशका विमानस्थलहरूमा दिइने सेवाको तुलनामा हाम्रो सेवा कम गुणस्तरको हुनु हाम्रो लागि ठूलो चुनौती हो ।
च) गन्तव्यस्थलमा गुणस्तर
नेपालका पर्यटकीय गन्तव्यहरूमा सरसफाई, पूर्वाधार, सुरक्षा, दिगोपन र आकर्षण व्यवस्थापनमा विभिन्न समस्याहरू छन् । पर्यटकहरूको पहिलो प्राथमिकताका स्थानहरू काठमाडाैं, पोखरा, चितवन, अन्नपूर्ण र सगरमाथा पदयात्रा र लुम्बिनीमा वातावरणीय समस्याहरू छन् ।
एकातर्फ भइराखेका पूर्वाधारहरू तथा सेवामा व्यापक सुधार गर्नुपर्ने र अर्कोतर्फ वर्षेनि बढ्दै गएका पर्यटकहरूलाई व्यवस्थापन गर्नुपर्ने दुई प्रकारका चुनौती नेपालको पर्यटनमा देखिएका छन् । पर्यटन गन्तव्यहरूमा भौतिक पूर्वाधारका अतिरिक्त मानवीय पूर्वाधार विकास र व्यवस्थापनको गुणात्मक सुधारको आवश्यकता देखिएको छ ।
चरिकोट । दोलखा लापिलाङकी ८१ वर्षीया मानशोभा खड्काको हत्या उनकै माहिला छोरा ४२ वर्षीय रेशम खड्काले गरेको पुष्टि भएको छ ।
प्रहरीले पोलिग्राफ गरेर हत्याको रहस्य खुलाएको दोलखाका प्रहरी प्रमुख बेलबहादुर पाण्डेले बताए । सिरानमुनी राखेको खुकुरीले उनले आमाको नाक र टाउकोमा प्रहार गरी हत्या गरेको पोलिग्राफ टेस्ट मार्फत खुलेको हो ।प्रहरीले हत्या आशंकामा रेशमलाई नियन्त्रणमा लिएपनि उनले हत्या इन्कार गर्दै आएका थिए । तर प्रहरीले पोलिग्राफ टेष्ट गर्दा पैसा माग्दा आमाले नदिएपछि आवेगमा आएर हत्या गरेको रेशमले बताएका छन् ।
यही साउन १० गते सोमवार मानशोभा मृत अवस्थामा घरभित्रै खाटमुनी फेला परेकी थिइन् । उनी घरमा एक्लै बस्दै आएकी थिइन् ।
अपराध अनुसन्धानमा जिल्ला प्रहरी कार्यालय दोलखाले पोलिग्राफ प्रविधि पहिलोपटक प्रयोगमा ल्याएको हो ।
कुनैबेला इन्टरनेट उद्योगको बादशाह मानिने अमेरिकी कम्पनी याहुले आफ्नो ब्यबसायिक यात्राको दुःखद् अन्त्य गरेको छ । कुनै बेला माइक्रोसफ्टले ४४ अर्ब डलर दिादा पनि बेच्न अस्वीकार गरेको याहुले अहिले जम्मा ५ अर्ब डलरमा स्वामित्व गुमाउनुपरेको छ ।
निरन्तरको घाटापछि केही महिना पहिले आफुलाई बिक्रिमा राखेको याहुलाई अमेरिकी दुरसञ्चारकम्पनी भेरिजोनले ५ अर्ब डलरमा किनेको छ । पछिल्ला बर्षहरुमा इन्टरनेट कम्पनीहरु जुन दरमा खरिदबिक्रि भइरहेका थिए, त्यसको तुलनामा याहुको मूल्य निकै कम हो । सन् २००० मा याहुको सेयर मूल्य उच्च रहेका बेला उसको कुल बजार पूँजीकरण १ खर्व २५ अर्ब डलरको थियो ।
गत वर्ष भेरिजोनले किनेको अर्को इन्टरनेट कम्पनी एओएलसँग याहुलाई मिसाइने छ । यो खरिद सम्झौतामा याहुको चिनियाँ कम्पनी अलिबाबासँग भएको सेयरचाहिँ हिसाव गरिएको छैन ।
इन्टरनेट दुनियाँमा सफलता पाउनुभन्दा त्यसमा टिकिरहनु कति चुनाैतीपूर्ण छ भन्ने एउटा दुखद् दृष्टात हो याहुको अबसान । यसअगाडी मोबाइल फोन उत्पादक कम्पनी नोकियाको पनि यस्तै दुखद् अबसान भएको थियो ।
सन् १९९४ मा स्थापित याहुले सन् २००३ मा गुगललार्इ ३ अर्व डलरमा किन्ने प्रस्ताव गरेको थियो । तर, गुगलका संस्थापकहरूले त्यसलार्इ अस्वीकार गरे । याहुले त्यतिबेलै गुगलले अाफुलार्इ धक्का दिने अनुमान गरिसकेको थियो । अाखिर भयो पनि त्यस्तै, इन्टरनेट दुनियाँमा अहिले गुगलको एकछत्र राज छ भने याहुले अाफ्नो अस्तित्व नै जोगाउन सकेन ।
पछिल्ला बर्षहरूमा याहुले निरन्तर घाटा बेहोरिरहेको थियो । सन् २०१४ मात्र याहुले ४.४ अर्ब डलर घाटा बेहोरेको थियो ।
डुव्नै लागेको याहु किनेको भेरिजोनले याहु किन्नुको कारण यसका एक अर्बभन्दा बढी प्रयोगकर्ता हुनुलाई मानेको छ । यी प्रयोगकर्तामार्फत आफू संसारकै उञ्चार कम्पनी हुने महत्वाकांक्षाको सजिलै पूर्ति हुने भर्जनको विश्वास छ ।
अब नेपाल र चीनबीच आर्थिक कारोबारमा समेत सामिप्यता बढ्ने देखिएको छ । नेपालमा पछिल्ला तीन वर्षयता चिनियाँ मुद्रामा लगानी गर्ने क्रम बढेपछि नेपाल–चीनबीच अरु घनिष्ठता बढ्ने संकेत देखिएको हो ।
चिनियाँ सञ्चारमाध्यामहरुका अनुसार नेपालमा चिनियाँ मुद्राबाट लगानी सुरक्षा प्रत्याभूतिका लागि छोटो समयमा चिनियाँ मुद्रा निक्षेप बढ्दै गएको देखिएको छ ।
नेपालमा पछिल्लो समयमा अन्य राष्ट्रहरुको मुद्राको तुलनामा चिनियाँ युआनमार्फत चिनियाँ लगानी पनि उल्लेख्य मात्रामा बढ्दै गएको सञ्चारमाध्याहरुले बताएका छन् ।
नेपालमा पछिल्लो समयमा अन्य राष्ट्रहरुको मुद्राको तुलनामा चिनियाँ युआनमार्फत चिनियाँ लगानी पनि उल्लेख्य मात्रामा बढ्दै गएको सञ्चारमाध्याहरुले बताएका छन् ।
नेपाल राष्ट्र बैंकलाई उदृत गर्दै उनीहरुले समाचारमा भनेका छन, ‘चीन सरकारले नेपालमा चिनियाँ मुद्रामै लगानी ग्यारेन्टीको प्रत्याभूति गर्न छोटो समयका लागि चिनियाँ मुद्राको निक्षेप गर्न थालेको पाइएको छ ।
चिनियाँ युआनको लगानीको मात्रा तीन प्रतिशत मात्र रहेको र यो भारतीय मुद्राको तुलनामा कम भएपनि अमेरिकी डलर, जापानी येन, यूरो लगायतका तुलनामा भने निकै धेरै हो ।’
यता, नेपालमा भारतीय मुद्राको लगानी भने ६ प्रतिशत रहेको र अब उसँग प्रतिस्पर्धा गर्ने मुद्रा नेपालमा चिनियाँ युआननै देखिदै गएको संकेत गर्दै चिनियाँ समाचार एजेन्सी सिन्हवाले समाचार लेखेको छ ।
यता, नेपालमा भारतीय मुद्राको लगानी भने ६ प्रतिशत रहेको र अब उसँग प्रतिस्पर्धा गर्ने मुद्रा नेपालमा चिनियाँ युआननै देखिदै गएको संकेत गर्दै चिनियाँ समाचार एजेन्सी सिन्हवाले समाचार लेखेको छ ।
चिनियाँ युआनमार्फत लगानी बढ्नु सुःखद
नेपालमा चिनियाँ युआनमार्फत लगानी बढ्वा हुनु सुःखद रहेको अर्थशास्त्रीहरुको तर्क छ । विश्व बजारमा आफ्नो प्रभाव बढाउन सफल भएको चिनियाँ युआनको छिमेकी मुलुक नेपालमा यसअघि निकै कम प्रभाव थियो ।
पछिल्ला वर्ष युआनमार्फत लगानी बढ्नु निकै खुसीको कुरा भएको एकथरी अर्थविदहरुको तर्क छ । पछिल्ला वर्ष चीनले यूरोपमा आएको वित्तिय संकट र अमेरिकामा देखिन थालेको आर्थिक मन्दीलाई विश्वमा डलर असफल हुँदै गएको र चिनियाँ युआनले त्यसको स्थान लिँदै गएको तर्क गरिरहेको छ ।
त्यसर्थ, विश्व बजारमा आफ्नो प्रभाव जमाउँदै गएको युआन नेपाली बजारमा भित्रिनु सुःखद रहेको र यसले भारु र अन्य विदेशी मुद्राको कारोबारमा प्रतिस्पर्धा बढ्ने विश्लेषण गर्न थालिएको छ ।
९ जेठ, पथरी (मोरङ)। मोरङ बेलबारी–९ स्थित बेतना सिमसार क्षेत्रमा रहेको पोखरीमा डुङ्गा चल्न थालेपछि त्यस क्षेत्रमा जाने आन्तरिक पर्यटकको सङ्ख्या बढ्न थालेको छ ।
राजमार्गको छेउमै जोडिएका कारण निजी सवारी साधन लिएर पूर्वतिर जाने र पूर्वबाट आउने आन्तरिक पर्यटकले एकपटक डुङ्गा चढ्ने गरेका छन् । आन्तरिक पर्यटक बेतनाको अवलोकनका लागि आउने गरेको बेतना सिमसार संरक्षण समितिका अध्यक्ष इरान राईले बताए ।
बेतौनामा पोखरीको ढुङ्गामा सयर गर्दै रम्नुको आनन्दै बैग्लै भएको राईले बताए । “सीमसार क्षेत्रमा पाइने मयुरपङ्खी जातको कछुवा, लोपोन्मुख पानीहाँस, जलकौवा, सरस, चिललगायतका जीवजन्तुले पर्यटकको ध्यान खिचेको छ ।” उनले भने । बेतनामा विभिन्न छ प्रजातिको कछुवा बसोबास छ ।
विशेष चाडपर्व, नयाँ वर्ष र पिकनिकको समयमा बेतनामा दैनिक एक हजार ५०० आन्तरिक तथा बाह्य पर्यटक पुग्ने गरेको समितिले जनाएको छ ।
बेतौना सिमसारमा ध्वाँसे चितुवा
मोरङको बेलबारीमा रहेको बेतौना सिमसार क्षेत्रमा पर्यटकले लोपोन्मुख ध्वाँसे चितुवा पनि हेर्न पाउने भएका छन् । बेतौना सिमसार संरक्षण समितिका अध्यक्ष राईका अनुसार जिल्ला वन कार्यालय मोरङमार्फत संरक्षणका लागि बेतौना सिमसार क्षेत्रमा ल्याइएपछि बेतना सिमसार क्षेत्रमा पर्यटकले हेर्न पाउने भएका हुन् ।
तेह्रथुमको म्याग्लुङ नगरपालिकामा जङ्गलबाट सहर पसेको चितुवालाई जिल्ला वन कार्यालय तेह्रथुमले जङ्गलमा छोड्ने तयारी गरिएको सो चितुवालाई जिल्ला वन कार्यालय मोरङमार्फत संरक्षणका लागि बेतना सामुदायिक वन उपभोक्ता समूहमा ल्याइएको हो ।
सो क्षेत्रमा अजिङ्गर, कछुवा, विभिन्न जातका माछा, चरा, जङ्गली जनावर, संरक्षण गर्न राखिएको छ ।
सो क्षेत्रमा अजिङ्गर, कछुवा, विभिन्न जातका माछा, चरा, जङ्गली जनावर, संरक्षण गर्न राखिएको छ ।
- अक्षांस:- २६.२०" देखि २६.५३"
- देशान्तर:- ८७.१६ देखि ८७.५१"
- सिमाना:- पूर्व झापा र इलाम जिल्ला (मावा खोला अनि रतुवा खोला), पश्चिम सुनसरी जिल्ला (बुढी र केसलिया खोला), उत्तर धनकुटा र पाँचथर जिल्ला र दक्षीण भारतकोबिहार प्रान्त
- क्षेत्रफल:- १८५५ वर्ग कि.मि.
- औषत लम्वाई:- लगभग ४६ कि.मि. (पूर्व पश्चिम)
- औषत चौडाई:- लगभग ५४ कि.मि. (उत्तर दक्षिण)
- राजनैतिक विभाजनः- ६५ गाविस, १ उपमहानगरपालिका (२२ वटा वडा), १७ ईलाका, ७ निर्वाचन क्षेत्र
- उचाई:- समुन्द्री सतहदेखि करिब ६० मिटरदेखि २,४१० मिटरसम्म
यस जिल्लाको भौगालिक आकार चारपाटे आकारको छ। यस जिल्लामा केही भू-भाग महाभारत, चुरे पहाडका श्रृङ्खलाहरू र करिव ८० प्रतिशत भू-भाग तराई क्षेत्रमा पर्दछन्। समुन्द्री सतहदेखि ६० देखि २४१० मिटर सम्म उचाई भएको पाइन्छ। यो जिल्ला कृषि उत्पादनको दृष्टिकोणले ज्यादै उपयूक्त मानिन्छ। उत्तरी पहाडी क्षेत्रमा वलौटे दोमट तथा दोमट, मध्य क्षेत्र(भावर क्षेत्र) दोमट तथा हल्का चिम्टाइलो माटो र दक्षिणी क्षेत्र(तराई क्षेत्र) चिम्टाइलो बलौटे दोमट तथा दोमट प्रकारको माटो पाइन्छ।
विराट राजाको दरवारसम्बन्धी जनविश्वास अनुसार महाभारत कालमा त्यस क्षेत्रमा पाण्डवहरू गुप्तवासका लागि आएका थिए। प्रचलित किंवदन्ती अनुसार विराट राजाको दरवार रहेको यस क्षेत्रमा पाण्डवहरूको गतिविधि चियो गर्न दुर्योधनले भेदियारी (गुप्तचर) पठाएका थिए। जस आधारमा यसको नाम भेडियारी भएको हो भन्ने जनवश्विास छ।
विराट राजाको दरवार भग्नावशेषबाटबाट प्राप्त सामाग्रीहरू
भेडियारीमा वि.सं. २०२७ सालमा नेपाल पुरातत्व विभागले उत्खनन् गर्दा ४० वटा पंचमार्क नामक चाँदीका मुद्रा भेटिएको तथ्य सार्वजनिक भएको थियो। तसर्थ उक्त ढिस्कालाई इशापूर्व कालको अवशेष मानिएको छ। विराटराजको दरबार क्षेत्रको मन्दिरको उत्खनन् गरिएको भग्नावशेष क्षेत्र आसपासमा आधा दर्जनभन्दा बढी पोखरीहरू पनि छन्, जसलाई स्थानीयवासीहरूले उक्त समयमा विभिन्न प्रयोजनका लागि बनाईएको बताउँदै आएका छन्। त्यहाँका पोखरीहरूलाई धरवा, किचकबध, भंसिया, थरथोवा, गुहिया, दिघरी र बहरवा पोखरी नाम दिएका छन्। स्थानिय मानिसहरूले महाभारतका कथा कण्ठस्थ पारेका छन् र त्यहाँ जाने जोकोहीलाई पनि उनीहरू त्यहाँका प्रत्येक स्थानलाई यहाँ फलानोले यसो गरेका थिए भनी बताउने गर्दछन।
विराट राजाको दरवारको भग्नावशेषबाट प्राप्त सामाग्रीहरू