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Rastriya Panchayat
Rastriya Panchayat was the official legislature (parliament) during the Panchayat regime of Nepal that effectively functioned from 1960 to 1990. Its head office was at the ''"Gallery Baithak"'' in Singha Durbar, Kathmandu. In the 1980s, it consisted of more than 120 members among which 105 members were directly elected by the people, while the king was to nominate 20 percent of its members, i.e. 19 members were nominated by the monarch. The Rastriya Panchayat was dissolved by King Birendra after the People's Movement I in 1990 and replaced by a bicameral legislature with a fully elected House of Representatives ( ne, Pratinidhi Sabha). Speakers 1963-1990 Source: Some notable Rastriya Panchayat members * Dr. Tulsi Giri (First Prime Minister of Panchayat System) * Surya Bahadur Thapa (Former Prime Minister) * Kirti Nidhi Bista (Former Prime Minister) * Nagendra Prasad Rijal (Former Prime Minister) * Lokendra Bahadur Chand (Former Prime Minister) * Marich Man Singh Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kingdom Of Nepal
The Kingdom of Nepal ( ne, नेपाल अधिराज्य), also known as the Gorkha Empire ( ne, गोरखा अधिराज्य) or Asal Hindustan ( ne, असल हिन्दुस्तान)(), was a Hindu kingdom in South Asia, formed in 1768, by the unification of Nepal. Founded by King Prithvi Narayan Shah, a Gorkha monarch who claimed to be of Khas Thakuri origin, it existed for 240 years until the abolition of the Nepalese monarchy in 2008. During this period, Nepal was formally under the rule of the Shah dynasty, which exercised varying degrees of power during the kingdom's existence. After the invasion of Tibet and plundering of Digarcha by Nepali forces under Prince Regent Bahadur Shah in 1792, the Dalai Lama and Chinese Ambans reported to the Chinese administration for military support. The Chinese and Tibetan forces under Fuk'anggan attacked Nepal but went for negotiations after failure at Nuwakot. ''Mulkaji'' Damodar Pande, who w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ram Hari Sharma
Ram, ram, or RAM may refer to: Animals * A male sheep * Ram cichlid, a freshwater tropical fish People * Ram (given name) * Ram (surname) * Ram (director) (Ramsubramaniam), an Indian Tamil film director * RAM (musician) (born 1974), Dutch * Raja Ram (musician) (Ronald Rothfield), Australian * Ram Dass (Richard Alpert), US spiritual teacher and author * Kavitark Ram Shriram (born 1950s), Google founding board member * Ram Herrera, a Tejano musician Religion * Rama, incarnation of the god Vishnu in Hinduism * Ram and Rud, progenitors of the second generation of humans in Mandaeism Places * Ram, Serbia, Veliko Gradište * Lake Ram, Golan Heights, Syria * Ram Island (other), several islands with the name * Ram Fortress, Serbia * Ram Range, a mountain range in the Canadian Rockies * Ram River in Alberta, Canada * Ramingining Airport, IATA airport code "RAM" Arts, entertainment, and media * ''Ram'' (album), a 1971 album by Paul and Linda McCartney * RAM (band), Port-au ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Members Elected In The 1981 Nepalese General Election
This is a list of members elected to the Rastriya Panchayat in the 1981 Nepalese Rastriya Panchayat election and subsequent by-elections. The list is arranged by district for elected members and zones for nominated members. Marich Man Singh Shrestha and Tulsi Giri served as chairmen; while Surya Bahadur Thapa, Lokendra Bahadur Chand and Nagendra Prasad Rijal served as prime ministers during the term of the panchayat. List of members elected List of nominated members By-election References External links नेपालको निर्वाचनको इतिहास{{Lists of Nepalese legislators * General election A general election is a political voting election where generally all or most members of a given political body are chosen. These are usually held for a nation, state, or territory's primary legislative body, and are different from by-elections ( ... 1981 in Nepal Members of the Rastriya Panchayat Nepalese general election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Prakash Chandra Lohani
Dr. Prakash Chandra Lohani ( ne, डा .प्रकाशचन्द्र लोहनी) (born 21 April 1944) is a Nepalese politician, economist and member of the ARPPR. He has served as a Minister of Finance, Minister of Foreign Affairs, Minister of Agriculture, Minister of Labour & Transportation, and Minister of Housing & Physical Planning in governments formed during the panchayat era and in governments formed after the restoration of multi-party democracy. Career Lohani was appointed Minister of Finance of Nepal in July 1983 and June 2003. During his tenure as the Finance Minister, for the first time in Nepal, he initiated the process of financial liberalization by introducing policies in favor of privatization of public enterprises. Growth in Nepal's financial market, especially the emergence of banking sectors, financial institutions can be attributed to the policies enacted by him during his tenure as a finance minister. Nepal's first joint venture backed bank, N ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hem Bahadur Malla
Hem Bahadur Malla was an important Cabinet Minister of the Rastriya Mahashabna Party in Nepal, and founder and Senior Vice President of the Rashtriya Prajatantra Party (''National Democratic Party'') in Nepal until his death. Political career Hem Bahadur Malla first entered the political sphere in 1948 and fought his first election in 1958 as a member of the Rastriya Mahashabha party. From 1965 to 1989, he served as a National Assembly member. From 1978 to 1981, he served as a Cabinet Minister for six terms, and as Minister of Land Reform. From 1981 to 1986, he served as Cabinet Minister of Agriculture and Land Reforms, receiving 76,720 votes in the 1981 Nepalese Rastriya Panchayat election—the highest number of votes so far received for such an office. From 1986 to 1988, Malla served as Cabinet Minister of Forest and Soil Conservation. In 1986, he scored the highest number of votes in Nepal, garnering 93,270 votes. His wife, Shree Sharda Malla received the third-highest ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giri Prasad Burathoki
Major General Giri Prasad Burathoki was a Gurkha officer and Nepalese politician. He was born in 1898 at Bharse, Gulmi District, Nepal. He left his village at a young age to join the British army in India and was involved in World War I and World War II. He showed great bravery and distinguished service during his military career with the British for which he was conferred the title of ''"Sardar Bahadur"'' and was awarded the Order of British Empire, Order of British India, Military Cross and many other medals. He retired as an "Honorary Captain" of the British Indian Army. On his return home, he was made the District Commissioner of Gulmi District from 1951 to 1956. Thereafter, he was elected as a Member of Parliament from Gulmi District in 1959 and also served the first Speaker of the House. The House was dissolved by King Mahendra, but he was later nominated to the National Panchayat and made an Assistant Minister. He won successive elections and served as the first Defense ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arjun Narasingha K
Arjun or Arjuna may refer to People * Arjun (name), a male given name (including a list of persons with the name) * Arjuna, a character of the Hindu epic ''Mahabharata'' * Kartavirya Arjuna, a character in Hindu mythology * Arjun (Firoz Khan) (fl. 1984–2016), Indian actor * Arjun (singer) (born 1990), Arjun Coomaraswamy, British-Sri Lankan singer-songwriter Arts and entertainment Books * Arjun (character), a fictional young detective from a book series by Samaresh Majumdar * Arjun (''The Vampire Chronicles''), a fictional character in novels by Anne Rice Films * ''Arjun'' (1985 film), a 1985 Hindi film * ''Arjun'' (2004 film), a 2004 Telugu film * ''Arjun'' (2008 film), a 2008 Kannada film * ''Arjun'' (2011 film), a 2011 Marathi film * '' Arjun: The Warrior Prince'', a 2012 animated film * ''Arjun – Kalimpong E Sitaharan'', a 2013 Bengali film Television * ''Earth Maiden Arjuna'', a 2001 anime television series * ''Arjun'' (TV series), a 2012 Indian crime bas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kirti Nidhi Bista
Kirti Nidhi Bista ( ne, कीर्तिनिधि विष्ट; 15 January 1927 – 11 November 2017) was a Nepali politician and 25th Prime Minister of Nepal. Biography Bista was born in Thamel, Kathmandu, Nepal in 1927. He served as prime minister of Nepal from 1969 to 1970, 1971 to 1973 and 1977 to 1979. He was minister of finance from 1969 to 1970 and from 1971 to 1973 AD. After the coup d'état of King Gyanendra in 2005 AD, Bista was appointed one of the vice-chairmen until the government collapsed in April 2006 after the people's uprising. He is best remembered for resigning from the prime ministerial post after Singha Durbar Singha Durbar ( ne, सिंहदरवार, lit=Lion's Palace) is a palace in Kathmandu, the capital of Nepal. The palace complex lies in the centre of Kathmandu, to the north of the Babar Mahal and Thapathali Durbar and east of Bhadra ... burned down in 1973. Bista died at his residence in Gyaneshwor on 11 November 2017. He wa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Surya Bahadur Thapa
Surya Bahadur Thapa ( ne, सूर्य बहादुर थापा; March 21, 1928 – April 15, 2015) was a Nepali politician and a five-time Prime Minister of Nepal. He served under three different kings in a political career lasting more than 50 years. Thapa was selected as a member of advisory council in 1958 and was elected as the chairperson. Later he was appointed to the Upper house in 1959 and was appointed to the chair of the Council of Ministers from 1963 to 1964. He went on to serve four further terms: 1965–69, 1979–83, 1997–98, and again in 2003 before leaving his Rastriya Prajatantra Party in November 2004. Surya Bahadur Thapa was the first Prime Minister under the Panchayat System of Nepal. In his later years, he was the leader of Rastriya Janashakti Party. He died on 15 April 2015 from respiratory failure while undergoing surgery. Biography Surya Bahadur Thapa was born on March 21, 1928, in the village of Muga in Dhankuta district. He began his p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Parashuram Rai
Parashurama (), also referred to as Rama Jamadagnya, Rama Bhargava and Veerarama, is the sixth avatar among the Dashavatara of the preserver god Vishnu in Hinduism. He is believed to be one of the ''Chiranjeevis'' (Immortals), who will appear at the end of the ''Kali Yuga'' to be the guru of Vishnu's tenth and last incarnation, Kalki. Born to Jamadagni and Renuka, the Brahmin Parashurama was foretold to appear at a time when overwhelming evil prevailed on the earth. The Kshatriya class, with weapons and power, had begun to abuse their power, take what belonged to others by force and tyrannise people. He corrected the cosmic equilibrium by destroying the Kshatriya warriors twenty-one times. He is married to Dharani, an incarnation of Lakshmi, the wife of Vishnu. He is present in the Ramayana due to the conflict with Rama (the protagonist of the Ramayana) over Shiva's broken bow. He is mentioned in the Mahabharata as the guru of Bhisma, Drona, Rukmi, and Karna. Legend A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tulsi Giri
Tulsi Giri ( mai, तुलसी गिरि; 26 September 1926 – 18 December 2018) was the Prime Minister of Nepal from 1975 to 1977, and chairman of the Council of Ministers (a ''de facto'' Prime Ministerial position) in 1963, and again in 1964 and 1965. He was born in Siraha District, Nepal in 1926. Tulsi was a Minister in the Congress government of 1959−1960 before its dissolution by King Mahendra. He became the first Prime Minister following the two-year period of Mahendra's direct rule. He studied at the Suri Vidyasagar College, when it was affiliated with the University of Calcutta. He received a medical degree prior to entering politics. Tulsi was married 3 times and had 2 sons and 4 daughters, as of 2005, to Sarah Giri, a deaf-rights advocate. As of 2013 they had been married 34 years. As an adult Tulsi was baptized to his wife's faith, Jehovah's Witnesses. He resigned as chairman Rastriya Panchayat in 1986 and moved to Sri Lanka where he stayed for two years a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marich Man Singh Shrestha
Marich Man Singh Shrestha (; 1 January 1942 – 15 August 2013) was a Nepali politician and former Prime Minister of Nepal. He was born in 1942 in Khalanga Bazar, Salyan, Nepal. He served as the Prime Minister of Nepal from 15 June 1986 to 6 April 1990, and is remembered as the last Prime Minister of the Panchayat period and the Prime Minister during the 1989 Indian economic blockade on Nepal. Prior to that, he was the speaker of the Rastriya Panchayat from 1981 to 1985. He is one of the only two non-Khas Prime Ministers of Nepal, both the exceptions having been Newar Shresthas. He is the first Newar to have assumed the full title of the Prime Minister of Nepal, second if we count Gehendra Bahadur Rajbhandari who was acknowledged as an ''Acting'' Prime Minister. Political career In his office, he braved the sixteen months long ordeal of economic blockade (March 23, 1989) imposed on Nepal by India. When this blockade caused immense fuel scarcity in the country, he is credited ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
