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Soaltee Annual Golf Tournament
30 January, 2010
Gokarna Golf Resort
Dr. Niranjan Shah was announced the winner of this year’s Soaltee Annual Golf (SAG) Tournament, which was played under the modified Bogey format. Shah scored five points – six on the front nine and minus one on the back. Rupak Acharya, the 11th SAG golf team player and reigning No. 1 amateur golfer in Nepal, won the best gross award, scoring four points. Els Schapendonk won the ladies section trophy with one point. The event saw an overwhelming response with 150 golfers from all walks of life from around the country participating. They ranged from ambassadors to top entrepreneurs and army to government officials. The one-day event was held at the Gokarna Golf Resort. The event was followed by a prize distribution ceremony and dinner at the Megha Malhar Hall at Soaltee Crowne Plaza, Kathmandu later in the evening.

Fishtail Air, a Nepali Helicopter Company, has been delivered its second AS 350 B3 helicopter from the Singapore Air Show amidst a function organized by Eurocopter, producer of the chopper. The seven-seater helicopter, put on display during the air show, was handed over to Mr. Bikash Rana, Chairman of Fishtail Air, by President of Eurocopter, Mr. Lutz Bertling. At a function organized for the handover, Mr. Bertling thanked Fishtail Air for purchasing two of Eurocopter’s brand new AS 350 B3 helicopters.
Since purchasing the helicopter, Fishtail Air has carried out several missions in high altitude areas such as the Everest Base Camp, Annapurna Base Camp and Dhaulagiri Base Camp as well as in organizing the Nepal Government’s Cabinet meeting at Kalapatthar in the Everest region on 4th December, 2009.
With this addition, Fishtail Air continues to become the biggest light-weight helicopter operator in the country. Its fleet includes two AS 350 B3s, one B2, one AS 350 B and a Bell Jet Ranger B III. The AS 350 B3 helicopters are considered to be the best among small helicopters that can go up to 23000 ft in the air and carry the heaviest load compared to other choppers in its category.

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Arts and Crafts Exhibition at KIST Medical College
3 – 5 February, 2010
KIST Medical College, Emadol, Lalitpur

KIST Medical College organized a fund raising arts and crafts exhibition in the form of paintings, sketches, portraits, photographs and crafts. The three-day exhibition, which was inaugurated by Ram Chandra Kushwaha, Minister of Education, attracted some 400 visitors. While most of the exhibits put on display were by students of KIST, four of them were from outside artists. Altogether, the exhibition included 35 paintings, 10 sketches, eight portraits and around 15 photographs depicting life around the Kathmandu Valley, Pokhara, and the trekking regions of Nepal. At the event, even the visitors could try their skills at drawing and sketching on a board provided to them. On 4th February, on the occasion of World Cancer Day, an informational slide show was also presented at the college’s auditorium as a part of the event. The exhibition raised funds amounting to around Rs. 35,000 to be donated to the financially weak patients of KIST Medical College.

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KAT takes part in Spay Day activities
23 February – 3 March, 2010
Chapali Gaon, Budanilkantha

Created by the Doris Day Animal League in 1995, Spay Day is the first and only international day of action to promote the spaying or neutering of stray animals, more specifically, cats and dogs. Spaying, also known as Ovariohysterectomy, removes the uterus and ovaries of the female animal, preventing estrus entirely and is the only way to prevent pregnancy in female dogs or cats. Kathmandu Animal Treatment (KAT) Centre, an NGO founded by Jan Salter, participated in a week-long Animal Birth Control (ABC) program at a discounted rate in partnership with the following private clinics: Kathmandu Veterinary Clinic, Maharajgunj; Pet Clinicare ‘n’ Vet Consultancy, Baluwatar; Animal Care Clinic, Galfutaar; Animal Hospital and Research Centre, Baneshwor; and Capital Mobile Vet Clinic, Chandol.
KAT’s mission is to create a rabies-free, non-breeding and healthy street dog population through its ABC and anti-rabies vaccination programs for the benefit of the people in the Kathmandu Valley. Since May 2004, KAT has spayed 6,880 dogs, preventing a further estimated 55,040 street puppies from being born (taking into consideration an average of four pups per litter twice a year).
For more information, contact KAT, Tel: +977 1 4373169
Email: katcentre@wlink.com.np

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Walking for Nepali Women: Tewa Takes the Lead
6 February, 2009

Tewa, a non-profit social help group established in 1996, organized a walk-a-thon with over 150 members, trustees and volunteers participating in this fund-raising initiative. Enthusiastic walkers started from Patan Dhoka and ended their journey at Tewa’s main offices in Dhapakhel, Lalitpur. The main objective of the walk was to highlight the importance of peace for the betterment of the lives of Nepali women. Tewa has been assisting women by providing them household necessities and also organizes training workshops and awareness programs for sustainable development and women’s empowerment. Tewa has been playing an instrumental role in supporting Nepali women for the past 13 years, having donated more than Rs. 15,000,000 to women of more than 62 districts. This walk-a-thon itself was successful in raising Rs. 320,000. At the event, president of Tewa, Mira Jyoti, and chairwoman, Rita Thapa, spoke about the event’s success in raising funds and spreading the message of the organization for the past 11 years, the time span this fun-filled event has been organized. Also speaking on the occasion, chief guest, and fellow Tewa member, actor Rajesh Hamal, highlighted the need and importance of organizations like Tewa in supporting Nepali women for their development and self-reliance.