Fund sent to Koshi Victims

Fund sent to Koshi Flood Victims from Neplese Diaspora

We are pleased to inform and thank to Neplese Diaspora based in Austria and some other doners who are living in Austria for contributing fund to Koshi flood Victim in Nepal. We have transferred the amount to Prime minister Relief Fund. We declare hereby that we had collected a total of € 680.22 (the receipt of the bank transfer is scanned and pased hereon) of which € 665.22 is remitted and € 15.00 Bank charge occured.

We hope this would help the ill-fated people make a difference in their lives. Although it would be a drop in ocean. We thank them, who help raising fund and rescue our countrymen back in Nepal and hope they will do so again, if necessary.

If you would like to view the contributor lists, follow the link-
http://www.opmcm.gov.np/nepali/index.php?param=p49
http://www.opmcm.gov.np/nepali/body/pm-notice.htm

Happy Tihar 2065

Happy Tihar / Bhai Tika to everybody in Austria and all the readers round the world. We wish you all the best in your life.

Support to Flood of Koshi Flood

Humanitarian Support to Koshi Flood Victim, Nepal
Thousands of persons of Kusaha, Haripur, Shreepur, Loukahi, and Bhokraha Village Development Committees (VDC) of Sunsari district, Nepal have fled their homes after the swollen Sapatakoshi (Koshi) River damaged an embankment in western Kusaha immediately inundating dozens of settlements in the VDCs. Apart from these VDCs, 7 more VDCs were also partly affected. Two spurs in western Kusaha VDC started to erode on 17 August 2008 and it damaged the embankment the same night. Settlements in the eastern bank of the Saptakoshi River started to be submerged from 18 August. The floods have caused significant damage to lives, livelihoods and infrastructure. Bridges and culverts have collapsed. Drinking water and electricity supplies, schools and public buildings are destroyed and many private houses, property, domestic animals and corpses were swept away. The Ministry of Home Affairs estimates that about 20,000 families (more than 100 thousands persons) have been directly affected and displaced.

We kindly request all of Diaspora and friends of Nepal who are in Austria either permanently or temporarily, to contribute funds to support relief efforts for the flood victim, Nepal. Last year, there was a similar occurrence and the some organizations here contributed to the relief work. As in the past, all contributions can make a difference in the lives of those suffering from this natural calamity. In this regards, we all from Nepalese society, Nepal thank all who have readily responded to such calls in the past and hope you will do so again.
This is a collaborative effort on behalf of the Nepali community and friends of Nepal. We would like to assure that the collected amount will be handed over to a reliable and reputable relief agency in Nepal.

Please contact to following persons and hoping your generous support and response.

1) Mr. Prabhakar Ghale ( Cell: 06505196960), Wien
2) Mr. Som Natha Paudel ( Cell 069910966886), Wien
3) Mr. Dhruba Paudel (http://us.mc551.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=d.paudel@aon.at, Cell: 06607608013), Wien

4) Mr. Arun Ghimire ( Cell: 06504403481), Linz
5) Mr. Krishna Bardewa ( Cell 068110456296), Graz
6) Mr. Santosh Babu Joshi ( Cell 0699100492227)
7) Mr. Ananta Ghimire (http://us.mc551.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=ghimirea006@gmail.com)
8) Mr. Dwarika Phuyal (Email: http://us.mc551.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=dwarika_phuyal@rediffmail.com cell: 069911089501)
9) Mr. Chiranjeewee Khadka( Email: http://us.mc551.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=chiranjeewee@yahoo.com, cell: 069910988272)

Note: It is our pleasure to inform you that we already collected about euro 300.00 (Three hundred only). We will definately update the collection timely.

Result : New NESAS Executive Committee

The result of the election held yesterday on 7th September 2008 has come. I would like to inform you all round the globe about this new Executive Working Commettee of NESAS.

The elected candidates are listed below -

President
Mr. Deepak Malla

Vice President
Mr. Hari Prasad Tamang/Lama

Secretary
Mr. Ramesh Dhamala

Asst. Secretary
Mr. Binod Khadka

Treasurer
Mr. Debaki Nandan Pandey

Asst. Treasurer
Ms. Asha Thapa

Members
Mr. Chhabilal Sapkota
Mr. Bishwa Maharjan
Mr. Gurung Davin Lama
Mr. Tul Bahadur Bohra
Ms. Janu Singh
Mr. Netra Bahadur Khadka
Mr. Subarna Gautam
Mr. Binay Pokharel
Ms. Anju Shrestha

For more photos of the elections click on the following photo -

(Photos credit: Churchill BISTA)

NESAS : Introducing Itself

NESAS stands for नेपाली सामाजिक र सांस्कृतिक संस्था that is a Nepali Name for a non profit making social organisation for the welfare for all Nepalese based in Austria. The name means lieterally Nepalese Cultural and Social Society in English whereas Nepalesischer Kutur- und Sozialverein in German.

The Society is now on the way to improving best-possible network among the members and well-wishers. The authentic Email address is nesas.austria@gmail.com and address for it's blog is
wienesas@gmail.com.

Statistically, it is the biggest Nepali Organisation stationed in Austria covering a total of 300 members under it's umbrella. Whereas the whole number of the Nepalese in Austria is estimated to be around 500.
NESAS organises and holds mainly cultural Festivals, Folk Dance, Modern Dance from Nepali Soil. Despite problems regarding time schedules and the functionality, the organisation has succeeded to hold many very big Get-togethers, accompanied by great feasts.

Prabhakar Ghale presides the organisation and Deepak Malla, Dhruva Poudel, Somnath Poudel, Bhuwan are some of the most active members of the organisation.
We will write more about the organisation, its activities in the days to come.