11 july, kathmandu- A person died when a car hit a scooter in front of Lazimpat Shangri-la Hotel at Kathmandu Metropolis-26.

Scooter rider Bhim Bahadur Gurung died when a red-coloured car hit the scooter (Ba 93 Pa 2050) heading to Maharajgunj via Jamal-Lainchaur from at 2.00 this morning.

Likewise, Santosh Gharti Magar of Putalibazaar, Syangja was injured in the incident. Deputy Superintendant of Police Santosh Singh Rathor, also in-charge of Kathmandu Metropolitan Police Circuit Lainchaur, informed that scooter rider Gurung died on the spot after the speeding car knocked his scooter.

Injured Gharti was sent to Venus Hospital in mid-Baneswor after his treatment was not possible at Teaching Hospital in Maharajgunj. Again he was taken to Dirghayu Hospital where his treatment is underway, Rathor informed.
Police have intensified the search for the car and its driver. (RSS)

11 july, Nawalparasi- The police have arrested two leaders of the banned Communist Party of Nepal led by Netra Bikram Chand from the district.

The arrestees have been identified as Kamauddhin Ansari and Sharada Bhandari, both district members of the party. Ansari was arrested from his home at Ramgram-10 this morning, while Bhandari was held on Wednesday from Sarawal rural municipality-1.

Bhandari is also district chairperson of the All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Revolutionary) affiliated to the party. (RSS)

11 july, Nepalgunj- A man thrashed his wife to death at Nepalgunj sub-metropolitan City on Wednesday evening. Shiva Kumar Lodh of Nepalgunj sub-metropolitan city -2 thrashed his wife Lalita Kumari Lodha, 36, to death.

Superintendent of Police of Banke, Bir Bahadur Oli, said that the body of Lalita was found hidden in a drum when Lalita’s son Aman started searching her after he did not saw his mother at home when he returned from the school.

Police have started investigation into the case by arresting two persons including Lalita’s husband Shiva Kumar. Lalita had sustained injuries at different parts of the body including face and head. (RSS)

11 july, Surkhet- The federal and state governments jointly have declared 101 tourist destinations in Karnal State (79 destinations declared by Ministry of Karnali State for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment, and 17 by federal government).

The governments acted on recommendations by local levels and State Assembly members related to the field. Minister for Industry, Tourism, Forest and Environment of Karnali State, Nanda Singh Buda informed that budget has been allocated for infrastructure development of 38 tourist destinations of the total declared ones for the fiscal year of 2019/20.

“Budget will be mobilised in line with a master plan for new tourist destinations to be made following the formation of the state tourism board. We failed to allocate budget in all tourist destinations due to limited resources. Budget will be set aside in these destinations in the coming fiscal years,” he said. The Ministry has a total of Rs 2.45 billion budget for the FY 2019/20. (RSS)

10 july, Damascusa- At least seven kids were killed Tuesday by the explosion of a land mine in eastern Syria, state TV reported. The land mine exploded in the town of Dablan in the eastern province of Deir al-Zour, said the report.
It added that the land mine is from the leftovers of the Islamic State (IS), who had controlled the town ahead of its liberation last year.

It’s the latest casualty to be reported by similar explosions in Syria. Land mines have killed dozens of people in the formerly rebel-held areas amid government-led efforts to remove the mines for the safety of civilians.

On April 11, three children were killed and another was wounded by the explosion of a land mine in southern Syria.
On March 6, seven civilians were killed by a land mine explosion in Aleppo in northern Syria. Later March, another nine people were killed by a land mine blast in Aleppo province. On Feb. 24, a total of 24 civilians were killed by similar explosions in central Syria. (RSS)

10 july, Buenos airesf- Former Argentine President Fernando de la Rua on Tuesday died of heart and kidney failure, local press reported. The 81-year-old politician had been taken to the Fleming sanatorium in Buenos Aires in an “extremely serious” state, according to the state news agency Telam.

“I regret the death of former President Fernando de la Rua, whose democratic trajectory deserves the recognition of all Argentines, and we accompany his family at this moment,” Argentine President Mauricio Macri wrote on Twitter.
Former President Cristina Fernandez also expressed her condolences on Twitter: “Our condolences to family and friends of former President Fernando de la Rua.”

De la Rua had a surgery in 2016 to remove tumors in his bladder, and last year had to undergo angioplasty after a heart attack. De la Rua led the country from 1999 to 2001, the year when he resigned amid social uprisings.
The burial of the former politician will take place on Wednesday at noon in the Memorial Park, located in the city of Pilar, 60 kilometers from Buenos Aires. (RSS)

10 july, port moresby- Twenty-four people have died — including two pregnant women with their unborn children — in tribal fighting in Papua New Guinea’s lawless highlands, prompting the prime minister on Wednesday to promise swift justice.

Local officials said at least 24 people had been killed in Hela province, a rugged region in the west of the country, in a three-day spasm of violence between rival tribes. Highland clans have fought each other in Papua New Guinea for centuries, but an influx of automatic weapons has made clashes more deadly and escalated the cycle of violence.

“Twenty-four people are confirmed dead, killed in three days, but could be more today,” Hela provincial administrator William Bando told AFP on Wednesday. “We are still waiting for today’s brief from our officials on the ground.”

Bando has called for at least 100 police to be deployed to reinforce some 40 local officers. The incident has shocked both the country and recently appointed Prime Minister James Marape, whose constituency includes the district where the killings occurred.

He vowed more security deployments and warned the perpetrators “your time is up”. “Today is one of the saddest day of my life,” he said in a statement. “Many children and mothers innocently murdered in Munima and Karida villages of my electorate.”

In the Karida attack, fighters are said to have hacked and shot six women and eight children — as well as two pregnant women and their unborn children — in a 30-minute rampage. Local health worker Pills Kolo said it was hard to recognise some of the body parts and posted images of remains bundled together using mosquito nets as makeshift body bags.

Images provided by local police showed the corpses of two children of school age, one with severe head injuries.
Local media reported the attack appeared to be in retaliation for the ambush and murder for six people the day before.”Gun-toting criminals, your time is up,” Marape said. “Learn from what I will do to criminals who killed innocent people, I am not afraid to use strongest measures in law on you.” He noted that the death penalty was “already a law”.

It is not clear what prompted the attack, but many fights are fuelled by old rivalries prompted by rape or theft, or disputes over tribal boundaries. In nearby Enga province, a similar surge in violence prompted the establishment of a makeshift military garrison and the deployment of a company of around 100 government soldiers under the command of a Sandhurst-trained major.

Marape has not yet provided details of the security deployments but appeared exasperated by the current resources available. “How can a province of 400,000 people function with policing law and order with under 60 policemen, and occasional operational military and police that does no more than band-aid maintenance,” he said. (RSS)

8 july, kathmandu- Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supply, Matrika Prasad Yadav, said the government decided not to implement its decision to conduct the pesticide residue test in imported vegetables and fruits along the Nepal-India border for the time being because of lab issues.

In his replies today to the concerns expressed in regard with the matters related to the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies during the deliberations on Appropriation Bill 2076 BS in the National Assembly, he said only the Central Department of Food Technology and Quality Control had a well-equipped lab to conduct such kind of tests and a mechanism under the Ministry of Agriculture was technically not competitive to deal with the matter and that’s why the decision was put on hold.

He went on to say the government was working with the policies of promoting industries, increasing production and reducing import. The Supply Minister added the government was facing allegations that it was preparing to sell industries at a throw-away prices which were not true. “It is concerned about the possibly of misappropriation of public land it provided for industries, instead”.

According to him, there are two sorts of suggestions where to give exemption on customs duty in the import of raw materials and the government will work on it, keeping the interest of nation at first. (RSS)

8 july, kathmandu- Nepal secured its place in the final of the ACC U-19 Eastern Region Cricket Tournament going on in Malaysia. The Nepali squad defeated the host in the semifinal match held today at Kinrara Academy Oval Cricket Stadium based in Kuala Lumpur by seven wickets.

Nepal will now face either Singapore or Hong Kong for the title. Nepal, the present champion, met a simple target of 88 runs posted by the competitor in 15.5 overs at the loss of three wickets. Nepal’s Bhim Sarki contributed unbeaten 33 runs to the team while captain Rohit Kumar Poudel played 32 not out. Similarly, Pawan Sarraff made 18 runs and Rit Gautam added three runs to the team.

Prior to this, Malaysia was put to bat first after losing the toss and was limited to 87 runs in 40.5 overs at the loss of all wickets. In course of restricting the competitor to a simple run setting, Nepal’s Sagar Dhakal alone took three wickets and Kushal Malla took two wickets. A team winning the title will be qualified for competing for the U-19 Asia Cup scheduled in Sri Lanka. The final match has been scheduled for Tuesday. (RSS)

8 july, kathmandu- Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Giriraj Mani Pokharel has said the curriculum would be updated to improve the quality of education.

He said so in the Natiopnal Assembly meeting today while responding to questions related to his ministry raised by lawmakers during deliberations on the Appropriation Bill, 2076 BS. The Education Minister said that a national campaign aimed at providing education to all children of the school-going age has been forwarded.

“The aim is to raise the status of the country from a developing country status through the promotion of education and not to deprive anyone from access to education, as the Constitution of Nepal has enshrined education as the fundamental right,” he explained.

Noting that education policy with the improvement of community schools has been prepared in keeping with the report of the High-level Education Commission, the Minister for Education said a new practice has been adopted in which the teacher failing the examination would be given a golden hand-shake, a new kind of practice in the world.
Process has been forwarded for giving the responsibility of child education and basic education to the local government itself, he said, adding that the investment in education has been increased compared to the past.

As committed in the past, 300 school buildings have been constructed throughout the country and preparations were being made to implement the President Education Reform Programme for the health and physical development, he said.

Minister Pokharel also informed the National Assembly that the report submitted by the task force constituted to make adjustment in the number of teaching positions has reached the office of the Council of Ministers, that the local governments have taken the responsibility of school education, that stress has been given to the quality of teaching while appointing teachers, that model schools would be set up in seven provinces and that differently able children were pursuing their school education in all 77 districts. (RSS)