KATHMANDU: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa on Wednesday said his Ministry issued a circular on citizenship after failing to resist the pressure as the children of those getting citizenship by birth are deprived of citizenship.
Speaking at a meeting of the State Affairs Committee of Parliament, Minister Thapa underlined that the circular was essential as the proposal to amend the Citizenship Act is still sub-judice at the Parliament.
He admitted that the circular infringed the jurisdiction of the committee and Parliament but was prompt to add that it was necessary to resolve the issue people are facing.
Minister Thapa argued that the government’s decision was in line with the constitution and Supreme Court’s earlier verdicts.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) had last week instructed all district administrations to issue citizenship on the basis of descent. The decision was stayed by the apex court on Monday.
KATHMANDU: Box Office Film Club Nepal has decided to honor 12 Nepali films with ‘Blockbuster Award 2075’.
Even though very few Nepali films released this year gained success, Film Club Nepal has chosen as many as 12 films for the award.
According to RK Subedi of Box Office Nepal, Nepali films Lily Bily, Chhakka Panja,-3, Jaya Bhole, Bobby, Nai Nabhannu La 5, Kayara, Bhaire, Intu Mintu Londonma, Changachet, Ramkahani, Prasad and Captain have been picked for the blockbuster award.
WASHINGTON: Measles has broken out in New York City, prompting the City to declare public health emergency on Tuesday.
The outbreak is mainly confined to Orthodox Jewish children in Brooklyn. It is considered as the largest outbreak since 1991, with total of 285 cases confirmed since October. Two cases had been reported in 2017.
The City has required unvaccinated people in the affected areas to get vaccine.
The measles virus is highly contagious and can lead to serious complications and death.
While there have been no confirmed deaths so far, 21 people have been hospitalized, with five admitted to intensive care, officials said.
The outbreak is part of a broader resurgence in the United States, with 465 cases reported in 19 states so far this year, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The United States declared measles eliminated from the country in 2000 thanks to widespread vaccination, meaning it is no longer constantly present.
(Agencies)
KATHMANDU: Final rites for abandoned British national Philips Malcolm, who died in course of treatment in Nepal, have been performed at Pashupati Aryaghat.
Malcolm was cremated as per Hindu tradition at Pashupati Aryaghat on Tuesday evening. A team led by Binaya Jang Basnet, who was involved in the treatment of Malcolm, lit the funereal pyre. A girl, who claimed herself to be Malcolm’s girlfriend, was also present in the funeral ceremony.
Malcolm died while receiving treatment at the Thapathali-based Norvic Hospital on April 6.
A doctor at the hospital had confirmed his death. Malcolm breathed his last after his blood circulation dropped and faced difficulty in breathing, according to the doctor.
KATHMANDU: : Nepali Congress (NC) president and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in a message of tribute today said he was saddened by the demise of former lawmaker and noted industrialist Diwakar Golchha.
“Golchha’s demise has caused an irreparable loss to the entire industrial sector and the national as a whole,” he said. He also extended his condolence to the bereaved family, wishing for eternal peace to the departed soul. Golchha, who was suffering from kidney failure, died in course of treatment in Chennai in India on Tuesday night.
He was 67. He was elected into the first Constituent Assembly in 2008 from the NC towards the proportional representation. He also served as vice president of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
Nepali Congress (NC) president and former Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba in a message of tribute today said he was saddened by the demise of former lawmaker and noted industrialist Diwakar Golchha. “Golchha’s demise has caused an irreparable loss to the entire industrial sector and the national as a whole,” he said. He also extended his condolence to the bereaved family, wishing for eternal peace to the departed soul.
Golchha, who was suffering from kidney failure, died in course of treatment in Chennai in India on Tuesday night. He was 67. He was elected into the first Constituent Assembly in 2008 from the NC towards the proportional representation. He also served as vice president of the Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry.
BEIJING: Ambassador of Nepal to China Leela Mani Paudyal said Nepal-China relations have moved further on a right track.
Stating that the relations at political, economic and cultural levels have moved ahead in a constant way, Ambassador Paudyal added that the relations between the two countries have been bettered in multidimensional aspects following Nepal’s participation in the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).
Ambassador Paudyal made the remarks at a program in Beijing.
On the occasion, he also emphasized the need of both the countries worked together in translating books from Chinese into Nepali and vice versa.
DADELDHURA: As many as 23 passengers sustained injuries in a road accident in Dadeldhura this morning.
A passenger bus — (Na 4 Kha 6836 — en route to Bajura from Attariya of Kailali met with an accident at Sallaghari, police said.
While 22 injured are normal, one is in critical condition. Critically injured, Shanti Diyal, 61, of Kanchanpur Krishnapur was taken to Dhangadhi for further treatment, police informed.
Others are being treated at Dadeldhura Hospital.
Police said the accident might have occurred after the bus lost its control.
TAPLEJUNG: Eleven pilgrims sustained injuries after a pick-up van met with an accident in the district. The pick-up van, Me 1 Ja 1486, was heading to Suketar from Pathibhara Temple with the pilgrims when the incident took place, said District Police Office, Taplejung.
The condition of five among those injured is said to be critical.
The injured are Motimaya Tamang, 54, Eknath Sigdel, 42, Nishan Acharya, 8, Uddhav Prasad Sigdel, 42, Laxmi Sidgel, 38, have been referred to out of Taplejung following preliminary treatment a local heath post.
All the injured are from Nijgadh. The rest are undergoing treatment at Taplejung District Hospital .
The pick-up van met with the accident near Suketar Airport at 9:50 pm yesterday.
BHAKTAPUR: Hundreds of broiler chickens were culled after they tested for H1N1 virus at Dadhikot in Suryabinayank Municipality-1 in the district.
As many as 2,000 broilers were killed after the virus was detected in Anuskrit poultry farm belonging to Madhuram Neupane in Dadhikot.
Earlier, 2,985 chickens had been killed in Utkrista Multipurpose Agriculture Poultry farm based in the same ward.
KATHMANDU: Bisket Jatra has started in Bhaktapur from today. The festival will officially kick off after the Bhairavnath’s chariot is pulled by the locals in front of five-story temple in Taumadi of Bhaktapur Municipality-5.
The week-long festival is observed with much fanfare. Thousands of people from far and near including Kathmandu and Lalitpur flock to Bhaktapur to observe the festival.
The festival is celebrated until April 18.