KATHMANDU: Opposition Nepali Congress (NC) hit out at the ruling Nepal Communist Party-led government accusing it of failing on all fronts amid widespread corruption, misrule and sluggish development efforts.
“The government is a total failure on all fronts since it failed to make any significant achievements in the last one year, except for disappointing the people,” the NC said today.
The party has also alleged the KP Oli-led government for failing to meet the people’s expectations while lambasting it of treading on the path of authoritarianism.
Party Spokesperson Bishwa Prakash Sharma unveiled the party’s review report labelling the government of being a “total failure” while alleging it of taking anti-people decisions.
“The government, despite boasting of a two-thirds majority, has lost people’s trust and confidence,” Sharma said.
The party has also alleged the KP Oli-led government for failing to meet the people’s expectations while lambasting it of treading on the path of authoritarianism.
“The government has failed on all fronts, including maintaining peace and security, and controlling sky-rocketing market price, thus disappointing the people,” Sharma said.
The party has also criticized the government for failing to keep its commitment of amending the constitution as agreed with the Madesh-based parties.
Likewise, the Nepali Congress has also come down heavily on the government for breaching the agreement with Dr. Govinda KC. “It has violated its own commitment,” the party said.
The main opposition party continued to criticize the government asking as what could be more distrustful than to “slay the trust of justice” by trying to protect the culprits of those involved in the rape and murder case of Nirmala Pant. This, the NC said, is a blatant violation of the rule and law and justice.
Likewise, the Nepali Congress party has also raised the issue of Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project criticizing the government for the hasty “submission” of the project without competition or bidding.
BELAURI: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Sunday caught Hridaya Raj Bajgai, sub-engineer of Belauri municipality, while taking bribe from a contractor.
A team of CIAA investigators arrested Bajgai at the municipality premises while he was receiving Rs 60,000 in bribe from the contractor for the construction of a culvert in the municipality.
NEW DELHI: Nepali women continue to be victims of trafficking under the cover of foreign employment. Thousands of youths are still stranded and are leading a hellish life in different parts of India as revealed by a series of investigation by Khabarhub.
Of those victims, the plight of women is even shoddier as they are repeatedly harassed and raped by the unscrupulous agents, or they are forced to work as sex workers to fend for themselves.
These women are lured of transiting to Israel, Hong Kong, Brunei, Norway, Canada and Japan including other destinations for high paying jobs.
Stranded Nepali youths, men and women are common in many parts of New Delhi such as Pahadgunj, Saket, JB Road, Green Park, Chhatpur, Kutib Minar, Sultanupr, Maalwiya Nagar, Arjangadh, Rajiv Chowk, Skindaur, Jayapath, and Gandhinagar, among others.
Sujata, 27, (name changed) who was a practicing nurse in Kathmandu came to New Delhi with Sabin Karki, an agent from Darjeeling. Karki had promised her to send her to Israel. “Once in India, he threatened me that he could do anything since I was alone. He raped me repeatedly,” shared Sujata with tears in her eyes. While she had already paid Rs.3,00000 to Karki, he is also holding her passport.
She visited Delhi-based Nepali Embassy but to no avail. Many young women stranded in India are forced into the sex trade as they find no help or a way out, according to Sujata.
Stranded Nepali youths, men and women are common in many parts of New Delhi such as Pahadgunj, Saket, JB Road, Green Park, Chhatpur, Kutib Minar, Sultanupr, Maalwiya Nagar, Arjangadh, Rajiv Chowk, Skindaur, Jayapath, and Gandhinagar, among others.
“I spent Rs 400,000 in total,” laments Ram Manoj Yadav of Dhanusha, who is currently languishing at JB Road in New Delhi. According to him, the ‘agent’ Kabiman Tamang of Kavre is nowhere in sight. “In fact, I made a mistake by trusting him since he assured me of a job in a plastic factory in Poland,” says Yadav.
Dipendra Magar’s account is no different than Yadav’s story. Magar’s agent Bishnu Bahadur Kunwar of Ramechhap duped him with the assurance of sending him to Canada to work as a security guard.
Magar is currently living at a hotel at Barakhamba in New Delhi with five other friends, who too have been swindled by the agent. “He (agent) has gone out of contact,” said Magar, who is looking for a job in the Indian capital.
It should be noted that the Delhi police along with the Nepali Embassy in India had last fortnight rescued over one hundred girls from various parts of New Delhi.
DHAKA: A devastating blaze that raged through a slum in Bangladesh killed at least nine people, a fire official said.
The fire that broke out early morning in Chaktai of Chittagong injured dozens of slum dwellers, officials said. The slum dwellers were asleep when the fire broke out, agencies have said.
According to officials, at least 200 shanty homes were gutted. However, the fire was brought under control with the help of fore brigades.
The cause of the fire was not yet known, agencies quoted officials as saying. (Agencies)
KATHMANDU: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies, Matrika Prasad Yadav has acknowledged the fact that the incumbent government was yet to work as per people’s expectation.
He, however, said that the government was commitment to it. Speaking at the 6th Convention of Khichapokhari New Road Trade Association in Kathmandu today, Minister Yadav said the New Road area can be developed as a model trade hub.
He also appreciated the traders for cooperating with the government’s endeavor towards making prosperous Nepal.
On the occasion, Mayor of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Bidya Sundar Shakya stated that KMC would work out on a plan to develop historic New Road area. “We are trying to construct a business complex in New Road to get rid of the footpath shops,” he said.
Mayor Shakya also said the KMC was working out plans to make Durbar Marg and New Road as smart parking areas.
DHANGADI: Prime Minister KP Oli will address the meeting of the Far Western Province Assembly on February 20.
According to Balaram Sharma, Secretary at the Province Secretariat, PM Oli and Chairman of Nepal Communist Party Pushpa Kamal Dahal are scheduled to address a meeting of the party cadres meeting in Dhangadi the same day.
RAJBIRAJ: Two persons died when a truck skidded off the road hitting a tree at Agnisaire Krishnasawaran Rural Municipality of Saptari along the East West Highway on Sunday.
The deceased have been identified as Bharat Tamang of Nijgadh-8 of Bara and Ashok Lama of Udayapur. Both of them were in the truck, according to the police.
Truck driver Sarurab Lama of Nijdadh has been injured in the accident, police said.
The truck — Na 5 Kha 1651 — was heading towards the west when it met with the accident.
KATHMANDU: Around 3,000 leprosy patients are diagnosed in Nepal every year despite claims of elimination of the disease a decade ago.
Leprosy is curable disease unlike in the past. Delay in treatment or in case of absence of treatment, it may cause significant disfigurement, causing damages to skin, nerves, limbs and eyes, according to doctors.
Delayed awareness about the disease exists in Nepal as its noticeable symptom-patches on skin- becomes visible late as it grows slowly. This, as doctors say, is the reason behind most cases. Moreover, patients reach the medical facilities only when the disease affects the limbs and other organs leading to vulnerability of mutilation.
The disease is caused by the bacteria called Mycobacterium leprae. Red or lesions on skin and lack of sensation are the signs of early stage of leprosy.
According to the Lele-based Anandawan Hospital, which provides the treatment for this bacterial infectious disease, the disease first attacks the nervous system. “The affected ones are prescribed treatment of the nervous system and the leprosy treatment gets medically postponed,” leprosy specialist Dr Mahesh Shah informed.
The hospital statistics show that among the patients arriving in the hospital, some 10 percent do not manifest skin lesions.
KATHMANDU: The Meteorological Forecasting Division has predicted rainfall in most parts of the country today.
The Division said the impact of westerly wind can bring thundershowers at one or two places of the western region late this afternoon.
Rain is to recur from Monday. According to the Division, the westerly wind, which is entering Nepal from Monday morning is expected to bringing light to moderate rains in most of the parts of the country.
Meanwhile, sky throughout Sunday night will mainly remain clear. However, there will be partly cloudy in the western and eastern regions, the Division said.
KATHMANDU: The government has decided to mark the 69th Democracy Day in a grand manner on February 19.
The Ministry of Communications and Information Technology has urged the state and the private media to prioritize the dissemination of news bulletins relating to democracy for three days from tomorrow.
A meeting of the subcommittee on publicity of the Democracy Day has decided that arrangements would be made for the live broadcasting of Day at the Nepal Army Pavilion via Nepal Television and Radio Nepal.
The government has formed a main organizing committee under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister KP Oli.