CHITWAN: A tiger was found dead in Jarnelighat on the banks of the Narayani river in Chitwan National Park on Friday. The male tiger of around 13 years old was found with injuries all over the body and is suspected to have died in an attack by another tiger in the park, according to chief protection officer Bed Prasad Dhakal.
Locals who had gone fishing in the Rapt river informed the park officials after coming across the dead tiger. This is the second incident of death of a tiger since the last census in 2018. The 2018 census showed that there are 93 tigers in Chitwan National Park, according to information officer Gopal Ghimire.
KATHMANDU: A meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) endorsed the ‘Employees Adjustment Bill-2075 BS’ on Friday.
The Bill aims to adjust employees at the federal, province and local levels. On the occasion, Minister Adhikari said that a total of 77,034 employees have chosen to go for adjustment.
The meeting unanimously passed the proposal presented by Minister for Tourism, Culture and Civil Aviation, Rabindra Adhikari, on behalf of the Minister for Federal Affairs and General Administration, seeking the endorsement of the Bill.
The Bill aims to adjust employees at the federal, province and local levels. On the occasion, Minister Adhikari said that a total of 77,034 employees have chosen to go for adjustment.
He hinted the possibility of introducing and implementing an Act by the province and local governments in regard with the appointment and arrangements of employees as per the necessity in post-political transition phase.
KATHMANDU: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has authenticated two bills.
The President authenticated Bill for Amending the Commission on Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons Act, 2071 and Bill for Amending the Truth and Reconciliation Commission Act, 2071 on Friday.
The bills were recently endorsed by the federal parliament and sent to the Office of the President for authentication.
President Bhandari authenticated the bills in line with Article 113 (2) of the Constitution of Nepal, said the Office of the President.
At least 10 people, mostly young athletes, died when a fire engulfed a dormitory at the youth team training center of one of Brazil’s biggest football clubs, reports said.
The fire broke out at Ninho de Urubu, the training ground of Flamengo football club, in Rio de Janeiro injuring three people.
The cause of the fire is not yet known, according to reports. Flamengo is one of Brazil’s biggest and best-known clubs internationally. The fire was later extinguished, according to the G1 news portal.
The injured were taken to a nearby hospital, firefighters say. Flamengo being one of Brazil’s most successful football clubs, has basketball, rowing, swimming and volleyball teams. (Agencies)
KATHMANDU: Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal has warned that the country would plunge into a grave crisis, even with a greater magnitude than the Maoist insurgency, if the government circumvented the spirit of the peace process and the constitution.
He criticized the government for failing to move ahead with the spirit of the constitution. Speaking at a program in Kathmandu on Friday, Dahal came down heavily on the government of being tightfisted in delegating power to province and local bodies.
“Mind it, the country will face yet another catastrophe if the government did not work in the spirit of the peace process and the people’s aspirations,” Dahal warned.
He also warned that the country would see separate movements in the Madesh and the hills if the present situation persists.
The International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) details cases of 95 journalists and media professionals who lost their lives in targeted killings, bomb attacks or crossfire incidents.
Releasing its 29th report on journalists and media staff killed in the course of their duties in 2018, IFJ the number represents an increase of thirteen killings more than in 2017.
Likewise, the report has also pointed at the pervasive level of impunity that prevails across the globe where 90 percent journalists’ killings remain unresolved as the authorities all too often fail to conduct credible investigations into these crimes.
The report, In the Shadow of violence; journaloists and media killed in 2018, stated that Yemen, India, Mexico, Afghanistan and Syria recorded the most devastating tolls while South Asia becomes the world’s most dangerous region for journalists, the IFJ report said.
The report further added that the increase in killings takes place in the context of an increasing polarization of views across the world with the rise of dangerous nationalist and populist forces in many countries and the stigmatization of journalists and media by politicians and the enemies of media freedom.
Likewise, the report has also pointed at the pervasive level of impunity that prevails across the globe where 90 percent journalists’ killings remain unresolved as the authorities all too often fail to conduct credible investigations into these crimes.
Releasing the report, FJ President Philippe Leruth said, “Those tragic figures remind us of our duty to act and hold governments responsible for the lack of investigation for journalists’ crimes.”
He emphasized on an international instrument to force all states to act to halt the killing of journalists and bring the killers to justice. (Agencies)
BEJHAD, Feb 8: In the past six months of the current fiscal year, the District Court Palpa registered 122 divorce cases. Among those seeking the legal procedure to end the conjugal life, 87 were women while the remaining 35 were men.
The present scenario is somehow different than of the past. Though the data put the number of women seeking the legal help to get separation from spouses at relatively high, the number of men filing for divorce is found rising these days than in the past.
Mainly those husbands in foreign employment are knocking the doors of court, citing that they had been victimized at the hand of their partners. Many of them have cited extra marital affairs of their wives and misappropriation of money they send home from abroad as major factors compelling them to choose a divorce.
Women have presented mental torture by their husbands, domestic violence and neglect as the causes forcing them to seek separation, the court details show.
It may be noted that the new Civil Code which has been in force since last April 17 has simplified the divorce process for men. As per the new provision, they can straight go to the court to file the divorce case. It is said that more men are seeking a divorce on the ground of same provision.
Prior to this, any men wishing to end the married life could not go to the court directly. He had to first complete the prescribed process at the local level.
Of the registered case, the court has already given its verdict in regard with 59 cases, according to court registrar Bheshraj Khanal said.
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KATHMANDU: Main opposition Nepali Congress has sought government’s official stance on Venezuela crisis.
Speaking at the special hour of the parliament today, Nepali Congress lawmakers Dila Sangraula and Bhimsen Das Pradhan sought government’s official stance referring to the divergent views coming from Prime Minister K P Oli and Nepal Communist Party Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal on the Venezuela’s political crisis.
Seeking Prime Minister’s clarification, lawmaker Pradhan queried, “What is the official view? Whom should we trust – the Prime Minister or NCP Chairman Dahal?”
The Venezuela issue got into the agenda for discussion in the parliament at a time when the two contradictory views on Venezuela crisis expressed separately by Prime Minister Oli and Dahal triggered waves on the political spectrum.
Prime Minister Oli has earlier labeled Dahal’s statement as ‘a slip of tongue’ while Dahal asserted his to be the official stance of his party.
KATHMANDU: Delhi Police along with the joint efforts of Nepali Embassy in New Delhi have rescued 179 Nepali youths taken hostage by manpower agents, from New Delhi.
Khabarhub had earlier published a news based on field reporting from the Indian capital of New Delhi revealing that employment agents were active in trafficking Nepali youths to India from Nepal. The Nepali youths were bound for third countries for work via India.
A total of 147 women and 32 males were rescued, according to Prakash Adhikari, Consular at the embassy. The traffickers had taken hostage of the Nepali youths luring them of sending to European and African countries via Infal area of Manipur in India.
Delhi police in coordination with Nepali Embassy in New Delhi conducted the rescue operation following a field report by Khabarhub.
“The embassy has launched a campaign against human traffickers,” Nepal’s Acting Ambassador to India Bharat Raj Regmi told Khabarhub.
A total of 147 women and 32 males have been rescued, according to Prakash Adhikari, Consular at the embassy. The traffickers had taken hostage of the Nepali youths luring them of sending to European and African countries via Infal area of Manipur in India.
Those rescued will be brought back to Nepal following legal procedures in a few days, Adhikari said.
Meanwhile, Khabarhub has learned that the embassy is collecting the information of the traffickers.
A field report by Khabarhub had revealed that traffickers taken hostage around 4,000 Nepali youth in India assuring of sending them to third countries. The Delhi-based Embassy of Nepal had sprung into action following the news floated by Khabarhub.
“Human trafficking is a serious issue and traffickers are a challenge to the government. Therefore, we are launching action against traffickers in coordination with various organizations,” said Adhikari over the phone from New Delhi.
KATHMANDU: The National Assembly (NA) on Friday has sent four bills to the Legislation Management Committee for clause-wise discussion.
The bills include ‘Senior Citizen (First Amendment) Bill-2075 BS, Pension Fund Bill-2075 BS, ‘Citizen Investment Trust (Second Amendment) Bill-2075 BS, and ‘Advertisement Regulation Bill-2075 BS’.
According to NA Secretary Rajendra Phuyal, the House of Representatives (HoR) endorsed the ‘Commission on Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons and Truth and Reconciliation (Second Amendment)-2075 BS’ which was sent to the HoR with message after NA endorsement. The next meeting of the NA, the upper house of federal parliament, will take place at 11.00 am on February 12.