KATHMANDU: Former Prime Minister and senior leader of the ruling Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) Madhav Kumar Nepal has been discharged from Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) on Wednesday.
He was admitted to the hospital on Sunday following complaints of fever and cold.
Leader Nepal’s personal secretariat informed that he has been advised to take rest for a week.
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.
KANCHANPUR: The number of protected blackbuck (Antelope cervicapra), locally known as Krishnasar, has increased at the Shuklaphanta National Park.
During this year’s counting, the number of blackbucks reached 82. In the previous record, there were 62 blackbucks were found at the national park.
As herbivores, the animals inhibit grassy lands and feed upon grains, fruits, flowers, herbs, shrubs, pods as well as grasses. This mammal is protected under the National Park and Wildlife Protection Act- 1973.
KATHMANDU: Former Chancellor of the Nepal Academy Bairagi Kaila will be honored with ‘National Kalashree Felicitation-2075’ for his contribution to Nepali language and literature.
Established by the Nepali Kala Sahitya.com Pratisthan11 years ago, the award is given every year to a person contributing to Nepali language, literature, art and culture and music.
A meeting of the Pratisthan decided to give this year’s award to Kaila, said the Pratisthan’s chairperson Momila Joshi. The award carries a cash prize of Rs 100,000.
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: Five events of Eight National Games, which is scheduled to begin on April 18, have started from today.
According to National Sports Council (NSC), table tennis match will be held in covered hall of Ghorahi, wrestling in Siddhartha campus based in Jitpur of Kapilvastu, men’s hockey at Mangal Prasad Higher Secondary School of Nepalgunj, squash at Satdobato of Lalitpur and lawn tennis in Butwal.
A total of 14 national events will be held before inauguration of the national games. Other games include boxing, kabaddi, judo, basketball, chess, full contact karante, cycling, fencing and gulf.
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.
BANKE: Two workers died of asphyxiation while cleaning a septic tank in Kohalpur Municipality-11 in the district on Tuesday night.
The deceased have been identified as Kumar Tharu, 50, and Chetram Tharu of Kohalpur Municipality-6, confirmed DSP Ramesh Bahadur Singh of Area Police Office, Kohalpur.
The incident took place when they were cleaning the septic tank in the house belonging to Ram Prasad Sigdel in Kohalpur Municipality-11.
Their bodies were retreated from the septic tank and taken to Banke District Hospital for postmortem.
KATHMANDU: The government has planned to build 45 new cities at various locations in the country. According to the plan, the Ministry of Urban Development will build 27 new cities, 13 smart cities and 5 mountain cities.
The Department of Urban Development and Building Construction has initiated its works on building cities as per the government’s plan.
“Of the 27 cities, the feasibility study of 12 cities lying along the mid-hill highway has been completed,” said Kishor Lal Mahaju, project chief.
Similarly, the feasibility study of other 10 cities that fall along the postal highway and five in Tarai-Madhes region, 13 smart cities and five in mountainous region have been expedited.