Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (June 7, 2019).
China pledges Rs 2 billion in grant for railways, but where will it go?
The Chinese government will be providing Nepal with a Rs 2 billion grant to go either towards pursuing the cross-border railway or two internal railway links, according to the governmental red book released on Tuesday.
Though no formal agreement with China on a grant has been reached, the fourth meeting of the Nepal-China railway talks, to be held in China within this month, will ascertain where exactly the money will go.
People in Nepal are not enjoying their civil rights and political freedoms, new human rights report says
Civil liberties in Nepal are increasingly coming under threat, with greater policing of social media and proposed laws that will limit freedom of expression, says a new human rights survey.
The survey, conducted by the New Zealand-based Human Rights Measurement Initiative, said that Nepal’s low score of 3.9 out of 10 on freedom of opinion and expression is “very concerning.”
Conservationists voice concerns over municipal move to obstruct measures to preserve quake-hit Bagh Durbar
Heritage conservationists, culture experts and locals have criticised the Kathmandu Metropolitan City for its move to obstruct the work of laying tarpaulin sheets on Bagh Durbar which was damaged in the 2015 earthquake. The tarpaulin sheets were being laid to protect the historic Rana-era palace from natural elements.
The Supreme Court, on March 19, had ordered the Department of Archaeology among other government stakeholders to protect the palace from exposure to weather conditions.
Petition filed at top court to stop illegal mining in Sunkoshi River
A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court asking government bodies to stop illegal and excessive mining of sand, aggregate and boulders from Sunkoshi River.
Advocate Padam Bahadur Shrestha, representing Effort Lab, a non-governmental organisation, and advocate Chiranjivi Bhattarai on behalf of the Nepal River Conservation Trust and Narayan Shrestha, a local resident of Balephi Rural Municipality, Sindhupalchok, filed the petition on Thursday seeking an interim order to stop rampant excavation of sand and stones from the river.
Nepal Airlines postpones Osaka service due to ‘very poor’ bookings
Nepal Airlines has postponed the re-launch of its Osaka service till August-end due to ‘very poor’ bookings during the low season, the state-owned carrier said Thursday. Flights to Kansai International Airport were slated to start on July 4.
Nepal Airlines opened bookings for the Osaka flight in mid-May at an introductory price of Rs 45,000 one-way. It had planned to operate three weekly flights with widebody Airbus A330 jets. The 6-hour non-stop flight was scheduled for Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
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