ICYMI: Here are our top stories from Friday, June 14

Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (June 14, 2019). ICYMI: Here are our top stories from Friday, June 14

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Published at : June 14, 2019

Updated at : June 15, 2019 07:21

Kathmandu

Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (June 14, 2019).

United in haste, ideological schisms appear in ruling party

When the Public Service Commission recently put out a notice for over 9,000 local level positions, opinions within the ruling Nepal Communist Party were sharply divided. While party leaders from the former CPN-UML stood in favour of the notice, those from the former Maoist party were against it on the grounds that the notice did not follow the principles of inclusion on par with the constitutional provisions.

The division over the notice is but one of the numerous instances where schisms have appeared in the ruling party—all because the merger between the two parties was a “marriage of convenience”, say some leaders, and not an ideological union.

How to do breakfast right in Kathmandu

Picking through fried gwara mari as the cook drops more onto the platter, early morning eaters around Patan look for the crispiest morsels to take back home to their families. With the fried dough wrapped in newspaper and stuffed into small red or blue plastic bags, these blurry-eyed folk are still waking up as they walk home. Others sit inside the smokey shops, looking into the distance over their cups of tea. It’s a familiar scene in all corners of Kathmandu Valley, as the cities wake up early, and slowly.

In a typical Nepali breakfast there is no morning bacon or eggs, no bowls of muesli and there is definitely no peanut butter on toast, rather a cup of tea takes priority. This is because Nepal doesn’t traditionally follow a three-meal-a-day schedule. Classically the first meal of the day is in mid-morning.