ICYMI: Here are our top stories from Wednesday, July 31
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (July 31, 2019).Sophie, 24, who has been diagnosed with autism, is taking special lessons at the Nepal Academy of Psychology. Anish Regmi/TKP
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (July 31, 2019).
In absence of consumer court, businesses keep getting away with selling substandard products
Every year, the Department of Food Technology and Quality Control files hundreds of cases against restaurants and companies for selling poor quality and contaminated food. But without a consumer court to arbitrate these cases, not a single entity has ever faced any kind of governmental action.
Children with autism face a long, hard road to acceptance
Around 300,000 people in Nepal are currently living with autism, according to an information booklet produced by Autism Care Nepal Society and the Ministry of Education. According to Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), a public health institute in the US, one in 68 children are diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder worldwide.
Information on autism and autism care are very meagre in Nepal, according to Umanga Jung Parakram Shah, director and psychotherapist at NAP. This can hinder diagnosis, and also acceptance of autistic children in schools.
Arch bridge in Muglin opens for trial after three years of construction
After many deadline misses, the government on Monday finally unveiled a new arch bridge over the Trishuli river for a trial, giving respite to the thousands of passengers who travel along the Muglin Bazaar and Anbu Khaireni road along the Prithvi Highway who were being compelled to use an old, rickety bridge.
Challenges to protect endangered Gharials in Chitwan
In Nepal, the Gharial has been enlisted as a protected species. Conservationists said that Gharial habitats are under threat due to human activities, river pollution and depletion in fish numbers.
Child marriage still prevalent in areas declared child friendly in Sudurpaschim
Wards 8 and 9 of Patan Municipality in Baitadi district were declared child-friendly zones three years ago. The local authorities had made the declaration in the presence of the then Minister for Local Development Hitraj Pandeya and former State Minister of Finance Damodar Bhandari, making it the first child-friendly zone of what is now Sudurpaschim Province.
However, going against the spirit of the declaration, the wards—then known as Siddheshwor Village Development Committee—remain an area where child marriage is the norm.
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