ICYMI: Here are our top stories from Sunday, September 1
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (September 1, 2019).New cars are parked on the premises of the Medical Education Commission in Sanothimi, Bhaktapur. Binod Ghimire/TKP
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (September 1, 2019).
At Medical Education Commission, there’s already a fleet of luxury vehicles, but no officials to ride them
The office of the Medical Education Commission, which was formed in February, wears a deserted look. With just a handful of staff deputed so far, there is hardly anything for them to do, as the government is yet to appoint the executive committee of the commission. What is most striking when one enters the office premises is a fleet of brand new luxury vehicles.
Small and medium-sized cities are highly prone to water insecurities
For Subarna Shrestha, a resident of Dharan Sub-metropolitan City, water shortage has become a significant problem in the last decade. Rainy season offers the much-needed respite, but once the dry season sets in, residents grapple with water scarcity.
“It has been nearly 15 years since we started facing water crisis in the city,” Shrestha told the Post. “Now, we don’t have any option than to buy water from tanker owners. A tanker of water costs Rs2,500-Rs3,000.”
Even the tourism sector has been affected in Dharan, according to Shrestha, who is also a former president of the Hotel Association of Dharan.
Law Ministry holds the key to setting up Nepal’s first consumer court
The country’s first consumer court is likely to come online in the next five months after a proposed draft made its way to the Law Ministry, said officials at the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Supplies. It has been more than a decade since work began on setting up the court to deal with cases related to consumer disputes and grievances.
As tourism minister orders national anthem at Pashupati, some ask when and where else it should be played at
On Friday, evening rituals at Pashupatinath started differently. Before the religious hymns and chants began as part of the regular “aarati” and the sound of classical instruments and bells echoed, the national anthem reverberated around the temple. For the first time in over a decade since the evening rituals became a regular affair, drawing a huge audience, the national anthem preceded the religious ceremony.
What happened on Friday is now set to become the norm in Pashupatinath if what Tourism Minister Yogesh Bhattarai announced earlier this week were to be implemented. Bhattarai has directed the Pashupati Area Development Trust to play the national anthem before the evening rituals every day without fail.
Food corporation to supply 3,000 goats to Kathmandu to meet the Dashain meat demand
Nepal Food Corporation says it is planning to supply around 3,000 goats in the Kathmandu Valley during the upcoming Dashain festival.
“Around 1,500 mountain goats or chyangras will be brought from Mustang, and as many goats will be brought from other hill and Tarai districts for Dashain,” Sarmila Subedi, spokesperson for the state-owned corporation told the Post. “We have already instructed the corporation’s branch office in Mustang to start preparations to procure mountain goats. We will soon deploy our officials to other districts for procuring goats.”
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