ICYMI: Here are our top stories from Sunday, September 29
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (September 29, 2019).Eleven children were rescued from various childcare centres in the Capital on Wednesday. Angad Dhakal/TKP
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (September 29, 2019).
Authorities rescue children from different childcare homes in poor conditions
The Central Child Rights Council together with the local administration on Wednesday rescued 11 children from Samajik Tatha Manawiya Sarokar Kendra, a childcare home, in Kageswari Manohara Municipality. The children at the childcare home were living in squalid conditions.
The nine boys and two girls, from Mugu district, were brought to the home promising a good life and better education. However, when the joint team raided the home, the children were not getting what they were promised.
Rein in your rage, angry outbursts can raise the risk of heart attack, doctors say
A few months ago, a 45-year-old man from Kathmandu was admitted to a private hospital for a minor ailment. Doctors told him he was recovering well and that he would be discharged soon.
On the afternoon of the day he was supposed to be discharged, the patient had an argument with his wife and he lost his cool, said Dr Om Murti Anil, a senior cardiologist who attended to him. “Immediately after, he complained of uneasiness in his chest. Then he lost consciousness,” Anil told the Post.
According to Anil, psychosocial and behavioural factors are also associated with cardiovascular diseases, but people tend to ignore them.
Government plans to impose severe penalty against companies that fail to develop anti-money laundering mechanism
The Office of Company Registrar has drawn up a draft proposal on anti-money laundering which requires companies to develop a customer identification mechanism and make reporting of purchased goods or services worth over Rs1 million.
The office said it was currently discussing the draft with various government agencies and the private sector. The draft proposal prescribes severe punishment for the companies that fail to develop anti-money laundering mechanism.
Traffic police have a difficult job, but many drivers say they could be a bit friendlier
On September 10, at around 8:30 pm, police constable Manita Chemjong was rushed to Kathmandu Medical College Hospital after getting dragged by a motorbike while trying to stop a drunk driver near the Tribhuvan International Airport.
The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division conducts random roadside checks for alcohol with a breathalyser that shows the Blood Alcohol Concentration (BAC) through analysis of a driver’s breath. Chemjong was on duty conducting random checks when a drunk driver, afraid of getting caught, sped off and escaped.
Khadka century secures Nepal’s victory over Singapore
A century from skipper Paras Khadka guided Nepal to a convincing win over Singapore as they thumped the hosts by nine wickets in the second match of the T20 Tri-Series at the Indian Association Grounds in Singapore on Saturday.
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