Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (October 27, 2019).
Dietary supplements are banned in Nepal but they are still a fad among people
Even though the Department of Drug Administration, the drug regulatory body, has banned the import and sale of such dietary supplements, doctors have been found to be prescribing them.
In a bid to stop doctors from unnecessarily prescribing such supplements, the department is planning a meeting with Nepal Medical Council, the national regulatory authority of medical practitioners.
"We will discuss the matter with the council as doctors are generously prescribing such supplements and pharmacies are selling them abundantly,” said Pan Bahadur Chhetri, director general at the Department of Drug Administration.
Education Ministry makes a push for not counting illiterate persons during census
As the National Planning Commission and its Central Bureau of Statistics work on the questionnaire for the new national census, the Ministry of Education is making a push for not counting the illiterate population, saying the country will have achieved “total literacy” by then. The next national census, conducted every 10 years, will be taken in 2021.
Her father drives a taxi. She is on a mission to earn a medal for her country
Gyan Bahadur Tamang, who drives a taxi at night to supplement his income, initially had reservations about his daughter Deekshya's affinity to table tennis. But he had a change of heart and mind after noticing a burning desire in his daughter to be a top table tennis player.
With the parents’ support and blessings, her hard work and dedication, Deekshya has climbed up the ladder in her chosen sport over the past seven years. The 18-year-old is currently ranked third among Nepali table tennis players. Only eight-time national champion Nabita Shrestha and Rabina Maharjan are above her in the rankings.
For the first time, a Nepali has been deported from the US to serve his sentence
On Wednesday, for the first time, a Nepali convicted of rape and murder in Nepal was deported by US authorities, acting on a red corner notice issued by the Interpol General Secretariat two years ago. The arrest of Lila Raj Gautam, 49, was carried out at the request of Nepal’s Interpol National Central Bureau.
Gautam, a permanent resident of Chandragadi in Jhapa, was brought to Nepal via Turkish Air by US police officers and handed over to the Nepal Police.
A wheelchair user trying to get an education against all odds
Amid the heavy traffic in the Prithvi Highway, a wheelchair rolls every morning. Weaving through the traffic, the wheelchair heads to the Mahendra Secondary, at Gunadi, in Myagde Rural Municipality Ward No. 1. The wheelchair belongs to 15-year-old Nabeena Khanal. Her 14-year-old brother, Ananda, helps Nabeena make the journey to and from the school six days a week.
While Nabeena is a second-grader, her brother studies in grade nine. Ananda says he is committed to fulfilling his sister’s desire to study. “It’s my duty to help her get an education,” says Ananda. “I’m happy to help her do so.”
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