ICYMI: Here are our top stories from Saturday, November 2
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (November 2, 2019). Prime Minister Oli’s health has always been a cause for concern, but in recent months, there are fears that things might be getting serious. Kiran Panday/TKP
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (November 2, 2019).
Oli is firm, will not be stepping down any time soon, his aides say
Over the last two days, with Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli admitted to hospital and little information forthcoming from government officials and doctors, many had begun to wonder if Oli was fit to govern. But after conducting two cycles of hemodialysis on Wednesday and Thursday, Oli exited Grande International Hospital on Thursday with a spring in his step.
Outwardly, Oli shows no signs of being too ill to govern and neither the ruling party nor opposition leaders, citing morals and ethics, have publicly commented on the future course should Oli be unfit. Privately, Oli’s health remains the biggest political and medical concern both within the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) and for those closely following Nepali politics. Leaders express concern about the prime minister’s health and the political course for the Oli government, its power dynamics, and party unification.
Assailant of Hetauda acid attack arrested after more than six years
Police on Thursday arrested Dilip Raj Keshari (nicknamed Raj) on the charge of throwing acid on a 19-year-old girl six years ago in Hetauda. According to Yagya Prasad Bhattarai, DSP at Makwanpur Police, Keshari was nabbed at about 9pm on Thursday from Simara in Bara where he was hiding.
Keshari, an Indian citizen who had been staying temporarily in Hetauda during the time of the incident on April 22, 2013, had attacked Bindabasini Kansakar with acid to exact revenge after the latter rebuffed his romantic overtures.
Nepal's trade deficit in the first quarter drops to Rs307 billion
Nepal's trade deficit in the first quarter amounted to Rs307 billion, down 12.02 percent year-on-year.
According to the latest Foreign Trade Statistics published by the Department of Customs, export earnings between mid-July and mid-October totalled Rs27.16 billion, up 14.41 percent year-on-year. During the same period, Nepal imported goods worth Rs334.9 billion, recording a year-on-year drop of 10.34 percent.
Dipendra Singh Airee aims to flourish as vice-captain
National team cricketer Dipendra Singh Airee started playing cricket after watching his seniors play in his hometown. Born in Mahendranagar, the 20-year-old played his first cricket tournament while in Grade 7 in a school-level competition organised by the Private and Boarding Schools Organisation Nepal (PABSON). Airee still remembers his innings in that tournament. "I was out making 15. It was that innings that gave me the confidence that I can do something in cricket," said Airee.
A year later, Airee took part in the same tournament again. He scored 102 runs and also won the player-of-the-series award. Having won his first award for playing the game, Airee was now full of exuberance and wanted to make his name in the sport.
Filing complaints with the police is filled with hassles
On Monday, Indra Hang Rai, a member of the All Nepal National Free Students Union allegedly raped an 18-year-old girl by luring her to his relative’s home at Makalbari on the pretext of Tihar celebrations.
After consulting her sister, the girl decided to file a complaint against Rai the same night but found the police to be disinterested. When the victim dialled 100, an emergency police contact number, the Sano Thimi Police first responded to the call, but after knowing the incident took place in Makalbari, they told her to call the Boudha Police Station to file a complaint, the girl said speaking to Kantipur daily on Wednesday.
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