ICYMI: Here are our top stories from Wednesday, November 6
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (November 6, 2019). The plot of land, surrounded by mounds of grass-covered dirt, has become an object of public ridicule. Anup Ojha/TKP
Even as pressure mounts, Oli administration remains silent over Kalapani
The KP Sharma Oli administration has remained silent over a new political map released by India that places Kalapani, a disputed tract of land between Nepal and India, within Indian borders.
The Post first reported on Monday about the Indian government’s new map, released by the Indian Ministry of Home Affairs, which has since ignited a social media storm. But the ruling Nepali Communist Party, which had contested the 2017 elections as a nationalist force in the wake of the 2015 Indian blockade, and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has yet to take a public position, although discussions were ongoing late into Tuesday.
Tinkune ‘park’ becomes a new haven for drug users, prostitution and hooligans
A green facade that the city authorities cobbled together overnight to hide the derelict grounds at Tinkune in Kathmandu during Chinese President Xi Jinping’s visit has become an object of public ridicule. Many lampooned the fact that the facade was a fitting encapsulation of the superficial beautification the city went through during Xi’s visit, only for everything to be abandoned once he had left. But now, weeks after Xi’s visit, for locals, the derision has turned into concern.
Even the police admit that Tinkune park, which is barely a mud pit surrounded by mounds of grass-covered dirt, has become a hub for illicit activities.
Different criteria applied for selection of vice-chancellor at TU and other universities
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who is also the chancellor of Tribhuvan University, appointed Dr Dharma Kant Banskota as the university vice-chancellor on Sunday from among three names recommended by a search committee led by Minister for Education Giriraj Mani Pokharel.
To select vice-chancellors for six other universities, search committees, all led by Pokharel, have called applications from the aspirants. The committees will recommend names from among the applicants who have presented their work plans, along with their curriculum vitae.
This shows that a different yardstick has been adopted for Tribhuvan University and others, although all of them have the same legal status.
Nepal Police appears unwilling to take action against officials involved in extrajudicial killing
Two weeks ago, the National Human Rights Commission had recommended that criminal charges be filed against two Nepal Police officials for their involvement in the extrajudicial killing of Kumar Paudel, a member of the Communist Party of Nepal which has been branded a criminal outfit by the government.
The police have yet to take any action to that effect, on the grounds that they haven’t received an official letter recommending action.
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