Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (November 24, 2019).
After a recent deal, Dahal is setting sights on becoming sole leader of the party
A Cabinet reshuffle and an agreement last week to let Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli run the government for the full term and to allow Pushpa Kamal Dahal to lead the party in the executive role has brought some semblance of stability in the ruling party.
The leadership has claimed that Wednesday’s decision sent the message of party unity and stability.
But party insiders say there’s still a lack of clarity on various issues and that the recent decision temporarily hides the simmering dynamics behind the facade of stability. No one knows what the chairmanship with the executive role for Dahal actually means, according to them.
Airline companies send back migrant workers from airport without any ‘valid reasons’
Airline companies have been sending back migrant workers from Tribhuvan International Airport without giving reasons for not allowing them to board flights.
According to Bhishma Kumar Bhusal, director general at the Department of Foreign Employment, incidents where migrant workers, despite possessing all the required documents and air tickets, have been barred from flying has been increasing recently.
Department of Transport opens up avenue for e-taxis
A new set of guidelines from the Department of Transport Management will facilitate the entrance and operation of electric taxis in Nepal, a move that is expected to allow transport entrepreneurs to bring in new taxis that are environmentally friendly.
The department approved the new rules on November 18 and they were made public on November 19.
Shaming defaulting contractors may have worked, but it signals system failure
Tired of the continued delays in the completion of the Kamalbinayak-Nagarkot road and complete apathy of the concerned government agencies towards forcing the contractor to finish the task, people a few days ago decided to take matters into their own hands. No, they did not get to the construction sites with picks, shovels and spades. They started plastering the images of the contractor—Sharda Prasad Adhikari—on public vehicles, trees and poles.
This new method of protest, which contractors have objected to, may have worked, but experts say when people have to deal with such problems themselves, it shows how the state machinery has become dysfunctional and ineffective.
Helicopter rescue the only chance of survival for pregnant women in remote areas of Karnali
There are 274 birthing centres across villages in Karnali Province, yet the plight of pregnant and new mothers remains pitiable. Helicopter rescues to the provincial hospital are the only means of ensuring these women who have birthing complications have successful deliveries.
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