ICYMI: Here are our top stories from Tuesday, November 26
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (November 26, 2019).Doctors and medical students protest against the exorbitant fees charged by private medical colleges in Maitighar Mandala, Kathmandu. Sanjog Manandhar/TKP
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (November 26, 2019).
He was one of the few ministers who delivered. Then the prime minister sacked him.
Just two days after he was appointed minister for labour, employment and social security, Gokarna Bista made his first major decision. He announced that the Department of Foreign Employment would now be hearing complaints from migrant workers every day—not just once a week. He set up a separate desk to register grievances and identified two prospective places outside of the Kathmandu Valley to issue work permits.
The initiatives were early signs of how Bista would handle the labour ministry, one of the most important portfolios in a country whose economy is supported by remittance from migrant workers. Bista had a hard battle ahead of him, dealing with workers’ plights in foreign lands, labour issues at home, and the fraud and mismanagement that is rampant in the foreign employment sector.
High operating costs and few passengers force Buddha Air to cancel Kolkata flights
Just six months after beginning direct flights to Kolkata as part of its preparations to enter long-haul international markets, Buddha Air has announced that it is discontinuing its Kolkata flights from December 1.
This announcement has effectively ended Nepal’s largest carrier’s ambitious plans to enter the international market by August 2020 by gradually expanding its routes from one-hour flights to three-hour and beyond.
With just six days to go, venues are still not ready for South Asian Games
With just six days remaining for the South Asian Games, some of the sporting venues are still not ready and are unlikely to be completed before the opening day.
At Satdobato, the swimming pool and the squash covered hall are both major concerns as they are unlikely to be ready before the Games begin, given how much remains to be done.
Yadav’s U-turn causes confusion among Samajbadi leaders
On Saturday, Deputy Prime Minister and Law Minister Upendra Yadav’s Samajbadi Party has expressed serious dissatisfaction over the cabinet reshuffle without consulting the coalition partner claiming that was against the political spirit and culture of the joint government.
But after assuming the new ministry on Tuesday, Yadav’s statement took a U-turn, telling reporters that the prime minister need not consult with the ministers and can change the ministries as he likes.
Home Ministry instructs police to arrest medical college owners if they fail to refund students
The government has directed Nepal Police to arrest the owners of medical colleges if they don’t refund the additional fees charged to the students by Tuesday.
A meeting held at the Ministry of Home Affairs in the presence of education minister and attorney general on Monday instructed the police to resort to arresting the concerned medical college owners, as they have repeatedly disregarded the government’s directives to refund the students.
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