ICYMI: Here are our top stories from Wednesday, December 18
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (December 18, 2019).Deputy Speaker Shivamaya Tumbahangphe offers tika to newly elected lawmaker Bidya Bhattarai following an oath ceremony in Kathmandu on Tuesday. RSS
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (December 18, 2019).
Tumbahangphe courts controversy by administering the oath of office to Bidya Bhattarai
Deputy Speaker Shiva Maya Tumbahangphe’s administration of the oath of office to a newly elected Member of Parliament has run into controversy, with leaders and constitutional experts questioning if she went beyond her brief and breached constitutional provisions.
Tumbahangphe administered the oath of office to Bidya Bhattarai, who was elected from Kaski Constituency 2 in the November 30 by-election, on Tuesday.
Since the resignation of Krishna Bahadur Mahara in early October after attempted rape allegations, the House of Representatives has been without the Speaker. The new Speaker will be elected on Friday when the winter session commences.
Ruling party leaders have questioned why Tumbahangphe rushed to administer the oath with the winter session of Parliament just three days away.
In Kathmandu’s schools, it’s not just teachers who are watching you
As the presence of CCTV cameras grows across the Kathmandu Valley, academic institutions are following suit. According to the Nepal Police, there are currently over 1,200 cameras watching the Valley streets, up from just around 400 last year. While the exact number of cameras in schools is difficult to come by, even cursory glances at the entrances of most schools will find at least one surveillance camera.
Although many students and teachers bemoan the presence of surveillance cameras, especially within the classroom, school administrators believe that the cameras help prevent unruly student behaviour, ensure security, and can even help students with their studies.
Religious leaders are key to immunisation success in Kapilvastu’s Muslim settlements
Kapilvastu is the only district in the country where the Ministry of Health and Population conducted a mass drug administration programme against filariasis for 11 consecutive years but failed to achieve its target.
The coverage of the government’s various health schemes in the district, including adherence of people to immunisation and family planning programmes, is very low compared to other districts. This is particularly more glaring in municipalities like Krishnanagar and Maharajgung, where a vast section of the Muslim population resides.
After exhausting their efforts in what seemed like a failing cause, the primary health care centre has adopted a new policy: Take the Maulana into confidence and get access with their help.
Against constitution and Education Act, Kathmandu is hell-bent on holding grade 10 exams on its own, officials say
Against the spirit of the Constitution of Nepal and provisions in the Education Act, the federal government is preparing to conduct the Secondary Education Examinations on its own next year as well.
The statute promulgated more than four years ago authorises local governments to manage school education though it doesn’t talk specifically about conducting the examinations. Through the eighth amendment to the Education Act in 2016, the government authorised the local governments to hold grade 8 examinations while it opened the door for provincial governments to conduct the tests for grade 10 board exams. The authority to hold the tests for class 11 and 12 remained with the centre.
However, two years after the provincial governments came into operation, the federal government is reluctant to delegate the authority. The Office of the Controller of Examinations on Monday published the routine of the board exams, which will commence from March 19 next year, without even consulting with the provincial governments.
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