ICYMI: Here are our top stories from Friday, December 20
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (December 20, 2019). Prithvi Malla was driving with his three friends after a night of heavy drinking. Photo Courtesy of Nepal Police
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (December 20, 2019).
Families reach compensation deal in drunk driving case, but case will proceed regardless
The family of Leela Devkota, who was killed on Saturday after being hit by a car, has agreed to a compensation package from the family of the driver, a 21-year-old man who was driving after a night of heavy drinking.
In separate interviews, the legal representative for the victim’s family and senior police officials overseeing the case told the Post that the two parties had reached an agreement on compensation before Devkota’s final rites, but no deals were agreed upon to soften the nature of sentencing for Prithvi Malla, the driver.
Patan High Court upholds district court’s decision to remand Mahara into judicial custody
The Patan High Court has upheld the decision of the Kathmandu District Court regarding the judicial custody of former speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara, who was remanded to custody on November 4.
Citing the urgency of the case, the High Court, however, asked the district court to conclude the case within a month.
Despite reservations, MCC compact will be ratified, officials say
The Millennium Challenge Corporation’s Nepal Compact will be ratified through Parliament despite reservations from some of the ruling party leaders, according to both government officials and senior leaders within the Nepal Communist Party (NCP).
As the KP Sharma Oli administration readies to ratify the US programme, some members of the ruling party continue to express deep reservations, arguing the grant is part of a larger strategy to counter the country’s northern neighbour.
Kathmandu's vegetable markets are not shedding tears over the loss of onion shipments from India. The traders have quickly turned north to fulfil the demand for the essential cooking ingredient, the price of which has risen steeply in the past few months after India imposed a ban on exports, triggering frantic buying and resultant shortages.
Chinese onions started flowing into Kathmandu’s markets almost immediately after supply from India ceased. Traders say that if the trend continues, the fiery red bulbs could make the list of largest imports from across the Himalaya.
Will imposing odd-even vehicle rule reduce pollution? Two lawyers think so.
A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court asking that officials permanently enforce the odd-even formula for vehicles inside Kathmandu Valley, as a measure for dealing with the city's notorious air pollution.
Two lawyers—Rita Karki and Shyam Kumar Shrestha—filed the petition, demanding a ruling to enforce the odd-even rule for vehicles to ply the Valley roads on alternate days as per the last odd or even digit of the vehicle registration number.
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