ICYMI: Here are our top stories from Wednesday, December 25
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (December 25, 2019). Officials told the Post that they had been closely watching the Chinese nationals in question for the last two months in various parts of Kathmandu. Shutterstock
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (December 25, 2019).
At least 800 Chinese nationals are under watch in Kathmandu
A day after a massive crackdown on Chinese nationals that saw 122 individuals arrests on suspicion of involvement in illegal activity, senior government officials said on Tuesday that they were looking at multiple angles to ascertain the nature and extent of their crimes, if any.
According to officials, at least 800 other Chinese nationals living in Nepal are being watched by the government.
No help at home for women migrants who come back with babies
Benu returned home from Saudi Arabia on December 8 after a year and a half abroad. Her employer had ended her contract for her work as a housemaid and she had been forced to leave.
“I have committed a crime and I got punished,” said the 25-year-old.
Only 30 percent work on Gorkha Durbar completed as deadline ends
The Visit Nepal 2020 campaign is just around the corner, but Gorkha Durbar—a major tourist destination in Gorkha district—is still in ruins.
The reconstruction of the historic palace, which was ravaged by the 2015 earthquake, began two years ago. The government authorities had awarded the Rs 43.7 million project’s contract to Pachali Siwa JV in 2017, with the deadline set for mid-December 2019.
Police maintain tight surveillance over Chand outfit in Rolpa and Dang
After arresting around three dozen leaders and cadres of the Chand outfit in Rolpa, the district security committee said on Tuesday they are searching for Netra Bikram Chand, the general secretary of the Chand’s faction of the Nepal Communist Party.
Chand, a firebrand Maoist leader during the conflict, had left the Maoist party led by Pushpa Kamal Dahal in 2012, along with two other senior leaders—Mohan Baidya and Ram Bahadur Thapa. The three leaders had accused Dahal of leaving the “people’s war” halfway when they joined the peace process in 2006.
Supreme Court refuses to register petition demanding a review of its verdict on Ncell tax
The Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to register a petition that a group of campaigners wanted to file, demanding a review of the highest court’s verdict on reducing the outstanding tax liability of Ncell, a private sector telecom operator.
A full verdict of the court released on November 21 had fixed the outstanding capital gains tax of Ncell at Rs21.1 billion against tax authority’s claim of Rs39.06 billion.
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