These are some of the best stories from The Kathmandu Post (March 5, 2020). The Nijgadh international airport is planned to be the largest in South Asia in terms of area, covering 8,045.79 hectares when completed. Post File Photo
Some of the main stories from today's The Kathmandu Post.
Zurich International asks for extension following court order to stop felling trees at Nijgadh
Following the Supreme Court’s orders to halt the felling of trees at the proposed site of the Nijgadh International Airport, Zurich Airport International AG, which was asked to submit a business proposal for the development of the airport by March 1, has officially requested an extension.
Zurich had been selected as the concessionaire to develop the troubled $3.45 billion Nijgadh International Airport, billed to be the largest airport in terms of area in South Asia upon completion, after the Swiss company outbid competitors, including the GMR Group, an Indian infrastructure giant.
Ram Prasad Aryal was always interested in history. Growing up in Gorkha, he read a lot about Prithvi Narayan Shah and how he had unified Nepal. He also read plenty about the French revolution and the First World War—history intrigued him. That was why after completing his high-school education in Gorkha, Aryal decided to move to Kathmandu to pursue the subject at Tribhuvan University’s Central Department of History.
Foreign nonprofits offer help to combat potential health crisis in event of Covid-19 outbreak
The International Non-Governmental Organizations (INGOs) have offered help to the government in three areas to combat potential health crises in the event of a COVID-19 outbreak in the country.
So far, the country has only a single confirmed case of coronavirus. The government has been screening every passenger entering the country from Tribhuvan International Airport and suspended visa on arrival for nationals from China, South Korea, Japan, Italy and Iran.
After a brief calm, conflict returns to the Nepali Congress
After a brief lull, another cycle of conflict brews in the Nepali Congress. This time it’s about party President Sher Bahadur Deuba’s decision to form various departments unilaterally.
The rival faction led by senior leader Ram Chandra Poudel has expressed reservations over appointments in several party departments and the Central Committee on the eve of the 14th General Convention.
Hand sanitisers in short supply due to buying rush sparked by outbreak fears
Reports about the effectiveness of face masks and hand sanitisers in providing protection against coronavirus infection has sparked a buying rush leading to shortages of the two materials in the valley.
According to different supermarkets and pharmacies, their hand sanitiser stocks are depleting rapidly, and they have had to resort to rationing. Demand for hand sanitisers increased sharply in recent weeks due to the coronavirus outbreak that looks like becoming a global pandemic.
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