Hospitals in different parts of the country lack basic drugs and facilities, reports a front page story of Naya Patrilka. Palpa District Hospital is running out of tetanus vaccine for a year. It is also in short of surgical cotton. Similarly, Gulmi District Hospital is sans an ambulance for the past three year. Likewise, a machine to examine Sickle Cell disease is dysfunctional at Bheri Zonal Hospital, according to the newspaper.
The newspaper also reports on its front page that the Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi did not accept the report prepared by the Eminent Group Meeting (EPG) due to pressure from the state government of Bihar.
The government is working to present a bill regarding public private partnership and investment in the parliament. If passed, the bill shall have adverse impact in the jurisdiction of ministries related to infrastructure development, according to a story on the front page of Karobar. In another story on its front page, the newspaper writes that over 600 cases of tax evasion have been filed at the Department of Revenue Investigation in the current fiscal year.
Nagarik daily on its front page has carried an analytical story on the latest issue of CK Raut and Government deal. While the government says that CK Raut has renounced the issue of a separate Madhesh, Raut on the other hand is insisting that as per the deal the government has agreed for a referendum. The newspaper also writes that the government has allocated Rs.140 million for purchasing escort bikes for the state heads.
Rajdhani daily on its front page writes that Nepal government is finding it hard to arrest and persecute foreign nationals involved in criminal activities in the country. A record at the District Court Kathmandu reveals that total 360 criminals who are foreign nationals are absconding. The newspaper also reports that the government is tightening its grip on local bodies rendering them unable to recruit employees on arbitrary manner.
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