KATHMANDU: Khabarhub brings you a glimpse of major developments of the day in Nepal, including politics, business/economy, sports, entertainment, and more.
Cabinet meeting discusses PM Dahal’s India visit
The Cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Singha Durbar today discussed on Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’s official India visit to India to begin on Wednesday.
“General discussion was held on different issues, including preparation for PM Dahal’s India visit in the Cabinet meeting held at the Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers at Singha Durbar on Tuesday”, said the Spokesperson of the government and Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Rekha Sharma.
PM Dahal is scheduled to leave for an India visit on Wednesday from Nepal Airline’s aircraft, leading the Nepali delegation.
SC receives writ against Resham Chaudhary
A writ has been filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday against the former lawmaker and patron of Nagarik Unmukti Party Resham Chaudhary, who was released on Monday after getting an amnesty from the President.
Disgruntled at the release, the victim police inspector Keshav Bohora’s wife filed a petition in the Supreme Court.
Chaudhary, who was in Dillibazar jail after being convicted by the District, High, and Supreme Courts for being the main planner of the Tikapur massacre of August 24, 2015, had been garnering support from major political parties including the top leaders of Nepali Congress, CPN-Maoist Center and CPN-UML.
Rs 3.5 million stolen from Mahottari’s NMB Bank
There has been a robbery at NMB Bank in Mahottari.
DSP Dilip Kumar Giri of the District Police Office informed that there was a robbery at the branch office of NMB Bank located in Mahottari rural municipality-2 at 12:30 noon on Tuesday.
He said that four unknown persons came and robbed the bank. They also carried weapons.
Nepal sees seven new coronavirus cases in past 24 hours, active cases 28
Nepal recorded a total of seven new cases of coronavirus in the past 24 hours as of Tuesday.
Out of the confirmed cases, six were detected through the RT-PCR method and one through Antigen method.
According to the Ministry of Health and Population, a total of 617 swab samples were tested in the past 24 hours.
Out of them, 283 were tested through RT-PCR method and 334 through Antigen method.
Hearing Committee calls for complaints against Justice Karki
A meeting of the Parliamentary Hearing Committee today has called for the submission of complaints, if any, against Acting Chief Justice Hari Krishna Karki who has been recommended for appointment to the post of Chief Justice.
A meeting of the Committee held today at Singha Durbar under the chair of its senior-most (by age) member Pashupati Shumsher Rana of Rastriya Prajatantra Party called for the registration of complaints if there are any, against Karki or send them via email.
The deadline for the submission of complaints is 10 days beginning today.
Govt report reveals unauthorized Chinese construction, encroachment upon Nepal’s territory
A report prepared by a Study Team commissioned by the government to conduct an on-site study of the Nepal-China border has provided concrete evidence of China’s encroachment upon Nepal’s territory in various locations.
The Committee members conducted an extensive study of the border area and border pillars from August 19 to 25, 2020, spanning Limi Lapcha to Hilsa, according to the report obtained by Khabarhub.
After conducting an extensive study, the Committee has determined that the Chinese side has erected structures on Nepali territory in Humla and has actively engaged in multiple forms of obstruction.
The 58-page report submitted to the government in 2078 BS (two years ago) but has been kept under wraps, emphasizes the need to activate the Joint Inspection Teams, Joint Expert Groups, and Joint Inspection Committee mechanisms under such circumstances in situations where problems arise on the border or other issues occur.
However, the government appears to be disregarding the report, choosing to believe China’s denial of any encroachment on Nepali land.
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