Major newspapers published in Kathmandu Valley have given priority to various issues from political, economic, and legal spaces on their front pages. Most newspapers have given priority to the issues raised against the annual policy and programmes for the upcoming fiscal year.
Likewise, few newspapers have published reports on socio-cultural and economic issues on their front page today.
Important
Prime Minister to address issues MPs
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will answer queries from lawmakers on the government’s annual policy and programmes. For the same, a Cabinet meeting will be held at 11:00 am on Sunday, reports Gorkhapatra. The Prime Minister will also respond to issues raised during a discussion in the House recently.
Ignored
Duration of tourists’ stay declines
Foreign tourists coming to Nepal are spending a lesser number of days in the country than in the past three years. While an average tourist stayed in the country for 12.6 days in 2017, the number was 13.16 days in 2o16.
Nippa virus risk in Nepal
A story published in Naya Patrika says that Nepal is at high risk of Nippa virus. A study carried out on bats for six years showed that Nepal is also at high risk of a Nippa virus outbreak. The virus is currently seen in India and Bangladesh only. Meanwhile, experts are working to find a cure.
Supreme Court ‘headless’
The Supreme Court has become ‘headless’ after the resignation of Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli. The post still remains vacant after the Judicial Council failed to appoint a suitable candidate to the post, according to Rajdhani. Parajuli was relieved of his position after it was found that he had crossed retirement age. As per the law, the vacant post must have been filled within one month.
KMC removes shops near Dharahara area
Kathmandu Metropolitan City, with help of Nepal Police, has removed shops on the premises of Dharahara. This comes after the KMC issued a notice on Friday stating the shops be removed within 24 hours. The shops were removed after 24 hours using excavators, according to Nepal Samacharpatra.
Rs one billion allocated for free medicines
The government has not been able to buy most of the medicine that was to be provided for free.
The government provides seventy different types of medicine to the public for free. However, the government has failed to buy 44 doses form of 43 different medicine. This has resulted in a scarcity of medicine in the public hospitals, according to Naya Patrika.
The government had allocated Rs 1.05 billion for procuring medicine in the current fiscal year.
