22 May 2019, Kathmandu
Today’s main stories are:
National News
Reconstructed historic Kedarnath temple inside Bhaktapur Durbar Square has been inaugurated by Prem Suwal, lawmaker and secretary of the Nepal Workers and Peasants Party amid a function in Bhaktapur on Tuesday. Bhaktapur municipality carried out the reconstruction of the temple damaged in the devastating earthquake of April, 2015.
The police have arrested a leader of the banned Communist Party of Nepal led by Netra Bikram Chand. Hari Chandra Jaishi, Bheri Zone Bureau member of the CPN, has been brought to the district headquarters, Khalanga for investigations, said
Rohit Shrestha, a Nepali immigrant in the United States of America, has ascended Mount Everest. Shrestha achieved this feat in 41st days. Shrestha, who had determined to reach atop the world’s highest peak following his ascent to Island Mountain, achieved this resolution 12 years later.
Israel ambassador to Nepal Benny Omer said Israel would help in Nepal’s agriculture sector. Nepal could learn much from Israel’s progress in agriculture, he said referring to a training centre opened by India following agriculture system of Israel.
The Second International Open Karate Championship-2019 is to kick off from Friday. The championship is organised by Toyakan Nepal Wado-Ryo Karate Do Association Central Committee under the slogan – ‘Sports for Health, Sports for the Nation.’
Chief Minister of State 3 and Minister for Physical Infrastructure Development, Dormani Poudel, has made a head start for distribution of smart license the service seekers in the state from today.
Some 1,800 households at Salleri and its adjoining settlements in Solukhumbu have been without power since 12 days with the Salleri Chyalsa Hydropower Company terminating its service completely.
The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has carried out monitoring of petrol pumps in collaboration with the partner agencies. KMC stated that petrol pumps mainly in Balaju, Kalanki, Kalimati, among other places were monitored over 15 days.
Scorching heat in the recent days in Mahottari district has affected the normal lives here. The heat that has soared since mid-May has mostly affected the children, aged and working class persons.
The government survey team has successfully scaled Mount Everest, world’s highest peak, at 3:00 am today. Survey Department’s chief survey officer Khimlal Gautam and officer Rabin Karki reached atop the Mt Everest and fixed an equipment of Global Navigation Satellite System at a point around the summit, said Department’s Mount Everest Measurement Project coordinator Sushil Dangol.
The Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) lawmakers have called on the government to release the report prepared by the investigation commission coordinated by SupremeCourt former judge Girish Chandra Lal.
A session of the House of Representatives today endorsed a proposal tabled seeking the consideration over the ‘Revenue Leakage (Investigation and Control- First Amendment) Bill-2075 BS’.
Concerned over the lack of uniformity in the use of language, the Nepal Academy says it is taking initiation to have uniformity in language in school, law courts and media sector.
Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has stressed on the need of proper laws paving way for development and prosperity. In his address to an interaction on ‘Bill Related to Amending and Integrating Laws on Land Acquisition’, organised by Nepal Law Commission here today, he said stringent laws were required for the country’s development and security.
HIV-infected Gopal Shrestha climbed Mt Everest today morning, becoming the first HIV-infected person in the country to summit the highest mountain in the world.
A meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) today unanimously accepted a proposal tabled, seeking consideration on the “Advertisement Regulation Bill- 2075 BS.”
Chief Minister of State-1, Sherdhan Rai, has said that natural resources should be utilized for the welfare of human being. At a programme on ‘Distribution of royalty of natural resources’ organised here on Wednesday, Chief Minister Rai suggested to utilize the natural resources keeping considering its impact on human beings.
International News
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday discussed the situation in war-torn Syria with German Chancellor Angela Merkel and French President Emmanuel Macron, said Kremlin.
Myanmar President U Win Myint has urged for proper preparation of the holding of a free and fair general election in 2020, according to the Union Election Commission (UEC) Wednesday.
President Xi Jinping has required efforts to enhance the comprehensive strength and competitiveness of the country’s central region and to make new advances in the rise of the central region.
About 185,000 Afghan refugees have returned from Pakistan, Iran and European Union states since the beginning of this year, United Nations migration agency, International Organization for Migration (IOM) reported Wednesday.
An earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter Scale ratteled Andaman Islands region on Tuesday, the India Meteorological Department (IMD) said.
The US has hit China where it hurts by going after its telecom champion Huawei, but Beijing’s control of the global supply of rare earths used in smartphones and electric cars gives it a powerful weapon in their escalating tech war.
Barely 48 hours after the death of Niki Lauda, Lewis Hamilton approaches Thursday’s Monaco Grand Prix opening practice in sombre mood as he aims for only his third victory in the classic Mediterranean street race.
Two of Japan’s top mobile phone carriers said Wednesday they will delay releasing new handsets made by Huawei after a US ban on American companies selling technology to the Chinese tech giant.
UK-based chip designer ARM has told staff it must suspend business with Huawei, according to internal documents obtained by the BBC.
China’s three biggest airlines are demanding compensation from Boeing over its grounded 737 Max fleet.
Theresa May will make the case for her new Brexit plan in Parliament later, amid signs that Conservative opposition to her leadership is hardening.
