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From the Kathmandu Press: Monday, March 19, 2018

Various economic, social and political issues have made it to the front pages of the broadsheet dailies published in Kathmandu on Monday. Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s meeting with his ministers and secretaries, the liquidity crisis in the banking sector and the changing dynamics within the Nepali Congress are some of the stories that have received the attention of the editors. Here’s a round-up of important and ignored reports published in the press on Monday:

Important

I’ll be watching you: Oli tells top officials

File image: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli

The Kathmandu Post reports that Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has instructed ministers, state ministers, his advisors and top government officials to work effectively. The report says that the Prime Minister addressed a joint meeting f the ministers and secretaries and warned them that his team did not have the liberty to not achieve results. “All your activities will be monitored at different layers. I’ll also be watching. If I ding anything wrong you don’t get an excuse,” the paper quotes the Prime Minister as saying. “This is a fortunate team as it has received an opportunity to undertake a historic responsibility,” the paper quotes the Prime Minister, who has a three-fourth majority in Parliament.

MP Resham Chaudhary breaks hunger strike

 

 

Annapurna Post reports that MP Resham Chaudhary, the prime suspect in the 2015 Kailali Killings, has broken his hunger strike after the government assured his party, the RJP, that it will make arrangements for him to be sworn in from inside the prison. The paper claims that Chaudhary was brought to Kathmandu just for this purpose. It says that the government is not going to withdraw charges levelled against him. The government and the RJP have agreed to wait for the court verdict in the case.

 

All House posts filled

The Himalayan Times says that after the election of Shashikala Dahal of CPN-MC as the National Assembly deputy chair, all Upper and Lower House posts have been filled. Similarly, it reports that Vice-president Nanda Bahadur Pun has been re-elected for a second term in office.

Ignored

Former minister gets Rs 4.3 million for treatment

Naya Patrika reports that former Environment Minister Biswendra Paswan has received Rs 4.3 million in medical expenses. Paswan, who presented bills worth Rs 7.3 million, was handed Rs 4.3 million after irregularities were found in his claim, Naya Patrika reports.

Banks seek help from cooperatives to ease liquidity crisis

Nagarik says banks are seeking help from co-operatives to get much-needed cash to provide credit in the market. The paper says that banks do not have loanable funds and are ready to pay high-interest rates to cooperatives for their money. The paper says that cooperatives are negotiating with banks to get the best possible interest rates for their money.

Rs 1.5 million to be spent for two-hour-long event

The National Tuberculosis Centre wants to spend Rs 1.5 million for a two-hour event, it has been revealed. Nepal Samacharpatra says the centre’s TB Day program is to cost the government pretty penny. The National Academy hall has been booked for the event. The centre will pay Rs 180,000 for the venue, Rs 275,000 for catering, Rs 200,000 for printing of brochures and Rs 75,000 to pay journalists attending the event.

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