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From the Kathmandu Press: Sunday, November 18, 2018

Nepali Congress President Sher Bahadur Deuba in Dadeldhura, November 19, 2017.

Almost all newspapers published in Kathmandu on Sunday carry reports related to the ‘fracas’ at the Nepali Congress office over the leadership’s handling of Nepal Students’ Union. Similarly, doctors’ recommendation that Prime Minister Oli avoid public functions for a week has also received attention. Here’s a summary of important, ignored and interesting reports that made it to the front pages of newspapers published in Kathmandu on Sunday.

Important

Rival Nepali Congress students warn Deuba

Rival groups inside the Nepali Congress’ student wing took their grievances to the party central office in Kathmandu on Saturday, demanding that President Sher Bahadur Deuba heed their demands. While a faction of the students wants the union’s leadership’s tenure extended, another wants Deuba to refrain from doing so. Kantipur reports that the rival groups chanted slogans outside the party’s headquarters in Kathmandu ahead of a key meeting of party leaders. The paper reports that the NSU central committee has failed to conduct the union’s convention even as it was given an extension of three months. The committee’s tenure expires on Sunday. Nagarik reports that the party leadership is still undecided over the fate of the NSU central committee. A meeting of the party’s leadership at 2 pm on Sunday is to take up the issue again.

Oli told to avoid public events for a week

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli discharged from the Manmohan Cardiothoracic Vascular and Transplant Centre, on Friday, November 2, 2018.

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who was recently discharged from the hospital, has been told to avoid public events for at least a week. Republica reports that Oli has not confirmed his participation in any public functions until next week. The Ministry of Labour and Employment is scheduled to roll out its flagship programme on social security on November 27. The programme is to be inaugurated by Prime Minister Oli.

Ignored 

Nepal abstains from UN vote on Myanmar

Republica reports that Nepal has abstained from voting on an EU-backed UN resolution urging Myanmar to ensure that those responsible for rights violations and abuses during the Rohingya crisis be brought to book. The paper quotes a MoFA official to say that Nepal abstains from voting if a resolution is targetted at a particular country. Ahead of the vote, Nepal, however, thanked Bangladesh for hosting Rohingya refugees and stressed on the right of the displaced to return home.

Rs 180 million allocated for prez’s new car

President Bidya Devi Bhandari leaves for a four-day visit to Qatar, on Monday, October 29, 2018.

Annapurna Post reports that the government has allocated Rs 180 million to procure a set of vehicles to be used by President Bidya Devi Bhandari. The report says that the government recently released Rs 140 million to the army to procure the vehicles in addition to the Rs 40 million it had released last year.

Interesting

Govt to revoke passports of students who don’t keep their promise

 

 

The Kathmandu Post reports that students who studied on government scholarship but failed to serve the country as promised might lose their passports. The paper reports that the Federal Education Bill, ready to be registered in the Parliament, proposes that the passports of graduates who refuse to serve the country be cancelled.

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