Two major issues that have received the biggest coverage on the front pages of major Nepali and English broadsheet dailies published from Kathmandu are Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s admission at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital for treatment of his chest infection and a memorandum of understanding signed between Nepal and Malaysia to facilitate the migration of Nepali workers to Malaysia for employment.
After highlighting different dimensions of the rape and murder of Nirmala Pant in Kanchanpur district of fast western Nepal around three months ago, the newspapers seems to have dropped the idea of continuing the advocacy. Nevertheless, Naya Patrika has significantly covered the issue today as well. The arrest of three suspects in connection with the one-year-old murder of Sharad Kumar Gauchan has also received significant priority.
Other contemporary issues from political, sociocultural and economic spheres have been featured on the front pages of the broadsheets today.
Important
Oli to stay in hospital for three more days
Republica claims Oli will stay in the hospital for at least next three days as recommended by the attending doctors. Though he is in the coronary care unit of the hospital, doctors have said his condition is now normal.
Meanwhile, Kantipur lead story claims the Prime Minister’s busy schedule during Dashain holidays resulted in the chest infection in him. Naya Patrika explains problems the doctors faced in his treatment due to presence of multiple diseases.
Disgruntled groups’ condition for talks
Gorkhapatra and Republica have published reports about obstacles faced by a government team formed to hold talks with protesting political groups. Gorkhapatra in its anchor story informs that the talks with different groups are delayed as the groups demanded withdrawal of cases filed against their cadres. Likewise, they also want the release of their arrested cadres, adds Republica. The team led by lawmaker Som Prasad Pandey has begun negotiations with 17 of the total 32 identified political groups, according to the newspaper reports.
‘Hundreds’ to undergo DNA tests for Nirmala Pant murder probe
Investigators look helpless as they have been unable to make any conclusion about the perpetrators of July murder. Therefore, they are carrying out DNA tests of ‘hundreds’ of other locals in a bid to find who raped and killed the teenage girl, according to Naya Patrika.
In the first phase, four new suspects will undergo the test today.
Earlier, DNA tests of sacked SP Dilli Raj Bista and others were carried out. But, the results did not match the vaginal swab of the victim.
Ignored
Province 2 govt introduces yet another controversial bill
Days after its new provincial police law created a controversy in the country’s political atmosphere, the Province 2 government has introduced a new bill that includes a provision contradicting the constitution, reports The Kathmandu Post in a four column story.
The Bill on Madrasa Education Board proposes receiving foreign funds to operate traditional schools for Muslim children though the constitution clearly mentions that the provincial government should take consent of the centre to receive foreign funds.
Biplav Maoists prepare for mass assembly in November
Nepal Samacharpatra reports in a three column story that Neptra Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’-led Maoist party is organising a mass assembly in Kathmandu next month in its fresh bid to show its strength.
The party says more than 100,000 people will participate in the meeting, according to the report.
Meanwhile, the party has also invited veteran Maoist leader Mohan Baidya ‘Kiran’ to the event. Biplav had split Kiran’s party owing to some fundamental differences few years ago.
Interesting
Additional 277 schools to launch technical courses
As of today, 449 academic institutions across the country have run technical education programmes at the school level. The number is going to increase by 277 this year, reports Karobar.
The Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training and the Department of Education are running the courses in 127 and 150 schools respectively, according to the report.
