Good morning!
Here’s a quick summary of important, ignored and interesting reports from Monday to kick-start your day:
Important
Oli-Dahal not on the same page regarding Cabinet reshuffle
Co-chairs of Nepal Communist Party, PM KP Sharma Oli and Pushpa Kamal Dahal, have failed to reach a consensus regarding the Cabinet reshuffle. The reshuffle was supposed to take place on Monday. However, as the two leaders couldn’t reach an agreement, it has been put on hold again.
The two held a meeting on Monday to discuss which ministers to remove and which one to keep.
According to a source at Baluwatar, Agriculture Minister Chakrapani Khanal and Industry Minister Matrika Yadav will lose their positions as ministers. Similarly, Minister for Children and Senior Citizens Tham Maya Thapa will also lose her position.
The two chairmen are yet to decide what to do with others and who will replace the outgoing ministers.
SC sentences Pooja Bohora rapists to 11 years in jail
The Supreme Court on Monday slapped 11-and-half-years jail term on rapists of Pooja Bohara. A division bench of justices Sapana Pradhan Malla and Hari Prasad Phuyal slapped the sentence on Sagar Bhatta and Amar Awasthi for raping Bohora, who was 14-year-old at the time.
Following the hearings, the bench on Monday also directed for a compensation of Rs 1 million—including Rs 500,000 from the rapists and the same amount from the government — considering the physical and mental harm inflicted on the victim. The verdict comes eight years after the crime.
The rape took place on March 20, 2012. The incident only came to light after the victim, who suffered mental illness following the rape, made a recovery. Police had arrested the accused amid pressure from media, civil society and student organisations.
Ignored
Nepal to take on Kuwait today
Nepal are taking on Kuwait in the FIFA World Cup 2022 qualifier in Bhutan on Tuesday. The game was shifted from Nepal to Bhutan because Nepal’s Dashrath Stadium was not deemed fit to host the match. The match will begin at 2:45 pm Nepal time.
Pollard smashes Lamichhane for 30 in an over in T10 league
West Indian cricket Kieron Pollard smashed Sandeep Lamichhane for 30 runs in one over during the 10th match of the Abu Dhabi T10 league on Monday. Lamichhane who had gone for only 5 runs in his first over went for 30 in his second. Pollard hit four sixes in a row, one four and two runs off Lamichhane’s over. That over helped Pollard’s Deccan Gladiators beat Lamichhane’s Karnataka Tuskers by five wickets.
Interesting
Police intervene NSU protests
Nepali Congress-affiliated Nepal Students Union (NSU) organised a torch rally in Balaju protesting the encroachment of Nepali territory by India and China. However, the rally was intervened by the police, who arrested 21 students near Machhapokhari. The arrested students have been kept at the Balaju-based Metropolitan Police Range.
Finance Ministry gives green light to call for Siddhababa tunnel tender
The government has managed the financial resources to construct a tunnel at Siddhababa of the Siddhartha Highway. The Finance Ministry has given the green light to the Ministry of Transport and Physical Infrastructure to call for tenders for the construction of the tunnel. The Finance Ministry has set aside Rs 10.15 billion for the project.
