Both Houses of parliament meeting today

Kathmandu, July 8: Both Houses of federal parliament are meeting today.

Minister for Education, Science and Technology, Raghuji Panta, is scheduled to present a proposal, seeking consideration on ‘Bill relating to Tilganga University of Ophthalmology, 2081’ in the meeting of the House of Representatives that begins at 1:00pm.

The Bill was initially produced in the upper house, National Assembly.

Similarly, Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli will be presenting a proposal, seeking consideration on ‘Constitutional Council Bill (Duty, Rights and Work Procedure) (first amendment)’. The Bill was also amended by the National Assembly.

Related ministers are scheduled to respond to the lawmakers’ queries raised on the Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social Security, the Ministry of Youth and Sports, and the Ministry of Energy and Irrigation.

The upper House is meeting at 1:15pm where Minister for Education will respond to the queries related to his ministry.

Chairman of the Public Policy and Delegated Legislation Committee, Maya Prasad Sharma, is presenting a proposal, seeking consideration on ‘A Study Report on Implementation Status of Delegated Legislation, 2081’prepared under the Tribhuvan University Act, 2049.

Moreover, Minister for Energy, Dipak Khadka, will be presenting a proposal, seeking consideration on ‘Water Resources Bill, 2081’ in the upper House. The Bill was received by the upper House from the House of Representatives.

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‘Chalchitra conference’ concludes

Kathmandu, July 8: The School of Arts under the Kathmandu University conducted a two-day ‘Chalchitra Conference’ in the federal capital, Kathmandu.

Chief of the Department of Language and Mass Communications in the university, Nirmal Mani Adhikari, informed that the event organized on July 5-7, targeted the students of arts and film to whet their knowledge and skill in the related sector.

“Every student needs to be equipped with relevant knowledge in addition to university class,” he underlined.

The conference received collaboration from the Nepal Film Reviewers’ Society, the Nepal Film Directors’ Society, and the Kathmandu Mountain Film Festival Foundation.

Dialogues and interactions on ‘festival films vs domestic market’, ‘visual language of Nepali cinema: strength and limitation’ in addition to screening of short films were held during the conference.

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Partly to generally cloudy weather predicted

Kathmandu, July 8: The country is currently affected with monsoon wind. The low pressure belt of monsoon is near the average range, according to the Weather Forecasting Division.

The weather service informed that it will be partly to generally cloudy weather throughout the day today.

Light to moderate rainfall along with thunder and lightning is predicted in some places of hilly regions of all provinces. However, one to two places in Koshi, Bagmati, Gandaki and Sudurpaschim provinces will have heavy rainfall.

Similarly, light rains and snowfall is likely in the upper hilly and mountainous region.

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Flooded Lhende stream sweeps away Miteri Bridge

Rasuwa, July 8: The flooded Lhende stream has swept away the Miteripul, a bridge connecting Nepal and China in Rasuwa district.

The flooded stream not only swept away the bridge in the northern border of Nepal but also the vehicles stationed on the yard of Customs Office, Timure, according to Assistant Chief District Officer, Druba Prasad Adhikari.

Eleven persons were trapped in the flood while they were going to rescue the people in the area of Customs Office.

The Nepali Army has been requested for rescue. Detail information on the damage is being collected, he added.

Early this morning, the local media reported massive flood that damaged huge property.

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Health Ministry for treatment to those injured in people’s movements

Kathmandu, July 8: Minister for Health and Population, Pradip Paudel, has decided to ensure treatment to those injured during people’s movements- armed revolution, people’s movement and Madhesh movement.

The Minister took initiative to cover the treatment cost of those injured in various movements by assigning public hospitals. Although the injured ones were receiving treatment from State fund, full treatment to them was not provided due to budget crunch.

After the Minister endorsed a work procedure to reimburse the hospitals for the treatment cost of the injured ones, it is expected to be a sustainable measure. Even those who received injuries in earthquake would be provided this service.

All government and community hospitals will be obliged to provide the treatment as per work procedure. The document facilitates the process for reimbursement to the health facilities. 

The ministry allocated budget for this cause in the next fiscal year, beginning soon.

Ministry spokesperson Dr Prakash Budhathoki informed that with the endorsement of the work procedure, the problems facing the people injured in various moments and disasters would be resolved.

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Lhende stream flood: Vehicles swept away, hydropower damaged

Kathmandu, July 8: Nearly eight electric vehicles at a charging station of Timure, Rasuwa district were swept away by the flooded Lhende stream at Nepal-China order last night.

The torrential rainfall occurred upstream- in Chinese side- flooded the stream that damaged the yard of Customs Office, Rasuwa, according to the Armed Police Force (APF). Nine loaded containers were swept away by the flood.

The Rasuwagadhi Hydropower Dam also received damages. Even the Meteripul, a bridge connecting Nepal with China was destroyed by the flooded Lhende stream last night.

A 21-member team of APF led by assistant inspector Rabindra Dahal was mobilized for the incident site, according to Deputy Superintendent of APF, Shailendra Thapa.

The APF’s team mobilized for the rescue is yet to reach the incident site as the Bhotekoshi River flood was still raging. 

The Syaphrubenshi-Rasuwagdhi section of Pasang Lhamu Highway is damaged at Gosaikunda rural municipality-2 of Rasuwa, thereby affecting the transportation of rescue equipment and forces.

Meanwhile, the local media persons have reported live the Nepali Army helicopter rescuing safely the people trapped by the flooded Trishuli River in Nuwakot.

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NA rescues couple safely from island of flooded river

Kathmandu, July 8: Two persons trapped in an island of the flooded Trishuli River have been rescued safely in Nuwakot district this morning.

They were airlifted safely by a Nepali Army helicopter, according to the National Disaster Risk Reduction and Management Authority.

The rescued ones are Palden Tamang, 67, and his spouse, Mangali Tamag, 62, from Milan Chautara of Bidur municipality-1, Nuwakot. The couple had reached in the island to collect pieces of woods brought by the flooded river.

The river was flooded due to heavy rainfall occurred in the upstream. Its tributary, Lhende stream in Rasuwa district, was also swollen after the rainfall in northern side bordering China.

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Lhende stream flood: Nine rescued safely

Rasuwa, July 8: Nine persons stranded in various places of Rasuwa after the flooded Lhende stream in Nepal-China border have been rescued safely.

Among 37 persons gone out of contact, it was learnt that 22 were safe in a shelter while 15 were yet to come in contact, according to Drub Prasad Adhikari, Assistant CDO in Rasuwa.

Meanwhile, the Home Minister’s secretariat has informed that a helicopter was ready to rescue those stranded by the flooding. However, adverse weather is hampering the operation of helicopter in Rasuwa.

An NA helicopter is standby at Trishuli, Nuwakot.

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‘GP Koirala established citizens’ supreme power’

Kathmandu, July 8: Nepali Congress leader and National Assembly member Krishna Prasad Sitaula said the late leader Girija Prasad Koirala established the fact that citizens bear supreme power.

During a programme organized by the GP Koriala Democracy Promotion Centre here Monday, leader Sitaula remembered the late Koirala was an untiring political figure in Nepal. He is an inspiring political person, Sitaula added.

He further argued the courage the Nepali Congress leader had was for the cause of people, which saved democracy and system from casualty.

Sitaula further remembered Koirala as the commander of people’s movement in 2062/63. 

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