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Russian ruble tumbles on fresh US sanctions

Posted by | Aug 10, 2018 |

MOSCOW – The Russian ruble tumbled Thursday to its lowest level against the dollar in almost two years after the United States said it was imposing fresh sanctions on Moscow over the nerve agent attack on a former spy in Britain. Washington’s punitive measures led to the ruble falling to 66.48 against the dollar on Thursday morning, its lowest value since November 2016. The latest wave of sanctions also saw the Russian stock market index RTS dive 3.2 percent and the MOEX index fall nearly 1.2 percent at around 0745 GMT on Thursday. Russian banks were also affected, with shares in the state-run Sberbank sliding 4.7 percent. The US State Department announced the sanctions late on Wednesday, calling them a response to “the use of a ‘Novichok’ nerve agent in an attempt to assassinate UK citizen Sergei Skripal” — who was a double agent — and his daughter Yulia in March. The action is aimed at punishing President Vladimir Putin’s government for having “used chemical or biological weapons in violation of international law,” State Department spokeswoman Heather Nauert said in a statement. The new sanctions are to take effect following a 15-day Congressional notification period, she said. Another senior State Department official told reporters that the administration decided to impose a “presumption of denial” for the sale to Russia of “national security sensitive” US technologies that require federal government...

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Home Minister stresses on people-friendly police

Posted by | Aug 10, 2018 |

Chitwan v– Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa said that no protection will be ensured to those involving in anti-humanitarian activities. Addressing the convocation of junior police officers’ basic training (2-174 group) at Bharatpur today, Minister Thapa shared that police have a crucial role to control the crimes against the women, children and marginalized communities. He opined that the police should work preparing effective plans to control activities affecting the national integrity, nationality and sovereignty as some disgruntled groups may exercise to disharmonize the social cohesion in the transitional period. The Home Minister also said that the country is adopting new civil code and penal code from August 17 and police should prepare ground for the same. He also said that the police should be people-friendly to win the aspiration of public. Similarly, addressing the programme, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sarvendra Khanal directed the officials to be committed in public security. He also urged the police officers to search their professional career inside the organization not elsewhere. A total of 432 junior officers received convocation certificate after completing the training.  ...

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Man washed away by river

Posted by | Aug 10, 2018 |

Nuwakot –  A man was swept away by local Tadi River at Dupcheshwor Rural Municipality-7 in the district on Thursday. Local resident Ram Pandit, 18, was swimming alongside his friends when the incident occurred, said Superintendent of Police Basanta Bahadur Kunwar. A search has been launched for Kunwar, he...

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Health facilities in Udayapur facing shortage of snake antivenom

Posted by | Aug 10, 2018 |

Gaighat, Udayapur – Katari hospital and Nepal Army-run health centre are reeling under shortage of snake venom antiserum for the past two months creating difficulties for the health facilities to deal with increasing number of snakebite patients. So much so that approximately half a dozen snakebite patients of Katari area died for want of timely treatment in the past two months alone, claimed a local resident Ganesh Baral. Snakebite incidents go unchecked especially in Tarai area during monsoon, and health facilities are reported to often lack snake antivenom worsening the situation. The two health institutions are receiving two or four snakebite patients on a daily basis, but they are forced to refer them elsewhere without the antivenom, said authorities of the hospitals. In some cases, the referrals may cost life of patients midway, said Chief of the Katari hospital Dr Gaurab Sah. A hospital needs at least 40 vials of antivnenom in stock besides a ventilator and intensive care unit for snakebite patients, he said, adding however that the hospital lacks these facilities making the matter worse. “Snakebite incidents are taking place in the area surrounded by forests. But health facilities in the area often lack the antivenom causing in some cases death of the patients,” he said. At least 50 vials of the antivenom should be in stock, but the health centre is making do with only 20...

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Gandaki province CM voices concerns about Beni-Korala road construction delay

Posted by | Aug 10, 2018 |

Beni, Aug 10 (RSS): Chief Minister of Gandaki province Prithivi Subba Gurung has expressed concerns about the delay in the construction of Beni-Jomsom-Korala road section under Kaligandaki corridor. “I have been receiving complaints about the delay. Kaligandaki corridor and Korala transit are future of the province. Homework is being done on connecting the road along the Kaligandaki River banks with Tribeni transit and Pokhara,” he said while inaugurating the second district assembly of the district coordination committee here on Thursday. He also stressed the need for all to make efforts in completing the corridor, Pokhara international airport and the Mid-Hill Highway that fall within the province. Earlier recently, CM Gurung made a field inspection of the corridor, and found that only five percent of the construction were completed so far. “The delay under any pretext will not be excused. The suspects will be booked. Continuous inspection and monitoring are needed to ensure development projects are being executed properly,” he said. He also underscored the need for the federal government to be serious about monitoring national pride...

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