Ship (Operation and Management) Bill, 2081 tabled in NA
Minister for Physical Infrastructures and Transport, Devendra Dahal, has tabled the 'Ship (Operation and Management) Bill-2081' in today's meeting of the National Assembly.
He said although the United Nations General Convention on the Law of the Sea, 1982 guaranteed equal rights of landlocked countries to the seas, dozens of international conventions have been implemented even after the execution of the Ship Registration Act, 2027.
Minister Dahal mentioned that national flag-carrier ship could not be registered as the Act did not incorporate the provisions of the convention.
The bill was tabled as it was necessary to promote internal water transport by making arrangement of registration and regulation of cruise ships since different capacity of cruise ships are in operation at different rivers in Nepal, added Minister Dahal.
Health Ministry endorses guidelines for printing warning messages, pictures on tobacco packs
The Ministry of Health and Population has passed the 'Guidelines for printing warning message and pictures on box, packet and wrapper of tobacco products-2081'.
Endorsing the Guidelines, the Ministry said sale and purchase of tobacco products without warning message and pictures would not be allowed.
On the occasion, Health Minister Pradeep Paudel said the rule of mandatorily printing the pictures depicting the harm on human health on box, packet and wrapper of tobacco products has come into force, stressing the need that all should coordinate to follow and make others follow the rule.
The Guideline would come into force from the180th day after its endorsement. Spokesperson at the Ministry, Dr Prakash Budhathoki, said an arrangement has been made to print warning messages in Nepali language and pictures on the entire box, packet and wrappers of tobacco products in Nepal as some of the studies have shown that number of people quitting cigarette and tobacco has increased in some countries due to such messages and pictures.
Earlier, it was necessary to print warning message and picture at 90 percent space of the box, packet and wrapper of tobacco products.
It is expected that such warning message would help reduce the number of smokers as well as number of people suffering from cancer and other fatal diseases.
He further said as per the statistics, around 37,000 people die from the consumption of tobacco products every year in Nepal.
PM instructs for expediting up-gradation of Kirtipur Cricket Stadium
Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has directed the Ministry of Urban Development to expedite up-gradation of Kirtipur stadium.
While obtaining information about the activities of the ministry at the Office of Prime Minister and Council of Minsters today, PM Oli directed the ministry to speed up the task of upgrading the Kirtipur Cricket Stadium to the international level.
It may be noted that the PM had pledged to upgrade the stadium within 300 days of his tenure while taking charge of the premiership of the country.
On the occasion, PM Oli was briefed that the contract signing for up-gradation of the stadium would be undertaken soon as the evaluation phase was almost coming to an end as per the tender solicited by the ministry for the construction of parfait and flood lights.
The discussion was held on the presence of Deputy Prime Minster and Minster for Urban Development Prakash Man Singh and concerned officials.
Chitwan District Court sends RSP President Lamichhane to custody
The District Court Chitwan has sent former Home Minister and Rastriya Swatantra Party (RSP) President Rabi Lamichhane to custody for today on charge of embezzling the funds of Sahara Chitwan Multi-purpose Cooperative Limited.
Lamichhane was sent to custody after his hearing remained incomplete today.
Registrar at Chitwan District Court Bishnu Acharya shared that Lamichhane was handed over to the police after the hearing whether or not to keep him in detention for investigation did not end today.
The detention hearing had started immediately after the face-to-face explanation of Lamichhane concluded this morning.
Police was handed over the responsibility to look after Lamichhane in a way to present him at 10 am on Thursday.
It may be noted that the Government Attorney Office Chitwan on Tuesday had filed a case against 15 persons, including Lamichhane for their alleged involvement in cooperative funds scam.
