International Worker Day or May Day being celebrated today
The International Labor Day or May Day is being celebrated today with the theme 'History, Achievements and the Road Ahead'.
Workers all over the world take this day as an opportunity to keep everyone aware of the protection and promotion of labor rights with mutual unity and solidarity.
This day will remind of the movements and achievements made so far for the establishment of the right to decent work and reasonable wages.
The Constitution of Nepal has guaranteed the right to employment of the citizens and the right to fair remuneration and contribution-based social security for every worker.
On the occasion of May Day, the Joint Trade Union Coordination Committee is organizing a special program at Bhrikutimandap today in the presence of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Committee General Secretary Prem Prasad Khanal said that the rally will be organized from the new road before the ceremony.
Over Rs 10. 34 million stolen from Nabil Bank in Birgunj
More than Rs 10. 34 million has been stolen from the branch of Nabil Bank in Birgunj.
District Police Office, Parsa spokesperson DSP Kumar Bikram Thapa said that more than Rs 10. 34 was stolen from the branch of Nabil Bank at Bypass Road on Sunday night.
The security guard informed branch manager Pawan Paudel when he saw a new bolt in the main gate of the bank at around 8:30 am on Monday, according to him.
After Paudel informed police, a police team broke into the bank after breaking the new padlock of the main gate and found that around Rs 10. 34 was stolen from the bank, DSP Thapa informed.
“The thieves had stolen the money by cutting the box with a welding machine. There was even more money in the bank’s vault. But the vault is safe,” he said.
Thapa said that no one stays at the bank for security during the night time.
He said that the thieves took the opportunity of the same thing and made off with the cash.
In the video recorded in the CCTV camera, a group of four to five persons were seen entering the bank by breaking the lock of the main gate and decamping with the money of the box by putting it in a sack, Thapa said.
Following the incident, the bank’s branch manager filed a complaint at the District Police Office, Parsa on Tuesday, he said.
The Nabil Bank’s branch was established at the Bypass Road on June 1, 2023.
Fire engulfs 150 houses in Saptari
Around 150 houses have been gutted in a fire that broke out in Mahadev Rural Municipality of Saptari today.
The fire started from the house of local Shatrudhan Yadav in Chimti tole of the rural municipality and immediately engulfed the entire village with the heavily blowing winds, according to Ward Chairman Jaya Kishore Das.
More than 150 houses in this settlement inhabited by Yadav, Musahar and Muslim communities have been destroyed by the fire.
Meanwhile, efforts are being made to extinguish the fire with the help of Nepal Police personnel and locals backed by fire engines from Rajbiraj, Shambhunath, Hanuman Nagar Kangalini Municipalities.
Govt urges people to wear masks to protect themselves from air pollution
The Ministry of Health and Population has urged people to wear masks in view of the increase in air pollution in Kathmandu.
Stating that the air quality in the federal capital was at the top of the list of cities with 'unhealthy air' throughout the world, the ministry advised people to wear masks to protect themselves from the air pollution.
Ministry's spokesperson Dr Prakash Budhathoki urged people to not come out of home unnecessarily, not to travel and to stay away from highly polluted areas, as the air pollutants in Kathmandu were high.
According to the 'World Air Quality Index-Ranking', which measures the level of air pollution around the world, Kathmandu's air is at the top of the world's unhealthy air list.
"Air pollution affects the heart and blood vessels, lungs, brain, eyes, nose, ears, throat, etc. It also increases the risk of asthma and cancer. Kathmandu is at the top of the world's unhealthy list,” the Ministry spokesman Budhathoki said through a press release.
Mostly children under five years old, pregnant women, chronically ill people and the elderly account for a high number of annual deaths due to air pollution in Nepal. Air pollution has reduced the average life expectancy of Nepalis by 4.1 percent.
Spokesperson Budhathoki said that various facts and researches show that air pollution is the main cause of illness and death in Nepal.
As there is a high possibility of heat waves in the Terai during summer and heatstroke, the ministry has requested that people should not go outside unnecessarily during the day and drink more water and take liquid food.
According to the Ministry, the number of patients in hospitals and health facilities across the country has increased with the onset of summer.
