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kacapital edition l printed simultaneouthsly in kathmandu, biratnagar, bharatmapur and nepalgunj nduposStandt Price rs 5.00 Vol XXVI No 275 | 12+4 Pages NEPAL’S LARGEST SELLING ENGLISH DAILY Monday, November 26, 2018 (10-o8-2075) Flouting rules, Nirmala’s father brought to Kathmandu, doctors say no signs of mental illness officials spend NAYAK PAUDEL KATHMANDU, NOV 25

Yagya Raj Pant’s hands were shivering as he clasped them together, his eyes red with grief, as he was rushed to the on foreign trips Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu after a 20-hour journey ANIL GIRI nature of the visits differs,” said PMO from Dhangadhi. KATHMANDU, NOV 25 Under-secretary Bishnu Ghimire. Pant, who had been staging an indefi- Officials said several countries hosted nite sit-in demanding an investigation Cutting foreign junkets was one of Prime officials in various trips under sponsored into the rape and murder of his 13-year Minister KP Sharma Oli’s first mandates visits and later deducted the expenses in old daughter, Nirmala, appeared flustered after he took office earlier this year, but their aid or loan pledged to Nepal. and showed erratic signs in public. Hours since then, more than 5,000 government In the last two months, the Defence after he was brought to the emergency employees and officials from various Ministry topped the foreign junket list room at the hospital on Sunday, doctors ministries have taken foreign trips on with 209 officials including Nepal Army said early reports showed no signs of taxpayers’ money and the trend contin- members, followed by 122 officials from mental illness. ues despite tightened procedures. the Ministry of Home that included “The CT scan report didn’t show any Some 824 officials spent 1,703 days Nepal Police and Armed Police Force problems in his brain,” said Tirtha Man in the months of June and July on officials, 91 officials from the Ministry of Shrestha, emergency faculty chief at the sponsored visits, amassing millions of Federal Affairs, 77 officials from the hospital. “But as he has gone through a taxpayers’ money and affecting service Ministry of Forest and Environment, and difficult time, he might be transferred to delivery back home, according to the data 48 officials from the Ministry of Health the Intensive Coronary Care Unit for a prepared by the Prime Minister’s Office and Population. psychiatric consultation.” that excludes trips made by ministers and “We asked officials to make important Shrestha said Pant was suffering heads and members of constitutional trips only and we are monitoring the situ- from viral fever and he had an infection in bodies. ation,” said PMO Spokesperson Binod his liver. Two of his toes had received a According to the document obtained by Kunwar, who admits that foreign trips minor fracture, which doctors suspect the Post, the Finance Ministry, in October, made by officials have not declined was the result of Pant’s violent response released Rs5.3 million in reimbursement despite repeated written instructions and after he was barred from boarding a for trips taken by ministers and govern- stern warning from the prime minister Buddha Air flight to Kathmandu on ment employees despite exceeding its and his office. Saturday citing his erratic behaviour. allocated budget for foreign trips. The government had earlier tightened When Pant was asked to sit in a vehicle at n Yagya Raj Pant, who had been staging an indefinite sit-in demanding justice for the rape and murder of his 13-year-old daughter Nirmala, Rs3.5 million was paid to Finance the procedures to obtain diplomatic and the airport, he broke the vehicle’s window arrives at the Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital in Kathmandu for treatment on Sunday. Post Photo: Anish Regmi Ministry officials alone while Rs1.3 mil- official approval for lawmakers, chiefs with his leg. lion was spent on deputy PM and Defence and deputy chiefs of local bodies but “This was the first time Yagya Raj bers close to the Pants told the Post that there he was brought to Kathmandu on a to control him.” Minister Ishwar Pokhrel’s visit to China. none of the warnings and procedures seemed to lose control of himself,” said the father has not been able to tackle the private vehicle. Durga Devi Pant, the Activists and supporters of the cam- The rest of the expenditure is listed seem to have worked. Sharada Chand, an activist with stress as the perpetrators of the crime mother of Nirmala, two close relatives, a paign expressed shock when videos of under the Ministry of Law and In April, the PMO also issued regula- Collective Campaign for Peace, who has are still free after four months since the health worker and three police officers Pant that showed him angry and erratic Parliamentary Affairs secretary’s visit to tions to manage foreign visits and junkets been campaigning along with Nirmala’s incident. accompanied Pant from Dhangadhi. started going viral on social platforms France. so that it can be transparent, more useful parents. “It’s a difficult incident for a father to According to activists who have been last week. As the PM’s Office continues to collect and result-oriented and lessen its impact From the day their daughter’s body was recover from,” said Sudip Kharel, the participating in the sit-in, Pant’s behav- “Yagya Raj was not so tensed about a data for the period between August and on the state coffers. The regulations found on July 27, both of Nirmala’s par- chief medical officer at Mahakali Zonal iour started changing last week. week ago when we met the family,” said November, preliminary data already indi- required all government offices to follow ents have been involved in a series of Hospital. “When I talked to Yagya Raj in “When he sees small children, he starts Amrita Lamsal, an activist who visited cate an upward surge in foreign visits by strict rules such as barring visits on state protests, dozens of meetings with govern- course of his check-up a couple of days calling them Nirmala. Sometimes he the Pant family in Kanchanpur early ministers and officials, which officials expenses, maintaining a mandatory ment authorities and political leaders, ago, he said he had been taking anti-de- also wanders aimlessly, talks to himself last week. “A father has faced serious say, will be released soon. reporting system and the process of nom- and an indefinite sit-in before the pressants for a few years.” and scolds the government, demanding health issues and the government has “It is complicated to get the data relat- ination and criteria for foreign trips. Kanchanpur District Administration When Pant was denied the flight, he justice for his daughter,” said Chand. “At still not been able to respond by arresting ed to expenditures by officials as the >> Continued on page 4 Office. Local officials and family mem- was driven to Seti Zonal Hospital. From times, it has taken more than a few people the murderer.”

n A woman jaywalks in Gwarko, Lalitpur. The country’s first eight-lane road from Kalanki to Koteshwor has just three overhead crossings and lacks urban road safety measures such as traffic signals and zebra crossings, resulting in frequent accidents. POST PHOTO: KESHAV THAPA Lord Buddha’s bird under threat in his birthplace Officials plan to declare Sarus Crane as ‘Bird of Lumbini’ CHANDAN KUMAR MANDAL habitat,” said Archibald. nearly 300 Sarus cranes live. KATHMANDU, NOV 25 Cranes are the longest sur- Slow breeding rate and viving bird species. Among hatching of only two eggs Endangered Sarus Crane, all the cranes, Sarus (Grus every year are other reasons also known as Lord Buddha’s Antigone) is the tallest of all, for cranes’ limited number. bird, has been facing further and tallest bird to fly. Lumbini Development threat in areas around Trust Vice Chairman pages 6 & 7 Lumbini, the birthplace of Sarus Crane has a special Metteyya Sakyaputta said A special coverage Lord Buddha. Sarus crane has a special sta- on entrepreneurs Fragmentation of their status in Lumbini and tus in the ancient tradition and careers habitat, use of pesticides in Buddhism of Lumbini and Buddhism. agricultural lands, collision Legend says Lord Buddha with high-tension electricity treated a Sarus crane, lines, hunting, pollution and Nepal is home to injured by his cousin other human activities have Deomiselle crane, Common Devdutta, and later released posed threats to the non-mi- crane and Sarus crane, but it in Lumbini jungle. gratory bird, believed to have Common and Demoiselle “While we protect the leg- lived in Nepal for centuries. migrate from north Asian acy of the Lumbini and According to George W countries to Nepal whereas teaching of Lord Buddha, we Archibald, co-founder of the Sarus crane is a non-migra- should also conserve Sarus International Crane tory species that permanent- that can be a symbol of har- Foundation and a leading ly resides here. mony between nature and crane conservationist in the In Nepal, cranes thrive in humanity. Loss of habitat to world, the impact of human the western districts from due to expanding brick activities threaten the exist- Chitwan to Kanchanpur. Of industries and shrinking of ence of cranes. “The crane the estimated less than 500 available wetlands are chal- species has become rare population in the country, lenges to the conservation of because we are doing selfish their concentration is heavy Sarus,” said Sakyputta. activities to destroy their around Lumbini, where >> Continued on page 4

C M Y K Monday, November 26, 2018 news the kathmandu post 02 Traffic obstruction for better road Federation retracts its statement on Asia Pacific meet ANIL GIRI of Parliamentarians for Peace KATHMANDU, NOV 25 and the International Conference of Asian Political Universal Peace Federation, a Parties. Its invitational com- South Korea based “inter-reli- mittee is led by former Prime gious” organisation, has Minister Madhav Kumar retracted its statement Nepal. regarding Nepal government Nepali Congress Vice co-hosting its Asia Pacific President Bimalendra Nidhi Summit after widespread crit- said his party would never icism, led by Nepali Congress. tolerate flagrant promotion of The federation on Sunday a particular religion. changed the statement in its “We are against all kind of website that had identified religious extremism and pro- Nepal government as the motion of a particular reli- co-host of the event, which is gion which are against the taking place in Kathmandu on ethos and the spirit of the November 30-December 3. The constitution,” he said. latest statement recognises The government of Nepal Nepal government as a sup- and its representatives were porter of the summit. heavily invested to organise On Saturday, Nepali the summit in Kathmandu. Congress had voiced serious Before he was appointed reservations over the issue of the foreign affairs adviser to Nepal government co-hosting Prime Minister KP Sharma the summit organised by Oli, Rajan Bhattarai, as an a non-government organisa- emissary to the prime minis- tion promoting a particular ter, had visited many South religion. Asian and Asia Pacific coun- “The government decision tries to hand over invitations to co-host an event that to their leaders. preaches a certain religion Bhattarai was accompa- violates the spirit of the con- nied by Ek Nath Dhakal, the stitution that has embraced federation’s Nepal representa- secularism,” NC tive, and a former lawmaker. Spokesperson Bishwa “This shows clear involve- Prakash Sharma had said. ment of the government and The other partners and sup- it is against the dignified pro- n Residents of Kabilasi Municipality-7 gather on the road to obstruct the traffic at Gaur Bazaar, demanding that authorities repair the road in their area. They say the poor state of the road has led to severe dust porters of the summit include tocol,” said one government pollution. Post Photo: OM PRAKASH THAKUR the International Association official. Congress proposes Video of police manhandling Birgunj women sparks outrage T SERING D GURUNG “Which law or rule has more central members KATHMANDU, NOV 25 given police the right to drag a woman by her hair like that,” A widely shared cell phone Mohna Ansari, a commission- video showing Armed Police er with the NHRC wrote in a Force personnel using exces- tweet. sive force against two women For some, the clip proved in Birgunj has caused public too gruesome to be viewed. in its draft statute outcry on social media, Poet Viplob Pratik tweeted: demanding action against “I don’t have the courage to those involved. click and watch this clip. And I Students stage The short clip shows an will not. But let me say this is APF personnel holding two one of the minor examples of sit-in to press for women by their hair to the barbarism, there are many ground. When one woman more behind the curtain, off union assembly manages to escape the officer’s the record.” grasp, the personnel reacts by Following the backlash, Kathmandu: The Nepal Student pulling the other woman’s DSP Tilak Bahadur Khadka Union, student wing of the Nepali hair harder causing her to said his department is review- Congress (NC), staged a sit-in at the scream in pain. A crowd ing the incident and will take NC party office on Sunday to put watches. necessary action against the pressure on the leadership to create The APF personnel in the personnel involved. environment conducive to convene clip have been identified as “We do not teach them to its 12th General Assembly. constables Keshav Pant and beat people,” said Khadka. “It has been more than two years Mahadev Pant. The duo were “Our directive is simple: con- since the union’s 11th assembly was manning the Customs and fiscate the goods and then let held. But there is no indication that Revenue Patrol unit on the day the people go.” the assembly is going to be organised of the incident. This is not the first time soon,” said NSU leader Dipak According to witnesses, the police have come under fire Bhattarai. He also accused the lead- incident occurred around 3pm for use of excessive force, ership of delaying assembly by last Thursday near the especially against people liv- extending two month’s deadline Customs Office in Chat Gariya ing in Tarai. without consulting with the NSU. following an altercation In September, a Madhesi “Over two years have elapsed, how between the police and the activist died in police custody we can believe the assembly will be women who were said to be under mysterious circum- convened in two months?” he said. “smuggling” sarees from stances. n Nepali Congress central committee members attend a meeting in Sanepa, Lalitpur, on The meeting of the NC central work- across the border. Ram Manohar, a member of Sunday. Post Photo: Shaligram Tiwari ing committee held on November 17 Locals say it is not the Free Madhesh Movement, extended two month’s deadline to uncommon for women living was detained in the city of SANJEEV GIRI from holding two positions at a time. The organise the assembly. (RSS) near the border to help local Gulariya, Bardiya, on August KATHMANDU, NOV 25 draft statue has also incorporated the dif- businessmen bring over 23 for waving black flags at ferences of opinion in several clauses, goods such as sarees in small Deputy Prime Minister and A committee formed to suggest amend- expressed by senior leader Ram Chandra er party structure from the booth commit- quantities. The women, they Health Minister Upendra ments to the Nepali Congress statue Poudel. The dissent registered by tee up to the central body. A central disci- say, are usually paid Rs50 per Yadav during his visit. A week has recommended increasing the Minendra Rijal, Ramesh Lekhak and plinary committee and an accounts com- item and claim police usually later, he was pronounced dead. number of central committee members Farmulha Mansur has also been incorpo- mittee have also been proposed. turn a blind eye on such Police claim he fell sick and from 85 to 141. rated into the document. The draft proposes only one type of activities. died while undergoing treat- The draft incorporating amendments According to NC Spokesperson Bishwa party membership. The NC currently has “I think they [police] react- ment in the hospital. His fami- suggested by a committee led by party Prakash Sharma, the document address- two different types of membership--active ed this way because there’s ly believes he was tortured to General Secretary Purna Bahadur ing diverse views has been provided to all and general. While the Poudel faction been pressure from higher death. Khadka, however, is for retaining the the central committee members. backed by the Koirala family has been authorities to act tough,” said In 2017, the Tarai Human number of central office bearers. “Leaders have been asked to study the lobbying for both the membership models Aashu Sharraf, a local resi- Rights Defenders Alliance Khadka, coordinator of the statute document and express their views at a citing the need for distinctive identifica- dent. Sharraf pointed out (THRDA), an NGO working for drafting committee, on Sunday submitted session slated to begin on Thursday,” tions between active and general mem- recent media reports that protection and promotion of the document to the office bearers at a Sharma said. He added that the bers, President Sher Bahadur Deuba is police’s lax monitoring of the human rights in the Tarai, meeting of the Central Working party statute set to be finalised will be said to be in favour of scrapping the pro- border as a possible reason. documented 118 cases of Committee. The opposition party is work- inclusive and will support women’s vision of active membership. Others believe these women torture of people while in ing to revise its law in line with the provi- participation. Drafting committee members, however, are easy targets. detention. sions of the federal constitution. Dissenting leaders have lobbied for 11 argue that the recommendation is based “Because they can’t take The Armed Police Force, a Party leaders said the number of cen- office bearers in the central committee on the past experience wherein the issue action against the big smug- paramilitary wing of police, tral committee members was being including the president, three vice-presi- of active membership had triggered a glers, they target these women n A video grab shows an Armed Police Force personnel seizing a was created in 2001 to counter increased as per the proportional and dents, three general secretaries and a major controversy. who are merely foot soldiers,” woman by her hair. photo: twitter insurgency operations. It is inclusive policy of the constitution and treasurer. The draft submitted by the The draft statute will be tabled at the said Arbind Singh. now primarily involved with the formation of federal, provincial and Khadka-led committee has suggested one Mahasamiti meeting scheduled for In response to the incident, APF and APF DIG Province 2 barbaric act.” law enforcement. local governments. There, however, won’t position each for the vice-president, gen- November 14-18 in Kathmandu following Dipendra Jha, the chief attor- to take immediate action Some, including human be a change in the electoral process. eral secretary and joint-general secretary. its endorsement by the central working ney of Province 2 tweeted: “I against the security personnel rights officials, questioned Bhushan Yadav contributed The draft proposes barring NC leaders The draft statute proposes an eight-lay- committee. formally request the IGP of involved in this inhumane and police training. to this report. Fire destroys 30 homes in Baglung ‘Medical Bill will be implemented’

PRAKASH BARAL Nepal Army (NA) soldiers The settlement remained animals in the incident. The Rastriya Samachar Samiti central capital for the next 10 years, and BAGLUNG, NOV 25 deployed for the reserve secu- deserted recently as most local houses, food grains, clothes K aTHMANDU, Nov 25 Education Minister Pokharel urges requires verbatim implementation of the rity rushed to the incident site residents shifted to lower alti- and other belongings were National Medical Education Bill, 2075 A massive fire in a high alti- immediately and contained tude with sheep and cattle to destroyed in the fire.” Minister for Education, Science and lawmakers to dispel the rumour submitted to the Federal Parliament. tude settlement in Dhorpatan the inferno. avoid the severe cold. Most residents had built Technology Giriraj Mani Pokharel has that the government is unwilling to A clause-wise discussion is being held Municipality-9, Baglung, According to the District There were only few people their houses in the settlement said the latest agreement reached between on the Bill at the respective committee destroyed 30 houses on Sunday Police Office in Baglung, NA in the settlement as caretakers with wooden planks and the government and Prof Dr Govinda KC implement the agreement and subcommittees. morning. deployed 123 soldiers in the when the incident happened. thatched-roofs. would be implemented gradually. Lawmakers Dilendra Prasad Badu, There was no human settlement to fight the fire. Preliminary police investi- Most villagers in the settle- Pokharel’s statement came in response Pokharel urged lawmakers to dispel the Krishna Prasad Dahal, Dev Prasad casualty as most of the houses The NA soldiers deployed gation shows the fire destroyed ment earn their livelihood to lawmakers drawing his attention about rumour of agreement would not be imple- Gurung, Ganga Chaudhary, Dil Bahadur were empty. The cause of the from Hanumandhwoj properties worth around Rs from animal husbandry. A implementing the agreement word mented. Mahat, Rekha Sharma, Ram Bahadur fire is unknown and investiga- Battalion swung into action 32.8 million, police said. majority of them moved to for word. The nine-point agreement was signed Bista, Maina Kumari Bhandari, Yashoda tion is underway, said police. promptly, protecting 23 other Superintendent of Police Bobang area in the first week The Federal Parliament’s Education in the presence of Prime Minister KP Gurung Subedi, Pushpa Kumari The fire started in Nabi set- houses in the clustered settle- Dipak Regmi said, “There of November with their and Health Subcommittee Co-ordinator Sharma Oli in Baluwatar on July 26 Karna, Rekha Jha and Prem Suwal tlement near the office of ment. The troopers doused the were only few people in the livestock after temperature Bhairab Bahadur Bista co-ordinated earlier this year. attended the meeting. Dhorpatan Hunting Reserve fire in six hours. Local resi- settlement. There were no dropped to unbearably cold the meeting. The agreement bars the establishment The subcommittee meets again on around 2am. dents assisted them. human casualties as well as level. Addressing the meeting, Minister of any new medical college within the Monday at 11 am.

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C M Y K Monday, November 26, 2018 news the kathmandu post 04 ‘Last-ditch effort’ on to designate Province 3 capital NAGENDRA ADHIKARI HETAUDA, NOV 25 NCP obstructs State 2 Assembly meet Province 3 Assembly has JANAKPUR: Nepal and obstructed the parlia- decided to hold talks with Communist Party lawmak- mentary process soon after political parties in a ‘last-ditch ers disrupted the assembly the assembly was convened. effort’ to forge a consensus on meeting in Janakpur on Speaker Saroj Yadav provincial capital. Sunday in protest of a bill postponed the meeting for The Business Advisory on appointment of employ- 10 minutes. The meeting, Committee meeting held on ees on contract. however, resumed later Saturday again deferred the Stating that the bill, pre- after informal talks deliberation on designating sented by the provincial between Chief Minister the capital. government, was against Mohammad Lalbabu Raut The committee did not the spirit of the constitu- and NCP lawmakers agreed include the agenda of provin- tion, the members of the to remove the bill from the cial capital for discussion at opposition banged the table work list. (RSS) the assembly meeting sched- uled for Monday. Instead, the committee tried to find a com- Kumar Shrestha told the meet- the provincial capital be desig- mon ground among the politi- ing that the proposal on the nated at the earliest. cal parties representing in the capital would be put to the The provincial government assembly to resolve the vote in the next assembly has been charged with trying long-standing issue. meeting if the parties failed to to avoid discussion on the “We proposed to end the reach consensus on the issue, issue in the parliament. issue of provincial capital said Lama. Lawmakers had tabled differ- soon, as it holds the province During the meeting on ent proposals in favour of n A Nepal Army team uses excavators and other heavy equipment to cut a hill at Mohari in Nijgadh Municipality, Bara, for the construction of the Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway. hostage of indecision. Speaker Saturday, Nepal Communist Kavre, Nuwakot and Pot s photo: pawan yadav urged everyone to reach con- Party lawmakers Buddiman Bhaktapur as the provincial sensus among the parties as it Majhi, Kanchan Khanal, headquarters. is a political issue,” said NC Ganesh Dulal, NC lawmaker Meanwhile, five different lawmaker Chhering Dorje Lama and Bibekshil Sajha bills are scheduled to be pre- Lama. Party member Shova Shakya, sented at the assembly meet- Gandaki province launches campaign Province 3 Speaker Sanu among others, demanded that ing on Monday. against gender-based violence Rtas riya Samachar Samiti social prejudices. The drives based on caste, ethnicity, reli- Violence against Women-2018. activities focus on empower- Muktinath, Nov 25 aims to control all sorts of gion, language, gender, age, Federation central member ing women through the means violence and abuse against political status and belief, Jamuna Thakali said the of community forests. The Federation of Community females and other minorities geography, access or relations, organisation works with vari- A group of pro-feminist Forest Users’ of Nepal through combined efforts. physical appearance and mari- ous bodies, government offices men and boys had in 1991 (FECOFUN) in Gandaki The inauguration of 16-day tal status to ensure a respecta- and local leaders to launch the organised the White Ribbon Province on Sunday launched campaign kicked off under the ble and dignified position for campaign against GBV. Campaign in Canada. They a campaign against gen- theme ‘Gender-based violence every member of the society. Federation central member wore white ribbons to amplify der-based violence (GBV) from and abuse: Not acceptable for FECOFUN Gandaki Bharati Pathak said this cam- the symbolic message that Muktinath Temple in us’. A large number of people Province chief Kalidas Subedi paign starts in all provinces male are responsible for vio- Mustang. including local representa- stressed on the need to adopt from today and it will con- lence against women and it is Women, girls and sexual tives and pilgrims joined the no tolerance against sexual clude in Kathmandu on their responsibility to oppose minorities face various sorts event. violence and encourage the December 10, the International to violence against women and of physical, mental, sexual The campaign targets every community to transform itself Human Rights Day. the Day marks the commemo- violence and harassment as district in the province. It will into a gender-friendly, inclu- She said women continue to ration of the same event. The gender-based discriminations conclude with a 17-point decla- sive, equitable and just society. suffer from violence and dis- campaign followed the École are deeply embedded in Nepali ration against GBV. The start of the campaign crimination until they become Polytechnique Massacre in society. The campaign aims to The campaign will advocate marks the International Day economically independent. Montreal of female students raise awareness on these against all sorts of violence for the Elimination of Accordingly, the Federation in 1989. n Opposition lawmakers disrupt the meeting of Provincial Assembly in Janakpur on Sunday. Poo st ph to news digest Lord Buddha’s bird under threat ... Flouting rules, officials...

Detainee runs Minister Pun >> Continued from page 1 communities to take part in >> Continued from page 1 from the Ministry of Federal away from custody says Financial Since 1994, the Lumbini its conservation. Giving the The regulation also required Affairs and General Development Trust with example of Cambodia where the ministries to publish on Administration. Ironically, SARLAHI: A detainee fled dependency is support from the they recovered from only their websites the name of the ministry which first from police custody in International Crane three cranes to 800 after officials and bar them from imposed the strict rules has Barhathawa Area behind VAW KASKI: Gandaki Province Foundation conserves locals communities man- international visits for at the highest number of civil Police Office, Sarlahi, on cranes at the Lumbini Crane aged wetlands, Archibald least two years. It clearly servants defying the proto- Sunday. Police said 30-year- Minister for Social Development Naradevi Sanctuary, which covers 256 said, local authorities need outlined that visits should be cols. old Sarita Devi of acres under the Lumbini to engage communities prioritised on the basis of the According to the ministry, Dhankaul-4 was arrested Pun has said women’s financial dependency on Master Plan area. using available technology. gravity of the bilateral officials without clearance 20 days ago on attempted However, rising popula- “Technology should be and multilateral functions in from the ministry will not get murder charge. “She others is one of the rea- sons behind violence tion, shrinking of rice farms creatively used to make the international arena but visa recommendations from was placed outside the that also served as wetland, people understand the protocols have been largely the department of consular detention room as she against women. Minister Pun told a conference on and the massive use of pesti- value of these birds other- ignored and half of the minis- service under the Foreign seemed mentally cides have adversely affect- wise they are not going to tries are yet to submit their Ministry but parliamentari- unstable. She took Sunday that women would continue suffering from ed Sarus population. take part in the conserva- reports. ans in the House of advantage of the Now, the trust and local tion. The sanctuary On June 12, the federal gov- Representatives continue situation and ran away,” violence until they become financially able and inde- government are gearing up can disseminate conserva- ernment made it mandatory their lobby and press the gov- said SP Posha Raj to declare the Sarus crane as tion messages through for officials and staff of local ernment to obtain diplomatic pendent. (RSS) Pokharel. (PR) the ‘Bird of the Lumbini pilgrims and the governments planning for- passports, regardless of the City’, a move to inspire local religious site.” eign visits to obtain clearance nature of their visit. World pr oteST in India for EU leaders seal Brexit deal, Sirisena vows never to Hindu temple AYODHYA: Tens of thousands urge Britons to back May reappoint ousted PM of Hindu hardliners rallied on Sunday for a temple to be Reuters Britain’s closest trading part- Agence France-Presse built at a disputed Indian BRUSSELS, Nov 25 ners, praised May’s handling C OLOMBO, Nov 25 Sri Lanka officially has no holy site where an ancient of the difficult negotiations prime minister, heightening mosque was razed in 1992, European Union leaders for- and said he was confident that President Maithripala sparking deadly riots. mally agreed a Brexit deal at a she could see the deal through Sirisena on Sunday reignited international fears about Huge crowds of saf- Brussels summit on Sunday, parliament in the coming the power struggle that has the country’s stability and fron-clad protesters, some urging Britons to back Prime weeks. crippled Sri Lanka’s govern- waving swords and chanting Minister Theresa May’s pack- But he also had a warning ment for more than a month, looming foreign debt “Praise Be to Ram”, massed age, which faces furious oppo- for those in May’s Conservative vowing never to reappoint in Ayodhya in northern Uttar sition in the British parlia- party as well as the Labour arch-rival Ranil His economic policies are not Pradesh state where right- ment. opposition who argue that a Wickremesinghe as prime good for local industries. He wing Hindu groups want a The 27 leaders took barely better deal can still be done minister. pursed an extremely liberal grand temple to their god half an hour to rubber-stamp before Britain leaves in four Wickremesinghe’s party form of government that is constructed. Organisers had a 600-page treaty setting terms months if lawmakers deny has a majority in parliament n Maithripala Sirisena not compatible with our cul- expected 300,000 demonstra- for Britain’s withdrawal from her minority government sup- and Sirisena’s bid to bring ture.” n European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker, European tors to attend rallies in the European Union on March Council President Donald Tusk and European Union’s chief Brexit port on Brexit. “This is the back the country’s former tried to dissolve parliament Sirisena fought back tears Ayodhya and two other 29 and a 26-page declaration negotiator Michel Barnier react during a news conference after the maximum we can all do,” strongman Mahinda but the Supreme Court and as he recalled how he asked Indian cities, and busloads of outlining a future free trading extraordinary EU leaders summit to finalise and formalise the Brexit Rutte said, shaking his head Rajapakse has already failed. legislators blocked the presi- Wickremesinghe to step down protesters were still arriving relationship. May joined them when asked if the EU might But Sirisena choked back dent’s moves. in February when their agreement in Brussels, Belgium on Sunday. REUTERS into the afternoon. (AFP) shortly afterwards for what make more concessions. tears in a meeting with for- Wickremesinghe, who occu- respective parties were beaten will be a brief meeting to seal day”, saying Brexit was a allies, partners and friends.” Saying the EU “hates” eign correspondents as he pies the prime minister’s resi- in local council elections. the accord. “tragedy” and tough on both French President Brexit, Rutte said: “Nobody’s accused Wickremesinghe, dence, and Rajapakse, who “I told him that we lost the “This is the deal,” European sides.“I believe that the Emmanuel Macron said the winning -- we are all losing.” who he sacked on October 26, has the premier’s official offic- election because his economic Union chief executive Jean- British government will suc- Brexit vote showed Europe But, he said, the deal was an of being “highly corrupt”. es, have both refused to back policies had failed. I told Ranil Claude Juncker told reporters ceed in securing the backing needed reform. He stressed acceptable compromise for all “Even if the UNP has the down. in this very room to step on his way in to the meeting, of the British parliament,” that Paris would hold Britain that gave May a chance to majority I told them not to But the country officially down, but he refused,” saying he believed May would Juncker said, declining to to tight EU regulations, nota- clinch a solution. bring Ranil Wickremesinghe has no prime minister, height- Sirisena said. get it through parliament and comment on what might hap- bly on the environment, in The biggest question now before me, I will not make him ening international fears He added that there had ruling out big new conces- pen if May fails. return for giving it easy trade facing the EU is whether prime minister,” he said, about Sri Lanka’s stability been “over 100 instances” of sions. In a sign of worries ahead, access. May’s divided minority gov- referring to Wickremesinghe’s and looming foreign debt open clashes between the two “Now it is time for every- Lithuanian President Dalia The departure of a nation ernment can steer the deal, United National Party. repayments. and that their power struggle body to take responsibility— Grybauskaite tweeted after long sceptical of deeper EU which foresees London follow- “Not in my lifetime,” he Sirisena told foreign corre- had become an open secret in everybody,” said Michel the deal was endorsed in the integration was, Macron said, ing many EU rules to keep added. Sirisena dismissed spondents at his official resi- the cabinet. Barnier, the Frenchman who summit chamber that the exit neither a moment for celebra- easy trade access, through Wickremesinghe following a dence that he will appoint a Sri Lanka’s parliament has ground out the withdraw- process was “far from over”. tion nor mourning, but fierce resistance in parliament host of personality and politi- commission to investigate cor- meets on November 27 and 29 al treaty over the past 18 Barnier called the package Britons’ free choice. in the coming weeks from both cal clashes since they formed ruption under to discuss a motion by months. a basis for close future ties, Dutch Prime Minister Mark supporters and opponents a coalition in 2015. He named Wickremesinghe since the UNP to cut off govern- Juncker called it “a sad insisting: “We will remain Rutte, whose country is one of of Brexit. Rajapakse as new premier and January 2015. “He is corrupt. ment spending.

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PG 06 | Monday, November 26, 2018 We promote Newari patrimony through conservation

projects POST PHOTO: ANISH REGMI Renovated Newar homes that are rented out to tourists have sprung up all across Patan. These homes offer traditional Newar architecture blended with modern comforts, presenting a smart and affordable alternative to hotels. Among the first companies to begin renovating homes and renting them out was

Strictly Business Cosy Nepal, which now hosts a number of such homes across Patan. The company believes in promoting the conservation of Newar patrimony through “sustainable architectural solutions”. In this interview with the Post’s Saurav R Pandey, Camille Hanesse and Sailesh Byanjankar, managers at Cosy Nepal, speak about the agency’s journey and their team’s creed and future plans. Excerpts:

As one of the first companies to our guests a charming place that is publicising and letting people know homes, but how do you maintain a I find that quite sad. But, we just back plans on expansion? Do you plan start renovating and renting out an amalgam of both tradition and about our service. balance between the traditional ourselves and focus on our main to pursue similar projects in traditional homes, how did this modern comfort. architectural elements and mod- motive: to have a balance between Kathmandu and Bhaktapur? idea come to you? You seem to have quite a ern conveniences? architectural tradition and comfort. When you first started out, what multicultural team. How did that We are very discreet and give opportu- Yes, that’s true. We are a small team, We noticed that the old, traditional challenges did you face? come about? In your opinion, what We know what is necessary for people nities to visitors who want to experi- having only about five people in houses near Patan did not have a are some of the advantages of to be happy and live harmoniously. We ence Newari life. People think that managerial positions. If we hire peo- promising future because people did Actually, we are not running these having a multicultural team? strive to keep the traditional and cul- such enterprises are only for ple who are not like minded and do not give much thought to keeping homes for business purposes only. We tural elements intact while also mak- business and money. For us, the com- not share common values, our idea their pride and story alive, despite do not want to own anything from our Our team is not as multicultural as ing sure that our visitors experience petition itself is not much of a prob- might backfire. For now, we do not them being family homes for hun- guests. We want to give back to the old people may think. In fact, it’s almost a them in the best conditions, which lem. I find it a problem for the have any plans to expand our accom- dreds of years. We were a bit sad houses as we are more than just an full Nepali company. Almost all my include proper light, pure air, con- locality. The idea was to keep the modation. seeing concrete buildings being estab- accommodation company. For exam- partners and friends here are trolled dryness etc. For instance, our locals here. But they are going else- lished instead of old, typical tradi- ple, Prakash, one of our main leaders, Nepali while I am from French origin. floors and stairs are covered with where, and we wanted tourists to see You cater mostly to foreign tional, and cultural houses in Patan. had his house renovated by Cosy Of course, having colleagues from typical Nepali wood and houses with the local life. Like I mentioned, customers in an area that is pre- We were quite shocked by the pace of Nepal. Now, we also host visitors at different nations means different traditional Nepali bricks. We also Prakash shares his houses with tour- dominantly Newari and tradition- heritage destruction and thought it his house, where they learn about ideas and opinions will be brought to provide a typical Newari kitchen ists, lives with them, and shares his al. Are you ever concerned that was time to react by developing sus- Newari food, culture, and the table. The more a network experience. But this does not imply culture and creeds. Even here, we you are driving gentrification? tainable architectural solutions in the history. Initially, as you rightly men- comprises of individuals from differ- that our visitors do not enjoy conveni- have a local grandma who cooks daal respect of aesthetic tradition. We tioned, we did face some challenges. ent cultural backgrounds, the more ences like state-of-the-art kitchen bhat tarkari for the tourists. This is We actually do not drive gentrifica- thought that home-like accommoda- Bureaucracy was one as it was quite you will be creatively simulated by appliances, bathroom amenities, or the difference between Cosy Nepal tion that much. We are so discreet that tions were lacking in Kathmandu, and difficult to initially set up a business different perspectives. Moreover, it’s gadgets like electric heaters and and other accommodations or hotels. it doesn’t drive the locals out and ini- we wanted to nurture cosy places off and bring things in line. We also need- known that diverse teams are more washing machines. Yes, money is important to propel tiate price hike. We are not very the beaten track. Soon, we became ed to find the right house and get the productive and bring about opportu- future projects but that’s not all that expensive for the services we provide. aware of the rich, architectural renovation process done on time and nities for professional and personal Renovated Newari homes to rent we look for. It is only the people’s wrong thought Newari patrimony and got involved in also provide quality food. In addition, growth. have now sprung up all across that we make a lot of money. For us, promoting it through conservation just like any business that is pretty Patan. How do you deal with the As I understand it, you are cur- we want the locals to stay here and projects. Thus, our idea was to offer new faces, we had the challenge of Your agency renovates old Newari competition? rently only in Patan. What are your rent out to foreigners.

mortgages more expensive, are to blame for The man he was challenging wasn’t embar- These architects of the their financial troubles, principled silence rassed. Instead, he said, in effect: Well, if you may not be enough. could just learn to play by the rules, then you global economy pride The acculturation process for central bank- could be part of that club. Look at the ers begins early. Most of them attend a hand- Japanese. They’ve learned all the rules, and themselves on being ful of elite universities—the University of now look where they are. Chicago, Harvard, Yale, Oxford, Cambridge— The secret This arrogance, toward the public and even brilliant, aloof and rational. to study neoclassical economics, and their toward one another, undermines central early training often involves a secondment to banks’ effectiveness. One of the goals of mon- And then they wonder why the central banking institutions of another etary policy is to shape people’s behaviour. country. In Tokyo or Frankfurt or New York, When a central bank says it anticipates that they’re not more popular they operate within a closed set. prices are going to rise, it expects the public to There are norms of dress: sharp, conserva- lives of central take that advice seriously. If people do, and Annelise Riles tive suits and dark ties, but never fancy shoes. they buy things now before prices rise, then (Janet Yellen’s decision to remove her jacket at perhaps prices won’t rise as much. But central few years ago, a senior Japanese central a summertime meeting once caused a stir.) banks need credibility for this stabilizing banker let me in on a secret side of his And many central bankers date their lives mechanism to work. life: Like some others in his rarefied according to memories of certain key interna- Some countries do have this level of public world, he is a passionate devotee of tional banking agreements: Basel I and Basel trust, built carefully over decades. In Denmark, Sherlock Holmes. After formal meetings II are, for them, like the fall of the Berlin Wall bankers for example, central bank officials make a in capitals around the world, he joins the or the Sept 11 attacks. concerted effort, in speeches and other public Aother Sherlock Holmes buffs over drinks or This world is beginning to feel like an comments, to tell the story of how their work dinner for trivia competitions, to test their anachronism, especially after the financial contributes to the egalitarian society that knowledge of obscure plot details, or to share crisis of 2008. When markets fail to respond to Danes value. Danes love their central bank. amateur historical research into Victorian monetary policy as the science says that they London. should, the public loses faith in experts. And it It is all very casual, but the camaraderie is may not be possible for the informal and secre- In an era of increasing economic nationalism, this important to him. Through this informal fan tive craft of central banking to continue its cosmopolitan culture may be difficult to maintain club, the banker told me, he had made his clos- traditions in a world that demands greater est professional friendships. “I feel closer to transparency and accountability. This tradi- many of these people than to many of my tion of the apolitical central banker isn’t even There are still, of course, central bankers countrymen,” he said. very well established. It goes back only to the who argue that they should preserve their As an anthropologist, I have spent 20 years late 1980s and early 1990s, when a flurry of mystique or people won’t respect them. Others studying the customs, beliefs and rituals of academic research suggested that independ- believe that close ties among central bank central bankers around the world. They see ent central banks were correlated with lower officials benefit everyone: The 2008 crisis, for themselves as jacks-of-all-financial-trades who inflation—a priority at the time for the United example, might have been much worse if they solve complex financial crises before they can States. did not have such open lines of communica- damage the unsuspecting public. They are as In response to criticism, many central tions. One central banker I know, from one of clever as the extraordinarily wealthy banking banks are trying to diversify their work forces the Group of 7 countries, spoke movingly executives whom they regulate, but motivated and share more details about the deliberations about how much he valued his deep personal by higher ideals. So it made sense that the of their monetary policy committees. relationships with leaders at the People’s aloof and justifiably arrogant Sherlock But these steps have been far too modest. Bank of China. He said both sides shared Holmes might represent for them an ideal of Central banks should think more boldly about quite sensitive information and did whatever masculine brilliance (they are mostly still diversity, by welcoming not just more women they could, within the boundaries of their men), rationality and self-control. Like and people of colour, but also more people professional obligations, to support one anoth- Holmes, central bankers consider their with real-world economic and business exper- e r. detachment an asset. tise, rather than only PhDs. Central bankers In an era of increasing economic national- But in the real world, this high-mindedness already meet regularly with academics and ism, this cosmopolitan culture may be diffi- has come at a cost. In the United States, financial institutions such as Goldman Sachs. cult to maintain. President Trump has suggested that the Why not also meet with civil society groups Holmes never worried about this sort of Federal Reserve is not doing “what’s good for that critique their work? thing. In A Study in Scarlet, upon being told the country,” and on Tuesday he told Fox Central bankers should also consider the that the earth in fact revolves around the sun, Business that the Fed was his “biggest threat.” divisions in their own elite world. At one Holmes declares, “What the deuce is it to me?” He said that it was “raising rates too fast, and closed-door meeting that I organized, a central Dr Watson is shocked, but Holmes insists, “If it’s too independent.” So far, the Fed chairman banker from South Asia complained to the we went round the moon it would not make a has remained above the political fray. But if ones from the United States and Europe, in pennyworth of difference to me or my work.” the president persuades enough Americans essence: You guys meet the night before at His central banking acolytes may not be so that the Fed’s decisions to raise interest rates, your private club, and then you show up here, lucky. which would make their credit cards and and the decisions have already been made. —© 2018 The New York Times

C M Y K 07 the kathmandu post escalate Monday, November 26, 2018 From waste to wealth For Doko Recyclers, recycling waste begins at the source: with garbage segregation

n (Left) Laxmi Shrestha Magar and Ambika Sundas sort recyclables at Doko Recyclers’ ‘electric warehouse’; (Right) The Doko Recyclers team at their recycling station in Magargaun, Bhaktapur. Post Photos: keshav thapa

Bibhu Luitel Raghavendra Mahto, e-waste is a pri- that Germany was first in the world used no longer, manufacturers and businesses, paying for paper, plastics, did not want a garbage dump in their ority. With the increasing number of when it came to recycling and com- distributors could take back those glass, metals and e-waste. neighbourhood. They eventually mong mountains of bottles, used electronic devices, the amount of posting waste. The country recycles devices and safely dispose of them. Although just 16 months old, the managed to convince them of the electronics, cardboard and paper, e-waste has increased exponentially. or composts 65 percent of the total E-waste is Doko’s foremost but not company, now consisting of 22 value of their work, but it has not Panchamaya Tamang works “People are more likely to replace waste it generates and incinerates 22 only priority. They also collect other employees, hopes to grow and change been easy. There are few people who diligently, sorting out each recy- their old and obsolete devices with percent for energy. No waste produced recyclable wastes like bottles and the face of the recycling industry in want to work in garbage collection or clable into its own pile. Tamang new ones, but in most cases, they in Germany goes to a landfill. paper too. They collect about Nepal. But along the way, they’ve be associated with the industry. has been sorting discarded recy- don’t have any idea where it goes,” In Nepal, 25 percent of the waste two-three tonnes of waste a day, out of faced the challenges that come with “Nobody wants to be called a Aclables for almost 10 months now; it is says Harjani. produced is openly dumped and which 60 percent is paper, 15 percent being a garbage collector. They faced kabadiwala and that’s where the her sole source of income. Her job is This is when people have two 13 percent makes its way into the riv- e-waste, and the rest is bottles and defiance from Bhaktapur locals who main problem lies,” says Harjani. to categorise and sort the different options—sell their electronic waste to ers, according to the 2012 ADB study. metals. kinds of waste that comes in so that roving garbage collectors or recycling It was this reason that made Harjani “While most used beer others can figure out how best to deal agents like Doko. The agents see if return to Nepal to co-found Doko. and wine bottles are sent for with them. At Doko Recyclers’ vast they can reuse the devices by repair- “Nepal is not going to solve its prob- rebottling, we are also work- 87 aana property in Magargaun, ing them. If not possible, they extract lems if young people like us do not ing on giving them new life,” Bhaktapur, sorting comes before the most valuable parts and reuse work for it,” Harjani says. says Harjani. Doko has recycling. them or integrate them into other Doko Recyclers collects recyclables turned used bottles into table According to a 2012 study conduct- recycled devices. mostly from large companies, rather lamps, cups to drink out of, ed by the Asian Development Bank “We are researching solutions to than households, since the former are toothpick holders, and water (ADB), Nepal generates 1,435 tonnes make maximum use of the remaining more likely to have more recyclables. bottles. Doko attempts to of municipal solid waste (MSW) each wastes,” says Shivani Saria, relation- Furthermore, there is a sort of ‘syndi- embody the ‘reduce, reuse, day, which translates to around 524,000 ship manager at Doko. They also plan cate’ in trash collection from house- recycle’ motto in all its tonnes a year. The study indicates that to automate the segregation of holds, says Harjani. Existing trash forms, it seems. out of the total waste e-wastes, a task that five women like collectors do not approve of new start- According to Saria, people produced by households, 12 percent Panchamaya Tamang are currently ups muscling in on their turf. “We are still need to learn to segre- was plastics and nine percent paper; performing, through the use of strong happy that most of the offices and gate their waste, like in most institutional waste was comprised of electromagnets. industries we have reached out to Western countries. That 21 percent plastic and 45 percent The idea behind founding a compa- have agreed to recycle their wastes would make their entire job paper, while commercial waste was 22 ny that recycles trash came to Harjani through us,” says Harjani. so much easier. To rectify and 23 percent plastics and paper, when he was doing his master’s in The problem of e-waste would not this, Doko conducts ‘source respectively. On average, 16 percent of Germany. The infrastructure and dis- be so large if companies manufactur- segregation’ where they pro- all waste generated was plastic and cipline of the European nation in ing and distributing electronics in vide companies with differ- paper. The research, however, did not making the best use of the waste they Nepal included an Extended Producer ently coloured and identified account for electronic waste. produce is admirable, says Harjani. Responsibility (EPR) system. With bins for different kinds of For Doko Recyclers, a recycling Research carried out by Organisation EPR regulations, consumers would waste. Additionally, they company founded 16 months ago by for Economic Co-operation and have to pay a certain percentage as conduct door-to-door waste Kushal Harjani, Runit Saria and Development (OECD) in 2015 showed ‘disposal tax’ and when the device is pick-up for households and Why it’s wise to give people advice

some damned fishing. plains. Finally, this is a reminder that there are Giving advice reacquaints This result isn’t all that surprising, I suppose, few bigger compliments you can pay another when you consider how flattering it feels to be person than to ask, preferably sincerely, for their us with the knowledge we invited to give advice. (Frankly, it’s only slightly advice. Benjamin Franklin famously observed less ego-boosting to give it anyway, even when that to ingratiate yourself with someone, it’s possess, which instils not invited.) Faced with a challenge, we tend to better to ask for a favour than to perform one: the assume we need to seek advice in order to obtain favour-doer will come to think of you as the more knowledge about how to proceed; yet the decent and likable sort for whom they do favours. confidence, which truth, very often, is that we know exactly what The same surely applies to advice: rather than we need to do—we just lack the confidence to do giving it, ask for it. Though I should add that if motivates action it. The act of giving advice reacquaints us with you have any insights on this matter yourself— Oliver Burkeman the knowledge we already possess, which instils what with you being such a wise and thoughtful confidence, which motivates action. person, with such rich life experience—I’m defi- ere’s a solid gold piece of advice: be wary of This, by the way, is another good reason to nitely all ears. anyone offering you solid gold pieces of keep a journal: you can use it to advise yourself. —© 2018 The Guardian advice. The friend who advises you to, say, Your friends may have limited patience with stay in your relationship or leave your job your habit of lecturing them on their lives in may well be looking out for you; but she’s order to feel better about your own (I know mine inescapably looking out for herself, too, do!), but a leather-effect notebook never com- Hwhether she realises it or not. Maybe she believes her own marriage was a case of settling, and wants you to join the club. Maybe she adores your company so much she could never recom- mend a career step that might involve leaving town.

Moreover, research suggests that, in the absence of incentives to the contrary, people will generally advise you to act more cautiously than they would act themselves in a similar situa- tion—perhaps because they don’t want it on their conscience if you take a daring leap and fall flat on your face. There’s a happy flipside to this, though, for parents, teachers, managers and anyone else who finds themselves in the position of needing to motivate others: far better than giving them advice is to give them the opportunity to give advice. That’s the conclusion of a new study by psychologists at the universities of Chicago and Pennsylvania, who found that American mid- dle-school pupils were much more enthusiastic about doing their homework after dispensing advice on the topic to younger children, as com- pared with after receiving advice from teachers. This motivational effect lasted weeks, and was also observed among adults who were attempt- ing to lose weight, save money, control their temper or find a job. Teach a man to fish and he’ll know how to fish—but get him to teach others how to fish, and he might actually get on with

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Since 1993 Peace by peace EDITORIAL Nepal requires a bottom-up, intentional and integrated approach to peace

A broken system Mahmoud, a mentor in my course in Geneva, averred that it is very important to analyse the DNA of The makeshift police department at peaceful states by not only chart- ing their conflict history, but by Teku needs to be relocated urgently studying what factors enabled them to remain in peace. The com- RAJENDRA SENCHUREY mon features of such countries he Metropolitan Police Office Kathmandu show high levels of citizen partic- and Metropolitan Police Crime Division have y quest for sustainable peace ipation, transparency, accounta- been housed at the National Trading Limited took me to Rolpa, western bility and capacity building. Let’s compound since the Gorkha Earthquake Nepal and Geneva, take Tunisia as an example. destroyed their office building at Hanuman Switzerland last month. It Mahmoud contends that the rela- Dhoka. Three years since the disaster, two began in Rolpa, the district tive peace in his country, Tunisia, T from where the decade-long following the Arab Spring, is important divisions of the Nepal Police have M civil war had begun, with a mis- because of the nation’s invest- been working out of tents with no proper infra- sion to foster social cohesion and ment in women’s education and structure. As if that is not enough, the tents have reconciliation through communi- women’s leadership. Women con- now been naturally withering from overuse. Due ty dialogue. stitute 50.6 percent of the coun- to the roofs leaking constantly, many police offi- The experience then took me to try’s total population but 85 per- cials have fallen sick. Sometimes, when the wind Geneva, where I participated in cent of women and 75 percent of blows hard, all attention is diverted to tightly the 10th Senior Level men are enrolled in secondary clutching on to important documents and files so Peacebuilding Course organised schools. Women comprise around by the Geneva Centre for Security 60 percent of the total dentists, 40 that they do not get blown away. Since the depart- Policy, in partnership with percent of those enter the judici- ments are based in a tented camp, there are obvi- Interpeace and the United Nations ary and 47 percent enter their ously no rooms to hold confidential talks or dis- Institute for Training and local government. cuss private matters extensively. Research (UNITAR), on behalf of This is a major reason why The crime division is an important branch of the Swiss Federal Department of Tunisia hasn’t burst despite eco- the police as it investigates serious crimes involv- Foreign Affairs. These two explo- nomic stagnation, high level of rations—with a short transit in unemployment, widespread cor- ing murder, attempted murder, extortion, narcot- Kathmandu for some high-level ruption and terrorism threats. ics and drug-related offences. Investigations into meetings—became expedient in ing link in peace academia. Peace not seem to believe that such soci- roots-level leaders whose interac- Empirical studies have revealed such crimes require a dedicated team with access interlinking local versus global and conflict are not mutually eties can be formed using non-vio- tions are referred to as ‘Track that gender equality and women’s to proper infrastructure and private meeting concepts, practices and other exclusive concepts; perceiving lent means. In the same token, the Three Diplomacy.’ Even though empowerment largely supports rooms. No doubt, such a sorry state of the depart- agendas of sustaining peace. them as dichotomous has always government does not seem to this early disintegration of actors peace and stability. The book Sex ment is utterly embarrassing. But more impor- We dwell in a world of burgeon- impeded resilient peacebuilding. believe that conflict can be man- involved in peacebuilding process- and World Peace, published by tantly, the concerned authorities’ lack of concern ing challenges posed by threats of In both theory and practice, peace- aged non-violently without coer- es in three tracks has now evolved Columbia University Press in 2012 violence. Post-conflict states seem building is often seen as signifi- cion. Making communities resil- further to nine, lessons during has evidenced that gender equali- for pertinent departments like these will have a to be relapsing into conflicts again cant exclusively to settings where ient to violence and sustaining reconciliation efforts in Rolpa ty is a better predictor of peace serious bearing on their efficacy and service and again. How do we get rid of conflict is manifest or proximate. peace should rather be a public during community dialogue ses- than GDP, democracy and reli- delivery. On average, the Metropolitan Police what scholars Paul Collier and However, peace can only be sus- good with high-state priority ful- sions still resembled the same old gion. By now, we also have a his- Crime Division receives around 12-15 complaints Nicholas Sambanis term the tained by reinforcing con- filled through national policies. model. Conflict victims have toric 40 percent inclusion of per day. As of now, it has opened 65 cases and is ‘Conflict Trap’? How do we build flict-avoidance structures, atti- For sustaining peace, we should always felt that they have been women in the local government of working on around 300 investigations. Most of and sustain peace? tudes and institutions in peace- focus on the process but not on neglected by the state and by lead- Nepal, which will have positive the cases pertain to banking fraud, crimes against Thinking of a society without time. Therefore, we should map impositions that have already ers of different sectors. A vertical implications for peace in our frag- conflict is too utopian. Philosopher not only the drivers of conflicts determined end results. Bringing approach to interaction was rare- mented society. public order and morality, substance abuse, and Aristotle, the teacher of Alexander but also of peace. differing parties onto the same ly executed. In order for peace- Building and sustaining peace cyber crime. It must conduct these issues of the Great and the disciple of the What Santosh Subedi, the Rolpa table of discussion and address- building approaches to have involves several courses of action national security in an insensitively public and great philosopher Plato in the 4th District Secretary of Nepal ing their causes and demands is a resounding effects, it is vital to to be undertaken right at the time poorly managed confined space. century BC said, ‘We make war Communist Party led by Netra key approach to nonviolent con- ensure that it is multisectoral and of peace. It needs to grow organi- National Trading Limited has rented out 26,000 that we may live in peace’. The Bikram Chand ‘Biplav’ said in flict resolution. cuts across various dimensions of cally from communities; meaning square foot of its compound to Sasa Banquet, a statement conveys the message Rolpa was relevant in Geneva too. human association—from inter- domestic and international actors privately owned party venue. The Metropolitan that sometimes conflicts are inev- Santosh had insisted that socie- Integrated Approach personal to societal. Therefore, it should focus on doing less and itable in the process of altering ties can be designed scientifically In his book, Building Peace: should follow an integrated enabling more as well as strength- Police Office Kathmandu and Metropolitan Police the status-quo for the greater for peace and prosperity. To apply Sustainable Reconciliation in approach and not an isolated one ening and fostering instead of Crime Division have put up tents on the ban- good. However, such change is a fitting metaphor: even though Divided Societies, John Paul with distinct tracks. exercising. quet’s premises. Sasa Banquet complains that the also possible without resorting to we have the hardware of these Lederach proposed the idea of the An eminent peace organisation The approach of sustaining departments have encroached on their space. violence. Therefore, the most cru- ideal societies, we still lack their ‘Peacebuilding Pyramid,’ where named Interpeace has modeled an peace, therefore, should be bot- They have been using the land without any rental cial aspect of peacebuilding—as software that actively binds each he maintains that peacebuilding inclusive ‘Track six’ approach by tom-up. Sustainable peace is possi- agreement, and have not been paying any rent has been identified lately—is to individual together as an equal should be conducted through combining Tracks I, II and III. ble only when we have education, either. This has doubly affected the owners of strengthen the capacities of the and sovereign member of a larger three different levels of leader- They claim that the government, empowerment, inclusivity, inte- societies to manage conflicts in entity. The societies can yield ship. At the top is ‘Track I civil society and people work more grated dialogues and social trust Sasa Banquet. It is quite ironic to note that the nonviolent ways. what Norwegian social scientist Diplomacy’ which focuses on effectively together than as sepa- at the community level. agency entrusted with delivering justice is Johan Galtung has identified as interventions from the govern- rate units. involved in illegal activities itself. Peacebuilding from Peace ‘positive peace’ or a society with ment. ‘Track II’ is the involvement Senchurey serves as the Executive While Sasa Banquet has had its own issues In conflict-related studies, we an absence of structural violence, of informal intermediaries or Inclusion is key Director of the South Asia Institute with the departments, the activities it hosts, such often do not learn from peaceful only when such software has been influential non-state actors. The International Peace Institute’s for Research and Development. He as wedding receptions, adversely affect the work- approaches. This is a major miss- properly installed. Santosh does final tier consists of grass- Senior Advisor, Youssef tweets at @RSenchurey) ing conditions of the departments. They need to meticulously probe into matters and arrive at conclusions. But constant noise and uninterrupt- ed flow of people in and out of the place has squarely affected the department’s ability to work. All that money The government has adopted several for- ward-looking policies such as the drive to go dig- ital, however fundamental issues like ensuring The question of whether foreign aid is effective or affective continues to be relevant that the national police can work in adequate conditions have been neglected. In its reconstruc- tion efforts, buildings such as residences for sen- ior-level officials seem to have been prioritised over working spaces for key state agencies desig- nated to make the city a safer place. Instead of overburdening itself with less sig- GABRIEL JONSSON & nificant initiatives such as the national ban on DHANANJAY SHAH pornography and recent efforts to curb alcohol consumption, the Home Ministry—which direct- he government of Nepal has been mak- ly oversees the department’s functioning—should ing efforts to channelise the entire for- focus its attention on more important tasks at eign aid budget through the national system, but nearly one-third of the aid hand. For a government that is so obsessed with is off-budget. In fiscal 2015-16, about 63 national security, it should focus more on ensur- Tpercent of the official development ing adequate infrastructure for the people who assistance (ODA) was disbursed through work everyday to guarantee it. on-budget projects, and 37 percent through off-budget projects. Foreign aid has generat- ed much debate and criticism over the years. The question whether foreign aid is effective or affective continues to remain Abin relevant. Nepal received $5.2 billion in aid between ‘Great work’ the early 1950s and the end of the century, but it is hard to find any signs that it will graduate from its status as a least developed country (LDC) anytime soon. While this confirms the opinion that Nepal has been an inefficient recipient of aid, progress has also taken place: The literacy rate has increased, infant mortality has halved and infrastructure has expanded. Nonetheless, negative opinions about the particular area, they were not replicable on labour destinations, mainly Malaysia and ments since 1991 make it difficult to expect impact of aid continue to dominate. ODA a large enough scale to make a great differ- the Middle East, could change. In addition, a change. However, the government should effectiveness is a contested issue. There are ence at the national level. Nepal has been poor in utilising workers’ focus on more tangible approaches to notions that aid can help or hinder develop- Almost 40 percent of the population lived skills when they return. national development in order to reduce ment since it can be used for either savings in absolute poverty as per the World Bank’s Workers’ remittances, along with income our dependency on aid. or consumption. Since development is a criteria which includes those who earn $1 a from tourism, have offset the trade gap to Community-led endeavors like reducing multi-facetted process, ODA can only be a day. Weak institutions and inappropriate some extent; but in the long run, it is impos- air and water pollution is a long-term task supplement to domestic development policies have been the main obstacles to sible to sustain the imports that are roughly that requires concerted policies by policy- efforts. Also, aid harmonisation through absorbing aid effectively. It is difficult to 15 times higher than exports. Unfortunately, makers in cooperation with civil society coordination between donor countries and find indications that the overall situation the government’s lack of consistent devel- organisations. organisations is important to secure aid has improved substantially since then, opment policies has made it difficult to Simple steps such as ensuring there are effectiveness. although there are some positive examples. survive in rural areas, and Nepal has enough trash cans in the streets and teach- The Marshall Plan launched after World Two side effects of underdevelopment in changed from being an exporter of food to ing the public to use them are effective War II is an example of how aid can help Nepal are the extraordinary dependency on an importer. Being situated between two measures that ensure national development devastated countries rebuild. Western workers’ remittances from abroad and the giants makes it hard to develop a manufac- without overly bureaucratic processes. Europe rapidly recovered and rose to ever-rising trade deficit, in particular with turing industry to create alternative However, in the long run, industrialisation become major economic powers. Nepal’s India. employment. is a must if we want to create jobs and grad- Have something to say? case is different as it opened up to the out- In 2017, only Liberia and Kyrgyzstan The persistent problems of Nepali poli- ually break from the aid-dependent mind- The Kathmandu Post Opinions’ Team side world only after the Rana era ended in were more dependent on remittances than tics and economics are extremely difficult set. welcomes well-researched, carefully argued, and 1951. Throughout the years, aid bureaucra- Nepal which accounted for 29.7 percent of to resolve. It is unrealistic to expect a unapologetic columns on overlooked issues in Nepal. Send submissions of 800-1,100 cies often focused on spending their budget the Gross National Product (GNP). Though change in the present situation anytime Jonsson is an associate professor of Korean words to: [email protected] rather than ensuring that projects met local remittances have raised the standard of soon. Only time will tell whether the KP Oli studies at Stockholm University and Shah is needs and were sustainable in the long run. living for numerous families, it is an uncer- government will remain in power longer a section officer at the Ministry of Federal Even if aid projects were successful in one tain source of income as conditions in the than previous administrations, but develop- Affairs and General Administration.

C M Y K 09 the kathmandu post Op-ed Monday, November 26, 2018 A commitment to all women This article was written by the male heads of the following organisations: UNDP, UNICEF, UNOPS, IOM, ILO, UN HABITAT, UNRCPD, FAO, WHO UNODC, UNCDF and UNESCO

he countless accounts by women survivors States, United Kingdom, Australia or Nepal, the who have experienced physical and mental figures show that there is still a long way to go As male heads of UN Agencies in Nepal, we violence of any form are incredibly horrif- in ensuring safe workspaces and homes for must challenge ourselves to always model ic as they highlight how so many women women. The World Health Organisation esti- continually navigate through various mates that one in three women will be beaten, an environment of mutual respect, equal forms of violence. For us, the male heads coerced into sex or abused in her lifetime. At treatment and opportunity for all Tof UN agencies in Nepal, these painful least 30 percent of these acts are by an intimate stories are woven into our work. They compel partner or relative. us to speak out for the respect for the human Choosing to elect 14,000 female leaders into that we, together with all our colleagues across rights of our female friends, counterparts, col- local governments is an encouraging addition the UN, ensure our offices have the systems in leagues, community members. to Nepali institutions that can play a key role to place that guarantee zero tolerance of any According to a 2014 survey conducted by the support women. But beyond ensuring rep- forms of violence and harassment. United Nations Development Programme resentation, leaders should also be given a plat- This ensures that anyone who faces such vio- (UNDP), 86 percent of men surveyed in Nepal form that encourages meaningful participa- lations have access to a safe path for a resolu- reported watching a woman endure either tion; the system should actively work on ensur- tion, and that perpetrators are held responsible. physical or verbal abuse. For female survivors ing that elected women leaders are being heard. As UN agencies, we must not only help to set of these attacks, at home or in public, the path We must make sure that the voices of the global standards but must live by them and hold to seeking support is so steep that 61 percent of women in our community add to the chorus of our partners accountable to the same. Without women and girls do not report incidents they #metoo activism, which is encouraging women this, we not only discredit our organizations, experience. There are various factors that exac- from around the world to share their stories. but reduce our ability to promote a society free erbate gender-based violence including eco- In Nepal, the United Nations supports the of violence. nomic dependency, gaps in education, lack of rights of all Nepalis, regardless of gender, to As difficult as it has been to listen to the sto- legal identity documents, social and religious live a life free from violence. It is further ries of women who have lived through an customs and other vulnerabilities including enshrined in the Universal Declaration of attack, it has been heartening to hear that the legal status. Human Rights as one of the fundamental tenets intervention of others, in some cases good men, The next 16 days of activism against gender of our work. Goal five of the Sustainable has often helped stop a cycle of abuse that based violence is a chance to commit to fight Development Goals, which Nepal has adopted, would otherwise destroy lives. violence against women and girls and to show specifically denounces violence against women. There have been many acts of interven- solidarity with our female colleagues, friends, Beyond goal five, ensuring the rights of women tion—a neighbour who heard the cries and and strangers. It is a chance to say loud and is a ubiquitous objective. supported families, a doctor who helped report clear that a man who abuses a woman deserves Through our programmes and in partnership injuries, a stranger in public who stepped in to neither the respect of his community nor the with the Government of Nepal, the UN strives say the behavior or abuse was inexcusable. In love of his family. It is a chance for us to ensure to support the achievement of this goal through many cases, these actions have saved the life of that we raise our children to respect everyone various approaches including promotion of the women we spoke to, in others, it helped and to issue a pertinent reminder that violence human rights, research into the underlying restore their faith in humanity. is never normal nor is it justified. causes, activities aimed at prevention and Our collective efforts in these coming 16 days Whether it is by listening to women’s stories, response including support to victims groups and the following months and years are focused n Guneshwor Ojha encouraging safe spaces for meaningful dia- and shelters, mediation groups, training for on continuing the prevention of violence and logue, supporting people in the crime-reporting police and other relevant authorities and con- rights and ending gender discrimination. address these problems. abuse by identifying its underlying causes, process, following up on an investigation, help- struction of more friendly and open facilities to Various community leaders--including police As male heads of UN Agencies in Nepal, we strengthening institutions responsible to ing a survivor or talking to concerned fami- support women. officers working in services centers and volun- must ensure that we lead by example, in our address the causes, and supporting the proper lies-this is a chance for men to proactively sup- The task at hand requires a joint effort from teers and non-governmental-organisation behaviour, the way we speak, act and treat our implementation of the laws. Above all, we com- port women in their role as allies. It is a chance government, civil society organisations, the workers involved in mediation groups-- are female and male colleagues in the office. We mit to listening to women in our community, to stand up for human rights. media, families, and individuals. Our heroes working everyday to help bring families and must challenge ourselves to always model an supporting them as they speak out and doing This is an issue that countries all over the work in the local community, increasing educa- institutions together with police, justice actors, environment of mutual respect, equal treat- whatever we can to protect and promote their world are tackling. Whether in the United tion of boys and girls on promoting human survivors, abusers, and communities to better ment and opportunity for all. It is imperative, human rights.

Education food security A second chance From farm to fork Multi-shift schooling holds many promises for working students Agricultural trade reforms need to remain on global agendas

ket-distorting subsidies and trade versity, and contribute to an increase barriers. In 2017, the latter amounted in greenhouse-gas emissions. to $330 billion worldwide. Trade Finally, governments need to rules need to be updated to reflect the anchor these reforms in global rules market and policy shifts that have so that everyone can have confidence occurred - particularly the increas- that domestic measures will stick. ing importance of emerging econo- Whatever shape they take, interna- Angel Gurría and José mies - since the WTO was established tional rules should be written in such Graziano da Silva in 1995. a way that they encourage and Critically, we need to ensure that reward good national-level policies agricultural trade reforms are on the and investments in agriculture. aris—From farm to fork, the agenda. Such reforms should be part The failure to shift agriculture pol- international community is fac- of a larger integrated strategy that icies more rapidly in the direction ing growing challenges in eradi- includes a range of other domestic outlined above has been costly--to the cating hunger and malnutrition. policies and investments (backed by sector itself and to the international And yet, while some parts of the international assistance where need- community. Still, important steps Pworld are obviously better ed). The goal should be to ensure that taken by governments toward ban- endowed than others in terms of cli- more people can benefit from new ning export subsidies show that pro- mate, soil, water, and geography, opportunities in the global economy, gress is still possible. there is plenty of food to go and that help is available for those Looking ahead, the top priority around. So why is food insecurity a who need it most. should be to tackle the outstanding problem for so many people in so The international community issues with everyone at the table, n Romeo Gacad/AFP Photo many countries? needs to do three things to harness leaving taboos at the door. What is missing are conditions the benefits of trade in food and agri- Policymakers should give a fresh people. Based on positive initial shift option, while working full-time. ensuring that healthy and nutritious culture products. First, governments look to domestic support in light of results, it is now being scaled up to Furthermore, multi-shift schooling food can reach those who need it. should help farmers (especially fami- current market and policy condi- include two more districts of Khyber gives local teachers the opportunity to Surplus countries need to be in a ly farmers) become more efficient. tions. Moreover, we need to improve Pakhtunkhwa. The key to success will increase their earnings by working in position to supply deficit countries, That means investing in infrastruc- market access, and convince coun- be to continue to use data to ensure the evenings, while making the most and all the more so now that climate ture (including digital) and educa- tries to commit to a stronger enforce- that planning, financing, and service of existing educational infrastructure. change is undermining the condi- tion, enforcing land registration and ment regime for export-competition delivery are context-specific. According to UNESCO, the case for tions for food production in many property rights, and supporting issues and export restrictions. Data show major discrepancies second-shift schooling is particularly parts of the world. research to preserve scarce resourc- Eradicating hunger, ending food Zara kayani among villages and districts in terms strong in developing countries, where Simply put, ensuring that all es, combat climate change, and insecurity, and ensuring sustainabili- of student transition and retention. suitable land is often scarce, driving households have access to the quanti- improve sustainability and resilience ty are global priorities that call for slamabad--The need to uphold the While an outsider might simply blame up the cost of new schools. As part of ty, quality, and variety of nutritious to shocks. Each is a necessary ingre- collective action. We need to strength- right to education has gotten a lot of the students, a more careful look at the STRIDE, 180 schools in the provinces foods that are necessary for a healthy dient for enabling farmers to earn a en, not weaken, international cooper- attention in recent years. Ensuring evidence could show that there is no of Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and fulfilling life requires open, pre- decent living. But they might not ation. The United Nations Food and “inclusive and equitable quality edu- secondary school nearby or that the have added a second shift, saving dictable, non-discriminatory, and fair prove sufficient. In many cases, gov- Agriculture Organization and the cation” for all is one of the 17 nearest school is already at capacity. around $12 million in construction trade. And that, in turn, can only be ernments will also need to design OECD will both continue to support ISustainable Development Goals That is what happened to Gul costs. assured by the global rules agreed food-security programs such as efforts at the WTO to facilitate trade agreed upon by world leaders in 2015. Muhammad, a 22-year-old husband Then there is a case such as Lebanon, upon at the World Trade Organization social-insurance schemes and direct in food and agricultural goods. And But achieving this goal by the SDGs’ and father of two from the Kohat dis- where the influx of refugee children - rules that have already underpinned transfers that target the poor. we will intensify our efforts to help 2030 target date will require us to make trict of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa prov- from neighboring Syria has over- a 270% increase in global trade in The second task for governments is countries enact the policies they smart use of limited resources. ince. To stay in school after completing stretched the school system. These food and agriculture products since to move away from market-distort- need for inclusive productivity The scale of the challenge is enor- the eighth grade seven years ago, Gul children would have lost years of edu- 1996. ing, environmentally damaging growth and food security for all. mous. In Pakistan, for example, an would have had to commute over six cation - and hope for a better future - To be sure, the current global trade interventions in the agricultural sec- estimated 22.8 million children are out miles each way. That was too long a had Lebanon’s schools not introduced system is not free of problems, and tor. Many governments try to improve Angel Gurría is Secretary-General of of school, of which 78% are aged 10-16. distance to travel daily on foot, but he a second shift to accommodate them. some countries do not always play by farmers’ incomes by setting high the Organization for Economic A staggering 44% of Pakistani chil- lacked the resources to make the trek The international community the rules. Moreover, there are impor- prices domestically and erecting Cooperation and Development. José dren who complete their primary edu- by wagon or bus. agrees that every person has the right tant gaps with respect to disciplining trade barriers to keep out imports. Graziano da Silva is Director-General cation drop out, rather than moving on So Gul decided to work with his to a quality education. And while there export restrictions (which are meant But such measures ultimately raise of the United Nations Food and to secondary school. father on a farm, hoping that he would is no consensus about how to uphold to reduce uncertainties for import-de- prices for consumers, aggravate Agriculture Organization. The problem is not that children do be able to continue his studies on his that right, two imperatives seem obvi- pendent countries) as well as mar- resource pressures, undermine biodi- —© PROJECT SYNDICATE 1995-2018 not want to study. Instead, as UNICEF own during his free time. As time went ous. First, given the wide variety of and UNESCO point out, the problem is by, he began to wonder whether he supply-side factors affecting people’s largely one of supply-side barriers, would ever set foot in a school again, access to education, solutions must be from a lack of accessible schools and worried that if he ever did, his age adapted to local needs and conditions. (whether because they are too full or could be an impediment to learning. Second, with public budgets stretched too far) to the incompatibility of liveli- Thanks to STRIDE, however, Gul thin, officials must make the most of hoods (such as harvesting schedules) started high school in September 2017. available resources. and school timetables. To facilitate his commute, he received Multi-shift schooling satisfies both In recent years, a number of initia- a free bicycle. More important, he has of these principles. There is no more tives have been launched to help been able to take advantage of “sec- convincing evidence than Gul. Not address such failures. Among them is a ond-shift schooling”: classes start in long ago, he had almost lost hope that program implemented in the Punjab the afternoon, enabling students to he would ever return to school. Now, and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces continue to work in the morning. he has cleared his ninth-grade exami- of Pakistan called Sustainable Second-shift schooling is a lifeline nations and is in the tenth grade. A Transition and Retention in Delivering for working students. For example, in second shift gave him - and can give Education (STRIDE), which focuses on Brazil, a three-shift system was intro- millions more young people like him - removing the barriers students face in duced for upper secondary education, a second chance. moving on from primary to higher enabling young people to adjust their levels of education. school schedules according to their Zara Kayani is a research fellow at the In its first year, the STRIDE pilot work obligations. The OECD reports Institute of Social and Policy Sciences project covered four districts, giving a that in 2013, 43 percent of students (I-SAPS) in Islamabad, Pakistan. second chance to some 8,000 young were taking advantage of the night- —© PROJECT SYNDICATE 1995-2018

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) Yesterday’s Solution *** A big test of your patience will come in the form of a rather s demanding person today. But don’t worry—the universe has loaded you up with an extra supply of tolerance, so you will be u prepared for whatever comes your way. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) d **** Your practical side is in total control today, so this is a good time to confront temptation. No matter what it is, you’ll be able to o handle it. Give that diet one more try today, and you could discov- er that you have a hidden stash of self-discipline. k GEMINI (May 21-June 21) ***** No matter what you do today, do it with conviction. Now is not the u time to be wishy-washy, or to drop something once it starts to get boring. Today you have to commit. Save the flighty behaviour for c another time. CANCER (June 22-July 22) r ***** If you haven’t made time to socialise with your friends recently, make o that your number-one priority today. Schedule a date with your closest friend—or, better yet, plan a day trip to your favourite shopping or sporting destination. s GRAFFITI WORD GAME LEO (July 23-August 22) *** s It can be very easy to confuse stubborn behaviour with determination. Make sure you’re not giving a negative label to someone who is merely doing what he or she thinks is right. w Resist making any judgments today. VIRGO (August 23-September 22) o *** Shaping your personal philosophy is not a luxury. The longer you put r off making decisions, the harder finding internal strength when you need it will be. Large personalities could influence you, so don’t let someone else’s views about life change who you want to be. d

LIBRA (September 23-October 22) ***** Kindness will play a major role in your day. You are meant to find a new understanding of reciprocation. Give to others what you want to get from them, and everything will work out the way you need it to. SCORPIO (October 23-November 21) *** You have been enjoying a powerful phase of life, and your potency is not about to weaken any time soon. But you should beware of forces beyond your control today. Unexpected wrinkles in your plan could cause you some frustration.

SAGITTARIUS (November 22-December 21) **** The thrill of excessive behaviour will tempt you today, but it is time to take a conservative stance. Watch your money and avoid going shopping. Cutting back where you tend to go overboard will not be as difficult as it may have been in the past.

CAPRICORN (December 22-January 19) *** Unenthusiastic people might test your endurance, but today your creativity is at an all-time high, and you are up for the challenge! You can make this day a blast, even if you’re stuck in a boring DILBERT RIPLEY’S BELIEVE IT OR NOT situation with a bunch of folks talking about wealth. AQUARIUS (January 20-February 18) ***** You have always had a gift for being tactful, but lately, you may have been feeling that people who use a sledgehammer approach with their foes are getting further than you ever have with well-chosen words. PISCES (February 19-March 20) *** Communication could be tough today—there are assumptions being made, and they’re causing people to put up their defenses and resist listening to logic. It’s not up to you to change their minds, so don’t even try.

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sportsPG 11 Monday, November 26, 2018 kathmandupost.ekantipur.com Alonso hints at possible F1 return Belgium wins golf World Cup Retirement-bound Fernando Alonso qualified 15th on Thomas Pieters and Thomas Detry held off Mexico Saturday for the Abu Dhabi Grand Prix and then hinted and a charging Australia to win Belgium’s first ever that it may not be his last Formula One (F1) race. The golf World Cup by three shots in a “dream come true” two-time world champion, who will be succeeded at on Sunday. The pair began the final day of foursomes McLaren next season by fellow Spaniard Carlos Sainz, action with a five-stroke and closed out with a final announced earlier this season that he was leaving 68 for a 23-under-par win, with Australia and Mexico Formula One, claiming the sport was too predictable. joint second.

Sp urs signals Proteas’ Levi joins Rhinos intent with Sports Bureau slammed 156 runs against Chelsea rout Kathmandu, Nov 25 Bangladesh during the 2015 Reuters 50-over World Cup in Australia LONDON, Nov 25 Pokhara Rhinos completed and New Zealand. Coetzer has the mandatory quota of inter- played 50 One Day Tottenham Hotspur buried national stars for the Everest Internationals, 45 Twenty20 Chelsea’s hopes of a Premier League (EPL) Internationals, 94 First Class Champions League spot last Twenty20 cricket tournament matches and 157 List A season with a 3-1 win at by singing the South African Games. Stamford Bridge and international Richard Levi on “Rhinos is honoured to Saturday’s impressive victo- Sunday. have a prolific player like Mr ry by the same scoreline at As per the EPL regulations Levi in our squad. His level of Wembley could be significant each of the six franchises experience and unmatched for the London teams in this require to include three inter- talent is going to be highly campaign too. national recruits in their beneficial to the team. With Spurs produced its best playing squad for the tourna- the superior T20 track record performance of the season as ment that kicks off at the Mr Levi possesses, I am sure the muscular midfield pair- Tribhuvan University we are going to be witnessing ing of Mousa Dembele and Stadium on December 8. a cricket legend in the ground Eric Dier led a high-pressure Probably the biggest interna- at Kirtipur,” team owner harassment of the visitors. tional star so far to be associ- Kohinoor Agarwal said in a Chelsea, by contrast, was its ated with the EPL this season, statement on Sunday. worst since Maurizio Sarri Levi made his T20 interna- “I’ve always heard of Nepal took over as coach this year tional debut against New as one of the most beautiful and it meekly surrendered Zealand in 2012. He currently places in the world and it’s its 12-match unbeaten represents Western Province, exciting to hear the recent Premier League run under Cape Cobras and progress of the national team the Italian. Northamptonshire. Levi has in world cricket. I’m looking Spurs leap-frogged Chelsea represented South Africa in forward to being a part of into third place in the table 13 T20 internationals with the Rhinos and hopefully per- and Arsenal will be only one point behind Chelsea in the Everest Premier League fourth Champions League spot if it beat Bournemouth. top score of unbeaten 117, forming well for my side in Spurs showed more urgen- which he struck against New the coming season... I am real- cy from the kick off, snuffing Zealand at Seddon Park in ly keen to get out there, meet out Chelsea’s Italian play- Hamilton in 2012. exciting young talents and maker Jorginho and Belgium The announcement of together, put up a great show forward Eden Hazard as it Levi’s signing comes only two in this year’s TVS EPL,” Levi raced into a 2-0 lead within 16 days after Rhinos also hired said in a statement. minutes through goals from Englishman Paul Coughlin. To add to its international Dele Alli and Harry Kane. Coughlin currently plays for star powers, Rhinos also The final score could have English county announced last Sunday the been much worse for Chelsea Nottinghamshire and will hiring of Australian Nathan had it not been for a string of join local stars Shakti Dodd as its head coach. Dodd saves by Kepa Arrizabalaga Gauchan, Binod Bhandari, is currently a Consultant and wasteful Spurs finishing. Rajesh Pulami Magar and Development Coach for the Sunil Dhamala. Rhinos’ first New South Wales Blues and Results of the three international the senior assistant coach of Tottenham 3-1 Chelsea recruits was Scotland skipper Australian cricket team for Kyle Coetzer. The veteran players with an intellectual Watford 0-3 Liverpool opener is the most successful disability. Biratnagar West Ham 0-4 Man City cricketer of Scotland and has Warriors, Lalitpur Patriots, Man United 0-0 Palace a peculiar record of becoming Bhairahawa Gladiators, Brighton 1-1 Leicester the first batsman from Chitwan Tigers and Everton 1-0 Cardiff Associate nations with high- Kathmandu Kings are the oth- Fulham 3-2 Southampton est individual score. Coetzer ers teams in the tournament. n A file photo of Richard Levi of South Africa. Photo courtesy: Pokhara Rhinos Novice Boxing Championships England on Australia-India Series course for Kohli, Pandya star Naxal clinches team series sweep Reuters as India squares championship title C OLOMBO, Nov 25 England set Sri Lanka a Sports Bureau the 49kg division title while with victory over Sushila daunting victory target of Twenty20 series Kathmandu, Nov 25 Buddha Gyamjo Lama of Thapa of Alfa in the final. 327 in the third and final Test Lalitpur saw off Jivan Kumar Sumina Khadka of Naxal ‘B’ and then reduced the hosts to Reuters Naxal Boxing Club clinched Pun of Nepal Boxing won the U-19 women’s 51kg 53-4 wickets to stay on course SYDNEY, Nov 25 the team championship of the Association to clinch the 52kg title bout against Teji Gurung for a 3-0 series sweep on first Novice National Boxing weight category champion- of Naxal ‘A’. Sangjya Lohani Sunday. India’s Virat Kohli led from Tournament with four gold ship. Sujan Paudel of dispatched Lakka Diki Sherpa The tourists, who had the front with a sparkling 61 and six silver medals here at Bhaktapur defeated Puran in the U-19 women’s 54kg taken a 96-run first-innings not out to help secure a the National Sports Council Raskoti of Kaski to win the weight division title match, lead, overcame a top-order series-levelling six-wicket vic- covered hall on Sunday. U-24 men’s 56kg division title while Alisha Khadka of Naxal collapse of its own to post 230 tory over Australia in the Kathmandu Boxing Club match. got the better of Shiwani all out in its second innings third and final Twenty20 finished second with two gold Also in the same age group, Shrestha of Meghdoot for the on the third day of the con- International on Sunday. medals. Dinesh Rai of Mausam Rana Magar of U-19 women’s 60kg division test. Its spinners then Chasing 165 to win, India Kathmandu Boxing Club and Naxal dispatched Karan title match. wrecked the Sri Lankan top suffered a mid-innings slump Laxmi Magar of Alfa Training Bajracharya of Jimkhana to Jiwan Pakhrin of order to drive home the that left them needing 52 off Centre were adjudged the best win the men’s 60kg division Makwanpur clinched the U-19 advantage at the Sinhalese the last five overs. Kohli com- boxers in the U-24 age group. final. Pawan Gurung of Kaski men’s 49kg division title Sports Club. For the hosts, bined with Dinesh Karthik, n Krunal Pandya Jamin Pakhrin of Makwanpur got the better of Bibek Bir defeating Rabin Thapa of Kusal Mendis was batting on who made 22 not out, to see and Ramita Shrestha of Naxal Singh of Naxal for men’s 64kg Naxal in the final. Amar 15 at stumps with Lakshan India home with two balls to Summary was named best boxers in the division title, while Kosish Gurung of Naxal beat Nirmal Sandakan on one at the other spare. India got off to a blis- India 168-4 in 19.4 overs (V Kohli U-19 age group category. Shrestha beat Anmol Ghale of Subedi of Kailali for the U-19 end with Sri Lanka staring at tering start as Rohit Sharma 61*, S Dhawan 41; M Starc 1-26, A The best boxers received Jimkhana in the men’s 69kg men’s 52kg division title. a series whitewash. and Shikhar Dhawan collect- Zampa 1-22) beats Australia 164-6 Rs 10,000 each. division final. Aman Ali won the U-19 men’s Earlier, resuming on 3-0 ed 20 runs from the first three in 20 overs (D Short 33, A Finch 28; K Bismita Rai of Dhankuta Ganesh BK of Dang 56kg division title with victo- and with an overall lead of overs before accelerating. Pandya 4-36, K Yadav 1-19) by six beat Sapana Gurung of clinched the U-24 men’s 75kg ry over Ashish Tamang of 99, England lost Keaton They plundered 20 runs from wickets Boxmandu to win the U-24 division championship with Boxmandu in the final. Indra Jennings (1) leg before wicket the next over from Nathan Man-of-the-match: K Pandya (IND) women’s 48kg category title victory over Prince Khadka of Bahadur Sunuwar got hold of (LBW) off the first delivery Coulter-Nile while Marcus bout, while Laxi Gharti Magar Tikathali in the final. Maya men’s 60kg division title after of the day from Dilruwan Stoinis bled 22 in the follow- caught Finch at short fine leg, of Alfa saw off Shiwani Prakash Pant of Kanchanpur defeating Sandesh Perera (5-88), which seemed ing over. before dismissing Short and Shrestha of Naxal in to win won the men’s 81kg division Rajbhandari in the final. to unhinge their top order. To stop the carnage, Aaron Ben McDermott off succes- the 57kg division title match title after defeating Prashant Yomesh Tamang of The off-spinner dismissed Finch brought back Mitchell sive deliveries to drag India in the same age group. Maharjan of Bosigaun in the Kathmandu Boxing Club Rory Burns (7) in an identi- Starc and the left-arm quick, back into the contest. In the men’s U-24 age group, final. clinched the men’s 64kg divi- cal manner and substitute playing his first 20-over inter- Alex Carey denied Pandya Dipesh Rai of Kathmandu Ramisha Shrestha of Naxal sion title with victory over fielder Kaushal Silva took a national in more than two a hat-trick but eventually fell Boxing Club dispatched clinched the U-19 women’s Rajit Maharjan of Bosigaun sharp catch at short leg to years, did not let his captain to the left-arm spinner after Bishal Rai of Sunsari to win 48kg division championship in the final. dismiss Jonny Bairstow, who down, trapping Dhawan leg making 27. Stoinis made a followed his first innings 110 before wicket (LBW) for 41 to breezy 25 not out down the with 15 in the second. end the 67-run stand. Adam order as Australia overcame England’s crisis deepened Zampa bowled Rohit, who hit its mid-innings slump and col- further when captain Joe two sixes in his 23, in his lected 57 runs from the last Root (7) offered a return maiden over and India five overs. catch to Malinda slumped to 108-4 after KL Pandya’s 4-36 was the best Pushpakumara, before Sri Rahul and Rishabh Pant fell by a spinner in Australia in Lankan sloppiness and a in successive deliveries. Kohli Twenty20 Internationals solid middle order partner- added 60 runs with Karthik while Kuldeep Yadav also ship worked in the tourists’ and sealed the victory with impressed conceding only 19 favour. Jos Buttler had back-to-back fours. in a tidy four overs that reached 27 when he was Having won the toss and included Finch’s wicket. given out LBW to Dhananjaya elected to bat, home captain Australia, who won the de Silva, but the batsman Finch (28) combined with rain-hit series opener in managed to overturn the D’Arcy Short (33) to give Brisbane, could not manage a decision after replays con- Australia a flying start but the single six in their innings firmed the ball would have hosts could not make the most against India’s eight. The sec- sailed over the stumps. of it. It added 68 runs for the ond match in Melbourne was Stokes had an even more opening partnership when washed out. The teams now eventful and fortuitous stay Krunal Pandya got into the square off in a four-Test n Prince Khadka (left) trades punches with Ganesh BK during their 75kg division bout at the first Novice before he was finally dis- thick of the action in the series beginning in Adelaide National Boxing Championships in Kathmandu on Sunday. POST PHOTO: KESHAV THAPA missed for 42 runs. ninth over. The allrounder on December 6.

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