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Janata Samajbadi Looks Set to Support Oli Even As Some Leaders Oppose WITHOUT F EAR OR FAVOUR Nepal’s largest selling English daily Vol XXIX No. 37 | 8 pages | Rs.5 O O Printed simultaneously in Kathmandu, Biratnagar, Bharatpur and Nepalgunj 34.9 C 0.5 C Saturday, March 27, 2021 | 14-12-2077 Bhairahawa Jumla Haze and smoke turn Kathmandu most polluted, low visibility affects flights Unprecedented fires after prolonged drought across the country and winds partly responsible, meteorologists say. With wildfires peaking in April, worse may be yet to come. CHANDAN KUMAR MANDAL Information for Resource Management KATHMANDU, MARCH 26 System) showed numerous fires from east to west. Smoke and haze covered Kathmandu According to Sundar Prasad and some other hilly areas for most of Sharma, an under-secretary at the Friday, with the weather condition Department of Forest and Soil becoming more severe in the after- Conservation, the country is witness- noon. ing one of the worst forest fire sea- As the air quality deteriorated, sons, evidently that a record 479 wild- Kathmandu became the most polluted fire incidents were reported on city in the world in the afternoon. Thursday. With visibility at just 1,000 metres, Sharma, who is also the forest fire Tribhuvan International Airport was focal person at the department, said: closed from 2:10 pm. “It is not limited to one or two districts “The atmospheric condition has or a particular region. Forests are been hazy. There is haze, with a mix- burning across the country.” ture of smoke in the atmosphere,” According to Sharma, forest fires said Raju Pradhanang, a senior mete- had broken out at 437 places in 54 dis- orologist at the Meteorological tricts all over the country on Friday Forecasting Division under the afternoon. Most of the fires were Department of Hydrology and recorded in the western districts of Meteorology. “Raging wildfires could Kanchanpur, Banke, Bardiya and also be one of the factors. We have not Kailali, among others whereas central confirmed that though.” hill districts and Tarai districts across Nepal witnessed a relatively hot and the country also have fires spreading dry winter as the country received massively. only 25 percent of normal rain- As per the data on forest fires accu- POST PHOTO: ELITE JOSHI fall in the season. With scant mulated by the Nepal Forest Fire A woman plays on the swing at Halchowk with the haze-enveloped Kathmandu Valley in broad view. The city on Friday afternoon became the rainfall in three winter months Management Chapter, 524 fires were most polluted in the world with smoke from the forest fires raging in the surrounding districts blown in by winds getting trapped in the Valley. (December-February), the coun- detected in Nepal in the 24 hours of try experienced a severe drought- March 25. like situation, which is a recipe On Thursday, an elderly man was for wildfire. killed in a wildfire in Gorkha. The dry condition has ushered Since the 2015-16 dry season, this in one of the deadliest forest is the first time forest fires have been INSIDE fires the country has seen of late. recorded in 73 districts. Janata Samajbadi Forests are burning across the The record for wildfires during this country. period was 63 districts in the 2018-19 Valley’s educational institutions The Infrared satellite images forest fire season. in a fix over Covid-19 advisory from NASA’s FIRMS (Fire >> Continued on page 2 KATHMANDU: Educational institutions looks set to support in Kathmandu Valley are in a fix after the government issued a circu- lar advising the public to avoid crowds and strictly observe health Oli even as some and safety protocols for Covid-19. Schools and colleges across the coun- try have already started in-person classes permission to reopen in the second week of January. But now leaders oppose idea there has been a surge in the number of infections in neighbouring India, forcing the authorities there to issue Those holding talks with the prime minister say there is lockdown orders in some of the towns. Cases are also rising in Nepal, no harm in joining the government if their demands, causing an alarm. On Thursday, the Ministry of Education, Science and including freeing Resham Chaudhary, are met. Technology issued a notice asking all educational institutions to follow the health and safety protocols like the use of wearing masks and sanitiser to contain the coronavirus spread. (Details on Pg 3) India’s Prime Minister Modi visits Bangladesh, sparking violent protests DHAKA: Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived on Friday in Bangladesh’s capital to join celebra- tions marking 50 years of the coun- try’s independence. His visit sparked violent protests at Dhaka’s main mosque that were dispersed by police using tear gas and rubber bullets — injuring scores of people — after clashes broke out between groups of POST FILE PHOTO demonstrators, officials and witness- The Janata Samajbadi Party is deeply divided over whether to support the Oli government. es said. Critics accuse Modi’s Hindu- nationalist party of stoking religious TIKA R PRADHAN and revived the constituent forces— polarisation in India and discriminat- KATHMANDU, MARCH 26 Oli’s UML and Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s ing against minorities, particularly Communist Party of Nepal (Maoist Muslims. Modi’s two-day visit, his Prime Minister and CPN-UML chair Centre). first abroad since the coronavirus KP Sharma Oli appears to have taken The two parties had merged in May pandemic began last year, will his plan to rope in the Janata 2018 to form the Nepal Communist include commemorating 100 years Samajbadi Party one step forward so Party (NCP). since the birth of Bangladeshi inde- as to continue in power. The Janata Samajbadi Party, which pendence leader Sheikh Mujibur On Friday morning, Mahesh was the third force in the House, sud- Rahman. (Details on Pg 4) Basnet, a Central Committee member denly became the fourth force. But to considered Oli’s trusted lieutenant, its own surprise, it became the king- Tricky situation awaits Nepal met with Resham Chaudhary, the maker. Samajbadi Party lawmaker who is It had the option to either support as they face Bangladesh doing time in Dillibazar prison on the Nepali Congress, the primary KATHMANDU: Nepal face a tricky situa- charges of masterminding the 2015 opposition, and the Maoist Centre, tion when they lock horns against the Tikapur incident. which became the third largest force, South Asian rivals Bangladesh in the The release of Chaudhary, who cur- and become part of the government or last group stage match of the Three rently remains suspended as a law- join hands with Oli. Nations Cup football tournament at maker, from jail is one of the precon- As the Congress and Maoist Centre the Dasharath Stadium on Saturday ditions of the Samajbadi Party if it hemmed and hawed, Oli saw an oppor- which will decide the second finalist were to support Oli. tunity. side. While Bangladesh have already “I conveyed to Chaudhary that there On Tuesday earlier this week, Oli made it to the final after 1-0 victory has been an agreement between the invited top Samajbadi Party leaders over Kyrgyzstan U-23 in the first government and the Janata Samajbadi including Mahantha Thakur, Rajendra match played on Tuesday, Nepal or Party to begin the process of releasing Mahato, Sarbendra Nath Shukla and the central Asian country will book him,” Basnet told the Post. Laxman Lal Karna to Baluwatar to place for the title decider depending Apart from Chaudhary’s release, discuss how they could move ahead on the outcome of the Nepal- the Janata Samajbadi Party has also jointly. Bangladesh encounter. Both Nepal demanded that the government with- “At that meeting, task force mem- and Kyrgyzstan have one point each draw court cases against its leaders bers from the government side briefed after playing 0-0 draw on Thursday. and cadres and make a commitment to on the recent developments. We told Nepal could progress to the final if constitutional amendments. them to come up with something con- they beat or play a draw against the Two weeks after the Constitutional crete,” Mahato told the Post. South Asian team. They could also Bench overturned Oli’s House dissolu- But two top leaders of the Samajbadi progress to the next round even if tion decision, the Supreme Court on Party—Baburam Bhattarai and they lose by a single goal margin. In March 7, the day a meeting of the Upendra Yadav—were conspicuous that situation both Nepal and Kyrgyz reinstated House had been called, by their absence at the Baluwatar youth team will have equal one point passed a dramatic verdict, scrapping meeting. each in the standings. (Details on Pg 6) the Nepal Communist Party (NCP), >> Continued on page 2 C M Y K SATURDAY, MARCH 27, 2021 | 02 NATIONAL Team formed to hold talks with government regarding release of Tikapur riot convicts Tharuwan/Tharuhat Rashtriya Morcha says it will continue movement until government releases all prisoners related to Tikapur incident and withdraws cases filed against them. MOHAN BUDHAAIR Court by April 2. then Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal DHANGADHI, MARCH 26 Resham Chaudhary was the main fielded him from Kailali-1. He was accused in the August 17, 2015 Tikapur elected to the House of Representatives A meeting of the families of convicts (Kailali) incident that took place fol- with a huge margin despite being in and other accused of Tikapur incident lowing the government’s decision to hiding. In January last year, he was held under the chairmanship of put Kailali district in one province sworn in as a member of the federal Tharuwan/Tharuhat Rashtriya along with seven other hill districts.
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