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ICYMI: Here are our top stories from Sunday, May 5
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (May 5, 2019).Post Report
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (May 5, 2019).
Road to connect China and India in Eastern region nears completion
The 362km-long Biratnagar-Khandbari-Kimathanka road section is nearing the finish line with only 14km of road left to build.
Of the total length, construction of the 200km Biratnagar-Khandbari section has been completed while of the 162km stretch of Khandbari-Kimathanka, 144km road has been constructed. Construction of nine bridges and 14 km of road works remain.
The road section will be the shortest route linking India, Nepal and China in the eastern part of the country.
Disease, hunger and chronic poverty kill people in Humla
Humla, once the crown of the ancient caravan trade route, today has the worst human development index in the country. Its people are deprived of the most basic of necessities, such as clean drinking water, nutritious food, health services, basic education, and sanitation. And the people’s miseries, experts say, were not created overnight: they are a result of continuous neglect by incumbent and past governments.
“Only those with power or those who can influence others in power have access to resources. The people in Humla and other districts in the midwest and far-west region of Nepal face the brunt of this unequal distribution of resources,” said Dr Sharad Onta, assistant dean at Institute of Medicine. “So much so that people there are dying from easily treatable and preventable diseases, such as flu, asthma and diarrhoea.”
The Ghosts of Our Past
She was dancing when I found her, her arms around the groom and his neat white collar that peeked out from inside. The band was playing an acoustic cover of ‘Can’t help falling in love’, and while the couple slow danced together, a group had formed around them, some adoringly watching while others joining in with a partner of their own. The dance floor was dimmer than the rest of the hall, and a soft light fell on the couple, both lost within each other.
Her hair was made up in an elaborate bun with countless silver and gold ornaments tucked neatly inside; her arms were covered in gold bracelets that jangled every time she moved. Similar ornaments to the ones in her hair adorned her dress, capturing light at the right angles only to throw them out into a splendour of tiny specks. I watched as they moved together, holding each other’s hand and her smile illuminating like the moon in the darkest of nights and his awkward moves as she guided him along. She laughed from time to time, when he messed up, when he couldn’t follow, and when he stepped on her toes. She looked at him and giggled like a young schoolgirl falling in love for the first time, and he laughed along with her, his eyes full of warmth.
Chauhan, Mukhiya architect Army’s imposing title victory
Hari Bahadur Chauhan starred with the bat and Jitendra Mukhiya shone with the ball as Tribhuvan Army Club hammered New Horizon Club of Butwal by 59 runs to win the Karnali Premier League title here on Saturday.
Electing bat first, the U-19 national team cricketer Chauhan forged a crucial partnership with opener Raju Rijal lifting Army to 146-6 in 20 overs. Mukhiya, once a key fast bowler with the senior national side, was back to his old self and picked up three wickets in an economical bowling display with New Horizon innings shutting down for 87 in 18.3 overs. Along with the title, the Armymen collected a cash purse of Rs 500,000 and New Horizon got Rs 200,000.