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ICYMI: Here are our top stories from Wednesday, June 5
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (June 5, 2019).Post Report
Here are some of the top stories from The Kathmandu Post (June 5, 2019).
Kalanki-Koteshwor becomes ‘killer road’, recording 658 accidents in 10 months
In November last year, Samran Maharjan, a 20-year-old college student who was riding home to Swayambhu from Satdobato, too was hit by car at Mahalaxmisthan. Data from the Metropolitan Traffic Police Range Lalitpur shows from a total of 658 accidents, 25 people have died and 454 others were critically injured in the 10 months of the current fiscal year.
Juvenile cases on the rise in Rupandehi
Out of the total cases, 46 have been settled. A total of 62 children were presented to the court. Most of the children were charged guilty. Out of which, 29 have been returned home after counseling while 33 are sent to reform centres.
Since last year, people under the age of 16 were legally considered children. But the Civil and Criminal Code, which came into effect since August 17, 2018, defines people under 18 as children. Netra Prasad Bhusal, the registrar of the court, says this change in law is partially responsible for the sudden rise of cases against children.
The man who’s climbed Everest 24 times says traffic jams aren't killing climbers, inexperienced guides are
So what went wrong on Everest this season? What about the overcrowding and the nine deaths? Kami Rita, 24-time Everest summiteer, has an answer.
“Cheap expeditions,” says Kami Rita. “If you’re paying $20,000 to $30,000 to climb Everest, the permit alone costs $11,000. Then you have to pay the Sherpas, the guides and for oxygen bottles. So what kind of quality are these expeditions providing?”
For Kami Rita, still lean and muscular at 49, this is clearly a sore spot. He cannot fathom how climbers are willing to spend $11,000 on a permit but unwilling to spend more on a quality expedition company with experienced guides—all to make sure they come back alive.
Karnali locals fear losing their cultural identity
Traditional customs, which have always been an inherent part of the Karnali Khas civilisation, have been overlooked by the younger generation in favour of westernised and city-oriented lifestyles, locals claim.
“Many things have now become a thing of the past,” said a Deuda singer Kalse Nepali, referring to the traditional culture and arts.
As most of these art forms are passed on from one generation to the next, traditional artistes are being unsuccessful in passing on the baton to the younger generation—because they do not want to learn it.
Internet service providers say data charges will go up from next fiscal
Amid a flurry of price increases following the announcement of the budget statement last week, internet service providers warned that data charges would go up sharply from the next fiscal year.
They said that the government’s decision to continue levying a 13 percent telecom service charge introduced in the last fiscal year had forced them to pass on the extra cost to their consumers.
Come July 17, internet customers will be paying 20 percent more for broadband connectivity. The new tariff means that the average monthly cost of an internet connection will jump from Rs1,400 to Rs1,680.