CINXE.COM

<!DOCTYPE html><html lang="en" ><head><meta charset="utf-8"><meta name="robots" content="" ><meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge"><meta http-equiv="cache-control" content="no-cache" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0, maximum-scale=1.0, user-scalable=no"><title>National - The Kathmandu Post</title><meta name="description" content="The Kathmandu Post : Find the latest breaking news from Nepal, opinion & analysis on Nepali politics, business, culture & arts, sports, movies, food & travel, books, education, auto & more at kathmandupost.com"><meta name="keyword" content="Nepal news in English, Kathmandu, Kathmandu post, TKP, Nepali News, Political, Science, Social, Sport, Economy, Business, Entertainment, Interview, Business news, Money, SaturdayViews, Reviews, online news nepal, Nepal news today, Nepal headline news, The Kathmandu Post, , online news, Nepal news"><meta name="language" content="English"><meta name="revisit-after" content="1 day"><meta property="og:image" content="https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2019/default/tkp-no-image-bnw.jpg" /><meta property="og:title" content="National - The Kathmandu Post" /><meta property="og:type" content="article"/><meta property="og:url" content="https://kathmandupost.com/national"/><meta property="og:description" content="The Kathmandu Post : Find the latest breaking news from Nepal, opinion & analysis on Nepali politics, business, culture & arts, sports, movies, food & travel, books, education, auto & more at kathmandupost.com"/><meta content="@kathmandupost" property='twitter:site'/><meta name="twitter:card" content="summary_large_image" /><meta property='twitter:title' content="National - The Kathmandu Post"/><meta property='twitter:image' content="https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2019/default/tkp-no-image-bnw.jpg"/><meta name="twitter:description" content="The Kathmandu Post : Find the latest breaking news from Nepal, opinion & analysis on Nepali politics, business, culture & arts, sports, movies, food & travel, books, education, auto & more at kathmandupost.com"/><meta name="twitter:creator" content="@kathmandupost" /><meta name="twitter:url" content="https://kathmandupost.com/national" /><link rel="shortcut icon" href="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/device-icon/ficon.ico" type="image/x-icon"><link rel="icon" href="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/device-icon/ficon.ico" type="image/x-icon"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="57x57" href="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/device-icon/apple-icon-57x57.png"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="60x60" href="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/device-icon/apple-icon-60x60.png"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="72x72" href="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/device-icon/apple-icon-72x72.png"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/device-icon/apple-icon-76x76.png"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="114x114" href="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/device-icon/apple-icon-114x114.png"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/device-icon/apple-icon-120x120.png"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="144x144" href="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/device-icon/apple-icon-144x144.png"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/device-icon/apple-icon-152x152.png"><link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/device-icon/apple-icon-180x180.png"><link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="192x192" href="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/device-icon/android-icon-192x192.png"><link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/device-icon/favicon-32x32.png"><link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="96x96" href="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/device-icon/favicon-96x96.png"><link rel="manifest" href="/manifest-tkp.json"><meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#ffffff"><meta name="msapplication-TileImage" content="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/device-icon/ms-icon-144x144.png"><meta name="theme-color" content="#ffffff"><meta property="fb:pages" content="190249544498250" /><link rel='stylesheet' href='https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/css/commonv3.43.css'/><link href="https://kathmandupost.com/assets/css/smartbanner.min.css" rel="stylesheet"><meta name="smartbanner:title" content="The Kathmandu Post"><meta name="smartbanner:author" content="Kantipur Media Group"><meta name="smartbanner:price" content="FREE"><meta name="smartbanner:price-suffix-apple" content=" - On the App Store"><meta name="smartbanner:price-suffix-google" content=" - In Google Play"><meta name="smartbanner:icon-apple" content="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/icons/apple-icon-72x72.png"><meta name="smartbanner:icon-google" content="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/icons/android-icon-72x72.png"><meta name="smartbanner:button" content="VIEW"><meta name="smartbanner:button-url-apple" content="https://apps.apple.com/np/app/the-kathmandu-post/id1489704917"><meta name="smartbanner:button-url-google" content="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.kathmandupost"><meta name="smartbanner:enabled-platforms" content="android,ios"><meta name="smartbanner:close-label" content="Close"><script src="https://kathmandupost.com/assets/js/smartbanner.min.js"></script><style>img.lazy{ background:rgba(100,70,44,0.5);}img.lazy{ background:#999;}.ui-menu { width: 150px; }.lazy{content:url("https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/lazy.png");}/*Start of Lane Block*/.header-ads, .sponsor-header{ background:#f6f6f6;margin:0; border-bottom:solid 1px #efefef; position: relative; z-index:0;}.ads-block{/*background:#fff;*/ padding:4rem;}.ads-block img{ max-width: 100%; }.ads-block h1{ margin:0; color: #efefef; font-size:1.3rem;}.close-btn{ position: absolute;right:10px; top:10px; width: 24px; height: 24px; z-index: 2;}.ui-menu{ width: auto; }.close-btn{cursor: pointer;}/*End of Lane Block*//* roadblock */#roadblock-ad {position: fixed;text-align: center;top: 0;height: 100%;width: 100%;z-index: 9;min-height: 500px;}#roadblock-ad .wrap {display: -webkit-flex;display: -ms-flexbox;display: flex;-webkit-align-items: center;align-items: center;-webkit-justify-content: center;justify-content: center;height: 100vh;}#roadblock-ad:before {content: '';position: fixed;width: 100%;height: 100%;left: 0;top: 0;background: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.8);}#roadblock-ad .image {position: relative;width: 76%;margin: 5% 12% 0;max-height: inherit;overflow:inherit;}@media (min-width: 992px){#roadblock-ad .image {width: 56%;}}@media (min-width: 1440px) and (min-height:992px){#roadblock-ad .image {width: 70%;}}#roadblock-ad img {max-width: 100%;}#roadblock-ad .link {position: absolute;right: 12%;top: 4%;font-size: 1.15em;cursor: pointer;color: #eee;}#roadblock-ad .link>i {color: inherit;font-weight: bold;}#roadblock-ad .link:after {content: '';display: block;width: 0%;background: #aaa;height: 1px;-moz-transition: 0.3s all ease-in;-webkit-transition: 0.3s all ease-in;transition: 0.3s all ease-in;}#roadblock-ad .link:hover:after {width: 100%;}#roadblock-ad .icon-close {color: #fff;cursor: pointer;float: right;height: 28px;width: 28px;border: 1px solid #fff;position: absolute;top: -8px;right: -10px;border-radius: 50%;line-height: 1.8;background: #ff0000;font-weight: bold;font-size: 0.9em;}/*.ads-wrapper{margin-bottom:20px;} */.sponsored-article{ padding: 17px;background-color: #f7f3f3;}.sponsored-badge{font-size: 0.7em;/* text-decoration: underline; */border-radius: 3px;background-color: black;padding: 1px 11px;display: inline-block;color: #fff;text-transform: uppercase;letter-spacing: 1px;}@media(max-width: 767px){.video-ad {width: 90% !important;}}.news-coverage {padding-left: 1rem;}.news-coverage li{font-weight:bold;font-size: 13px;}section.story-section img {max-width: 100%;}/*.block-money{margin-top:20px;margin-bottom:20px;} */.story-section p a{color:#2420b9;}</style><script type="text/javascript" src="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/js/jquery.min.js"></script><script type="text/javascript" src="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/js/commonv3.43.js"></script><style>/* Enter Your Custom CSS Here*/.week-logo{display:none;}.new-class {display: none;}.currency-converter .alert-warning {display: none;}.auth-socia ul li {margin-right: 5px;}.logo a {margin-bottom: 0;}.logo span {/*background: #fff;*/display: inline-block;padding: 4px 13px}@media (max-width:992px){main {margin-top:20px;}}/* for new year 2020 *//*@media (min-width:992px){header {margin-bottom:0;padding-top:0;}#mainContent header .container{padding-top: 5rem;padding-bottom: 1rem;background-color: #fff;background-image: url('https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2019/miscellaneous/happy-new-year-2020-mast-head-tkp.jpg');position: relative;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: 25px bottom;background-size: contain !important;}*//*.blocktop-date {color:#fff;}*/}@media (min-width:768px ){.article-image--left:nth-child(3){border-bottom:none;}}/*@media (min-width: 992px){.blocktop-date {padding-left: 20px;}}*/.logo span a {color: #000;}/* for dashain*//*#mainContent header {background: url(https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/LOGOs/dashainbanner-1603264308.svg) no-repeat center bottom;}@media (min-width:992px){#mainContent header{}#mainContent header {padding-top: 5.8rem;background-color: inherit;margin-bottom: 0;padding-bottom: 0.9rem;}}*//*end dashain*/@media(max-width:767px) {#mainContent header {background-size: 100%;margin: 0;/*padding-bottom: 1rem;*/padding-top: 2rem;}}@media(min-width:768px) and (max-width:1359px) {#mainContent header {background-size: 100%;margin: 0;/*padding-bottom: 1rem;padding-top:4rem;*/}}@media(min-width: 768px) and (max-width: 991px){#mainContent header{padding-bottom: 10px;}}@media (min-width:991px) and (max-width:1359px) {#mainContent header {/*padding-top: 7rem;*/}}/*@media (min-width: 992px) {.logo {bottom: 10px;}}*/*/ .image.story-section {max-height: none;}.ads-wrapper {clear: both;}main p a {margin: 0px;}.full-width.bg-lightgray.text-center {padding-top: 7px;padding-bottom: 7px;/*margin-bottom:0;*/}/*.story-section div{padding-top:0!important;}*/.page-detail--full .full-width {margin-top: 2rem;margin-bottom: 2rem;width: 99.225vw;position: relative;margin-left: -49.59vw;left: 50%;}.section-full img {width: inherit !important;}#roadblock-ad .image .ads-wrapper {background: none;}.page-detail--content .ads-wrapper {margin-bottom: 40px;margin-top: 40px;}.page-detail--content .ads-wrapper,.page-detail--content .ads-wrapper div {padding-top:0;}.social-scroll__whatsapp {display: none!important;}.verify {margin-top: 15px;}.verify-btn {background: #999;padding: 10px;display: flex;margin-top: 10px;color: #fff;background-color: #666;}.page-detail--full .image {max-height: none;}.story-section p a {color: #D42620 !important;}.offcanvas li ul.sub-menu.visible {max-height: 289px;}.offcanvas li li {padding: 8px 0 8px 10px;}.south-asian-games-2019-banner {background: url('https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2019/sports/13th-south-asian-games-2019.png') no-repeat center bottom;background-size: contain;height: 58px;}.new-year-supplement-2020-banner{background: url('https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2019/miscellaneous/new-year-2020-tkp.jpg') no-repeat right bottom;background-size: contain;height: 58px;}@media(min-width: 768px) and (max-width:991px) {.south-asian-games-2019-banner,.new-year-supplement-2020-banner {height: 142px;margin-bottom: 20px;}}@media(min-width: 992px) {.south-asian-games-2019-banner,.new-year-supplement-2020-banner {height: 236px;margin-bottom: 40px;}}.covid19-banner img{width:100%;}.covid-readmitted-table{display:none;}/*.covid-readmitted-nepal{display:none;}.covid-readmitted-district{display:none;}*/.tooltiptext div:nth-of-type(4) {display:none!important;}.tooltiptext div:nth-of-type(2) {display:none!important;}/*.nepal-total div:nth-of-type(4) {display:none!important;}.nepal-total div:nth-of-type(2) {display:none!important;}*/.district-wrapper td:nth-child(4), .district-wrapper th:nth-child(4), .covid-readmitted-nepal,.covid-readmitted-district{display:none!important;}.fs-map.nepal-fs-map{display:none;}.col-xs-12.col-md-5.fs-nepalmap{display:none;}.col-xs-12.col-md-7.fs-nepalmap{width:90%;}.tooltiptext div{display:none;}.tooltiptext div[style]{display:block;}.tooltiptext .tooltip-district{display:block!important;}.videos-block-section{display:block!important;}.promo-block{padding-bottom: 30px;margin-top: 10px;margin-bottom:10px;}/*@media (min-width: 1025px){#mainContent header {padding-top: 7rem;margin-bottom: 1rem;background-color: #fff;background-image: url(https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2021/default/tihartkp-1635917838.png);position: relative;background-repeat: no-repeat;background-position: center;background-size: contain !important;}}*/.smartbanner{z-index:9999;}@media (max-width: 992px) {#mainContent{margin-top:0px;}#header .blocktop{margin-top:20px;}.smartbanner{top:-40px;}.smartbanner{z-index:9999;}}</style><script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=UA-10805376-29"></script><script>window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}gtag('js', new Date());gtag('config', 'UA-10805376-29');</script><script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LMXW7XJ2ZH"></script><script>window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || [];function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);}gtag('js', new Date());gtag('config', 'G-LMXW7XJ2ZH');</script><script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-P82R6K27');</script></head><script>window.fbAsyncInit = function() {FB.init({appId : '483474262191046',cookie : true,xfbml : true,version : 'v3.2'});FB.AppEvents.logPageView(); };(function(d, s, id){var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];if (d.getElementById(id)) {return;}js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;js.src = "https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/sdk.js";fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);}(document, 'script', 'facebook-jssdk'));</script><script>/* Auth Scripts*/function isLoggedIn(){if(localStorage.user_details){return true;}else{return false;}}function fbLogin(){FB.login(function(response) {if(response.status=='connected'){var fbID = response.authResponse.userID;doLogin(fbID);}else{FB.login(function(response){fbLogin();});}},true);}function doLogout(){localStorage.clear();showToast('Successfully Logged Out');loadWidget('login','login-wrapper');}function handleLogin(){form_id = 'login-form';form = document.getElementById(form_id);if(!form.checkValidity()){form.reportValidity();return false;}var postData = {phone: $("#"+form_id).find('.phone-number').val(),password: $("#"+form_id).find('.password').val()};$.ajax({url: 'https://auth.kathmandupost.com/login',type:'post',data: postData,success:function(response){response = JSON.parse(response);if(response.code==200){showToast('Successfully Logged in');setLoginDetails(response);}else{showToast(response.message,'error');}}});}function doLogin(id){FB.api("/"+id,function (response) {if (response && !response.error) {name = response.name;var postData = {'fbID':id,'name':name};$.ajax({url:'https://auth.kathmandupost.com/login',type:'post',data:postData,success:function(res){var response = JSON.parse(res);if(response.code=='200'){showToast('Successfully Logged in');setLoginDetails(response);}else{showToast(response.message,'error');}}});}});}function getAuthentication(){if(isLoggedIn()){return localStorage.authentication;}}function setAuthentication(authentication){if(isLoggedIn()){localStorage.authentication = authentication;}}function setLoginDetails(response){localStorage.user_details = JSON.stringify(response.user_details);localStorage.authentication = response.token;loadWidget('login','login-wrapper');setTimeout(function(){getBookmark();},2000);}function getNewAuthentication(){if(isLoggedIn()){$.ajax({url:'https://auth.kathmandupost.com/login/refreshtoken?token='+getAuthentication(),type:'get',success:function(response){response = JSON.parse(response);if(response.code==200){setAuthentication(response.new_token);}else{doLogout();}},error:function(){doLogout();}});}}function loadWidget(section,wrapper){if(isLoggedIn()){url = "/pages/widget?section=login&token="+getAuthentication();}else{url = "/pages/widget?section=login";}$.ajax({url:url,type:'get',success:function(res){$("#myModalLogIn").remove();$("#"+wrapper).html(res);$(".modal-backdrop").remove();return true;},error:function(){doLogout();}});}function toggleMute() {var video=document.getElementsByClassName("embed-responsive-item")[0];if(video.muted){video.muted = false;} else {video.muted = true;}$(".icon-speaker").toggleClass('mute');}function gaEvent(eventCategory,eventAction,eventLabel,eventValue){ga('send','event',eventCategory,eventAction,eventLabel,eventValue);}function gaPageView(url,title){ga('send', 'pageview',url,{'title':title});}var short_url = window.location.href;</script><body class="page "><noscript><iframe src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-P82R6K27"height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript><div style="float: left;width: 100%;clear: both;"><div id="login-wrapper"></div><script>loadWidget('login','login-wrapper');</script><div class="menu-top menu-top__down menu-ani"><div class="menu-bar menu-open"><div class="bar1"></div><div class="bar2"></div><div class="bar3"></div></div><div class="menu-top__list text-center hidden-xs hidden-sm"><ul class="list-inline" style="display:inline-block;"><li><a href="/national">National</a></li><li><a href="/politics">Politics</a></li><li><a href="/valley">Valley</a></li><li><a href="/opinion">Opinion</a></li><li><a href="/money">Money</a></li><li><a href="/sports">Sports</a></li><li><a href="/art-culture">Culture & Lifestyle</a></li></ul><a href="/weekender" class="week-logo weekender-menu" style="width: 40px;margin-left: 10px;margin-top: 0;border-radius: 50%;padding: 0px 7px 0 6px;width: 36px;height: 36px;background-color: #f6f6f6;"><img src="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/logo-sticky-bar-tkp-weekender-1.png" class="img-responsive"></a></div><div class="block--searchBox"><div class="block--searchBox__input"><script async src="https://cse.google.com/cse.js?cx=006439178574289969438:21nndnycfqd"></script><div class="gcse-search"></div><style>.gsc-search-button-v2 svg {fill: #868686 !important; position:relative;top:3px}.gsc-search-button-v2, .gsc-search-button-v2:hover, .gsc-search-button-v2:focus{padding:1px 5px; border-color: #d4d4d4 !important;background-color: #fffdfd !important;}input.gsc-search-button, input.gsc-search-button:hover, input.gsc-search-button:focus {background-image:url("https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/common/images/search-btn.png") !important;}.cse .gsc-search-button input.gsc-search-button-v2, input.gsc-search-button-v2{width:24px; height:24px; border:none; padding:0 12px; background-position:center center}.gsc-adBlock {display: none!important;}</style></div><div class="blocktop blocktop-search block--search"></div></div><div class="blocktop blocktop-user"><a data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModalLogIn"></a></div></div> <h1 class="logo logo-white"><a href="/"><img src="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/logos/thekathmandupost-logo-white.png" class="img-responsive"></a></h1><div class=" menu-sidebar"><div id="myOffcanvas" class="offcanvas"><ul class="list-unstyled"><li class="megamenu"><a class="menu-item " href="/national">National</a><ul class="list-unstyled sub-menu menu-ani"><li><a class="" href="/national/province-no-2">Madhesh Province</a></li><li><a class="" href="/national/province-no-5">Lumbini Province</a></li><li><a class="" href="/national/province-no-3">Bagmati Province</a></li><li><a class="" href="/national/national-security">National Security</a></li><li><a class="" href="/national/province-no-1">Koshi Province</a></li><li><a class="" href="/national/gandaki-province">Gandaki Province</a></li><li><a class="" href="/national/karnali-province">Karnali Province</a></li><li><a class="" href="/national/sudurpaschim-province">Sudurpaschim Province</a></li></ul></li><li class=""><a class="menu-item " href="/politics">Politics</a></li><li class="megamenu"><a class="menu-item " href="/valley">Valley</a><ul class="list-unstyled sub-menu menu-ani"><li><a class="" href="/valley/kathmandu">Kathmandu</a></li><li><a class="" href="/valley/lalitpur">Lalitpur</a></li><li><a class="" href="/valley/bhaktapur">Bhaktapur</a></li></ul></li><li class="megamenu"><a class="menu-item " href="/opinion">Opinion</a><ul class="list-unstyled sub-menu menu-ani"><li><a class="" href="/opinion/columns">Columns</a></li><li><a class="" href="/opinion/as-it-is">As it is</a></li><li><a class="" href="/opinion/letters">Letters</a></li><li><a class="" href="/opinion/editorial">Editorial</a></li><li><a class="" href="/opinion/cartoon">Cartoon</a></li></ul></li><li class=""><a class="menu-item " href="/money">Money</a></li><li class="megamenu"><a class="menu-item " href="/sports">Sports</a><ul class="list-unstyled sub-menu menu-ani"><li><a class="" href="/sports/cricket">Cricket</a></li><li><a class="" href="/sports/football">Football</a></li><li><a class="" href="/sports/international-sports">International Sports</a></li></ul></li><li class="megamenu"><a class="menu-item " href="/art-culture">Culture & Lifestyle</a><ul class="list-unstyled sub-menu menu-ani"><li><a class="" href="/art-culture/arts">Arts</a></li><li><a class="" href="/art-culture/brunch-with-the-post">Brunch with the Post</a></li><li><a class="" href="/art-culture/movie-review">Movies</a></li><li><a class="" href="/art-culture/life--style">Life & Style</a></li><li><a class="" href="/art-culture/theater">Theater</a></li><li><a class="" href="/art-culture/art-entertainment">Entertainment</a></li><li><a class="" href="/art-culture/books">Books</a></li><li><a class="" href="/art-culture/fashion">Fashion</a></li></ul></li><li class=""><a class="menu-item " href="/health">Health</a></li><li class="megamenu"><a class="menu-item " href="/food">Food</a><ul class="list-unstyled sub-menu menu-ani"><li><a class="" href="/food/recipes">Recipes</a></li></ul></li><li class=""><a class="menu-item " href="/travel">Travel</a></li><li class=""><a class="menu-item " href="/investigations">Investigations</a></li><li class=""><a class="menu-item " href="/climate-environment">Climate & Environment</a></li><li class=""><a class="menu-item " href="/world">World</a></li><li class=""><a class="menu-item " href="/science-technology">Science & Technology</a></li><div class="menu-separator"></div><li class=""><a class="menu-item " href="/interviews">Interviews</a></li><li class=""><a class="menu-item " href="/visual-stories">Visual Stories</a></li><div class="menu-separator"></div><li><a href="/puzzles">Crosswords & Sudoku</a></li><li><a href="/horoscope">Horoscope</a></li><li><a href="/forex">Forex</a></li><div class="menu-separator"></div><li><a href="/corrections">Corrections</a></li><li><a href="/pages/letters-to-the-editor">Letters to the Editor</a></li><li><a target="_blank" href="https://epaper.ekantipur.com/kathmandupost">Today's ePaper</a></li></ul></div></div></div><div style="float: left;width: 100%;clear: both; height: 0px;display: none;"></div> <div id="mainContent"><header id="header"><div class="container"><div class="row"><div class="col-xs-2x pull-left"><div class="blocktop blocktop-date hidden-xs hidden-sm">Saturday, March 29, 2025 </div></div> <div class="col-xs-6x hidden-xs hidden-sm"><h1 class="logo"><a href="/" class="logoWHide"><img src="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/logos/thekathmandupost-logo.png" class="img-responsive"></a><a href="/" class="hidden logoW"><img src="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/tkp-logo-weekender.png" class="img-responsive"></a><span class="logoWHide"><a href="/">Without Fear or Favour</a></span><span class="hidden logoW"><a href="/" class="color-teal">UNWIND IN STYLE</a></span></h1></div> <div class="col-xs-6x hidden-xs hidden-sm pull-right"><div class="blocktop blocktop-uswe user-wrap"><div class="clearfix"></div><div class="blocktop blocktop-weather hidden-xs" style="background: none;"><div class="blocktop-temperature"><a href="/weather"><img style="width:28px;" src="https://openweathermap.org/img/w/01n.png">15.95°C Kathmandu</a></div><a class="hover-target" href="/airquality">Air Quality in Kathmandu: <strong style="color:#cc0033">170</strong></a><div class="hover-element"><div class="index-wrap aq1 "><span class="index-data-range">300+</span><span class="label label-hazardous">Hazardous</span></div><div class="index-wrap aq2 "><span class="index-data-range">0-50</span><span class="label label-good">Good</span></div><div class="index-wrap aq3 "><span class="index-data-range">51-100</span><span class="label label-moderate txt-black">Moderate</span></div><div class="index-wrap aq4 "><span class="index-data-range">101-150</span><span class="label label-unhealthySens">Unhealty for Sensitive Groups</span></div><div class="index-wrap aq5 active"><span class="index-data-range">151-200</span><span class="label label-unhealthy">Unhealthy</span></div><div class="index-wrap aq6 "><span class="index-data-range">201-300</span><span class="label label-veryHeal">Very Unhealthy</span></div></div></div></div> </div> <div class="col-xs-12 mob-flex"><div class="blocktop blocktop-uswe visible-xs visible-sm"><div class="blocktop blocktop-date">Sat, Mar 29, 2025</div><div class="blocktop blocktop-weather" style="background: none;"><div class="blocktop-temperature"><a href="/weather"><img style="width:28px;" src="https://openweathermap.org/img/w/01n.png">15.95°C Kathmandu</a></div><div class="blocktop-temperature"></div><a href="/airquality">Air Quality in Kathmandu: <strong style="color:#cc0033">170</strong></a></div></div></div></div> </div> </header><script>/*setTimeout(function(){getWeather();},2000);function getWeather(){$.ajax({url:'https://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?q=kathmandu&appid=5620c2b78e6d891924652304a96849ac',type:'get',success:function(res){weather = res.main.temp-273.15+'°C '+res.name;icon = "https://openweathermap.org/img/w/" + res.weather[0].icon + ".png";weather = '<img style="width:28px;" src="'+icon+'">'+weather;$(".blocktop-temperature").html(weather);}});}*//*function getWeather(){$.get('https://ipinfo.io',function(response){country = response.region;latlong = response.loc;latlongSlice = latlong.split(',');lat = latlongSlice[0];lon = latlongSlice[1];$.ajax({url:'http://api.openweathermap.org/data/2.5/weather?lat='+lat+'&lon='+lon+'&appid=5620c2b78e6d891924652304a96849ac',type:'get',success:function(res){weather = res.main.temp-273.15+'°C '+res.name;icon = "http://openweathermap.org/img/w/" + res.weather[0].icon + ".png";weather = '<img style="width:28px;" src="'+icon+'">'+weather;$(".blocktop-weather").html(weather);}});},'jsonp');}function ucwords(str) {str = str.toLowerCase();var words = str.split(' ');str = '';for (var i = 0; i < words.length; i++) {var word = words[i];word = word.charAt(0).toUpperCase() + word.slice(1);if (i > 0) { str = str + ' '; }str = str + word;}return str;}*/</script><script>document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function(event) { $( ".icon-close" ).click(function() {$( ".header-ads" ).toggleClass('hidden-md');/*$( "#menu" ).menu();*/});$('.ad-close-btn').on('click',function(){$('.header-ads').slideUp();});});</script><main><div class="container"><div class="row hidden-xs"><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="trending-topics"><ul class="trending-topics-list"><li> <h4>What's News :</h4></li><li data-tagid="68316"><a href="/national/2025/03/28/india-to-supply-600mw-power-to-nepal-also-at-night">600 MW electricity from India </a></li><li data-tagid="68323"><a href="/valley/2025/03/28/police-plan-traffic-alternatives-in-view-of-demonstrations-today">Traffic police plans alt. routes </a></li><li data-tagid="68330"><a href="/climate-environment/2025/03/28/why-are-nepal-s-climate-plans-stalling-lack-of-funds-and-manpower-say-stakeholders">Climate Dialogue </a></li><li data-tagid="68337"><a href="/health/2025/03/28/leprosy-survivors-in-achham-say-life-has-improved-but-stigma-lingers">Leprosy stigma in Achham </a></li><li data-tagid="68344"><a href="/money/2025/03/28/nepal-rastra-bank-launches-digital-finance-innovation-hub-to-boost-fintech">Digital Finance Innovation Hub </a></li></ul></div></div></div><ul class="list-inline list-category"><li><a href="/national/national-security" class="btn btn-default btn-radius btn--border btn--border__default">National Security</a></li><li><a href="/national/province-no-1" class="btn btn-default btn-radius btn--border btn--border__default">Koshi Province</a></li><li><a href="/national/province-no-2" class="btn btn-default btn-radius btn--border btn--border__default">Madhesh Province</a></li><li><a href="/national/province-no-3" class="btn btn-default btn-radius btn--border btn--border__default">Bagmati Province</a></li><li><a href="/national/gandaki-province" class="btn btn-default btn-radius btn--border btn--border__default">Gandaki Province</a></li><li><a href="/national/province-no-5" class="btn btn-default btn-radius btn--border btn--border__default">Lumbini Province</a></li><li><a href="/national/karnali-province" class="btn btn-default btn-radius btn--border btn--border__default">Karnali Province</a></li><li><a href="/national/sudurpaschim-province" class="btn btn-default btn-radius btn--border btn--border__default">Sudurpaschim Province</a></li></ul><div class="row"><div class="col-sm-8"><div class="clearfix" id="news-list"><style>article.article-image.badge--sponsored__block{background: #f2f2f2;border-bottom: none;padding: 1rem 0 1rem 1rem;position: relative;margin-bottom: 1rem !important;margin-top: 0 !important;}.badge--sponsored__block .badge--title{border: none;margin: 0;margin-bottom: 0.8rem;display: flex;justify-content: end;}.badge--sponsored__block .image{margin-right: 1rem;margin-bottom: 0;}.badge--sponsored__block p{margin-bottom: 0;}article.article-image.badge--sponsored__block .badge--sponsored{position: absolute;top: 1rem;right: 1rem;z-index: 2;padding: 0px 4px;line-height: 1.6;}@media screen and (max-width:480px) {.badge--sponsored__block .image{padding-left: 1rem;margin-bottom: 1rem;}} </style><div class="block--morenews"><h4 class=" title--line__red">National</h4> <article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/28/rpp-leaders-rabindra-mishra-dhawal-shamsher-rana-arrested"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/third-party/combo-1743182552.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/28/rpp-leaders-rabindra-mishra-dhawal-shamsher-rana-arrested"><h3>RPP leaders Rabindra Mishra, Dhawal Shamsher Rana arrested</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="J73AqRryWF" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#J73AqRryWF").show();</script><p>Detained on various charges following violent protests in Kathmandu.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/28/curfew-extended-in-baneshwar-tinkune-area-until-saturday-morning"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/protescurfew-1743179117.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/28/curfew-extended-in-baneshwar-tinkune-area-until-saturday-morning"><h3>Curfew extended in Baneshwar-Tinkune area until Saturday morning</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="noNB2fpStq" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#noNB2fpStq").show();</script><p>The local administration imposes restrictions after violent clashes leave two dead and 45 injured.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/28/uml-condemns-violent-pro-monarchy-protests-in-kathmandu"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/teargas-1743174269.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/28/uml-condemns-violent-pro-monarchy-protests-in-kathmandu"><h3>UML condemns violent pro-monarchy protests in Kathmandu</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="VddJaEW9gM" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#VddJaEW9gM").show();</script><p>RPP rejects involvement in violence, urges peaceful resolution through dialogue.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/28/two-dead-45-injured-in-violent-clashes-in-kathmandu"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/ProtesttinkuneKingSupporter17-1743169666.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/28/two-dead-45-injured-in-violent-clashes-in-kathmandu"><h3>Two dead, 45 injured in violent clashes in Kathmandu</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="d1b66MplZg" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#d1b66MplZg").show();</script><p> As many as seven people with bullet injuries are receiving treatment at various hospitals in Kathmandu.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/28/home-ministry-vows-to-bring-guilty-of-violent-protests-to-book"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/aago28320251034161000x0-1743167352.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/28/home-ministry-vows-to-bring-guilty-of-violent-protests-to-book"><h3>Home Ministry vows to bring guilty of violent protests to book</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="UfiYwjjrYa" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#UfiYwjjrYa").show();</script><p>The ministry condemns vandalism and arson during violent protests in the Tinkune area.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/28/one-dead-in-tinkune-protest"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/fireee-1743165730.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/28/one-dead-in-tinkune-protest"><h3>One dead in Tinkune protest</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="CgwCqbM0Me" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#CgwCqbM0Me").show();</script><p> He was pronounced dead upon arrival at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/28/curfew-imposed-in-parts-of-kathmandu"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/tinkune-1743158392.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/28/curfew-imposed-in-parts-of-kathmandu"><h3>Curfew imposed in parts of Kathmandu</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="nsCHnlA4kj" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#nsCHnlA4kj").show();</script><p> Order enforced in Baneshwar-Tinkune area from 4:25pm to 10pm after pro-monarchy forces resort to arson and vandalism.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/28/several-injured-as-security-personnel-protesters-clash-at-tinkune"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/protest-1743155430.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/28/several-injured-as-security-personnel-protesters-clash-at-tinkune"><h3>Several injured as security personnel, protesters clash at Tinkune</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="8sjJBj7D9o" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#8sjJBj7D9o").show();</script><p>Police fire teargas to disperse the crowd.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/28/supreme-court-declines-interim-order-in-kulman-ghising-s-case"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/thumb-1743154311.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/28/supreme-court-declines-interim-order-in-kulman-ghising-s-case"><h3>Supreme Court declines interim order in Kulman Ghising’s case</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="XarT6mOEpM" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#XarT6mOEpM").show();</script><p>The former NEA chief sought reinstatement after government dismissed him.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/28/pro-monarchy-protesters-vandalise-building-set-ablaze-in-tinkune"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/ssss-1743153554.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/28/pro-monarchy-protesters-vandalise-building-set-ablaze-in-tinkune"><h3>Pro-monarchy protesters vandalise, set ablaze building in Tinkune</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="VmQtcB00HG" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#VmQtcB00HG").show();</script><p>Clashes erupt as protesters break security cordon; police use tear gas.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/province-no-5/2025/03/28/36-people-killed-in-tiger-attacks-in-bardiya-in-five-years"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/third-party/tiger-1743127115.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/province-no-5/2025/03/28/36-people-killed-in-tiger-attacks-in-bardiya-in-five-years"><h3>36 people killed in tiger attacks in Bardiya in five years </h3></a><span class="article-author" id="DRJSEjjoZn" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#DRJSEjjoZn").show();</script><p>Since the fiscal year of 2020-21, wildlife attacks have resulted in 53 deaths in the district.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/28/india-to-supply-600mw-power-to-nepal-also-at-night"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/world/Y3S3PWCZ6NKBPPZK442MTURPKY-1743126153.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/28/india-to-supply-600mw-power-to-nepal-also-at-night"><h3>India to supply 600MW power to Nepal also at night</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="rQ4Dn6wE4B" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/anil-giri">Anil Giri </a></span><script>$("#rQ4Dn6wE4B").show();</script><p>Officials: New import will help reduce industrial power cuts.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/27/leduwa-stream-bridge-in-dharan-left-incomplete-for-four-years"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/leduwakholakopul327320251108011000x0-1743089745.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/27/leduwa-stream-bridge-in-dharan-left-incomplete-for-four-years"><h3>Leduwa stream bridge in Dharan left incomplete for four years</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="dYRqkswJKI" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#dYRqkswJKI").show();</script><p>The bridge is crucial for connecting wards 4 and 5, yet residents continue to struggle, especially during monsoons.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/27/elderly-man-dies-at-district-administration-office-in-salyan"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2019/default/tkp-no-image-bnw.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/27/elderly-man-dies-at-district-administration-office-in-salyan"><h3>Elderly man dies at district administration office in Salyan</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="6aIljrk4h4" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/biplab-maharjan">Biplab Maharjan </a></span><script>$("#6aIljrk4h4").show();</script><p>A 70-year-old man from Bagchaur, Salyan, loses his life after falling while waiting for his national ID card.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/27/nhrc-asks-protest-organisers-to-ensure-their-demonstrations-are-held-peacefully"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/third-party/NHRC-1743077573.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/27/nhrc-asks-protest-organisers-to-ensure-their-demonstrations-are-held-peacefully"><h3>NHRC asks protest organisers to ensure their demonstrations are held peacefully</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="1EkebudwV3" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#1EkebudwV3").show();</script><p>Pro-republican forces led by Socialist Front and pro-monarchy forces have planned protests on Friday.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/27/supreme-court-registers-writ-petition-by-kulman-ghising"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/kulman27220250836011000x01742837669-1742996558.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/27/supreme-court-registers-writ-petition-by-kulman-ghising"><h3>Supreme Court registers writ petition by Kulman Ghising</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="IZtb8YuqrD" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#IZtb8YuqrD").show();</script><p> Preliminary hearing scheduled for Friday.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/province-no-1/2025/03/27/forest-fire-spreads-to-settlement-destroying-two-houses-in-dhankuta"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/third-party/48659809331194817915347164170248561855403792n2732025045226-1743051684.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/province-no-1/2025/03/27/forest-fire-spreads-to-settlement-destroying-two-houses-in-dhankuta"><h3>Forest fire spreads to settlement, destroying two houses in Dhankuta</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="2RsbC7xxRA" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#2RsbC7xxRA").show();</script><p>Fire damages properties worth Rs700,000.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/province-no-2/2025/03/27/one-killed-another-injured-in-saptari-motorcycle-crash"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/untitleddesign27320250509581000x0-1743051604.png&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/province-no-2/2025/03/27/one-killed-another-injured-in-saptari-motorcycle-crash"><h3>One killed, another injured in Saptari motorcycle crash</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="au85ZqeCqf" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#au85ZqeCqf").show();</script><p>The motorcyclist dies during treatment in Biratnagar.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/27/exploring-lumbini-s-untapped-potential"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2019/default/KMG-1743037222.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/27/exploring-lumbini-s-untapped-potential"><h3>Exploring Lumbini’s untapped potential</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="wlT7KapGCx" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#wlT7KapGCx").show();</script><p>Ministers, business community leaders and experts come together to discuss how realising Lumbini’s potential can boost the country’s economy.</p></article><article class="article-image "><div class="image image-sm image-220 pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/27/kulman-ghising-moves-court-against-sack-opposition-disrupts-parliament"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/prachanda-1743036279.jpg&w=400&height=267" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><a href="/national/2025/03/27/kulman-ghising-moves-court-against-sack-opposition-disrupts-parliament"><h3>Kulman Ghising moves court against sack; opposition disrupts Parliament</h3></a><span class="article-author" id="m8riBAXQHt" style="display:none;">By <a href="/author/post-report">Post Report </a></span><script>$("#m8riBAXQHt").show();</script><p>Lawmaker Basnet accuses Oli-led government of aiding the ‘mafia’ by ousting NEA chief.</p></article></div><script>document.addEventListener('DOMContentLoaded',function(){let sponsored_flag = false;$('.article-image').each(function(key,val){ if($(val).hasClass('badge--sponsored__block')){sponsored_flag = true; }else if(sponsored_flag == true){$(val).attr('style','border-top:1px solid #e9e9e9;padding-top:1rem;');sponsored_flag = false;}});});</script></div><span class="text-center" style="display:block; margin-bottom: 3rem;"><span style="display:inline-block;text-transform: uppercase;font-size: 12px;" class="btn btn-default load-more-btn" onclick="loadMore();">Load More </span></span> <style>.loader02 {width: 16px;height: 16px;border: 8px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.25);border-top-color: #fff;border-radius: 50%;position: relative;animation: loader-rotate 1s linear infinite;top: 50%;margin: -28px auto 0; float: right;margin-top: 4px;margin-left: 10px;}@keyframes loader-rotate {0% {transform: rotate(0); }100% {transform: rotate(360deg); } }</style></div><div class="col-sm-4 block-side"><div class="block-money"><h4 class=" title--line__red">MOST READ</h4><div class="block-money--c"><article class="article-image"><div class="image image-xs pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/28/curfew-imposed-in-parts-of-kathmandu"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/tinkune-1743158392.jpg&w=300&height=200" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><h5><a href="/national/2025/03/28/curfew-imposed-in-parts-of-kathmandu">Curfew imposed in parts of Kathmandu </a></h5></article><article class="article-image"><div class="image image-xs pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/28/two-dead-45-injured-in-violent-clashes-in-kathmandu"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/ProtesttinkuneKingSupporter17-1743169666.jpg&w=300&height=200" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><h5><a href="/national/2025/03/28/two-dead-45-injured-in-violent-clashes-in-kathmandu">Two dead, 45 injured in violent clashes in Kathmandu </a></h5></article><article class="article-image"><div class="image image-xs pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/28/pro-monarchy-protesters-vandalise-building-set-ablaze-in-tinkune"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/ssss-1743153554.jpg&w=300&height=200" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><h5><a href="/national/2025/03/28/pro-monarchy-protesters-vandalise-building-set-ablaze-in-tinkune">Pro-monarchy protesters vandalise, set ablaze building in Tinkune </a></h5></article><article class="article-image"><div class="image image-xs pull-right"><figure><a href="/valley/2025/03/28/police-plan-traffic-alternatives-in-view-of-demonstrations-today"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/third-party/protests-1743127460.jpg&w=300&height=200" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><h5><a href="/valley/2025/03/28/police-plan-traffic-alternatives-in-view-of-demonstrations-today">Police plan traffic alternatives in view of demonstrations today </a></h5></article><article class="article-image"><div class="image image-xs pull-right"><figure><a href="/national/2025/03/28/several-injured-as-security-personnel-protesters-clash-at-tinkune"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/protest-1743155430.jpg&w=300&height=200" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><h5><a href="/national/2025/03/28/several-injured-as-security-personnel-protesters-clash-at-tinkune">Several injured as security personnel, protesters clash at Tinkune </a></h5></article></div></div><div class="block-epaper block-side"><h4 class=" title--line__red">E-PAPER | March 29, 2025</h4><div class="block-epaper--c"><a target="_blank" href="https://epaper.ekantipur.com/kathmandupost"><img data-src="https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/assets/images/icon-devices.png" class="lazy img-responsive"></a><ul><li><a target="_blank" href="https://epaper.ekantipur.com/kathmandupost">Read ePaper Online</a></li></ul></div> </div><div class="block-money"><h4 class=" title--line__red">Editor's Picks</h4><div class="block-money--c"><article class="article-image"><div class="image image-xs pull-right"><figure><a href="/money/2025/03/24/banned-but-bountiful-here-s-how-hemp-cultivation-could-benefit-nepal"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/money/thumb3-1742777322.jpg&w=300&height=200" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><h5><a href="/money/2025/03/24/banned-but-bountiful-here-s-how-hemp-cultivation-could-benefit-nepal">Banned but bountiful: Here’s how hemp cultivation could benefit Nepal </a></h5></article><article class="article-image"><div class="image image-xs pull-right"><figure><a href="/politics/2025/03/21/bidya-bhandari-s-growing-outreach-signals-a-shift-in-uml-politics"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/third-party/expresident-1742521626.jpg&w=300&height=200" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><h5><a href="/politics/2025/03/21/bidya-bhandari-s-growing-outreach-signals-a-shift-in-uml-politics">Bidya Bhandari’s growing outreach signals a shift in UML politics </a></h5></article><article class="article-image"><div class="image image-xs pull-right"><figure><a href="/money/2025/03/20/ni-hao-pokhara-lake-city-to-see-more-charter-flights-from-china"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/third-party/YunishGurungPokhara5DSC08033copy-1742432199.jpg&w=300&height=200" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><h5><a href="/money/2025/03/20/ni-hao-pokhara-lake-city-to-see-more-charter-flights-from-china">Ni Hao, Pokhara! Lake city to see more charter flights from China </a></h5></article><article class="article-image"><div class="image image-xs pull-right"><figure><a href="/karnali-province/2025/03/18/free-helicopter-rescues-saving-rural-women-from-childbirth-complications"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/news/choper-1742259873.jpg&w=300&height=200" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><h5><a href="/karnali-province/2025/03/18/free-helicopter-rescues-saving-rural-women-from-childbirth-complications">Free helicopter rescues saving rural women from childbirth complications </a></h5></article><article class="article-image"><div class="image image-xs pull-right"><figure><a href="/columns/2025/03/20/royalist-rumble"><img data-src="https://assets-api.kathmandupost.com/thumb.php?src=https://assets-cdn.kathmandupost.com/uploads/source/news/2025/opinion/thumb2-1742399412.jpg&w=300&height=200" class="lazy img-responsive"></a></figure></div><h5><a href="/columns/2025/03/20/royalist-rumble">Royalist rumble </a></h5></article></div></div></div></div></main><footer class="menu-ani"> <div class="container"><div class="row"><div class=" col-xs-12 col-sm-3"><h5>ABOUT US</h5><ul class="list-unstyled"><li><a href="https://kathmandupost.com/pages/about-us">About the Post </a></li><li><a href="https://kathmandupost.com/pages/masthead">Masthead </a></li><li><a href="https://kathmandupost.com/pages/kathmandu-post-editorial-standards-and-integrity">Editorial Standards & Integrity </a></li><li><a href="https://kathmandupost.com/pages/kathmandu-post-policy-against-harassment">Workplace Harassment Policy </a></li><li><a href="https://kathmandupost.com/pages/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy </a></li></ul></div><div class=" col-xs-12 col-sm-3"><h5>READ US</h5><ul class="list-unstyled"><li><a href="https://kathmandupost.com/pages/subscribe">Home Delivery </a></li><li><a href="https://epaper.ekantipur.com/kathmandupost">ePaper </a></li></ul></div><div class=" col-xs-12 col-sm-3"><h5>CONTACT US</h5><ul class="list-unstyled"><li><a href="https://kathmandupost.com/pages/submit-stories">Write for the Post </a></li><li><a href="https://kathmandupost.com/pages/letters-to-the-editor">Letters to the Editor </a></li><li><a href="https://kathmandupost.com/pages/advertise-in-the-post">Advertise in the Post </a></li><li><a href="https://kathmandupost.com/pages/careers">Work for the Post </a></li><li><a href="https://kathmandupost.com/pages/how-to-send-anonymous-news-tips-and-documents-to-the-kathmandu-post">Send us a tip </a></li></ul></div><div class=" col-xs-12 col-sm-3"><h5>INTERACT WITH US</h5><ul class="list-unstyled"><li><a href="https://www.twitter.com/kathmandupost">Twitter </a></li><li><a href="https://www.facebook.com/kathmandupost">Facebook </a></li><li><a href="https://www.instagram.com/kathmandupost.official/">Instagram </a></li></ul><h5>OUR SISTER PUBLICATIONS</h5> <ul class="publications"><li class="kantipur"><a href="https://ekantipur.com/" target="_blank" title="Go to ekantipur">eKantipur</a></li><li class="saptahik"><a href="https://saptahik.com.np/" target="_blank" title="Go to Saptahik">saptahik</a></li><li class="nepal"><a href="https://nepalmag.com.np" target="_blank" title="Go to Nepal">Nepal</a></li><li class="nari"><a href="https://narimag.com.np/" target="_blank" title="Go to Nari">Nari</a></li><li class="radio-kantipur"><a href="https://radiokantipur.com" target="_blank" title="Go to Radio Kantipur">Radio Kantipur</a></li><li class="tv"><a href="https://kantipurtv.com" target="_blank" title="Go to Kantipur Tv">Kantipur TV</a></li></ul></div><div class="col-xs-12"><div class="footer--copyright">© 2025 www.kathmandupost.com<ul class="list-inline"><li><a href="/pages/privacy-policy">Privacy Policy</a></li></ul></div></div></div></div></footer><div id="stop" class="scrollTop"><a href="" class="icon-svg icon-svg-42 icon-svg-arrowTop">Top</a></div><div class="page-progressbar"></div> </div><div id="snackbar" class="block-hidden"></div><script>function showToast(message,class_name){if(!class_name){class_name = 'success';}if(!message || message==''){return false;}$("#snackbar").html(message);$("#snackbar").attr('class','');$("#snackbar").addClass(class_name);$("#snackbar").addClass('block-visible');setTimeout(function(){$("#snackbar").attr('class','');$('#snackbar').addClass('block-hidden');$("#snackbar").html('');},5000);}function bookmark(news_id){$.ajax({url:'https://api.kathmandupost.com/bookmark/save?news_id='+news_id+'&token='+getAuthentication(),type:'get',success:function(res){res = JSON.parse(res);if(res.code==200){$("#saved-news-list").prepend(saved_news_template);$(".saved-news-list-template").find('h5').find('a').first().attr('href',res.news_details.link);$(".saved-news-list-template").find('h5').find('a').first().html(res.news_details.title);$(".saved-news-list-template").find('.icon-svg-remove').first().attr('onclick','removeBookmark('+res.news_details.id+',this);');$(".saved-news-list-template").show();$(".saved-news-list-template").removeClass('saved-news-list-template');$("#no-bookmark-message").remove();showToast(res.message);}else{showToast(res.message,'error');}}});}function getBookmarkCount(){return $("#saved-news-list").find('article').length;}function removeBookmark(news_id,source){$.ajax({url:'https://api.kathmandupost.com/bookmark/remove?news_id='+news_id+'&token='+getAuthentication(),type:'get',success:function(res){res = JSON.parse(res);if(res.code==200){$(source).parent('article').remove();if(getBookmarkCount()<1){html = '<p id="no-bookmark-message">Not Bookmarks Yet</p>';$("#saved-news-list").html(html);}showToast(res.message);}else{showToast(res.message,'error');}}});}function gotoAqi(){$('html,body').animate({scrollTop: $("#columnchart_values").offset().top-100},'slow');}$(".subscribe-form").on('submit',function(e){e.preventDefault();form = $(this);form.find('subscribe-success').hide();form.find('subscribe-error').hide();var email = $(this).find('.email').val();var postData = {'email':email};$.ajax({url:'https://api.kathmandupost.com/facebook/subscribe',type:'post',data:postData,success:function(res){response = JSON.parse(res);if(response.code==200){form.find('.subscribe-success').html(res.message);form.find('.subscribe-success').show();}else{form.find('.subscribe-error').html('Please try again later');form.find('.subscribe-error').show();}form.find('.email').val('');localStorage.subscription_shown = 1;},error:function(){form.find('.subscribe-error').html('Please try again later');form.find('.subscribe-error').show();}});});function fbShare(url){window.open("http://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=" + url, "_blank", "toolbar=no, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes, top=200, left=500, width=600, height=400");}function twitShare(url,title){window.open("http://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=" + encodeURIComponent(title) + "+" + url + " via @kathmandupost", "_blank", "toolbar=no, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes, top=200, left=500, width=600, height=400");}function whatsappShare(url,title){message = title+' '+url;window.open("https://api.whatsapp.com/send?text="+message);}function googleplusShare(url){window.open("https://plus.google.com/share?url="+url, "_blank", "toolbar=no, scrollbars=yes, resizable=yes, top=200, left=500, width=600, height=400");}function isElementVisible(control,loadBefore){if(!control){return;}if(!loadBefore){loadBefore = 500;}var element_position = $(control).offset().top;var scroll_position = $(window).scrollTop();var viewport_height = $(window).height();var element_height = $(control).height();if((scroll_position + viewport_height+loadBefore) > element_position){if((element_position + element_height+loadBefore)>scroll_position ){return true;}}return false;}function checkLazyLoad() {$.each($('img.lazy'), function(i, c) {if (isElementVisible($(c), 10)) {src = $(c).attr('data-src');$(c).attr("src", src);$(c).removeAttr('data-src');$(c).removeClass('lazy');}});}$(window).scroll(function() {checkLazyLoad();});$(document).ready(function(){checkLazyLoad();});function getShareCount(link){$.ajax({url:'https://api.kathmandupost.com/facebook/getsharecount?q='+link,type:'get',success:function(res){response = $.parseJSON(res);if(response.count>=25){$(".social-scroll__count").html(abbrNum(response.count,2));$(".social-scroll__count").show();}}});}function abbrNum(number, decPlaces) {decPlaces = Math.pow(10,decPlaces);var abbrev = [ "K", "M", "B", "T" ];for (var i=abbrev.length-1; i>=0; i--) {var size = Math.pow(10,(i+1)*3);if(size <= number) {number = Math.round(number*decPlaces/size)/decPlaces;if((number == 1000) && (i < abbrev.length - 1)) {number = 1;i++;}number += abbrev[i];break;}}return number;}function getBookmark(){$.ajax({url:'https://api.kathmandupost.com/bookmark/get?token='+getAuthentication(),type:'get',success:function(res){res = JSON.parse(res);if(res.length>0){html = '';for(var i=0;i<res.length;i++){news_id = res[i].news_id;html += '<article class="article-image saved-news-list-template">';html += '<h5 class="pull-left">';html += '<a href="'+res[i].link+'">';html += res[i].title;html += '</a>';html += '</h5>';html += '<span onclick="removeBookmark('+news_id+',this);" class="pull-right icon-svg icon-svg-32 icon-svg-remove">×</span>';html += '</article>';}}else{html = '<p id="no-bookmark-message">Not Bookmarks Yet</p>';}$("#saved-news-list").html(html);}});}getBookmark();$(document).on('copy', function(e) {var sel = window.getSelection();if(short_url && short_url!=''){var url = short_url;}else{var url = window.location.href;}var copyFooter = "<br /><br /><a href='" + url + "'>" + url + "</a>";var copyHolder = $('<div>', {html: getSelectionHtml() + copyFooter,style: {position: 'absolute',left: '-99999px'}});$('body').append(copyHolder);sel.selectAllChildren(copyHolder[0]);window.setTimeout(function() {copyHolder.remove();}, 0);});function getSelectionHtml() {var html = "";if (typeof window.getSelection != "undefined") {var sel = window.getSelection();if (sel.rangeCount) {var container = document.createElement("div");for (var i = 0, len = sel.rangeCount; i < len; ++i) {container.appendChild(sel.getRangeAt(i).cloneContents());}html = container.innerHTML;}} else if (typeof document.selection != "undefined") {if (document.selection.type == "Text") {html = document.selection.createRange().htmlText;}}return html;}</script><script type="application/ld+json">{"@context": "http://schema.org","@type": "Organization","url": "https://kathmandupost.com/","logo": "https://jcss-cdn.kathmandupost.com/kathmandupost/html/assets/images/logo.svg","contactPoint": [{"@type": "ContactPoint","telephone": "+977-01-5135000","contactType": "customer service","sameAs": ["https://www.facebook.com/kathmandupost/","https://twitter.com/kathmandupost","https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCdQwir9haF67rLaD3I92zxA"]}]}</script> <script>var last = '2025-03-27 06:30:14';var requestRunning = 0;function loadMore(){if(requestRunning==0){requestRunning = 1;cat_slug = '';if(!cat_slug || cat_slug==''){cat_slug = 'national';}$.ajax({url:'/'+cat_slug+'?html=1&pub='+last,type:'get',success:function(res){response = JSON.parse(res);if(response.news_list_html==''){$(".load-more-btn").remove();return false;}$("#news-list").append(response.news_list_html);last = response.date;if(!last || last==null){requestRunning = 1;}},complete:function(){requestRunning = 0;}});}}/*$(window).scroll(function() {if($(window).scrollTop() + $(window).height() > $(document).height() - 100) {if(requestRunning==0){requestRunning = 1;$.ajax({url:'/national?html=1&pub='+last,type:'get',success:function(res){response = JSON.parse(res);$("#news-list").append(response.news_list_html);last = response.date;if(!last || last==null){requestRunning = 1;}},complete:function(){requestRunning = 0;}});}}});*/</script></body></html>