Nepal

KATHMANDU: The Kasthamandap Reconstruction Committee, at a public hearing event, said almost half of Kasthamandap reconstruction is over with the ground floor construction being complete.

According to chairperson of the users& committee, Rajendra Shakya, Rs 30 million has been spent and 4,038 cube feet wood used so far in the reconstruction of the historical site. Wooden raw materials for the reconstruction have been brought from Bardibas and Amlekhgunj.

Kasthamandap is being reconstructed by using traditional techniques and conserving archaeologically-important materials, informed heritage expert Sudarshan Tiwari.

The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) had targeted to complete the reconstruction at the cost of Rs 198.8 million within three years.

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Kathmandu, October 22

Police today rounded up singer Durgesh Thapa, charging him with spreading ‘negative message& in society through his recently released Tihar song called ‘Happy Tihara Chiso Beer.& Police also accused Thapa of openly marketing beverage products through his music video, which had gone viral in social media.

Thapa was released this evening, after he agreed to remove the song from his Youtube channel. Police also said Thapa had apologised for the content of the song, and had agreed to change certain words of the song if he wished to release it again. He was summoned through a phone call and was held at Metropolitan Police Crime Division, Teku. Police took action against Thapa acting on a complaint on the song by the District Administration Office, Kathmandu. Senior Superintendent of Police Sahakul Bahadur Thapa of the MPCD said the song was openly suggesting people to consume prohibited drug, marijuana, and inspired people to drink beer while celebrating Tihar, the second greatest Hindu festival after Dashain.

Hindu Nepalis enjoy singing deusi-bhailo, a traditional programme held in the evenings and nights during the Tihar festival. SSP Thapa said, &In recent years there has been the trend of organising traditional deusi-bhailo programme in a vulgar manner, which has led to the degradation of our religious values.&

Thapa, after being released from the police custody, said he would bring the same song in the market after correcting a few words that police had found objectionable.

He also said the police move could not be justified as he was not the only person coming up with such songs.

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Kathmandu, October 22

The Department of Drug Administration, Nepaldrug regulatory authority, has directed all medical practitioners to refrain from prescribing dietary supplements to their patients.

The department has urged stakeholders to halt the production, storage, sale, distribution and supply of dietary supplements across the country.

&As these dietary supplements are being sold in pharmacies across the country, despite a ban, it is necessary to inform the people,& said Pan Bahadur Chhetri, acting director at the Department of Drugs. These supplements are being sold in the form of capsules, tablets and syrup in the domestic market.

The national drug regulatory authority, however, recommended that vitamins A, C, D, E, B1, B2, B6, B12, niacinamide, d-Panthenic acid or its salts and panthenol and folic acid be consumed as per the prescribed dose.

&If people need any specific nutrients it is recommended that they take such nutrients after consulting with medical doctors rather than buying multi-nutrient products from the market.

Such products comprise several components,&said Chhetri.

Dietary supplements are rich in vitamins that are fat soluble. When vitamins get deposited inthe fat, several health problems can arise. Deposition of Vitamin D will lead to swelling of bones and high amount of Vitamin A in the body will lead to negative effects in the eyes of both the children and adults, according to Uma Koirala, who is a professor and also a nutritionist.

&High amount of iodine will lead to thyroid in people. Instead of consuming fortified foods and supplements, it is recommended that people consume healthy food that can be prepared easily at home,& she said.

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