SOCIETY

A rural municipality blocks road to another rural municipality after being denied access to yarsha pockets

A rural municipality blocks road to another rural municipality after being denied access to yarsha pockets

BAJHANG, May 23: Residents of Talkot Rural Municipality - 4 have blocked the road to Saipal Rural Municipality accusing...

BAJHANG, May 23: Residents of Talkot Rural Municipality - 4 have blocked the road to Saipal Rural Municipality accusing...

May 23, 2019

SOCIETY

CIAA summons 11 persons over 590 ropani land grab case

CIAA summons 11 persons over 590 ropani land grab case

JUMLA, May 23: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has given seven days to 11 persons accu...

JUMLA, May 23: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has given seven days to 11 persons accu...

May 23, 2019

POLITICS

India starts counting 600 million votes, Modi looks at second term

India starts counting 600 million votes, Modi looks at second term

NEW DELHI, May 23: India began counting hundreds of millions of votes in its general election on Thursday, with a coalit...

NEW DELHI, May 23: India began counting hundreds of millions of votes in its general election on Thursday, with a coalit...

May 23, 2019

POLITICS

NC tells govt to stall Media Council Bill

NC tells govt to stall Media Council Bill

KATHMANDU, May 23: The Nepali Congress (NC) has demanded that the government stall the Media Council Bill until the anti...

KATHMANDU, May 23: The Nepali Congress (NC) has demanded that the government stall the Media Council Bill until the anti...

May 23, 2019

WORLD

E-cigs can double success rates of quitting smoking, UK study finds

E-cigs can double success rates of quitting smoking, UK study finds

LONDON, May 23: People using e-cigarettes to quit smoking are about 95% more likely to report success than those trying...

LONDON, May 23: People using e-cigarettes to quit smoking are about 95% more likely to report success than those trying...

May 23, 2019

SOCIETY

Nepal survey officials install GPS device on Everest summit

Nepal survey officials install GPS device on Everest summit

KATHMANDU, May 23: Nepal’s bid to settle the dispute surrounding the height of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest,...

KATHMANDU, May 23: Nepal’s bid to settle the dispute surrounding the height of the world’s highest peak, Mount Everest,...

May 23, 2019

POLITICS

Panchayat-era minister says Lalita Niwas land owners were compensated 49 years ago

Panchayat-era minister says Lalita Niwas land owners were compensated 49 years ago

KATHMANDU, May 23: A Panchayat-era minister has said that the government had paid compensation to the owners of the Lali...

KATHMANDU, May 23: A Panchayat-era minister has said that the government had paid compensation to the owners of the Lali...

May 23, 2019

SOCIETY

Killings leave locals feeling uneasy

Killings leave locals feeling uneasy

PACHTHAR, May 23: The brutal Miklajung murders have greatly unsettled the locals. On Wednesday, they were not to be foun...

PACHTHAR, May 23: The brutal Miklajung murders have greatly unsettled the locals. On Wednesday, they were not to be foun...

May 23, 2019

SOCIETY

Bodies of Miklajung victims handed over to kin after postmortem

Bodies of Miklajung victims handed over to kin after postmortem

DHARAN, May 23: After postmortems at BP Koirala Hospital in Dharan, the bodies of all victims of the horrific Miklajung...

DHARAN, May 23: After postmortems at BP Koirala Hospital in Dharan, the bodies of all victims of the horrific Miklajung...

May 23, 2019

ECONOMY

Axiata’s request for int’l arbitration registered

Axiata’s request for int’l arbitration registered

KATHMANDU, May 23: The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on Monday registered a case fi...

KATHMANDU, May 23: The International Centre for Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) on Monday registered a case fi...

May 23, 2019