Biplav Group's district in-charge held

Published On: February 12, 2020 01:42 PM NPT By: RSS

DAMAULI, Feb 12: A district in-charge of Netra Bikram Chand (Biplav) Group has been arrested here. He is Purnajeet Pun, originally from Rolpa and currently living in Bandipur rural municipality.

International sculpture workshop taking place at Galkot from Feb 17

Published On: February 12, 2020 01:29 PM NPT By: RSS

BAGLUNG, Feb 12: An International Modern Sculpture Workshop will be taking place at Teuwa of Galkot municipality-5 from coming Tuesday, February 17.

Seven cemented bridges under-construction in west Myagdi

Published On: February 12, 2020 11:15 AM NPT By: RSS

MYAGDI, Feb 12: The construction of cemented bridges over the rivulets in the western belt of Myagdi has taken pace.

Jagannath Dulal elected Press Union Kathmandu President

Published On: February 12, 2020 11:08 AM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Jagannath Dulal has been elected to the President of Kathmandu chapter of Nepal Press Union. The 8th convention of the Union on Tuesday elected a 15-member working committee under the leadership of Dulal.

Over 600,000 waiting for driving licenses for months

Published On: February 12, 2020 10:02 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Though the Department of Transport Management (DoTM) said on December 16 that the backlog of applications for smart driving license will be cleared in 'four-five months', more than 600,000 people are still to get driving license.

'Elderly people biggest hurdle to campaign against chhaupadi'

Published On: February 12, 2020 09:16 AM NPT By: Jagat Khadka

BAJHANG, Feb 12: After dismantling over 70 chhausheds (menstruation sheds) and yet not being able to quite make a difference in terms of discouraging the chhau culture, the local administration has 'realized' that the biggest obstruction is the elderly people. While police and some young locals have jointly been carrying out chhaushed-free campaigns for the last few weeks, senior family members have simply been found to have forced women and girls to continue to live in isolation during menstruation.

Govt set to establish Think Tank Group on climate change

Published On: February 12, 2020 09:12 AM NPT By: SHREE RAM SUBEDI

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: With the emergence of climate change as a key issue at both national and international platforms, the government is mulling over establishing a  "Think-Tank Group"  on climate change. The proposed expert group will provide perennial expertise on the issue of climate change, which largely demands inter-sectoral collaboration and multi-disciplinary knowledge.

Gyawali is Nepal’s new top cop

Published On: February 12, 2020 08:52 AM NPT By: Ashim Neupane

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: The government has appointed Deputy Inspector General (DIG) Thakur Prasad Gyawali as the new chief of Nepal Police.

KATHMANDU, Feb 12: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), after a long hiatus, has again proposed seasonal tariff rates for power consumers.

Bagmati Province yet to make noticeable change in two years

Published On: February 11, 2020 08:00 PM NPT By: RSS

HETAUDA, Feb 11: Although the first year was claimed to be the base year, the Bagmati Province failed to make any noticeable progress in the second year as well.