KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Police arrested ten students after a clash between the students affiliated to All Nepal National Independent Students Union (Revolutionary) (ANNISU-R) and Nepal Students' Union (NSU) at Nepal Manabiki Campus (formerly known as RR College) on Monday morning.

Gurka ex-servicemen serve March 15 deadline to Nepal, UK govts

Published On: February 17, 2020 10:58 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Agitating British Gurkha ex-servicemen have threatened to stage a fast-on-to-death if their demands are not addressed by the British government within a month.

DPM Pokharel inaugurates new buildings of Budhanilkantha School

Published On: February 17, 2020 10:51 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Deputy Prime Minister Ishwar Pokharel inaugurated two new buildings of Budhanikantha School on Saturday during a function organized to mark the 47th annual day of the school.

Verdict on Mahara case likely today

Published On: February 17, 2020 08:33 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 17: The Kathmandu District Court on Sunday said that the verdict on the attempted rape case against former speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara is likely to be issued on Monday.

Inflation surpasses govt target to reach 6.41%

Published On: February 17, 2020 08:28 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Though the government had set a target to keep the consumer price rise below 6 percent, the average inflation has reached 6.41 percent in the first six months of the current fiscal year 2019/20.

How hydro companies are cheating shareholders

Published On: February 17, 2020 07:59 AM NPT By: Rudra Pangeni

BHATTEDANDA, LALITPUR, Feb 17: Anil Syangten, a farmer of Bhattedanda village in Lalitpur district, borrowed Rs 100,000 at 24 percent interest from a local moneylender three years ago and invested in shares of Khanikhola Hydropower Co Ltd (KKHC). He was one of the hundreds of investors who believed that investment in initial public offering (IPO) of a hydropower project was like buying gold.

KAVREPALANCHOWK, Feb 16: Minister for Communications and Information Technology Gokul Prasad Banskota has urged the schoolteachers not to knock at the doors of politicians and people's representatives for getting promotion and transferred at their convenient schools.

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Nepal and Bangladesh are holding ministerial level dialogues focusing connectivity, energy and trade promotion.

Industrial census to take place in Nepalgunj

Published On: February 16, 2020 06:50 PM NPT By: RSS

NEPALGUNJ, Feb 16: An industrial census and survey will be carried out in Nepalgunj from the fourth week of February.

Kathmandu police arrests 57 for involvement in criminal activities

Published On: February 16, 2020 06:25 PM NPT By: RSS

KATHMANDU, Feb 16: The police have held 57 people from various areas of Kathmandu district for their involvement in criminal activities.