KATHMANDU, Aug 12: District Administration Office, Kathmandu has sought clarification from Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) over the alleged financial irregularities in the humanitarian body that receives billions of rupees as donations from foreign countries each year.

Petrol station in Hetauda sealed off

Published On: August 12, 2019 01:49 PM NPT By: RSS

PARSA, Aug 12: The office of Standards and Metrology in Parsa sealed off a petrol station in Hetauda for selling a less amount of fuel than paid for.

Eid- Al-Adha being observed in Nepal

Published On: August 12, 2019 01:08 PM NPT By: Dipendra Rokka

KATHMANDU, Aug 11: The Muslims across the world are celebrating the “Eid- Al-Adha” which is also known as BakrEid. According to the Islamic calendar, the festival is celebrated on the 10th day of “Jil Hajj” (The New Year.)

Police arrest KMC employee on charge of rape

Published On: August 12, 2019 12:22 PM NPT By: Bipana Thapa

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Police have arrested an employee at the Kathmandu Metropolitan City on the charge of raping an 11-year-old girl.

Taxi association set to wage war against Pathao

Published On: August 12, 2019 10:46 AM NPT By: Sujita Pradhan

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Nepal Meter Taxi Entrepreneurs’ Association (NMTEA), an umbrella organization of registered taxis, is mulling over operating app-based tax services like Pathao and Uber in the capital. Their move comes after Pathao, an app-based ride-hailing service, last week launched its taxi service by including registered cabs and private cars.

Bomb goes off at Birtamod ward office

Published On: August 12, 2019 10:33 AM NPT By: RSS

JHAPA, Aug 12: Bomb went off at ward office in Birtamod of Jhapa this morning. According to the Area Police Office, Anarmani, the bomb explosion took place at the joint office of ward 7,8 and 9 of Birtamod municipality at around 4.30am today.

DHADING, Aug 12: Last week Nyu Tamang of Labdung village in the northern side of Dhading district suddenly felt pain in his stomach. His condition got worse in a while. Family and friends took him to a nearby health clinic where he was given saline water. But the pain did not ease, and his health condition deteriorated further. Helpless relatives then contacted a  helicopter to take Tamang to Kathmandu for further treatment.

Fake examinees arrested from CTEVT exam

Published On: August 12, 2019 07:52 AM NPT By: Ritesh Tripathi

BIRGUNJ, Aug 12: Police have arrested two fake examinees during the exam conducted by the Council for Technical Education and Vocational Training (CTEVT) at the National Medical College at Bhediyahi.

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: As many as 150 civil servants, who have already been deputed to various provincial and local government offices according to the civil servants adjustment process, have sought their transfers to various federal government offices, claiming that they are suffering from various mental illnesses.

Four provinces still struggling to fix their capitals, names

Published On: August 12, 2019 07:01 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Aug 12: Nearly two years have passed since the provincial assemblies convened their first meetings but four of the seven provinces are still unable to fix their capitals and names.