SC releases man held for waving black flag at PM

Published On: May 1, 2019 07:48 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 1: The Supreme Court on Tuesday released a man who was arrested ten days ago on the charge of waving a black flag at Prime Minister KP Oli.

KATHMANDU, May 1: Sajha Bibeksheel Party has proposed that foreign nationals marrying Nepali citizens should be given Nepali citizenship only after residing in Nepal for seven years.

TAPLEJUNG, May 1: A seventeen-year-old boy in Taplejung has been detained by a hospital after he was unable to pay the expenses of his treatment.

Oli weighs in for Paudel over Lalita Niwas land scam

Published On: May 1, 2019 07:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 1: Prime Minister KP Oli on Tuesday said NCP General Secretary Bishnu Poudel had no role in registering public land as private property. Oli, who also heads the ruling party, said attempts to drag Poudel into controversy were nothing but a ploy to tarnish the party's image.

KATHMANDU, May 1: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has expressed her confidence that the stakeholders would focus towards reforming the labour sector to help realize the government’s motto of prosperous Nepal based on social justice and equality.

International Labor Day being observed today

Published On: May 1, 2019 06:00 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 1: The 130th International Workers’ Day, is being marked across the country today. The Day is being marked since 1890 in recognition to the 1986’s workers’ movement that demanded respect to work in the US.

Theatre artists admit to sexual harassment accusation

Published On: May 1, 2019 05:30 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, May 1: Two of the three theatre artists who were accused of sexually harassing their female co-workers have admitted to the crime and asked for forgiveness.

Another inmate commits suicide in Dolakha prison

Published On: May 1, 2019 05:00 AM NPT By: Ramesh Khatiwada

DOLAKHA, May 1: Three months after an inmate awaiting trial committed suicide in Charikot-based the District Prison, Dolakha, another inmate committed suicide by hanging on Tuesday.

DOLAKHA, May 1: At a time when major cities across the country including Kathmandu are fast losing open spaces, a rural municipality in Dolakha has launched a campaign to ensure the availability of sports ground in all its wards.

Truck kills girl by reversing gear in Tikapur

Published On: May 1, 2019 03:00 AM NPT By: Yogesh Rawal

TIKAPUR, May 1: Sunita Rawal, 19, of Tikapur had almost reached her home from Lamki Multiple Campus on her bicycle on Tuesday morning when she was hit by a cargo truck (Na 7 Kha 9233) at 9:30 am.