Nepal Police bags ‘Digital Government Award’

Published On: November 14, 2018 04:30 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: Nepal Police have bagged the ‘Digital Government Award’ which is awarded to government bodies making the best use of information technology in their work.

Colombo Process meeting tomorrow

Published On: November 14, 2018 04:02 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: The meeting of the Colombo Process is taking place in the capital from tomorrow to hold consultations on the common interests and concerns of the migrant workers and to discuss on international migration and work covenants.

19 monuments renovated in Swoyambhunath area

Published On: November 14, 2018 02:45 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: The Swoyambhu Management and Protection General Committee has completed the renovation of several 19 heritages in the Swoyambhunath area.

UDAYAPUR, Nov 14: The police have identified the two murderers of a 13-year-old girl Algina Khadka whose half-naked body was found in a forest near her home four days ago, a senior police official in the district said on Wednesday.

35 child workers rescued from dance bars in Thamel

Published On: November 14, 2018 10:45 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: The police have rescued 35 child workers from various restaurants and dance bars in Thamel area in Kathmandu. The rescue was made as part of a weeklong children's special rescue programme by a team from the Metropolitan Police Circle, Lainchaur.

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: The way Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Banskota responded to a crowd of reporters desperately waiting to learn about the decisions of a Cabinet meeting the other day has saddened and angered Nepal’s media fraternity.

Chhath concludes

Published On: November 14, 2018 09:25 AM NPT By: Republica

BARDIBAS/MAHOTTARI, Nov 14: Chhath, the festival wherein rising and setting Sun God is worshipped, has concluded today morning.

Devotees make offerings to Sun God during Chhath

Published On: November 14, 2018 08:28 AM NPT By: Madan Thakur

RAUTAHAT, Nov 14: Devotees observed the Chhath festival by making offerings to the setting sun on Tuesday. The festival of goodwill and faith will come to an end after they make the final offering on Wednesday morning.

Salary as well as pension for some ‘lucky’ ex-bureaucrats

Published On: November 14, 2018 07:52 AM NPT By: Dipesh KC

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: Former Chief Commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Deep Basnyat, a retired government secretary picked for the job, stopped claiming his pension following his appointment as a CIAA Commissioner in March 2015. He did so until he retired once again - this time from the anti-graft body - in February 2018 on age ground. But soon after his term at the CIAA ended, Basnet went to the Pension Management Office and claimed and received the accrued pension amount - a sum of Rs 800,000.

Theft cases double during Tihar, suicides down by 40 percent

Published On: November 14, 2018 06:30 AM NPT By: Biken K Dawadi

KATHMANDU, Nov 14: Data maintained by Nepal Police shows that theft cases across the country doubled during Tihar this year, compared to those during the festival last year.