Labour Minister leaves for Geneva

Published On: June 2, 2018 10:16 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 2: Minister for Labour, Employment and Social Security, Gokarna Raj Bista, today left for Switzerland to participate in the 109th Session of the International Labour Conference.

Ncell awards engineering students

Published On: June 2, 2018 08:53 AM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, June 2: Ncell Pvt Ltd has awarded outstanding students of various faculties of the Institute of Engineering (IoE)'s Central Campus Pulchwok with Ncell Scholarships and Excellence Awards, as part of its corporate social responsibility.

Surkhet-Delhi bus service starts

Published On: June 2, 2018 07:12 AM NPT By: Nagendra Upadhyaya

SURKHET, June 2: Mid-western Transportation Entrepreneurs Association (MTEA) has started direct bus service connecting Birendranagar, the capital of Karnali Province, and Indian capital New Delhi beginning from Friday.

Home is where the heart lies

Published On: June 2, 2018 03:43 AM NPT By: YUBARAJ BIBASH

DAMAK, June 1: "Nepal gave us shelter for 25 years. Now we just want to go back to our land. Our lives are miserable here.”

KATHMANDU, June 1: Seven months have passed since the government announced housing grants for the victims whose houses were damaged by last year's flooding in the tarai region. According to the announcement, they were to receive grants on par with the earthquake victims. But not a single flood victim has received the grant so far.

Bus tyranny still rules Valley roads

Published On: June 2, 2018 03:22 AM NPT By: Dilasha KC

KATHMANDU, June 1: Even after three weeks of the end of syndicate in public transportation by the government, the general public does not feel any change. People still find it difficult to travel during peak hours.

Local bodies bring codes of conduct for meetings

Published On: June 2, 2018 02:33 AM NPT By: DIL BAHADUR CHHATYAL

DHANGADHI, June 1: Kailari Rural Municipality of Dhangadi has introduced its own code of conduct for meetings of elected people's representatives. They have introduced rules that demand respect for the rural municipality's chairperson akin to the respect shown to the Speaker in parliament. The code of conduct requires other elected representatives to stand up in the honor of the chairperson as he enters the meeting hall and restricts them from leaving the meeting room before the chairperson.

14 killed in Palpa bus plunge

Published On: June 2, 2018 02:31 AM NPT By: Mukti Prasad Nyaupane

PALPA, June 1: Fourteen people died when a passenger bus met with an accident at Humin of Rambha Rural Municipality in Palpa district on Friday morning.

Enrollment drive fails to bring 72,000 children to school

Published On: June 1, 2018 09:29 PM NPT By: Republica

REPUBLICAKATHMANDU, June 1: A month-long enrollment campaign launched by the government targeting the children of school-going age could not impress about 72,000 children across the country.The Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MoEST) citing last year's data said that 88,207 children aged between 5-9 years and 313,289 children aged between 5-12 years were out of school.

CoAS Chhetri inaugurates bailey bridge in Baglung

Published On: June 1, 2018 08:13 PM NPT By: Republica

KATHMANDU, Jun 1: Chief of Army Staff (CoAS) General Rajendra Chhetri has inaugurated a bailey bridge constructed over the Lauwa river in Kushmisera municipality on Friday.