SOCIETY
Suspicious death of a man who hacked his wife to death
Suspicious death of a man who hacked his wife to death
TIKAPUR, Jan 21: A man in Janaki Rural Municipality-7 of Tikapur apparently committed suicide after hacking his wife to death with an axe on Sunday. However, police are not convinced that he committed suicide and have taken five persons under custody for investigation.
Jan 21, 2019
SOCIETY
Police to launch program to control VAW in public vehicles
Police to launch program to control VAW in public vehicles
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Inspector General of Police (IGP) Sarbendra Khanal on Sunday claimed that Nepal Police is working to come up with a program in line with the Community-Police Partnership Campaign in order to address the increasing violence against women and children in public vehicles.
Jan 21, 2019
SOCIETY
Valley roads claimed 132 lives in six months
Valley roads claimed 132 lives in six months
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Road accidents in the Kathmandu Valley have claimed 132 lives in the first six months of the current fiscal year, indicating a sharp rise in the number of road fatalities.
Jan 21, 2019
SOCIETY
Driver goes missing when truck plunges into Trishuli
Driver goes missing when truck plunges into Trishuli
RATNANAGAR, Jan 21: A Nuwakot-bound truck from Chitwan fell into the Trishuli River at Icchakamana rural municipality-4, Fisling along the Prithvi Highway.
Jan 21, 2019
SOCIETY
Two dead, several injured in Ramechhap bus accident
Two dead, several injured in Ramechhap bus accident
RAMECHHAP, Jan 21: Two persons were killed while several others sustained injuries when a passenger bus went out of control due to brake failure in Ramechhap on Sunday.
Jan 21, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
SC to charge ‘middlemen’ with contempt of court
SC to charge ‘middlemen’ with contempt of court
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Admitting that ‘middlemen’ were unduly influencing the judiciary, Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana on Sunday said he plans to charge them with contempt of court.
Jan 21, 2019
SOCIETY
Amend controversial provisions in Criminal Code: Report
Amend controversial provisions in Criminal Code: Report
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: A report titled the Status of Media Freedom in Nepal, which was unveiled in the capital on Sunday, has demanded amendments to the provisions in the new Criminal Code that curtail media freedom.
Jan 21, 2019
ECONOMY
Officials mull special contract to bring Melamchi water to Valley by mid-April
Officials mull special contract to bring Melamchi water to V...
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Officials have vowed to complete the remaining work of the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) by awarding a new contract through a fast-track process. The decision to award the contract will be made through a cabinet decision as a special arrangement allowed by the Public Procur...
Jan 21, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Django Unchained: This week’s recommended movie
Django Unchained: This week’s recommended movie
‘Django Unchained’ is a western drama movie, written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. In the movie, Django is helped by German bounty hunter to rescue his wife from the brutal Mississippi plantation owner. The story took place in the late 1850s, when the slavery was in a high peak in United States...
Jan 21, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Resident doctors, NMA threaten strong protests to press Dr KC’s demands
Resident doctors, NMA threaten strong protests to press Dr K...
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The National Resident Doctors Association (NRDA) and the Nepal Medical Association (NMA) have warned of strong protests to pressure the government to fulfill Dr Govinda KC's demands.
Jan 21, 2019