SOCIETY
Student found deadin school's water tank
Student found deadin school's water tank
DAILEKH, Dec 20: A boy in Dailekh who went missing from school on Tuesday afternoon was found dead in the water tank of school on Wednesday.
Dec 20, 2018
SOCIETY
Woman arrested for killing her newborn
Woman arrested for killing her newborn
TANAHUN, Dec 20: A woman in Bhanu Municipality of Tanahun has been arrested on the charge of killing her newborn.
Dec 20, 2018
SOCIETY
Fake gold business on the rise in Kathmandu Valley
Fake gold business on the rise in Kathmandu Valley
KATHMANDU, Dec 20: Incidents of police confiscating counterfeit gold in the Kathmandu valley are rising in the recent days. On Monday, police arrested a person for possessing one kilogram of counterfeit gold at his residence in Sukedhara.
Dec 20, 2018
SOCIETY
Students likely to face textbook shortage yet again
Students likely to face textbook shortage yet again
KATHMANDU, Dec 20: The students of public schools across the country are likely to face a shortage of textbooks this year again owing to the government’s dilly-dallying in publishing the books.
Dec 20, 2018
POLITICS
SAC tells govt to conduct by-elections by mid-May
SAC tells govt to conduct by-elections by mid-May
KATHMANDU, Dec 20: The State Affairs Committee (SAC) of the parliament has directed the government to hold by-elections in various vacant local and provincial assembly seats by mid-May 2019.
Dec 20, 2018
SOCIETY
New law forces people to cross Birgunj border on foot
New law forces people to cross Birgunj border on foot
BIRGUNJ, Dec 20: A new rule has come into effect from Wednesday onward requiring people to walk on foot in designated places while crossing the Nepal-India border in Brigunj. The notice was put up on Tuesday at the Birgunj Customs Office in Birgunj Municipality-16.
Dec 20, 2018
ECONOMY
Panel formed to look into financial instability submits 58-point recommendations
Panel formed to look into financial instability submits 58-p...
KATHMANDU, Dec 20: A committee formed by the Ministry of Finance to look into the recent financial markets volatility has submitted its report to the Minister for Finance Yuba Raj Khatiwada.
Dec 20, 2018
ECONOMY
Government clueless over Melamchi Water Supply Project
Government clueless over Melamchi Water Supply Project
KATHMANDU, Dec 20: The much-awaited Melamchi Drinking Water Supply Project (MWSP) has fallen into yet another uncertainty after its contractor Italian company CMC got into trouble and decided to withdraw from the project.
Dec 20, 2018
SOCIETY
No pay for 1,000 workers at Melamchi project since 2 months
No pay for 1,000 workers at Melamchi project since 2 months
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Dec 20: After the Italian contractor for the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) left the project site with an apparent intention to abscond, nearly 1,000 Nepali workers have found themselves in the lurch, with their salaries not paid since two months .
Dec 20, 2018
POLITICS
US seeks key role for Nepal in Indo-Pacific as China ups forays
US seeks key role for Nepal in Indo-Pacific as China ups for...
KATHMANDU, Dec 20: As China makes a greater foray in Nepal through its overarching Belt and Road Initiative, the United States of America has sought a 'central role' from this Himalayan nation in its “Indo-pacific strategy”— widely seen as a counter to the ambitious Chinese connectivity project.
Dec 20, 2018