ECONOMY
Wood from 20,000 trees felled for Fast Track rotting away
Wood from 20,000 trees felled for Fast Track rotting away
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: There is an acute shortage of timber in the market, especially in view of the earthquake reconstruction work, but the logs collected from tree felling along the right of way (RoW) for the Kathmandu Tarai Expressway (also known as Fast Track) are decaying at various sites.
Oct 02, 2018
POLITICS
Joshee returns to SC after five days of leave
Joshee returns to SC after five days of leave
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: The senior-most justice of the Supreme Court (SC), Deepak Raj Joshee resumed office again after a sick leave for five days.
Oct 02, 2018
SOCIETY
RDO, police destroy illegal structures along Araniko highway
RDO, police destroy illegal structures along Araniko highway
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: The Road Division Office (RDO), Bhaktapur, has started removing the illegal structures built along the Sanga Bhanjyang-Dhulikhel section of the Araniko Highway.
Oct 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Govt told to start work on Nijgadh airport without further delay
Govt told to start work on Nijgadh airport without further d...
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: A parliamentary committee has directed the Ministry of Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation (MoCTCA) to begin work on Nijgadh International Airport (NIA) at the earliest.
Oct 02, 2018
SOCIETY
High-profile convict Basnet moved to flimsy Mustang jail
High-profile convict Basnet moved to flimsy Mustang jail
POKHARA, Oct 2: Gangster Samirman Singh Basnet, the mastermind in the murder of then chairman of the Federation of Constructors Association of Nepal (FCAN) Sharad Kumar Gauchan, has been transferred to Mustang prison from Nakkhu jail in Lalitpur.
Oct 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Surgeon Dhital nominated for Pride of Australia Medal
Surgeon Dhital nominated for Pride of Australia Medal
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Kumud Dhital, an Australia-based surgeon of Nepali origin, has been nominated for the Pride of Australia medal for a breakthrough he made in the field of heart transplants, according to reports published in Australian media.
Oct 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Govt raises daily gold import quota by 5 kg
Govt raises daily gold import quota by 5 kg
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: The government has raised gold import quota by five kilograms to 25 kg per day.
Oct 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Husband burns wife with heated ladle for not bringing dowry
Husband burns wife with heated ladle for not bringing dowry
BHAIRAHAWA, Oct 2: A woman in Lumbini has lodged a complaint against her husband at the Area Police Office (APO), Lumbini, accusing him of burning her with heated ladle for not bringing along cycle in dowry.
Oct 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Activists burn draft bill on Child Rights
Activists burn draft bill on Child Rights
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Alleging that the draft bill on child rights 2075 BS promotes child labor, a group of child rights activists have torn down copies of the bill during a program organized jointly by the government and various development partners including a UN agency in Kathmandu on Sunday.
Oct 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Vivanta hotel coming up in Jhamsikhel
Vivanta hotel coming up in Jhamsikhel
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Chaudhary Group (CG) has signed an agreement with Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) to bring hospitality brand Vivanta to Kathmandu.
Oct 02, 2018