POLITICS
Various issues highlighted in HoR meeting
Various issues highlighted in HoR meeting
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Lawmakers speaking during the special time in the meeting of the House of Representatives raised various issues ranging from the need of managing the country's oldest library well to taking strong measures to reduce violence against women.
Sep 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Qatar lifts travel restrictions for most migrant workers (with video)
Qatar lifts travel restrictions for most migrant workers (wi...
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Qatar has removed the powers of employers to ban the vast majority of migrant workers – those covered by the country’s Labor Law - from leaving the country.
Sep 06, 2018
ECONOMY
Soaring fuel prices (with video)
Soaring fuel prices (with video)
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has increased the prices of petroleum products on Wednesday. This is the fourth price hike after KP Sharma Oli was sworn in as the country’s prime minister in Feb 2018. Now petrol is dearer by Re 1, kerosene and diesel by Rs. 3 in every liter.
Sep 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Kargil runner wins 'Mount Everest Marathon Goodwill Prize'
Kargil runner wins 'Mount Everest Marathon Goodwill Prize'
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Tenzing Hillary Everest Marathon has conferred the 'Mount Everest Marathon Goodwill Prize' on Namgyal Yangmo of Kargil – the winner of women's category in Half Marathon event of Kargil International Marathon.
Sep 06, 2018
POLITICS
CPN chair Dahal off to Delhi
CPN chair Dahal off to Delhi
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Ruling Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has left here for New Delhi, India this afternoon.
Sep 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Govt laying emphasis on technical education, Minister Pokharel
Govt laying emphasis on technical education, Minister Pokhar...
KATHMANDU, Sept. 6 (RSS): Minister for Education Girirajmani Pokharel has said that the government has prioritized technical education in the community schools.
Sep 06, 2018
POLITICS
Annual reports tabled in House
Annual reports tabled in House
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Bhanubhakta Dhakal, tabled the annual reports of three different bodies in the meeting of the House of Representatives today.
Sep 06, 2018
ECONOMY
Govt at work to introduce one-door policy
Govt at work to introduce one-door policy
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Prasad Yadav today said that the government was at work to introduce one-door policy in a bid to attract foreign investment.
Sep 06, 2018
SOCIETY
NRA to hand over reconstruction work to local levels
NRA to hand over reconstruction work to local levels
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has decided to hand the reconstruction of the private houses damaged in the Gorkha Earthquake-2015 to the local levels.
Sep 06, 2018
WORLD
India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict
India decriminalizes homosexual acts in landmark verdict
NEW DELHI, Sept 6: India’s supreme court on Thursday struck down a colonial-era law that made gay sex punishable by up to 10 years in prison, a landmark victory for gay rights that one judge said would “pave the way for a better future.”
Sep 06, 2018