SOCIETY
Fertile lands left fallow in lack of workers
Fertile lands left fallow in lack of workers
PYUTHAN, Sept 6: Dan Bahadur KC recalls that people working hand-in-hand in fields was a common sight when he was a little boy. It is no longer true anymore. Even fertile lands in the district have been left fallow. His own Naubahini village is no exception to this.
Sep 06, 2018
POLITICS
Allowance cut affects lawmaking process in parliament
Allowance cut affects lawmaking process in parliament
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Chairperson of the State Affairs Committee (SAC) of parliament, Mina Pandey proposed holding the committee meeting at 8 am on Thursday but she was forced to reschedule the meeting for 11 am after the staffers at parliament refused to reach office before 10 am.
Sep 06, 2018
SOCIETY
SC stresses criminal liability for serious medical negligence
SC stresses criminal liability for serious medical negligenc...
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Issuing a final judgment in a nine-year-old case concerning medical negligence on Wednesday, the Supreme Court has stressed the need to find criminal liability if serious medical negligence during the treatment of a patient is proved.
Sep 06, 2018
SOCIETY
AI lauds Qatar's partial abolition of exit permit for workers
AI lauds Qatar's partial abolition of exit permit for worker...
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Amnesty International, an organization that advocates for ending abuse of human rights, on Wednesday lauded Qatar's new law that partially scraps the 'exit permit' which earlier prevented migrant workers from leaving the country without their employer's permission.
Sep 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Locals protest against local government
Locals protest against local government
SIRAHA, Sept 6: After struggling with the lack of transparency, mismanagement, irregularities and various other difficulties for almost two decades, the announcement of local elections had brought a huge respite to locals.
Sep 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Raptisonari gets its first snakebite treatment center
Raptisonari gets its first snakebite treatment center
NEPALGUNJ, Sep 6: Rapti Sonari Rural Municipality-8 in eastern part of Banke district has launched a snakebite treatment center on Tuesday for the first time. Before this, victims of snakebite had no choice but to rush at Nepalgunj-based Bheri Zonal Hospital and the Ranjha barracks of the Nepal Army...
Sep 06, 2018
POLITICS
Four complaints against CJ nominee Mishra
Four complaints against CJ nominee Mishra
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: Four complaints have been registered at the Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) against Om Prakash Mishra, the nominee for chief justice.
Sep 06, 2018
SOCIETY
A school in principal's front yard
A school in principal's front yard
RASUWA, Sept 6: Three years after the devastating earthquake of April 2015, a school in the popular tourist destination of Langtang has finally resumed classes.
Sep 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Bridge constructed in Sindhuli well before deadline
Bridge constructed in Sindhuli well before deadline
SINDHULI, Sept 6: At a time when almost all the development projects in the country remain incomplete even after crossing the deadline, construction of a 400-meter motorable bridge that connects ward 4 and 6 of Marin Rural Municipality in Sindhuli has set a new precedent.
Sep 06, 2018
POLITICS
CC recommends Ghimire for CIAA chief
CC recommends Ghimire for CIAA chief
KATHMANDU, Sept 6: The Constituitional Council (CC) meeting on Wednesday recommended commissioner at the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority, (CIAA) Nabin Kumar Ghimire as the chief commissioner of the anti-graft body.
Sep 06, 2018