SOCIETY
Curfew lifted in Mahendranager
Curfew lifted in Mahendranager
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: District Administrative Office has lifted the imposed curfew in Mahendranagar from five AM on Tuesday morning. The administration has lifted the curfew, imposed since five days till further notice. The decision came as civil unrest since past few days has come to normal in Mahend...
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Infant snatched from mother’s shop recovered dead
Infant snatched from mother’s shop recovered dead
MAHOTTARI, Aug 28: An infant stolen from her mother on Sunday by an unidentified person was recovered dead on Monday.Eight-months-old Sonali, the daughter of Santosh Chaudhary of Aurahi Municipality-1, was stolen from her parents’ shop at around 6:30 pm on Sunday. Deputy Superintendent (DSP) Khage...
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY, Republica Watch
He narrowly escaped the 2004 Iraq massacre of 12 Nepalis
He narrowly escaped the 2004 Iraq massacre of 12 Nepalis
Kathmandu, Aug 28: When Biplav Bhatta touched down at Queen Alia International Airport in Jordan in July, 2004, he was genuinely excited at the prospect of working as a cook – a lucrative job with a high salary for a common Nepali migrant worker. His luggage in one hand, he held an envelope in the...
Aug 28, 2018
POLITICS
PMO seeks clarification from ministry over barring of Bista from flying
PMO seeks clarification from ministry over barring of Bista...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has sent a letter to the home ministry, seeking a written reply within 24 hours why Lenin Bista, a former child militant, was barred from flying to Thailand to attend a seminar.
Aug 28, 2018
POLITICS
NC, RJPN instruct their local body chiefs against imposing high taxes
NC, RJPN instruct their local body chiefs against imposing h...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Amid complaints that local bodies were imposing exorbitant taxes, top leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) have directed the elected officials of the local bodies representing their parties not to increase taxes in a way that would make the li...
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Project starts construction but yet to decide over land acquisition
Project starts construction but yet to decide over land acqu...
SURKHET, Aug 28: After the construction of a dam on Bheri River in Chiple under the Bheri Babai Multipurpose Project gets completed, about one bigha of land belonging to Gehendra Pandey of Lekhbasi Municipality-1 will be inundated.
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Family recalls Nirmala's brilliance
Family recalls Nirmala's brilliance
MAHENDRANAGAR, Aug 28: Nirmala Pant of Bhimdatta Municipaltiy-2 in Kanchanpur was a bright student. Hailing from a poor family in the far western region, she was studying in grade nine and had dreamt of studying science after completing her grade 10. Both her parents had the same dream for her.
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Govt reintroduces Math in Bio-Group of Grade 11 & 12
Govt reintroduces Math in Bio-Group of Grade 11 & 12
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: The government has recently approved the structure of school curricula, bringing back Mathematics in the course subjects of Bio Group students of Grade 11 and 12.
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Over 100 Nepali students get Chinese govt scholarships for higher studies
Over 100 Nepali students get Chinese govt scholarships for h...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Over 100 Nepali students have been awarded with the Chinese government scholarships this year for pursing higher education in China.
Aug 28, 2018
POLITICS
Gurung, Bidari, Rawal, Shrestha to head four upper house panels
Gurung, Bidari, Rawal, Shrestha to head four upper house pan...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Parliamentary committees under the National Assembly are set to get their heads on Wednesday, with the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) finalizing its candidates for the elections to the posts of committee chiefs.
Aug 28, 2018