SOCIETY
Government is serious to guarantee social security, says Labor Minister
Government is serious to guarantee social security, says Lab...
KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security Gokarna Bista has said that the government was serious toward guaranteeing social security to the grass toots level people by bringing the laborers working in the informal sector into the social security coverage.
Aug 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Police beat shifts to safer location
Police beat shifts to safer location
RUKUM WEST, Aug 14: Landslides induced by incessant rainfall has forced police personnel to shift to safer location leaving their police beat office of Bafikot rural municipality, according to District Police Office.
Aug 14, 2018
SPORTS
Facebook to show La Liga soccer free in Indian subcontinent
Facebook to show La Liga soccer free in Indian subcontinent
Spain's La Liga soccer division has announced a major deal with Facebook that will allow viewers in Afghanistan, Pakistan, and the Indian subcontinent to watch all of its games during the next three seasons for free on the social network.
Aug 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Man held on rape charge
Man held on rape charge
UDAYAPUR, Aug 14: Police have arrested a man on the charge of raping a 17-year-old girl in the district on Tuesday.
Aug 14, 2018
POLITICS
Finance Commission directs govt to scrap dual tax collection
Finance Commission directs govt to scrap dual tax collection
KATHMANDU, Aug 14: The Finance Committee of the federal parliament has directed all tiers of the government-federal, provincial and local-to scrap dual tax collection.
Aug 14, 2018
POLITICS
Two RJP-N leaders present themselves at district court
Two RJP-N leaders present themselves at district court
MAHOTTARI, Aug 14: Two RJPN leaders, who have been accused in the murder of assistant-sub inspector Thaman BK of Armed Police Force, have presented themselves at the Mahottari District Court.
Aug 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Three IEDs found, two held in possession of bomb
Three IEDs found, two held in possession of bomb
KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Three improvised explosive devices (IEDs) have been found at different places of Kathmandu on Tuesday.
Aug 14, 2018
Lifestyle
Study highlights pollution exposure of babies in prams
Study highlights pollution exposure of babies in prams
Babies in prams can be exposed to up to 60 percent more pollution than their parents, causing potential damage to their frontal lobe and impacting on their cognitive abilities and brain development.
Aug 14, 2018
WORLD
Taliban overrun Afghan army base, kill 17 troops
Taliban overrun Afghan army base, kill 17 troops
AFGHANISTAN, Aug 14: The Taliban overran a base in northern Afghanistan, killing 17 soldiers, even as Afghan forces battled the insurgents for the fifth straight day in the eastern provincial capital of Ghazni on Tuesday, trying to flush them out of the city's outskirts, officials said.
Aug 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Beni-Jomsom road closed
Beni-Jomsom road closed
MYAGDI Aug 14: The Beni-Jomsom road that links Myagdi with mountainous district Mustang has remained blocked since this morning following landslides occurred at multiple locations along the highway.
Aug 14, 2018