POLITICS
Sarcastic Thapa demands different hotels for BIMSTEC delegates
Sarcastic Thapa demands different hotels for BIMSTEC delegat...
KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Nepali Congress (NC) lawmaker Gagan Thapa made a sarcastic remark proposing arrangement of accommodation for the delegates of the BIMSTEC Summit at separate hotels in different locations in Kathmandu to draw the attention of the government about the pathetic road condition of the...
Aug 14, 2018
POLITICS
Murder-accused Province 2 state minister released without bail
Murder-accused Province 2 state minister released without ba...
MAHOTTARI, Aug 14: State Minister of Province 2 Abhiram Sharma, who is one of the accused in the murder of Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) of Armed Police Force (APF) Thaman BK during the Madhes movement was released on Monday without bail following an order of Mahottari District Court.
Aug 14, 2018
POLITICS
Tripathi demands center's interference on local taxation
Tripathi demands center's interference on local taxation
KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Lawmaker Hridayash Tripathi has demanded interference from the federal government on arbitrary taxation by the local units across the country.
Aug 14, 2018
POLITICS
RJPN asks PM to withdraw cases against its leaders
RJPN asks PM to withdraw cases against its leaders
KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Top leaders of Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N) have reiterated their demand with Prime Minister KP Oli to withdraw the cases filed against their leaders and cadres.
Aug 14, 2018
POLITICS
Voting to pick HoR committee heads on Aug 21
Voting to pick HoR committee heads on Aug 21
KATHMANDU, Aug 14: Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara has fixed the date for voting to pick the heads of 10 parliamentary committees under the House of Representatives on August 21.
Aug 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Upper Mustang facing water leakage from thatched roofs
Upper Mustang facing water leakage from thatched roofs
POKHARA, Aug 14: It rains rarely in the northern part of upper Mustang, and when it rains, it rains very softly. Keeping this in mind, the residents opt to build thatched-roofed houses. However, this year, it rained heavily in upper Mustang and now all of the roofs are seeping water.
Aug 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Engineer caught while taking bribe
Engineer caught while taking bribe
RUPANDEHI, Aug 14: A team from the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Butwal on Monday arrested a mechanical engineer at the Department of Transportation Management (DTM), Lumbini while taking bribe.
Aug 14, 2018
SOCIETY
Child marriage, a major concern for rights activists in Taplejung
Child marriage, a major concern for rights activists in Tapl...
TAPLEJUNG, Aug 14: Publicizing a report with horrifying details of child marriage, Nepal Women Entrepreneurs Association (NWEA) said that child marriage is 'deep rooted' in Taplejung after conducting an audit of the District Health Office (DFO) in the Fiscal Year 2017/18.
Aug 14, 2018
Editorial
Stop misuse of ID cards meant for poor
Stop misuse of ID cards meant for poor
The idea behind issuing poverty identity cards is to enable the people falling below the poverty line (those earning less than Rs 20,000 per year) to access to basic needs such as education, health, transportation and food among others.
Aug 14, 2018
OPINION
Revisiting BP’s socialism
Revisiting BP’s socialism
Most Nepali Congress leaders use BP’s ideas when they speak, but they do not always practice or implement it when they are in power
Aug 14, 2018