SOCIETY
Three decades on, Babai Irrigation Project still incomplete
Three decades on, Babai Irrigation Project still incomplete
BARDIYA, Aug 4: At a time when the failure of an ambitious national pride project – Sikta Irrigation Project – has been drawing the headlines, another important project, Bheri-Babai Irrigation Project, shares a similar fate. Even after three decades, it has shown no real progress except for some wor...
Aug 04, 2018
ECONOMY, WORLD
India to Impose Increased Tariffs on US Import Goods in Fall
India to Impose Increased Tariffs on US Import Goods in Fall
INDIA, Aug 4: Indian authorities decided in June to increase import levy from August 4 on some US goods, including almonds, walnuts and apples, however, the move was later delayed.
Aug 04, 2018
WORLD
Hot, dusty and on fire: Portugal's heatwave breaks records
Hot, dusty and on fire: Portugal's heatwave breaks records
PORTUGAL, Aug 4: Eight places in Portugal broke local temperature records as a wave of heat from North Africa swept across the Iberian peninsula — and officials predicted the scorching temperatures could get even worse over the weekend.
Aug 04, 2018
SOCIETY
Narayangadh-Mugling road obstructed
Narayangadh-Mugling road obstructed
RATNANAGAR, Aug 4: The Narayagadh-Mugling road has been obstructed due to a landslide at Ghumaune in ward no. 29 of Bharatpur metropolis.
Aug 04, 2018
WORLD
Pompeo says optimistic about ending North Korea's nuclear program
Pompeo says optimistic about ending North Korea's nuclear pr...
SINGAPORE, Aug 4:U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo said on Saturday the process of ending North Korea’s nuclear program would take time but he was optimistic that it would be done within a timeline set by the leaders of the two countries.
Aug 04, 2018
ECONOMY
Bhimdutta Municipality to produce energy from waste
Bhimdutta Municipality to produce energy from waste
KANCHANPUR, Aug 4: The Bhimdutta Municipality is to produce energy from the solid waste produced by the municipality folks.
Aug 04, 2018
SOCIETY
Mayor out for excursion leaving garbage on streets for days
Mayor out for excursion leaving garbage on streets for days
LAHAN, Aug 4: Leaving piles of garbage at almost every nook and corner of the city for the past two weeks, representatives of Lahan Municipality including the mayor have gone for an excursion. As the people responsible for resolving the waste disposal problem are currently on a visit, it is uncertai...
Aug 04, 2018
SOCIETY
Embankment offers respite to people of Simardahi
Embankment offers respite to people of Simardahi
MAHOTTARI, Aug 4: Every monsoon, the people of Musahar and Sahani communities of Simardahi, Matihani Municipality-9, would be worried every time they saw black clouds hovering in the sky.
Aug 04, 2018
POLITICS
Dolpa youths unite against NCP's plan to elect Gautam from Dolpa
Dolpa youths unite against NCP's plan to elect Gautam from D...
KATHMANDU, Aug 4: An independent group of youths from Dolpa district has vented their ire against the plan of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) to field senior leader Bam Dev Gautam in a re-poll after forcing the elected lawmaker from the district Dhan Bahadur Budha to resign.
Aug 04, 2018
POLITICS
One year since local elections, local units still struggling with manpower crunch
One year since local elections, local units still struggling...
RUPANDEHI, Aug 4: One year after the election of local representatives, most of the local units in rural areas are still operating without full manpower. Though political parties and candidates during the election campaigns pledged to bring the facilities of 'Singha Durbar' to the villages, that has...
Aug 04, 2018