SOCIETY
37 dead, 26 missing in widespread floods, landslides
37 dead, 26 missing in widespread floods, landslides
KATHMANDU, July 27: Floods and landslides have swept across various parts of the country, leaving at least 37 people dead in the last 24 hours. Twenty-six others have gone missing while more than 2,000 houses are inundated.
Jul 27, 2016
POLITICS
House committee to probe CIAA intervention in KU exams
House committee to probe CIAA intervention in KU exams
KATHMANDU, July 27: The Good Governance and Monitoring Committee of Parliament formed a five-member probe committee on Tuesday to investigate interference by the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) in the entrance exams at the Kathmandu University School of Medicine held on May...
Jul 27, 2016
SOCIETY
21 confirmed cases of cholera in Kathmandu Valley
21 confirmed cases of cholera in Kathmandu Valley
KATHMANDU, July 27: Epidemiology and Disease Control Division (EDCD) under Department of Health Services (DoHS) has sounded alarm about cholera outbreak in Kathmandu Valley with 21 people already testing positive for the disease.
Jul 27, 2016
POLITICS
20 traffic police facing bribery charges undergo polygraph test
20 traffic police facing bribery charges undergo polygraph t...
KATHMANDU, July 27: After exhausting all forms of standard techniques and investigation tools, Nepal Police decided to conduct polygraph test on twenty traffic police personnel who faced bribery allegations.
Jul 27, 2016
SPORTS
APF eves lift Nat’l Women’s Selection Championship title
APF eves lift Nat’l Women’s Selection Championship title
KATHMANDU, July 27: Armed Police Force (APF) lifted the title of National Women's Selection Championship 2073 beating Eastern Region by 10 runs in the final on Tuesday.
Jul 27, 2016
SOCIETY
Local authorities ordered to work with DDRCs for rescue and relief
Local authorities ordered to work with DDRCs for rescue and...
KATHMANDU, July 27: The government has directed the authorities in the districts to cooperate with the district disaster relief committees (DDRCs) to make effective the search, rescue, relief and rehabilitation efforts in the flood and landslide affected areas across the country.
Jul 27, 2016
SOCIETY
Gobargada locals await rescue as Saptakoshi rages
Gobargada locals await rescue as Saptakoshi rages
GOBARGADHA, July 27: Hari Narayan Yadav of Gobargadha in Saptari is surrounded by multiple problems. Sapatakoshi River lies just near his house and the water level has been increasing day after day.
Jul 27, 2016
ECONOMY
Single-day turnover in Nepse at record high of Rs 2.78 billion
Single-day turnover in Nepse at record high of Rs 2.78 billi...
KATHMANDU, July 27: Daily turnover in the stock market more than doubled to a record high of Rs 2.78 billion on Tuesday. Average daily turnover in the only bourse in the country has remained at Rs 1.3 billion after mid-January.
Jul 27, 2016
ECONOMY
Finalize resettlement plan first: Budhigandaki affected locals
Finalize resettlement plan first: Budhigandaki affected loca...
KATHMANDU, July 27: Locals of Budhigandaki Hydroelectric Project have demanded that the resettlement plan should be finalized before fixing compensation for land to be acquired by the project.
Jul 27, 2016
SPORTS
President meets winners of Sports Award, AIPS officials
President meets winners of Sports Award, AIPS officials
KATHMANDU, July 27: President Bidhya Devi Bhandari on Tuesday congratulated the winners of Pulsar Sports Award at her residence in Sital Niwas, Maharajgunj.
Jul 27, 2016