SOCIETY
Dying community of gold miners struggles for survival (With video)
Dying community of gold miners struggles for survival (With...
SANKATIGHAT, (Bardiya) July 8: Janaki Sonaha gave out a long exasperated sigh of disappointment as she hopelessly searched for the last specks of gold in sand with a wooden plate on the bank of Karnali River here one recent afternoon.
Jul 08, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepal not to accept proposed rates for electricity from India
Nepal not to accept proposed rates for electricity from Indi...
KATHMANDU, July 8: Nepal has refused a proposal to increase price of electricity imported from India by 20 percent. “We have informed officials of the Indian company that Nepal won’t accept price hike proposal as the imported electricity is already expensive, Kulman Ghising, managing director of NEA...
Jul 08, 2018
ECONOMY
Buddha Air receives permission to fly to New Delhi from Nepalgunj
Buddha Air receives permission to fly to New Delhi from Nepa...
KATHMANDU, July 8: Buddha Air has received permission from Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN) to operate scheduled flights to New Delhi from Nepalgunj. The privately-owned carrier had applied to CAAN, seeking permission for fight operation on June 23.
Jul 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Monsoon to become more active from Sunday, risk of floods likely
Monsoon to become more active from Sunday, risk of floods li...
KATHMANDU, July 8: The Flood Forecasting Division under the Department of Hydrology and Meteorology (DHM) has warned of potential floods in major rivers of the central and eastern regions of the country from Sunday night. Water levels are expected to rise in Kankai, Koshi, Kamala, Bagmati and Naraya...
Jul 08, 2018
POLITICS
State Affairs Committee tops choice of NCP bigwigs
State Affairs Committee tops choice of NCP bigwigs
KATHMANDU, July 8: Parliament’s State Affairs Committee (SAC) has become the top choice of lawmakers, with the new regulations expanding the purview of the committee.
Jul 08, 2018
ECONOMY
Cooperatives’ contribution in achieving SDGs underlined
Cooperatives’ contribution in achieving SDGs underlined
KATHMANDU, July 8: Minister for Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives Chakrapani Khanal has said that land fragmentation has become a big challenge to the government's efforts of increasing agro production.
Jul 08, 2018
SOCIETY
No quarantine unit at Rasuwagadhi to check food products
No quarantine unit at Rasuwagadhi to check food products
KATHMANDU, July 8: It has been three years since the transit point for trade with Tibet shifted to Rasuwagadhi from Tatopani following the big earthquake. But the food quarantine post still remains at Tatopani.
Jul 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Civil servants with disabilities object to proposal to decrease reservation quota
Civil servants with disabilities object to proposal to decre...
KATHMANDU, July 8: The government has proposed decreasing the reservation quota for disabled persons from the current five per cent to four per cent in the draft of the Federal Civil Service Act, a new bill to make the recruitment, promotion, and transfer of civil servants and fixing their salaries...
Jul 08, 2018
ECONOMY
Govt will work with pvt sector to bring prosperity: PM
Govt will work with pvt sector to bring prosperity: PM
KATHMANDU, July 8: Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli has reaffirmed his commitment to work with the private sector for bringing economic prosperity to the country.
Jul 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Girl gang-raped and murdered for refusing sex proposal
Girl gang-raped and murdered for refusing sex proposal
DHANGADHI, July 7: Maya BK, 21, a girl from the underprivileged Dalit community, grew up fighting with social discrimination and injustice. Despite battling with social barriers and financial strain, she always had her head held high.
Jul 08, 2018