SOCIETY, Latest Updates
One victim of Dhangadhi explosion dies
One victim of Dhangadhi explosion dies
Dhangadhi July 19: One of the victims of Thursday's explosion in Dhangadi died in course of treatment in local hospital, district authorities said.
Jul 19, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Govt mulls doubling number of SC justices to tackle case backlog
Govt mulls doubling number of SC justices to tackle case bac...
KATHMANDU, July 19: As the number of cases registered at the Supreme Court keeps increasing, officials in the judiciary and the government are mulling a doubling of the number of justices at the apex court.
Jul 19, 2019
POLITICS
Conflict victims demand halt to TJ bodies appointment process
Conflict victims demand halt to TJ bodies appointment proces...
KATHMANDU, July 19: While questioning the independence of the ongoing selection process to appoint commissioners at the two transitional justice bodies, the Conflict Victims' Common Platform (CVCP) has demanded to put on hold all works of the recommendation committee immediately.
Jul 19, 2019
SOCIETY
19 yrs on, freed Kamaiyas still wait for own land
19 yrs on, freed Kamaiyas still wait for own land
KAILALI, July 19: Ramita Chaudhari, who lives at the Free Kamaiya Camp in Milanpur of Kailari Rural Municipality of Kailali district carries an identity card which says she is a 'freed Kamiya'.
Jul 19, 2019
POLITICS
Renounce violence before any talks, govt tells Chand outfit
Renounce violence before any talks, govt tells Chand outfit
KATHMANDU, July 19: Government spokesperson Gokul Prasad Baskota has said that talks with the Netra Bikram Chand-led outfit are possible only after the latter renounces violence and joins peaceful politics under the present constitution.
Jul 19, 2019
SOCIETY
Provincial ministers inspect Koshi Barrage as water level recedes
Provincial ministers inspect Koshi Barrage as water level re...
RAJBIRAJ, July 19: After a high-level aerial inspection of the flood-affected areas led by former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal drew widespread criticism, a photo showing the provincial ministers' "night inspection" of the Koshi Barrage control room has gone viral.
Jul 19, 2019
SOCIETY
Number of fake quake victims rising due to poor record keeping
Number of fake quake victims rising due to poor record keepi...
GORKHA, July 19: When the devastating earthquake hit the country on April 2015, around 58,000 people in Gorkha had received the red card for damaged houses in the beginning.
Jul 19, 2019
SOCIETY
5 concrete Buddha statues vandalized in Rupandehi
5 concrete Buddha statues vandalized in Rupandehi
KATHMANDU, July 19: There has been widespread condemnation after five concrete statues of Buddha were vandalized on Wednesday night in Tilottama municipality-6 in Rupandehi district.
Jul 19, 2019
ECONOMY
Cottage, small industries rue mandatory PAN rule for salary payment
Cottage, small industries rue mandatory PAN rule for salary...
KATHMANDU, July 19: Federation of Nepal Cottage and Small Industries (FNCSI) has sought additional time for enforcement of a provision that requires permanent account number (PAN) for any firm to make payment of salary to its staffers.
Jul 19, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse erases some of previous day's gains
Nepse erases some of previous day's gains
KATHMANDU, July 19: Stocks made a strong start on Thursday as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index climbed above 1,280 points in the first half of the session. Nonetheless, stocks gave up all their earlier gains in the afternoon trading to eventually push the index marginally in the red.
Jul 19, 2019