POLITICS
EU poll mission’s call to drop Khas/Arya quota under flak
EU poll mission’s call to drop Khas/Arya quota under flak
KATHMANDU, March 22: The suggestion made by the European Union Election Observation Mission to exclude Khas/Arya from the "quota system" has drawn criticism from various quarters, including from top political leaders, former bureaucrats and ordinary people.
Mar 22, 2018
POLITICS
Over 500 officials yet to report to their provincial offices
Over 500 officials yet to report to their provincial offices
KATHMANDU, March 22: Despite government's warning of legal action, over 500 government employees deputed by the federal government to the offices in the provinces are yet to reach their new offices.
Mar 22, 2018
SOCIETY
Illegal sand extractions threaten Karnali embankment
Illegal sand extractions threaten Karnali embankment
TIKAPUR, March 22: Since the past two months dozens of tractor trailers have been transporting loads of stones and sand illegally extracted from the Karnali River toward Bardiya.
Mar 22, 2018
SOCIETY
Another minor raped in Parsa
Another minor raped in Parsa
BIRGUNJ, March 22: The case of a ten-year-old girl being gang-raped was still creating a stir when yet another minor was raped in Parsa on Tuesday.
Mar 22, 2018
SOCIETY
Water shortage halts reconstruction in Sindhuli
Water shortage halts reconstruction in Sindhuli
SINDHULI, March 22: After assembling workers and managing construction materials, survivors of the catastrophic earthquake of 2015 had just started rebuilding their houses in the district when scarcity of water stalled their dream to move to their new houses again.
Mar 22, 2018
POLITICS
NNRFC devising formula to share royalty collected from natural resources
NNRFC devising formula to share royalty collected from natur...
KATHMANDU, March 22: National Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission (NNRFC) has started homework for devising formulas for distributing royalties of five different types of natural resources among all three tiers of the government.
Mar 22, 2018
SOCIETY
Two injured in Sundhara hotel fire
Two injured in Sundhara hotel fire
KATHMANDU, March 22: Two persons were injured after a building which housed a hotel and a sweetshop at Sundhara caught fire on Wednesday evening.
Mar 22, 2018
ECONOMY
Laxmi Bank raises interest rate of recurring deposit scheme
Laxmi Bank raises interest rate of recurring deposit scheme
KATHMANDU, March 22: Laxmi Bank has increased the interest rate of 'Lakshit Muddati - Recurring Deposit' to 10 percent per annum.
Mar 22, 2018
ECONOMY
Target of 1.5 million foreign tourists by 2020 is gettable: Stakeholders
Target of 1.5 million foreign tourists by 2020 is gettable:...
KATHMANDU, March 22: Newly-appointed Minister for Culture, Tourism and Civil Aviation, Rabindra Adhikari, has set two key targets for his tenure - welcoming 1.5 million tourists by 2020 and starting construction of second international airport in Nijgadh of Bara.
Mar 22, 2018
SOCIETY
World Oral Health Day celebrated
World Oral Health Day celebrated
KATHMANDU, March 22: World Oral Health Day was celebrated on Tuesday on the initiation of World Dental Federation (FDI). Different activities were organized in the country with the theme “Say Ahh: Think Mouth, Think Health” which inspires people to be conscious of ther oral and overall health, a sta...
Mar 22, 2018