POLITICS
Province 3 minister accuse central govt for not being serious
Province 3 minister accuse central govt for not being seriou...
MAKWANPUR, March 5: Minister for Internal Affairs and Law Shalik Ram Jamkattel of Province 3 has accused the central government of not taking its responsibilities toward the provincial governments seriously.
Mar 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Inmates struggling for service in overcrowded Kanchanpur prison
Inmates struggling for service in overcrowded Kanchanpur pri...
MAHENDRANAGAR, March 5: The District Prison of Kanchapur, which lies in the district headquarters Mahendranagar, is currently holding more than double the number of inmates than its capacity. This has compelled the prisoners to spend their jail term in pathetic living condition.
Mar 06, 2018
ECONOMY
Buddha's home town Kapilvastu awaits pilgrims, visitors
Buddha's home town Kapilvastu awaits pilgrims, visitors
TAULIHAWA, March 6: More than a million tourists, including Buddhist pilgrims, visit Lumbini -- the birthplace of Buddha - every year. However, Buddha's natal town Kapilvastu still awaits visitors despite lying just 59 kilometers away from Lumbini.
Mar 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Kavre jail prisoners demand transfer of their 'leaders'
Kavre jail prisoners demand transfer of their 'leaders'
BANEPA, March 5: Inmates at the Kavre District Jail have raised voice against utter high handedness of some of the 'leader' inmates. For internal management of jail, jailer appoints leader and assistant leaders from among the inmates. These leaders then pick few others for assisting them, eventually...
Mar 06, 2018
ECONOMY
Jhapa consumes meat products worth Rs 3.5 million every day
Jhapa consumes meat products worth Rs 3.5 million every day
DAMAK, March 6: The demand for meat products has seen a steady rise in Jhapa.
Mar 06, 2018
SOCIETY
District HQ wears a deserted look as quake victims return home
District HQ wears a deserted look as quake victims return ho...
RASUWA, March 5: After living a displaced life for more than 33 months, a large number of quake victims have headed for their home villages for the reconstruction of their houses destroyed by the earthquake in 2015. This has emptied the makeshift tents at Dhunche, Bogatitar among other places
Mar 06, 2018
POLITICS
19 years after the killing of Yadu Gautam, a Maoist leader calls it a mistake
19 years after the killing of Yadu Gautam, a Maoist leader c...
KATMANDU, March 5: CPN (Maoist Center) leader and former home minister Janardan Sharma on Monday acknowledged that the killing of Yadu Gautam, a leader of the CPN-UML, was one of the blunders made by the ex-rebel party during the decade-long Maoist insurgency.
Mar 06, 2018
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Pakistani PM Abbasi in Kathmandu
Pakistani PM Abbasi in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, March 5: Pakistani Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi arrived in Kathmandu on Monday for a two-day visit in a bid to seek Nepal's support in resumption of SAARC Summit.
Mar 06, 2018
SOCIETY
Criminalize cases of torture and enforced disappearance: Conflict victims
Criminalize cases of torture and enforced disappearance: Con...
REPUBLICA (KATHMANDU): National Network of Families of Disappeared and Missing Nepal, an organization of families of the victims of enforced disappearances, have threatened to launch protests to pressure the government into formulating necessary laws to criminalize conflict-era torture and enforced...
Mar 06, 2018
ECONOMY
Stocks plunge continues as Nepse drops to 13-month low
Stocks plunge continues as Nepse drops to 13-month low
KATHMANDU, March 5: Stocks rout continued on Monday as Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index plunged 16.69 points, or 1.23 percent, to close at a 13-month low of 1,287.74 points.
Earlier on Sunday, the benchmark index shed a whopping 42 points, or 3.09 percent. The decline on Monday -- the second tra...
Mar 06, 2018