POLITICS
Prez candidate not fixed yet: Bhim Rawal
Prez candidate not fixed yet: Bhim Rawal
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: At a time when the party's establishment faction is in favor of continuing with the current president, a senior leader of the CPN-UML has said that the presidential candidate will be finalized after holding negotiations with the CPN (Maoist Center).
Feb 28, 2018
POLITICS
Govt close to two-thirds majority
Govt close to two-thirds majority
KATHMANDU, Feb 27: The Oli government is inching closer to bringing the Upendra Yadav-led Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) into the ruling coalition, through a commitment to openness for a constitutional amendment in consensus.
Feb 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Students elated with new quake-resilient school
Students elated with new quake-resilient school
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Feb 28: The deadly earthquake of 2015 had compelled the students of Mahakali Setidevi Basic School of Sindhupalchowk to attend their class in tents for more than two years.
Feb 28, 2018
POLITICS
UML, Maoists start work on new party statute, organization
UML, Maoists start work on new party statute, organization
KATHMANDU, FEB 28: The CPN-UML and the CPN (Maoist Center), the two left parties which have decided to become one, have set up two sub-panels to help them draft the party statute and develop an appropriate model to integrate their sister wings.
Feb 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Quake victims assisting each other in reconstruction
Quake victims assisting each other in reconstruction
NUWAKOT, Feb 28: As reconstruction has finally picked up pace in Nuwakot after a long halt, locals have started assisting each other in building their houses. Reportedly, nearly 80 percent houses in the district have been rebuilt this way.
Feb 28, 2018
SOCIETY
CDO-Mayor clash over decision to suspend school principal
CDO-Mayor clash over decision to suspend school principal
JANAKURDHAM, Mar 2: The decision of Udaya Barbariya Yadav, the mayor of Dhanusha-based Shahidnagar Municipality to suspend the principal of Dhabauli Secondary School (DSS), Shree Prasad Gohibar, has ensured a dispute between the mayor and the Chief District Officer (CDO) Dilip Chapagain.
Feb 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Quake victims get into debt constructing their homes
Quake victims get into debt constructing their homes
DHADING, Feb 28: Even as winter is finally nearing its end, earthquake victims without homes are not yet breathing any sigh of relief. Those without shelter are already starting to worry about the next monsoon season.
Feb 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Father-son missing since 7 years
Father-son missing since 7 years
ILAM, Feb 28: Since the last seven years, fifty-four-year-old Toran Kumari Chapagain of Deumai Municipality has been constantly searching for her missing husband and son.
Feb 28, 2018
POLITICS
Intense lobbying in parties to become ministers in Province 1
Intense lobbying in parties to become ministers in Province...
BIRATNAGAR, Feb 28: Lawmakers of the ruling CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) in Province 1 have intensified lobbying to become ministers in the provincial government.
Feb 28, 2018
SOCIETY
NMC grills Norvic doctors over surgical blunder
NMC grills Norvic doctors over surgical blunder
KATHMANDU, Feb 28: Ethical Committee of the Nepal Medical Council (NMC) has interrogated two doctors of Norvic International Hospital for carrying out surgery on a patient mistakenly on the right leg instead of the problematic left leg.
Feb 28, 2018