ELECTION
UML finalizes candidates in Province-1 metropolis
UML finalizes candidates in Province-1 metropolis
KATMANDU, June 10: With the second round of elections just 17 days away, the main opposition CPN-UML has finalized its candidates of one metropolitan city and two sub-metropolitan cities in province 1.
Jun 11, 2017
My City
Expanding the horizon of creativity
Expanding the horizon of creativity
KATHMANDU: Himalayan Arts and Culture Foundation recently organized a workshop titled ‘Art Camp With Creative Workshop-2017’ at Gairimudi, Dolakha.
Jun 11, 2017
My City
Being hopeful
Being hopeful
KATHMANDU: It’s been more than a decade Raju Khadka is working as a necklace seller. He is seen at Basantapur Durbar Square area doing his work.
Jun 11, 2017
SOCIETY
Over 35,000 take Korean language test on day one
Over 35,000 take Korean language test on day one
KATHMANDU, JUNE 10: Over 35,000 Nepali jobseekers have attended a Korean language test on Saturday, the first day of examinations held under the Employment Permit System (EPS) to select potential candidates for jobs in South Korea. About half of some 75,580 applicants for the test are scheduled to...
Jun 11, 2017
ELECTION
3-party talks on poll participation fail yet again
3-party talks on poll participation fail yet again
KATHMANDU, June 11: Three-way talks between Nepali Congress, CPN (Maoist Center) and the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) to resolve the longstanding stalemate over local polls ended inconclusively Saturday after RJPN leaders rejected a request to take part in the second phase local elections un...
Jun 11, 2017
POLITICS
Cabinet likely to take time acquiring full shape
Cabinet likely to take time acquiring full shape
KATHMANDU, June 11: With the second phase local elections fast approaching, the major ruling parties are unlikely to pick more ministers and give full shape to the government before the polls scheduled for June 28 are over.
Jun 11, 2017
ECONOMY
Rs 1.19 billion paid in land compensation in Gorkha
Rs 1.19 billion paid in land compensation in Gorkha
GORKHA, June 11: The District Administration Office (DAO), Gorkha, has so far paid Rs 1.19 billion in compensation to various landowners for their land acquired for the Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project, a project of national pride. The DAO paid the compensation in five phases.
Jun 11, 2017
POLITICS
Army resumes road connectivity project in Thawang
Army resumes road connectivity project in Thawang
ROLPA, June 11: Nepal Army has started breaking the rocky hills of Sirkyang which had been considered a major barrier to road connectivity to Thawang, the origin of the decade-long Maoist insurgency.
Jun 11, 2017
ECONOMY
Finance Committee sets age bar for cooperatives membership at 16
Finance Committee sets age bar for cooperatives membership a...
KATHMANDU, June 11: The minimum age to become a member of a cooperative has been set at 16, according to a decision made the Parliament's Finance Committee. The committee unanimously decided the minimum age which is also same age to get a citizenship certificate. The committee changed the age in the...
Jun 11, 2017
ELECTION
UML finalizes candidates in Province-2 metropolis
UML finalizes candidates in Province-2 metropolis
KATHMANDU, June 11: With the second round of elections just 17 days away, the main opposition CPN-UML has finalized its candidates of one metropolitan city and two sub-metropolitan cities in province 1.
Jun 11, 2017