POLITICS
PM's oath with small cabinet at 1:45 pm
PM's oath with small cabinet at 1:45 pm
KATHMANDU, June 6: Prime Minister-elect Sher Bahadur Deuba is preparing to take oath of office and secrecy Wednesday afternoon with a small-size cabinet.
Jun 07, 2017
SOCIETY
Nepal fails to stop exploitation of migrant workers: AI
Nepal fails to stop exploitation of migrant workers: AI
KATHAMANDU, June 6: Nepali migrant workers continue to pay exorbitant fees to manpower agencies and agents to get employed in the Gulf and Malaysia due to the Nepali government's abject failure to properly enforce the low cost recruitment scheme, popularly known as free-free-ticket-policy, according...
Jun 07, 2017
POLITICS
Deuba back in Baluwatar for fourth time
Deuba back in Baluwatar for fourth time
KATHMANDU, June 6: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur was elected prime minister of the country on Tuesday. As Deuba becomes prime minister for the fourth time, he is also the country"s 40th head of government. Deuba has become prime minister the second-most often after Girija Prasad Koira...
Jun 07, 2017
POLITICS
Deuba's trysts with power
Deuba's trysts with power
KATHMANDU, JUNE 6: Born in Ruwakhola, Asigram-5 of Dadeldhura district, Mahakali Zone in 1946, Sher Bahadur Deuba is a founding member of the Nepali Congress (NC) student wing, Nepal Students Union (NSU), and was its president from 1971 and 1980.
Jun 07, 2017
POLITICS
Deuba, Dahal and Oli exchange barb words
Deuba, Dahal and Oli exchange barb words
KATHMANDU, June 7: Ahead of the prime ministerial election in parliament on Tuesday, the top leaders of the three major parties -Nepali Congress, CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) - exchanged barbs on a number of current political issues.
Jun 07, 2017
SPECIAL
Rolpa District Hospital in a sorry state
Rolpa District Hospital in a sorry state
ROLPA, June 7: Rolpa District Hospital, the one and only hospital in the entire district, lacks blood bank, among other basic facilities. This has paralyzed the hospital service, lament patients as well as hospital staff. According to Dr Bipin Ghimire, it is hard to save life of patients who are rus...
Jun 07, 2017
SOCIETY
Nepal's sole bone marrow transplant doctor
Nepal's sole bone marrow transplant doctor
KATHMANDU, June 7: A total of 18 bone marrow transplants have been successfully carried out in Nepal by a single doctor in Kathmandu since 2012.
Jun 07, 2017
ECONOMY
No specific program for poverty alleviation in new budget: PAF
No specific program for poverty alleviation in new budget: P...
KATHMANDU, June 7: The Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) on Tuesday said that the government has not brought any specific program for poverty alleviation in the budget for the Fiscal Year 2017/18.
Jun 07, 2017
ECONOMY
NEA Sarlahi Office collects pending dues, fines worth Rs 20 million
NEA Sarlahi Office collects pending dues, fines worth Rs 20...
SARLAHI, June 7: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) has recovered Rs 20.6 million in outstanding dues from Sarlahi district.
Jun 07, 2017
ECONOMY
Stock market gives a thumbs up to NC-led govt
Stock market gives a thumbs up to NC-led govt
KATHMANDU, June 7: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index jumped by 34.72 points, or 2.17 percent, on Tuesday to close at 1,637 points, as the country was electing a new government under the leadership of Nepali Congress (NC).
Jun 07, 2017