ECONOMY
Dahal making last-ditch effort to get Sumargi’s frozen funds released
Dahal making last-ditch effort to get Sumargi’s frozen funds...
KATHMANDU, May 19: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is making a last-ditch effort to release Rs 3 billion that had entered the country as foreign investment for companies promoted by businessman Ajeya Raj Sumargi.
May 20, 2017
ELECTION
Vote count resumes in Bharatpur Metropolis
Vote count resumes in Bharatpur Metropolis
CHITWAN , May 20: Vote-count halted since Friday night following row over vote-counting of Ward-9 has been resumed in Bharatpur Metropolitan City following 10-point agreement reached among major parties.
May 20, 2017
SOCIETY
DNPWC prepares to destroy seized wildlife trophies
DNPWC prepares to destroy seized wildlife trophies
KATHMANDU, May 19: The Department of National Parks and Wildlife Conservation (DNPWC) is preparing to destroy tons of wildlife parts and trophies in its possession on the occasion of International Day for Biodiversity on May 22.
May 20, 2017
SOCIETY
Women who made it to major local unit posts
Women who made it to major local unit posts
KATHMANDU, May 19: Even as the dominance of male candidates for the executive posts continues as the vote counting for the first phase of local elections goes on, some women have managed to make it to the top positions by sidelining powerful competitors in various municipalities and rural municipali...
May 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Apex court refuses stay order in LED bulbs case
Apex court refuses stay order in LED bulbs case
KATHMANDU, May 19: The Supreme Court on Friday refused to grant a stay order to the government's decision to buy 20 million LED bulbs from India through a fast-track channel.
May 20, 2017
ELECTION
Migrant workers return home to vote in local polls
Migrant workers return home to vote in local polls
BAJHANG, May 19: A lot of Nepali migrant workers, who had left the country for jobs abroad, have returned home to caste their votes in the local elections being held after a gap of almost two decades.
May 20, 2017
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels
Valley Pollution Levels
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day
May 20, 2017
ELECTION
Vote counting put on hold on Friday evening yet to resume in Bharatpur Metropolis
Vote counting put on hold on Friday evening yet to resume in...
CHITWAN , May 20: Vote-count halted since Friday night following row over vote-counting of Ward-9 has not been resumed yet in Bharatpur Metropolitan City.
May 20, 2017
SOCIETY
Pedestrian rammed to death by speeding mini truck
Pedestrian rammed to death by speeding mini truck
KATHMANDU, May 20: A pedestrian was killed on the spot after getting rammed by a speeding mini truck at Baniyatar this morning.
May 20, 2017
WORLD
North Korea says U.S. has to roll back 'hostile policy' before talks
North Korea says U.S. has to roll back 'hostile policy' befo...
NEWYORK, May 20: North Korea's deputy U.N. envoy said on Friday the United States needed to roll back its "hostile policy" toward the country before there could be talks as Washington raised concern that Pyongyang could be producing a chemical used in a nerve agent.
May 20, 2017