ECONOMY
KUKL has Rs 2.12 billion to recover from customers
KUKL has Rs 2.12 billion to recover from customers
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Kathmandu Upatyaka Khanepani Limited has outstanding dues worth Rs 2.12 billion to collect from its monthly billed customers.
Jan 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Dacoits identified and arrested with help of CCTV camera
Dacoits identified and arrested with help of CCTV camera
SINDHULI, Jan 12: A gang of dacoits from Indian state of Bihar were identified with the help of CCTV camera in Sindhuli.
Jan 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Ghodepani-Ghandruk route sees increment in number of foreign tourists
Ghodepani-Ghandruk route sees increment in number of foreign...
BABIYACHAUR (Myagdi), Jan 12: The number of foreign tourists visiting Ghodepani-Ghandruk area of world famous Annapurna Circuit, a main tourist destination, has increased by 31 percent this year as compared to the previous year.
Jan 12, 2017
SOCIETY
729,550 tourists visited Nepal in 2016
729,550 tourists visited Nepal in 2016
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: A total of 729,550 foreign tourists visited Nepal in 2016. The number of foreign tourists visiting Nepal in 2016 increased by 24 per cent as compared to 2015, according to the Department of Immigration.
Jan 12, 2017
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Early-age abortions on rise in urban areas
Early-age abortions on rise in urban areas
KATHMANDU, Jan 11: Abortion trends at private and government hospitals and at abortion centers in Kathmandu show an alarming increase in abortions among girls and women below 20 years of age in urban areas.
Jan 12, 2017
Interview
The real danger is when both India and China conclude Nepal is a burden
The real danger is when both India and China conclude Nepal...
The Director of Center for South Asian Studies, Nischalnath Pandey, is a keen student of diplomacy in South Asia and of the strategic rivalry between India and China in Nepal. As Nepal and China prepare for a joint military drill, Biswas Baral and Mahabir Paudyal caught up with him on Wednesday afte...
Jan 12, 2017
POLITICS
SC sets precedent on same-sex rape
SC sets precedent on same-sex rape
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: The Supreme Court has set a precedent that a woman can rape another woman and the sexual violence would be equally punishable just like a man rapes a woman.
Jan 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Govt tells missions abroad to monitor adopted children
Govt tells missions abroad to monitor adopted children
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Amid growing concerns over the condition of Nepali children adopted abroad, the government has asked its diplomatic missions in various countries to monitor the children's condition and report to the line ministry on a regular basis.
Jan 12, 2017
POLITICS
Government reviving sick industries: PM Dahal
Government reviving sick industries: PM Dahal
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Prime Minster Pushpa Kamal Dahal on Wednesday said that the government was working to breathe new life into sick industries.
Jan 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Red Cross officials left alone despite rampant irregularities
Red Cross officials left alone despite rampant irregularitie...
DOLAKHA, Jan 12: Although Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) in Dolakha chapter has been found indulging in rampant irregularities, no action has been taken against the humanitarian organization which 'works to relieve human suffering during disasters and emergencies'.
Jan 12, 2017