SOCIETY
Japanese arrested for ‘swindling’ quake victims
Japanese arrested for ‘swindling’ quake victims
KATHMANDU, June 17: Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPCD) on Thursday arrested fifty-five years old Japanese citizen along with a Nepali man on the charge of defrauding quake victims in Gorkha, the epicenter of last year’s devastating earthquake.
Jun 18, 2016
ECONOMY
Loose regulation makes Nepal profitable prospect: NRB chief
Loose regulation makes Nepal profitable prospect: NRB chief
KATHMANDU, June 17: While investors keep saying that investing in infrastructure in Nepal is challenging, the central bank governor says that the country is profitable to invest in as there aren’t enough and stringent laws and regulations here.
Jun 18, 2016
SOCIETY
Rehabilitated dacoit community returning to crime
Rehabilitated dacoit community returning to crime
SIRAHA, June 18: There was a time when Jhija and Akaura villages in Siraha were notorious as a haven for dacoits. Robbers and dacoits here were so powerful that even security personnel would not dare to enter the villages. Among the 400 households in the two villages, 135 households of ‘Paswan’ comm...
Jun 18, 2016
SOCIETY
3,000 Gorkha quake victims receive relief
3,000 Gorkha quake victims receive relief
GORKHA, June 16: A total of 3,258 locals of Gorkha district, the epicenter of last year's earthquake, are set to receive their first installment grant amount for the reconstruction of their quake-damaged homes. According to Local District Officer Narayan Acharya, Rs 163 million has been set aside fo...
Jun 18, 2016
SOCIETY
Shrestha's book on Nepal-China relations launched
Shrestha's book on Nepal-China relations launched
KATHMANDU, June 17: A book entitled “Sixty Years of Dynamic Partnership” written on Nepal and China relations by former ambassador Hiranya Lal Shrestha, was launched on Friday.
Jun 18, 2016
POLITICS
Parliament dumping motions of urgent public importance
Parliament dumping motions of urgent public importance
KATHMANDU, June 18: Over 70 motions on matters of urgent public importance were registered at the Parliament Secretariat in the past three years, but only six of these came up for discussion in parliamentary meetings during this period.
Jun 18, 2016
POLITICS
TRC will take int'l law into consideration: Gurung
TRC will take int'l law into consideration: Gurung
KATHMANDU, June 17: Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Chairman Surya Kiran Gurung has said that the commission will take international law into consideration while investigating conflict-era cases.
Jun 18, 2016
SOCIETY
Biratnagar development projects in limbo
Biratnagar development projects in limbo
BIRATNAGAR, June 18: “Except for Koirala residence and the airport, there’s no noticeable place in Biratnagar for visitors.” That’s a statement of a noted intellectual in Biratnagar Ram Babu Dahal delivered in frustrated tone and further adding that the city, which he feels is very important for the...
Jun 18, 2016
SOCIETY
Power produced from wind in Mustang
Power produced from wind in Mustang
Mustang, June 18: Attempts made to produce electricity from wind have become successful at Jomsom, the district headquarters of Mustang.
Jun 18, 2016
ECONOMY
Upper Mai linked to national power grid
Upper Mai linked to national power grid
Ilam, June 18: Power produced by the Upper Mai Hydropower Project has been linked to the national power grid after two months internal test.
Jun 18, 2016