POLITICS
Former home minister Khand remanded in judicial custody for four days
Former home minister Khand remanded in judicial custody for...
KATHMANDU, May 10: Former Home Minister Bal Krishna Khand has been remanded in judicial custody for four days. Khand was arrested earlier this morning for his alleged involvement in the fake Bhutanese refugee scam.
May 10, 2023
BLOG
Road Fatalities: Moving Back to Nepal?
Road Fatalities: Moving Back to Nepal?
I moved to Nepal after a corporate life in the United States to grow old with Nepal, not considering the roads and certainly not knowing that I might get myself killed here. Thousands of meticulously calculated tenders are flying around offices, government bids and policies: Does any of them care ab...
May 10, 2023
POLITICS
Top Bahadur Rayamajhi emails Parliament Secretariat, claiming he is ill
Top Bahadur Rayamajhi emails Parliament Secretariat, claimin...
KATHMANDU, May 10: Suspended CPN-UML secretary and former deputy prime minister Top Bahadur Rayamajhi, who is on the fugitive list of the police, has sent an email to the parliament secretariat, claiming that he has taken ill.
May 10, 2023
POLITICS
Former home minister Khand produced before Kathmandu District Court
Former home minister Khand produced before Kathmandu Distric...
KATHMANDU, May 10: Former home minister Bal Krishna Khand, who was arrested earlier this morning for his alleged involvement in the fake Bhutanese refugee scam, has been produced before the district court in Kathmandu.
May 10, 2023
ECONOMY
BoP at surplus, inflation exceeds expected ceiling
BoP at surplus, inflation exceeds expected ceiling
KATHMANDU, May 10: The country's balance of payments (BoP) remained at a surplus of Rs 180.17 billion till mid-April, according to a report about the current macroeconomic and financial situation of Nepal unveiled by the Nepal Rastra Bank on Wednesday. Similarly, gross foreign exchange reserves till...
May 10, 2023
SOCIETY
Arghakhanchi fire updates: one more succumbs to burn injuries
Arghakhanchi fire updates: one more succumbs to burn injurie...
ARGHAKHANCHI, May 10: One more person succumbed to burn injuries he suffered during a fire at Bhumikastan Municipality in Arghakhanchi on Tuesday. With this, the death toll from the fire has reached four.
May 10, 2023
SOCIETY
‘There should be no 5-year statute of limitation on corruption cases’
‘There should be no 5-year statute of limitation on corrupti...
KATHMANDU May 10: Transparency International (TI) Nepal has drawn parliament’s attention regarding the amendment bill related to the corruption prevention and Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) that is currently under consideration in parliament..
May 10, 2023
SOCIETY
Bullet-riddled pole being brought to Beni after 17 years
Bullet-riddled pole being brought to Beni after 17 years
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MYAGDI, May 10: Finally, after a long effort, the electricity pole that was damaged in the clash when the then CPN-Maoist rebels attacked the Beni headquarters of Myagdi on March 20, 2004, will be brought back to Beni.
May 10, 2023
SOCIETY
Mountain Clean-up Campaign: 3,000 kg waste collected from Annapurna
Mountain Clean-up Campaign: 3,000 kg waste collected from An...
MYAGDI, May 10: As much as 3,600 kilograms of solid waste has been collected from Myagdi-based Mt Annapurna.
May 10, 2023
POLITICS
UML suspends Top Bahadur Rayamajhi
UML suspends Top Bahadur Rayamajhi
KATHMANDU, May 10: CPN-UML has suspended Secretary Top Bahadur Rayamajhi after his name was linked to the fake Bhutanese refugees scam.
May 10, 2023