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Three killed, 14 injured in Okhaldhunga bus accident
Three killed, 14 injured in Okhaldhunga bus accident
OKHALDHUNGA, July 10: Three persons were killed while 14 others sustained injuries when a bus met with an accident in Okhaldunga on Wednesday morning.
Jul 10, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Despite spending millions on fixing its drainage system, Nepalgunj inundated by sewage
Despite spending millions on fixing its drainage system, Nep...
NEPALGUNJ, July 10: Several wards of the Nepalgunj Sub-metropolitan City have been inundated because of its dysfunctional sewerage system and heavy rainfall in the recent days.
Jul 10, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Nepal for strengthening multilateralism and rule-based world order: FM Gyawali
Nepal for strengthening multilateralism and rule-based world...
KATHMANDU, July 10: Foreigner Pradeep Gyawali has said Nepal has stood in favor of further strengthening multilateralism and rule-based world order, although major powers seem to deviate from this principle.
Jul 10, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Pricey tarai hospitals beckon as facilities in hills are rudimentary
Pricey tarai hospitals beckon as facilities in hills are rud...
PANCHTHAR, KHOTANG, July 10: People in the hill districts of Province 1 are compelled to go to expensive hospitals in the tarai for most of their medical needs as local facilities provide only basic medication.
Jul 10, 2019
POLITICS
NC, RJPN obstruct House as NCP opposes parliamentary probe into 'extrajudicial killings'
NC, RJPN obstruct House as NCP opposes parliamentary probe i...
KATHMANDU, July 10: Main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) and opposition Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) obstructed the House meeting on Tuesday demanding parliamentary probe into two different incidents of killing by police in Sarlahi district.
Jul 10, 2019
POLITICS
SC hearing on pesticide residue tests case today
SC hearing on pesticide residue tests case today
KATHMANDU, June 10: The Supreme Court (SC) has scheduled the initial hearings on the case of pesticide residue tests for the vegetables and fruits imported from India as well as other third countries for Wednesday.
Jul 10, 2019
ECONOMY
'Women leaders should share success stories to encourage other women'
'Women leaders should share success stories to encourage oth...
Him Electronics Pvt Ltd, the authorized distributor of Samsung products in Nepal, has partnered with City Express Money Transfer Pvt Ltd to introduce a product that allows Nepali migrant workers to buy television sets for their friends and family back home by paying at outlets of City Express in the...
Jul 10, 2019
SOCIETY
FNJ withdraws protests as NCP assures to revise Media Council Bill
FNJ withdraws protests as NCP assures to revise Media Counci...
KATHMANDU, July 10: The Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has withdrawn is protest programs after written commitment from the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) leaders to address journalists' concerns over the controversial Media Council Bill registered in parliament.
Jul 10, 2019
ECONOMY
Finance Minister defends domestic borrowing target
Finance Minister defends domestic borrowing target
KATHMANDU, July 10: Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada has said that the domestic debt that the government has proposed for Fiscal Year 2019/20 was within 'accepted norms' of the country.
Jul 10, 2019
SOCIETY
UNESCO to quit restoration at Hanumandhoka temples, cites obstruction by locals
UNESCO to quit restoration at Hanumandhoka temples, cites ob...
KATHMANDU, July 10: The United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) has decided to pull out of the restoration of Jagannath and Sree Krishna Mahavishnu (Gopinath) Temples at Hanumandhoka Durbar Square, a World Heritage Site.
Jul 10, 2019