SOCIETY
Plastic pistol used to loot 711 grams of gold, police publicize five robbers
Plastic pistol used to loot 711 grams of gold, police public...
SINDHULI, April 30: Five persons have been arrested on the charge of looting gold. The arrestees, according to the police, had used a plastic pistol to loot 711 grams of the yellow metal from a jeweler's room.
Apr 30, 2019
SOCIETY
Mystery disease death toll in Humla rises to 10
Mystery disease death toll in Humla rises to 10
HUMLA, April 30: A mystery disease, which has been terrorizing the locals of Tanjakot Rural Municipality in Humla for the past three weeks, has killed 10 people so far. More than 200 people are undergoing treatment for the unknown illness.
Apr 30, 2019
SOCIETY
1,045 flood victims of Surkhet receiving first tranche of grant after five years
1,045 flood victims of Surkhet receiving first tranche of gr...
SURKHET, April 30: Five years after being displaced by the ravaging flood of 2014, the victims of Surkhet will finally receive the first tranche of grant for the reconstruction of their houses on Tuesday.
Karnali Province government is planning to distribute Rs 150,000 as the first tranche to the v...
Apr 30, 2019
SOCIETY
Growth in wildlife population in community forests affecting farmers
Growth in wildlife population in community forests affecting...
BANEPA, April 30: Gokul Bajagain, a farmer from Kakre village of Banepa, regrets his decade-old decision to conserve the forest. Back then, forest conservation felt like a very wise act. But now the number of wild animals in the forest have proliferated that the same forest has become a source of wo...
Apr 30, 2019
SOCIETY
Contractor Bhetuwal starts reimbursing Khulamanch shopkeepers
Contractor Bhetuwal starts reimbursing Khulamanch shopkeeper...
KATHMANDU, April 30: After shopkeepers at the Khulamanch open-air theatre at Tundikhel, whose shutters were demolished by Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) on Saturday, complain to police about having been defrauded, Manoj Bhetuwal, the contractor, has started returning the money he collected from...
Apr 30, 2019
POLITICS
Ncell files for arbitration over CGT
Ncell files for arbitration over CGT
KATHMANDU, April 30: Ncell and its parent company Axiata Group of the UK have filed a case for arbitration at the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (ICSID) regarding the capital gains tax (CGT) assessed on the telecom company by the Government of Nepal.
Apr 30, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepal, China sign 7 major agreements
Nepal, China sign 7 major agreements
BEIJING, April 30: Nepal and China have inked seven different agreements including Protocol on Implementing Agreement on Transit Transport during the state of visit of President Bidya Devi Bhandari to China.
Apr 30, 2019
POLITICS
Govt's performance dismal: NC
Govt's performance dismal: NC
KATHMANDU, April 30: The head of the main opposition party Nepali Congress has said the government's performance during its 14 months in office has been dismal. He was addressing the first meeting of the budget session of parliament on Monday.
Apr 30, 2019
SOCIETY
Woman allegedly murdered for not bringing bed in dowry
Woman allegedly murdered for not bringing bed in dowry
RAUTAHAT, April 30: Family members of a woman in Rautahat have accused her in-laws of murdering their daughter for not bringing a bed in dowry.
Apr 30, 2019
SOCIETY
Protesting engineers agree to return to work after NRA fulfills demands
Protesting engineers agree to return to work after NRA fulfi...
KATHMANDU, April 30: The agitating engineers working on contract basis for the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) have agreed to return to work after the reconstruction body agreed to their demands of extra allowances and perks on Monday.
Apr 30, 2019