SOCIETY, Latest Updates
200,000 district residents depend on an understaffed 15-bed hospital
200,000 district residents depend on an understaffed 15-bed...
ROLPA, June 27: The Rolpa District Hospital, which is supposed to provide medical care to 200,000 residents of the district, has only 15 beds. District residents are aware of this shortcoming and have been demanding for improving the quality of service it provides by expanding its capacity and addin...
Jun 27, 2019
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3 students killed, 4 injured in tractor accident
3 students killed, 4 injured in tractor accident
ACHHAM, June 27: Three students were killed and four others injured after a tractor trailer met with an accident in Kolgaira of Chaurpati Rural Municipality-3 of Achham on Wednesday morning.
Jun 27, 2019
SOCIETY
Timilsina arrested again
Timilsina arrested again
KATHMANDU, June 27: Police have arrested a poet over his alleged involvement in the Netra Bikram Chand’s Communist Party of Nepal, at outlawed outfit. Thakur Prasad Timilsina aka Rasuwali Kavi was arrested while he was attending a literary function in the capital on Wednesday.
Jun 27, 2019
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Case filed against teacher for thrashing five students
Case filed against teacher for thrashing five students
ROLPA, June 27: A case has been filed against a school teacher, Laxmi Pun, who had thrashed five students at a primary school in Rolpa district on May 26 seriously injuring them.
Jun 27, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
SC postpones hearing on PSC vacancies petition
SC postpones hearing on PSC vacancies petition
REPUBLICA, June 27: KATHMANDU, June 26The Supreme Court on Wednesday deferred the hearing on a writ petition that challenges the parliament's state affairs committee's (SAC) directive to the Public Service Commission (PSC) to halt the process of recruiting 9161 staffers at the local units.
Jun 27, 2019
ECONOMY
149 local units miss budget presentation deadline
149 local units miss budget presentation deadline
KATHMANDU, June 27: At least 149 local units have failed to unveil their annual budget within the deadline set by the Local Government Operation Act, according to the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration (MoFAGA).
Jun 27, 2019
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CIAA summons 86 individuals over Lalita Niwas land scam
CIAA summons 86 individuals over Lalita Niwas land scam
KATHMANDU, June 27: It has emerged that the land mafia created fake tenants to illegally grab Lalita Niwas land, as the three-generation identities of nearly five dozen individuals involved could not be established.
Jun 27, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Mahaseth rules out immediate cabinet reshuffle
Mahaseth rules out immediate cabinet reshuffle
KATHMANDU, June 27: Minister for Physical Infrastructure an Transport Raghubir Mahaseth has ruled out the immediate possibility of a cabinet reshuffle. He said the reports of cabinet reshuffle were just rumors.
Jun 27, 2019
ECONOMY, Latest Updates
Nepse down marginally
Nepse down marginally
KATHMANDU, June 27: After trading flat in the beginning of Wednesday's trading session, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index shed more than 5 points by midday.
Jun 27, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Birgunj Mayor involved in clash with leader of his own party
Birgunj Mayor involved in clash with leader of his own party
BIRGUNJ, June 27: A dispute between the mayor of Birgunj Metropolitan City and a local leader of Samajbadi Party Nepal turned into a nasty brawl on Wednesday.
Jun 27, 2019