POLITICS
Sharma appointed NC spokesperson
Sharma appointed NC spokesperson
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba has appointed the party's Central Working Committee member Bishwa Prakash Sharma as the party's official spokesperson.
Jan 10, 2018
POLITICS
Promotional materials used by parties during elections becoming eyesore
Promotional materials used by parties during elections becom...
KHOTANG, Jan 10: A month after the successful completion of the parliamentary and provincial elections, the promotional tools and materials used in the election campaigns are yet to be removed from public places in Khotang.
Jan 10, 2018
SOCIETY
Govt to distribute relief worth Rs 22.2 million to cold victims
Govt to distribute relief worth Rs 22.2 million to cold vict...
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: The government has decided to distribute relief materials worth Rs 22.2 million to the general public affected by the cold weather in 22 districts of the tarai region.
Jan 10, 2018
POLITICS
10 parties register for upper house polls
10 parties register for upper house polls
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: Ten political parties have applied at the Election Commission to contest the upcoming upper house elections scheduled for February 7.
Jan 10, 2018
SOCIETY
Viral flu claims two more lives in Jajarkot
Viral flu claims two more lives in Jajarkot
JAJARKOT, Jan 10: Viral flu has claimed the lives of two more people in Jajarkot district, taking the total death toll to 12. Over 2,700 residents of the remote district are estimated to be infected by the virus while only around 700 of them have received medical treatment, health officials said.
Jan 10, 2018
SOCIETY
30,000 posts of permanent teachers vacant for years
30,000 posts of permanent teachers vacant for years
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: The government has not appointed even a single teacher at public schools through open competition since the last two decades.
Jan 10, 2018
SOCIETY
Flood, fire victims to get subsidized loans loans to rebuild house, run business
Flood, fire victims to get subsidized loans loans to rebuild...
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: At a time when earthquake victims are struggling to get subsidized loans from bank and financial institutions (BFIs), the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has introduced working procedure to provide similar concessional credit to the flood victims of Saptari and fire victims of Bhojpur and...
Jan 10, 2018
SOCIETY
Mugu's health post operating without health workers
Mugu's health post operating without health workers
MUGU, Jan 10: Absence of health workers at a local health post of western Khatyad Rural Municipality-10, Hyanglung of Mugu has deprived patients of viral fever from treatment and medicines.
Jan 10, 2018
ECONOMY
Lack of motorable bridge affects trade, tourism in Jhulaghat
Lack of motorable bridge affects trade, tourism in Jhulaghat
BAITADI, Jan 10: Business activities in the district like trade and tourism have suffered due to lack of a motorable bridge over the Mahakali River in Jhulaghat.
Jan 10, 2018
ECONOMY
NRA allocates over a billion rupees for flood-affected families
NRA allocates over a billion rupees for flood-affected famil...
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has allocated over a billion rupees to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) for the rehabilitation and relief of flood-affected households. The money will be spent to distribute warm clothes and rebuild houses of the people who were rende...
Jan 10, 2018