SOCIETY
Two dead, several injured in Ramechhap bus accident
Two dead, several injured in Ramechhap bus accident
RAMECHHAP, Jan 21: Two persons were killed while several others sustained injuries when a passenger bus went out of control due to brake failure in Ramechhap on Sunday.
Jan 21, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
SC to charge ‘middlemen’ with contempt of court
SC to charge ‘middlemen’ with contempt of court
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Admitting that ‘middlemen’ were unduly influencing the judiciary, Chief Justice Cholendra SJB Rana on Sunday said he plans to charge them with contempt of court.
Jan 21, 2019
SOCIETY
Amend controversial provisions in Criminal Code: Report
Amend controversial provisions in Criminal Code: Report
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: A report titled the Status of Media Freedom in Nepal, which was unveiled in the capital on Sunday, has demanded amendments to the provisions in the new Criminal Code that curtail media freedom.
Jan 21, 2019
ECONOMY
Officials mull special contract to bring Melamchi water to Valley by mid-April
Officials mull special contract to bring Melamchi water to V...
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Officials have vowed to complete the remaining work of the Melamchi Water Supply Project (MWSP) by awarding a new contract through a fast-track process. The decision to award the contract will be made through a cabinet decision as a special arrangement allowed by the Public Procur...
Jan 21, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Movies
Django Unchained: This week’s recommended movie
Django Unchained: This week’s recommended movie
‘Django Unchained’ is a western drama movie, written and directed by Quentin Tarantino. In the movie, Django is helped by German bounty hunter to rescue his wife from the brutal Mississippi plantation owner. The story took place in the late 1850s, when the slavery was in a high peak in United States...
Jan 21, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Resident doctors, NMA threaten strong protests to press Dr KC’s demands
Resident doctors, NMA threaten strong protests to press Dr K...
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The National Resident Doctors Association (NRDA) and the Nepal Medical Association (NMA) have warned of strong protests to pressure the government to fulfill Dr Govinda KC's demands.
Jan 21, 2019
POLITICS
PM off to Davos, will address two WEF sessions as panelist
PM off to Davos, will address two WEF sessions as panelist
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: Prime Minister KP Oli left for Switzerland on Sunday to attend the meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF).
Jan 21, 2019
SOCIETY
Families of martyrs living in misery, awaiting death
Families of martyrs living in misery, awaiting death
ROLPA, Jan 21: As many as 73 youths of Jelbang sacrificed their lives during the decade-long Maoist insurgency. This village constitutes mostly of people from the Magar and Dalit communities.
Jan 21, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse begins week in red
Nepse begins week in red
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: The benchmark equity index opened Sunday's trading slightly higher. After trading flat for the initial trading hour of the day, the local exchange came under pressure thereafter.
Jan 21, 2019
ECONOMY
Tourist arrival in Bhaktapur yet to reach pre-earthquake level
Tourist arrival in Bhaktapur yet to reach pre-earthquake lev...
KATHMANDU, Jan 21: A little short of reminiscing the fourth year of the devastating earthquake the struck the nation in 2015, Bhaktapur Durbar Square is awaiting the number of tourists visiting the ancient town of Kathmandu Valley to bounce back to pre-earthquake figure.
Jan 21, 2019