POLITICS
CPN shuts down five districts demanding ‘unconditional’ release of its leaders
CPN shuts down five districts demanding ‘unconditional’ rele...
ROLPA, March 7: The general strike called by Netra Bikram Chand’s Communist Party of Nepal has affected life in five districts. The Party, which was involved in the bombing of Ncell towers and its headquarter earlier this month, called the strike demanding ‘unconditional’ release of its leaders and...
Mar 07, 2019
My City, Lifestyle, Food & Drinks
Granny Jela draws millions in Serbia with online cooking
Granny Jela draws millions in Serbia with online cooking
What to cook today? Serbs looking for ideas are increasingly turning to the Balkan country’s 69-year-old hit chef Granny Jela, who has put her life-long experience to good use and launched an online cooking tutorial.
Mar 07, 2019
POLITICS
Chaudhary might not lose House seat
Chaudhary might not lose House seat
KATHMANDU, March 7: Despite the conviction of House of Representatives Member Resham Chaudhary in the Tikapur lynchings case Wednesday, legal experts have said that he might not lose his parliamentary seat any time soon as he has the right to appeal.
Mar 07, 2019
ECONOMY
Farmers destroying cardamom fields over market crash
Farmers destroying cardamom fields over market crash
TAPLEJUNG, March 7: A few years ago, when the market price of cardamom was at its high, reaching up to Rs 3,000 per kg, many paddy farmers in eastern hills shifted to growing black cardamom, considering it as a path to prosperity.
Mar 07, 2019
SOCIETY
Former queen mother Ratna hospitalized
Former queen mother Ratna hospitalized
KATHMANDU, March 7: Former queen mother Ratna Rajya Laxmi Devi Shah, 91, has been admitted to Norvic Hospital on Tuesday evening.
Mar 07, 2019
POLITICS
RJPN withdraws support to govt
RJPN withdraws support to govt
KATHMANDU, March 7: Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN), which supported the government without joining the cabinet, announced withdrawal of its support on Wednesday.
Mar 07, 2019
POLITICS
Resham Chaudhary, 10 others given life over Tikapur lynchings
Resham Chaudhary, 10 others given life over Tikapur lynching...
KATHMANDU, March 7: Member of Parliament Resham Lal Chaudhary and 10 others were sentenced to life imprisonment on Wednesday, in connection with the 2015 Tikapur incident in which seven policemen including SSP Laxman Neupane and a toddler were lynched.
Mar 07, 2019
SOCIETY
Motorists' civil disobedience against VIP motorcade
Motorists' civil disobedience against VIP motorcade
KATHMANDU, March 7: In what has been described as the first case of civil disobedience by motorists in Nepal, dozens of motorists on Tuesday flouted traffic rules to drive on a road in the capital which was blocked to facilitate a VIP motorcade.
Mar 07, 2019
SOCIETY
CBRI to provide technical support for post-earthquake reconstruction
CBRI to provide technical support for post-earthquake recons...
KATHMANDU, March 7: The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu signed an agreement with the Central Building Research Institute (CBRI), India, on Wednesday for post-earthquake reconstruction of 72 educational facilities in Nepal.
Mar 07, 2019
SOCIETY
PM Oli in hospital for regular checkup, condition normal
PM Oli in hospital for regular checkup, condition normal
KATHMANDU, March 7: The health condition of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli, who was admitted to Maharajgunj-based Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH) for a regular checkup Wednesday, is reported to be normal.
Mar 07, 2019