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Valley Pollution Index for Jan 3, 2018

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Valley Pollution Index for Jan 3, 2018
Jan 04, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY

Govt docs warn of intensifying protests

Govt docs warn of intensifying protests
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Accusing the government of ignoring their demands, government doctors have warned of intensifying their protests across the country, including boycotting their duties, if their demands were not fulfilled “within a few days”. They have also said that they will not fill up the adjust...
Jan 04, 2019
SOCIETY

Panel proposes 13 more public holidays

Panel proposes 13 more public holidays
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: A taskforce formed by the government has proposed adding 13 public holidays for the year 2076 BS on various religious and ethnic festivals. There are already 89 public holidays in a year.
Jan 04, 2019
ECONOMY, POLITICS

Govt forms judicial panel to probe aircraft scam

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KATHMANDU, Jan 4: A day after a sub-committee of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recommended action against 29 top officials including incumbent tourism minister Rabindra Adhikari, the government on Thursday formed a three-member judicial committee to look into the same matter.
Jan 04, 2019
POLITICS

Back to jail after oath

Back to jail after oath
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Resham Chaudhary, who is in judicial custody on the charge of masterminding the 2015 Tikapur massacre, has been administered oath of office and secrecy as Member of Parliament on Thursday, more than a year after his election.  Seven policemen including an SSP and a toddler were kil...
Jan 04, 2019
POLITICS

Why govt let massacre-accused Resham Chaudhary take oath

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KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Although the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) had long been demanding that the government facilitate the administering of oath of office and secrecy to murder-accused Resham Chaudhary, who was elected to the House of Representatives (HoR) from Kailali, the government had so far b...
Jan 04, 2019
POLITICS

CJ relieves Justice Joshee of all official responsibilities...

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KATHMANDU, Jan 4: A meeting of the Judicial Council (JC) headed by the newly-appointed Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra SJB Rana on Thursday stripped the senior-most Justice at the Supreme Court (SC), Deepak Raj Joshee, of all his official responsibilities. The meeting also decided to remove Justice Jos...
Jan 03, 2019
SOCIETY, AUDIO/VIDEO

Massive fire engulfs cotton factory in Satungal (with video)

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KATHMANDU, Jan 3: A massive fire has gutted a cotton factory in Satungal on Thursday evening.
Jan 03, 2019
Lifestyle, AUDIO/VIDEO

Going local with a vision for a prosperous Nepal (with vide...

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Nepal's history of sustainable use of resources by our ancestors finds continuity in traditional skills utilized by various communities to make products of daily use. This sustainable way that comes intuitively to our rural communities should direct our economic development says Rabi Chandra Malla,...
Jan 03, 2019
POLITICS

Curriculum should be revised to produce skilled manpower : P...

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BIRATNAGAR, Jan 3: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said education should be developed in a way it reflects time.
Jan 03, 2019
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