SOCIETY
Men in business, women in socio-political affairs
Men in business, women in socio-political affairs
JUMLA, Dec 30: Bijkali Rokaya of Sija is among the leading women of the village. She says that women have been running the whole village since all men have gone to foreign lands in search of employment. "As all male members are abroad or out of the district for jobs, we women have been managing the...
Dec 30, 2018
ECONOMY
Digital Nepal Framework to come within a month: Minister
Digital Nepal Framework to come within a month: Minister
KATHMANDU, Dec 30: Minister for Information and Communications Gokul Baskota has claimed that the much awaited Digital Nepal framework will be completed within a month.
Dec 30, 2018
SOCIETY
Illegal mining goes unabated in northern Myagdi
Illegal mining goes unabated in northern Myagdi
MYAGDI, Dec 30: A crusher plant in northern Myagdi has been involved in illegal mining with support from local politicians. They are illegally extracting stones, sand and other resources from the Mristi River and the surroundings of Annapurna Rural Municipality-4.
Dec 30, 2018
SOCIETY
Police destroy cannabis but never arrest farmers
Police destroy cannabis but never arrest farmers
LAHAN, Dec 30: Police recently destroyed 500 cannabis plants in Golbazar Municipality-2, Tudkiya. Though police destroyed such a large amount of cannabis, they did not punish a single person for growing the plant illegally.
Dec 30, 2018
WORLD
Bangladesh PM expected to win third term as vote begins
Bangladesh PM expected to win third term as vote begins
DHAKA, Dec 30 : Bangladesh went to the polls on Sunday after violence-plagued campaigning, with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeking a third straight term in a face-off against an opposition whose leader is in jail on what she says are trumped up charges.
Dec 30, 2018
SPORTS
Liverpool's Klopp avoids title talk despite Arsenal rout
Liverpool's Klopp avoids title talk despite Arsenal rout
LIVERPOOL, Dec 30: Liverpool crushed Arsenal 5-1 to move nine points clear at the top of the Premier League on Saturday but manager Juergen Klopp still would not get involved in any talk of winning the title.
Dec 30, 2018
SPORTS
Firmino sparks five-goal Liverpool as leaders open nine-point gap
Firmino sparks five-goal Liverpool as leaders open nine-poin...
LIVERPOOL, Dec 30: A Roberto Firmino hat-trick proved the highlight of Liverpool’s 5-1 demolition of Arsenal as the Premier League leaders opened a nine-point gap over Tottenham Hotspur, who lost 3-1 to Wolverhampton Wanderers at Wembley.
Dec 30, 2018
SOCIETY
Country's first supercomputer installed at IT Park
Country's first supercomputer installed at IT Park
BANEPA, Dec 30: Kathmandu University (KU) has installed a supercomputer at Information Technology (IT) Park. This is the first time the country got a supercomputer, which is expected to contribute significantly in the sector of research and handling of databases.
Dec 30, 2018
ECONOMY, POLITICS
PMO awards contract to Huawei agent without competition
PMO awards contract to Huawei agent without competition
KATHMANDU, Dec 30: The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) has awarded a contract to set up a video conferencing system for the ‘war room’ at the PMO to Chinese company Huawei, in breach of public procurement laws. The system is meant for rapid response to various issues of governance.
Dec 30, 2018
SOCIETY
Gurung community celebrating Tamu Lhosar today
Gurung community celebrating Tamu Lhosar today
KATHMANDU, Dec 30: The Gurung community is marking the 'Tamu Lhosar' as the New Year from today by bidding adieu to the old one.
Dec 30, 2018