WORLD
Koreas hold groundbreaking ceremony for railway project
Koreas hold groundbreaking ceremony for railway project
SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA, Dec 26 : South Korean officials attended a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday for an aspirational project to modernize North Korean railways and roads and connect them with the South.
Dec 26, 2018
SOCIETY
SC issues mandamus over a climate change petition
SC issues mandamus over a climate change petition
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday issued a mandamus, instructing the government to take various important measures on matters related to climate change.
Dec 26, 2018
SOCIETY
Woman dies in house fire in Morang
Woman dies in house fire in Morang
MORANG, Dec 26: A woman died in a house fire in Urlabari of eastern Morang Monday evening.
Dec 26, 2018
POLITICS
Winter session of parliament begins today
Winter session of parliament begins today
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara has drawn the attention of the government toward the delay in registering urgent bills in parliament on Tuesday, the eve of the start of the winter session of parliament.
Dec 26, 2018
ECONOMY
Card payments in India for Nepalis limited to IRs 100,000 a month
Card payments in India for Nepalis limited to IRs 100,000 a...
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has set a limit on the payments that a Nepali national can make in India through electronic cards such as credit, debit and prepaid as well as point of sale (PoS).
Dec 26, 2018
SOCIETY
10% quake victims yet to sign housing grant agreement: NRA
10% quake victims yet to sign housing grant agreement: NRA
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: In the three years since the formation of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), around 10 percent of the identified beneficiaries of the private housing reconstruction grant have yet to sign the grant agreement, the earthquake construction body said.
Dec 26, 2018
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Go-ahead for Medical Education Bill likely today
Go-ahead for Medical Education Bill likely today
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: After Dr. Govinda KC refused to compromise on his demands for reform in medical education, the subcommittee formed by the Education and Health Committee in parliament is likely to forward a Health Education Bill on Wednesday that is in line with the demands raised by him.
Dec 26, 2018
SOCIETY
Samagaun’s forest fire out of control since two days
Samagaun’s forest fire out of control since two days
GORKHA, Dec 26: An inferno in a forest of Samagaun in Gorkha’s Chunumbri Rural Municipality-1, which started from Sunday night, has been blazing for two days. The fire has continued till Tuesday night, according to the locals.
Dec 26, 2018
POLITICS
PM seeks one week to respond to amendment demand
PM seeks one week to respond to amendment demand
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: Prime Minister KP Oli has sought one week to respond to various demands including the demand for constitution amendment put forth by the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN).
Dec 26, 2018
ECONOMY
Japan work visas now open for Nepalis
Japan work visas now open for Nepalis
KATHMANDU, Dec 26: With the Japanese government on Tuesday endorsing its basic policy on a new visa system to encourage the entry of more foreign workers, Nepalis also will now be able to go to Japan on work visas.
Dec 26, 2018