SOCIETY
Zinc sheets replace thatched roofs in Galkot-3
Zinc sheets replace thatched roofs in Galkot-3
BAGLUNG, Dec 22: Ram Bahadur Gaine of Galkot Municipality is elated to roof his house with zinc sheets instead of hay or thatch. Earlier, he was compelled to replace the thatched roof of his house almost every year. Now, he no longer needs to worry about that regardless of the weather. "Now, I am re...
Dec 22, 2018
SOCIETY
Youth murdered in cold blood
Youth murdered in cold blood
SARLAHI, Dec 22: A youth has been f murdered in cold blood in Barhatha municipality of the district.
Dec 22, 2018
ECONOMY
'Scrap poverty ID cards issued to fake poor'
'Scrap poverty ID cards issued to fake poor'
JAJARKOT, Dec 22: People from the poor families in Jajarkot have started protests demanding that the government scrap the poverty certificates issued to people who are not poor.
Dec 22, 2018
SOCIETY
Two secys at health ministry which has office for one
Two secys at health ministry which has office for one
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Two secretaries are head to head at the Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP) since last Tuesday. There is only one room for the office of secretary at the MoHP.
Dec 22, 2018
SOCIETY
Govt yet to fill the void of ‘janabadi’ education
Govt yet to fill the void of ‘janabadi’ education
ROLPA, Dec 22: A for army, B for bomb and C for communist. This was how students used to be taught in Rolpa schools during the conflict days. The Regional Public Education Department established by the then rebels had introduced the people-oriented education (janabadi education) and the curriculum w...
Dec 22, 2018
SOCIETY
Police unsure if gold seized in India is the same that went missing from Nepal
Police unsure if gold seized in India is the same that went...
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Alarmed by the confiscation of 33 gold bars weighing one kilogram each from two Nepalis in India on December 7, Nepal Police has started trying to connect the dots between the confiscated gold and the ones which had mysteriously ‘disappeared’ from the Tribhuvan International Airpo...
Dec 22, 2018
POLITICS
Ex-princess moves SC seeking return of nationalized land
Ex-princess moves SC seeking return of nationalized land
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Challenging a two-year-old Supreme Court order to nationalize 15 ropanis [1.89 acres] of her land, former princess Prerana Rajya Laxmi Singh, daughter of former king Gyanendra, filed a writ petition at the court on Friday seeking to strike down the judgment under its extraordinar...
Dec 22, 2018
POLITICS
14-member office-bearer body, 8 joint general sec’ys for NC
14-member office-bearer body, 8 joint general sec’ys for NC
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), finally settled a dispute over the number of office bearers on Friday after both the establishment and rival factions settled for a total of 14, including eight joint general secretaries. Besides an agreement to have a 171-member C...
Dec 22, 2018
SOCIETY
Yomari Punhi, Udhauli festivals being observed today
Yomari Punhi, Udhauli festivals being observed today
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Yomari Punhi and Udhauli festivals are being observed across the country on Saturday.
Dec 22, 2018
ECONOMY
Banks start lowering deposit rates after NRB intervention
Banks start lowering deposit rates after NRB intervention
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Commercial banks have started lowering interest rates on deposits after the Nepal Bankers Association (NBA) decided to cap deposit rates amid escalation of ‘interest rates war’ in recent days.
Dec 22, 2018