ECONOMY
18,000 Chinese tourists entered Nepal via Rasuwagadhi in 2017
18,000 Chinese tourists entered Nepal via Rasuwagadhi in 201...
RASUWA, Feb 19: Nearly 18,000 Chinese tourists entered Nepal via Rasuwagadhi border in Rasuwa district in 2017.
Feb 19, 2018
POLITICS
Province 7 decides to adopt zero-tolerance against corruption
Province 7 decides to adopt zero-tolerance against corruptio...
DHANGADHI, Feb 19: The first cabinet meeting of Province 7 held on Sunday decided to adopt a zero-tolerance policy against corruption.
Feb 19, 2018
ECONOMY
Clarion call to make Baglung an economic hub
Clarion call to make Baglung an economic hub
BAGLUNG, Feb 19: Government officials and businesspeople of Baglung have stressed the need to make Baglung an economic hub.
Feb 19, 2018
POLITICS
Ex-Kamlari elected as deputy speaker of Province 5
Ex-Kamlari elected as deputy speaker of Province 5
BUTWAL, Feb 19: When other children would go to school clutching books and exercise books, Krishni Tharu, then six-year-old, worked as Kamlari (female indentured laborer) at someone else's house.
Feb 19, 2018
POLITICS
NPC Vice-chair Waglé steps down satisfied with his stint
NPC Vice-chair Waglé steps down satisfied with his stint
KATHMANDU, Feb 19: National Planning Commission Vice-Chairman Swarnim Waglé has stepped down after serving for six months in the apex advisory body, which is responsible for formulating a national vision, periodic plans and policies for development.
Feb 19, 2018
SOCIETY
Locals terrorized after abducted son of ward chief killed
Locals terrorized after abducted son of ward chief killed
KAPILVASTU, Feb 19: The five-year-old son of Fatteh Mohammad Musalman, the chairperson of Mayadevi Rural Municipality-4 of Kapilvastu was found dead in a pond nearby his home on Sunday afternoon. Musalman's son was abducted on Thursday by two unidentified persons while he was heading to his school.
Feb 19, 2018
POLITICS
Maoists won't join govt until unification deal: Dahal to Oli
Maoists won't join govt until unification deal: Dahal to Oli
KATHMANDU, Feb 9: CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal turned down a request from Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli on Sunday to send Maoist ministers to the new cabinet arguing that they would join the government once there is a framework agreement on the proposed unification with the CPN-UM...
Feb 19, 2018
ECONOMY
MoAD’s cold store project to come into implementation this fiscal year
MoAD’s cold store project to come into implementation this f...
KATHMANDU, Feb 19: The government will start implementing Cold Store Construction Project from the current fiscal year, officials of Ministry of Agricultural Development (MoAD) said.
Feb 19, 2018
POLITICS
Singh to challenge Deuba's bid for parliamentary leader
Singh to challenge Deuba's bid for parliamentary leader
KATHMANDU, Feb 19: With preparations underway to elect parliamentary party (PP) leader following the parliamentary polls, leaders belonging to rival factions within the Nepali Congress (NC) have decided to challenge party President Sher Bahadur Deuba's bid to get elected as PP leader for the second...
Feb 19, 2018
SOCIETY
NHRC urges govt to crack down on medicine cartel in Janakpur
NHRC urges govt to crack down on medicine cartel in Janakpur
KATHMANDU, Feb 19: The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has instructed the government to intervene in the drugs market to ensure people's right to buy medicines easily and at affordable rates.
Feb 19, 2018