ECONOMY
Parliamentary committees silent on Melamchi deadlock
Parliamentary committees silent on Melamchi deadlock
KATHMANDU, March 23: Parliamentary committees – supposed to be oversight agencies on government actions and inactions, anomalies and misappropriation – have so far failed to play any significant role in case of Melamchi Water Supply Project, which remains at deadlock.
Mar 23, 2019
OPINION
Fuel for thought
Fuel for thought
The streets of Kathmandu witnessed yet another agitation in the never-ending series of protests staged by students unions against petroleum price hike by Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC). It has become bit of a ritual: there is a price hike, followed by protests, stage-ins, general strikes and targeted v...
Mar 23, 2019
SOCIETY
Husband stabs wife to death
Husband stabs wife to death
SARLAHI, March 23: A man in Sarlahi stabbed his wife to death on Thursday following a dispute. According to Area Police Office (APO), Barahathawa, Ramji Bishwakarma, 30, of Surunga Municipality of Udayapur, who was currently living in a rented room in Barahathawa Municipality-5, killed his wife Suni...
Mar 23, 2019
SOCIETY
Indian truck driver held with 164 kg hashish
Indian truck driver held with 164 kg hashish
KATHMANDU, March 23: Police, on Friday morning, arrested one Indian national from Dhading on the charge of smuggling 164 kilograms of hashish from Kathmandu to India using a truck with Indian number plate.
Mar 23, 2019
POLITICS
PM defends ban on Chand outfit
PM defends ban on Chand outfit
BUTWAL, MARCH 23: Prime Minister KP Oli has said that the government had decided to ban all activities of Netra Bikram Chand-led group after it continued with violent activities and incited anarchy.
Mar 23, 2019
SOCIETY
PM praises progress in Gautam Buddha airport
PM praises progress in Gautam Buddha airport
BHAIRAHAWA, March 23: Prime Minister KP Oli on Friday inspected the under-construction Gautam Buddha International Airport in Bhairahawa.
Mar 23, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Fate
Fate
The portrayed gashes over my soul
with colors of betrayals and lies
I synchronize myself into the rhythm
Deeper than the oceans and higher than the sky
Mar 23, 2019
My City, Entertainment, Music
DJ Khaled inspired by son before hosting Kids’ Choice Awards
DJ Khaled inspired by son before hosting Kids’ Choice Awards
In the run-up to the Kids’ Choice Awards, host DJ Khaled is feeling plenty of support — from his son.
Mar 23, 2019
SOCIETY
Police arrest Hemanta Prakash Oli, mastermind behind Ncell bomb attack
Police arrest Hemanta Prakash Oli, mastermind behind Ncell b...
KATHMANDU, March 23: The Nepal Police has arrested Hemanta Prakash Oli, alias, Sudarshan, an influencing leader of Netra Bikram Chand led criminal outfit group after a tip-off. They were arrested from Milche in ward no. 7 of Khanikhola rural municipality-7 at 4:50 this morning.
Mar 23, 2019
POLITICS
No going back on republic, federalism: Shekhar Koirala
No going back on republic, federalism: Shekhar Koirala
KATHMANDU, March 23: At a time when a section of Nepali Congress (NC) leaders are voicing in favor of a referendum on federalism and republic, Dr Shekhar Koirala, a key leader of the party, has said the country cannot backtrack from federalism and republic.
Mar 23, 2019