POLITICS
NCP Chairman Dahal in Tatopani for wife Sita's treatment
NCP Chairman Dahal in Tatopani for wife Sita's treatment
MYAGDI, Nov 13: Former Prime Minister and Chairman of Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Pushpa Kamal Dahal along with his ill wife Sita on Monday reached the Tatopani pond of Myagdi which is believed to have natural healing properties for the treatment of his wife. She has been diagnosed with health probl...
Nov 13, 2018
POLITICS
Committee to recommend name, capital of Province 5 spends 3 months doing nothing
Committee to recommend name, capital of Province 5 spends 3...
BUTWAL, Nov 13: Three months ago, a special committee was formed to recommend the name of Province 5 and its capital, but the deadline for the job expired with the committee doing nothing.
Nov 13, 2018
SOCIETY
Child accompanying mother in jail deprived of education
Child accompanying mother in jail deprived of education
RUKUM, Nov 13: Rabin Khatri, 3, of Banfikot Rural Municipality of Rukum (West) has just become eligible for going to school. But sadly, he has been living in the District Prison for committing no crime. This has not only deprived him of education but also has badly affected his mental health.
Nov 13, 2018
POLITICS
Gandaki in final stage of introducing Provincial Police Act
Gandaki in final stage of introducing Provincial Police Act
POKHARA, Nov 13: The provincial government of Gandaki has given the green signal to introduce its own provincial-level Police Act. The permission was granted although a similar move by Province 2 in the past triggered a widespread controversy and created a conflict between the provincial and federal...
Nov 13, 2018
SOCIETY
Survey begins for Mechi-Mahakali Electric Railway
Survey begins for Mechi-Mahakali Electric Railway
RUPANDEHI, November 13: With due consideration to minimizing infrastructural damage in Butwal Bazaar while building the East-West Electric Railway, the Department of Railways (DoRW) has begun a survey to prepare a Detailed Project Report (DPR).
Nov 13, 2018
POLITICS
Govt decides to recall its envoy to South Africa
Govt decides to recall its envoy to South Africa
KATHMANDU, Nov 13: The government has decided to recall Nepali ambassador to South Africa Amrit Rai. Sources in the government said he is being recalled some three months before his term expires in order to give him a new diplomatic assignment as Nepal’s ambassador and permanent representative to th...
Nov 13, 2018
SOCIETY
Sajha GM files libel case against Nepal Republic Media
Sajha GM files libel case against Nepal Republic Media
KATHMANDU, Nov 13: Claiming that news reports published in the Nagarik and Republica dailies about corruption and irregularities at the state-owned Sajha Prakashan Sahakari Sanstha Limited (SPSSL) have defamed him, then chairman and general manager of SPSSL Dolindra Prasad Sharma recently filed a li...
Nov 13, 2018
POLITICS
Nepal-Malaysia labor pact could be used as a model for other countries
Nepal-Malaysia labor pact could be used as a model for other...
KATHMANDU, Nov 13: The new labor agreement between Nepal and Malaysia still falls short of meeting the standards set by the international labor laws, but many of its provisions could be used as a model for similar pacts that Nepal signs with other labor destinations in the future, say experts.
Nov 13, 2018
POLITICS
Wary of China, US wants South Asia to join Indo-Pacific Strategy
Wary of China, US wants South Asia to join Indo-Pacific Stra...
WASHINGTON DC/HONOLULU, Nov 13: United States officials including defense strategists and members of the intelligentsia have called on South Asian nations to make the right choice while entering into infrastructure development cooperation with China.
Nov 13, 2018
POLITICS
Govt move to deny info on cabinet decisions causes widespread controversy
Govt move to deny info on cabinet decisions causes widesprea...
KATHMANDU, Nov 13: The government's move to withhold information about the decisions of cabinet meetings has drawn widespread criticism.
Nov 13, 2018