ECONOMY
Agriculture ministry to allocate conditional grant to local levels
Agriculture ministry to allocate conditional grant to local...
KATHMANDU, April 7: Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives is preparing to allocate conditional grant to the local levels for the development of agricultural sector. As the ministry received several complaints from farmers and other stakeholders that the agricultural budget of cur...
Apr 07, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepal a virgin land for investment, PM tells Indian business community
Nepal a virgin land for investment, PM tells Indian business...
KATHMANDU, April 7: Prime Minister Khadka Prasad Oli has urged Indian businesspersons to seize the business opportunity in Nepal, stating that their next door neighbor is a ‘virgin land’ for investment.
Apr 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Govt has no real plan for 7.7 pc children not in school
Govt has no real plan for 7.7 pc children not in school
KATHMANDU, April 7: Although 7.7 percent of children of school-going age are not in school, the government does not have any sound plan for bringing them into the classroom.
Apr 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Relatives, neighbors and dusk most dangerous!
Relatives, neighbors and dusk most dangerous!
LAHAN, April 7: Children are taught not to trust strangers. But when relatives or close neighbors betray, it becomes even more concerning. Rape cases in the district has brought to the fore that girls are unsafe even among their own dear and near ones.
Apr 07, 2018
POLITICS
PM Oli in New Delhi, key meetings today
PM Oli in New Delhi, key meetings today
KATHMANDU, April 7: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli, who reached New Delhi on Friday on a three-day state visit, is scheduled to hold key bilateral meetings with his Indian counterpart Narendra Modi on Saturday.
Apr 07, 2018
POLITICS
Bring laws if you want property details of judges: Acting CJ to govt
Bring laws if you want property details of judges: Acting CJ...
KATHMANDU, April 6: At a time when the demand for making public the property details of judges is gaining momentum, Acting Chief Justice Deepak Raj Joshee said on Friday that the judges are not bound to do so as per the existing laws of Nepal.
Apr 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Manpower crunch a major problem even after nine months of local govts
Manpower crunch a major problem even after nine months of lo...
ILAM, April 6: Even nine months after the formation of the local governments, lack of manpower has still been an unsolved problem. This has not only delayed the development projects at the local level but also deprived the people of government services. It has been a real challenge for the available...
Apr 07, 2018
POLITICS
CIAA arrests technicians while taking bribe
CIAA arrests technicians while taking bribe
POKHARA, April 6: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority on Friday arrested two technicians of District Education Office on charge of receiving bribe from service seekers.
Apr 07, 2018
SOCIETY
38 Nepali students excel in Cambridge int'l exams
38 Nepali students excel in Cambridge int'l exams
KATHMANDU, April 6: Thirty-eight Nepali students have won the Outstanding Cambridge Learner Awards for their exceptional performance in the June 2017 and November 2017 Cambridge exam series, said British Council, Nepal.
Apr 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Jewelry shops survive on smuggled gold
Jewelry shops survive on smuggled gold
LAHAN, April 6 Police took into custody three individuals here including a woman Wednesday on suspicion of involvement in the buying and selling of illegal gold . Sandip Soni, a local jewelry shop owner was caught while buying gold bracelets weighing 50 grams but was released later. However, poli...
Apr 07, 2018