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
POLITICS
Division commander becomes chief minister in Province 6
Division commander becomes chief minister in Province 6
SURKHET, Feb 19: Around 16 years ago, the life of Chief Minister Mahendra Bahadur Shahi of Province 6 was quite interesting. While the outside world recognized him as a division commander of the rebels, those who worked closely with him said he played the role of a political commissar more than that...
Feb 19, 2018
ECONOMY
Mired in debt from birth till death
Mired in debt from birth till death
SIRAHA, Feb 19: There is a row of thatched huts in an unregistered plot of land just beside the road in Dhangadhimai Municipality-3 of Siraha district. Sukani Saday and her family have been living in one of the huts.
Feb 19, 2018
POLITICS
Seven-member government in Province 6
Seven-member government in Province 6
SURKHET, Feb19: Mahendra Bahadur Shahi, chief minister of Province 6, has formed a seven-member cabinet in Surkhet.
Feb 19, 2018
ECONOMY
FNCCI to deliberate on economic issues under federal set up
FNCCI to deliberate on economic issues under federal set up
KATHMANDU, Feb 19: Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FNCCI) has announced to hold interactions in all provinces to discuss economic agendas.
Feb 19, 2018
Editorial
Help, not hinder
Help, not hinder
Bureaucrats in provinces
Feb 19, 2018