ELECTION
Polls rescheduled for June 28
Polls rescheduled for June 28
KATHMANDU, May 31: The government on Wednesday again re-scheduled the second round of local elections in the 461 local units of 41 districts for June 28, with a view to facilitating poll participation by members of the Muslim community.
Jun 01, 2017
SOCIETY
A big fire breaks out in Birendranagar
A big fire breaks out in Birendranagar
SURKHET, June 1: A big fire broke out in Birendranagar, Surkhet as Koteshwar Tyre Resoling Center in the city caught fire on Thursday morning. According police, the fire started because of short circuit at 5 am in the morning.
Jun 01, 2017
ELECTION
EC seeks ‘actual status’ of torn ballots before drawing conclusion
EC seeks ‘actual status’ of torn ballots before drawing conc...
KATHMANDU, May 31: Failing to decide whether or not to resume vote counting in Bharatpur Metropolitan City, the Election Commission (EC) has asked the chief returning officer to report the ‘actual status’ of damaged ballot papers without further delay.
Jun 01, 2017
ELECTION
Rainfalls may affect elections during monsoon
Rainfalls may affect elections during monsoon
KATHMANDU, June 1: With the monsoon now just around the corner, concerns have been raised that the second phase of local elections rescheduled for June 28 might be marred by rainfalls and water-induced disasters.
Jun 01, 2017
Interview
Election code should be suspended for some time
Election code should be suspended for some time
The government has deferred the second phase election in a bid to make Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) take part. Yet the RJPN, formed with the unity of six small Madhesi parties, has not softened its anti-election stand. Why is RJPN so adamant on boycotting and disrupting the second phase? Can t...
Jun 01, 2017
ECONOMY
Slow deposit growth even in Q4 worries bankers
Slow deposit growth even in Q4 worries bankers
KATHMANDU, June 1: Lower than expected growth in deposits over the past two weeks has shattered hopes of bankers who were expecting that the local level polls and surge in capital expenditure at the end of the fiscal year would pump more money into the banking sector that is grappling with shortage...
Jun 01, 2017
POLITICS
Local units cannot spend grant on social security allowance: MoFALD
Local units cannot spend grant on social security allowance:...
KATHMANDU, June 1: Officials at the Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MoFALD) have said that the local units cannot increase social security allowances on their own.
Jun 01, 2017
POLITICS
Mayor’s ‘Clean the City’ campaign starts today
Mayor’s ‘Clean the City’ campaign starts today
KATHMANDU, June 1: Newly-elected Mayor of Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Bidya Sunder Shakya has announced that city garbage will be collected before dawn from Thursday as part of a 'Clean the City' campaign. This is the mayor's first major initiative “to improve things” in the capital.
Jun 01, 2017
POLITICS
Govt upgrades Birgunj, Biratnagar to metropolitan cities
Govt upgrades Birgunj, Biratnagar to metropolitan cities
KATHMANDU, June 1: In a controversial move, the government has upgraded Birgunj and Biratnagar into metropolitan city.
Jun 01, 2017
SOCIETY
Musahars deprived of allowance for not having toilets
Musahars deprived of allowance for not having toilets
SIRAHA, June 1: Sixty-three years old Gauri Saday of Sakhuwanankarkatti Rural Municipality is compelled to live a miserable life in her old age. Gauri, who can't even move from one place to another without a stick has no one to look after her. She has visited the rural municipality office many times...
Jun 01, 2017