ELECTION
6 Baidhya-led CPN(Revolutionary Maoist) cadres file candidacy in Khotang
6 Baidhya-led CPN(Revolutionary Maoist) cadres file candidac...
KHOTANG, June 19: As many as six persons belonging to Baidhya-led CPN (Revolutionary Maoist) registered their independent candidacies in Khotang district on Sunday.
Jun 19, 2017
SOCIETY
2 under-secretaries nabbed with Rs 400,000 bribe
2 under-secretaries nabbed with Rs 400,000 bribe
KATHMANDU, June 19: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), on Monday caught two government officials with Rs 400,000 in bribe.
Jun 19, 2017
ECONOMY
DoI to complete registration process through online
DoI to complete registration process through online
KATHMANDU, June 19: The Department of Industry (DoI), strengthening the capacity of its online service launched four months ago to receive documents for the registration of industry, is to complete the entire registration process through an e-system.
Jun 19, 2017
ELECTION
None of forces on earth capable of putting off local polls: Khanal
None of forces on earth capable of putting off local polls:...
ILAM, June 19: Former Prime Minister of Nepal Jhal Nath Khanal has asserted that none of the forces on the earth is capable of forcing parties to put off the local polls slated for June 28.
Jun 19, 2017
POLITICS
CC fails to recommend CJ, Oli expresses reservation about Parajuli
CC fails to recommend CJ, Oli expresses reservation about Pa...
KATHMANDU, June 19: Meeting of the Constitutional Council (CC) on Monday failed to recommend chief justice at the Supreme Court.
Jun 19, 2017
WORLD
South Korea scraps plants, signals shift from nuclear energy
South Korea scraps plants, signals shift from nuclear energy
SEOUL, June 19: South Korea, one of the world's largest nuclear electricity producers, will scrap plans to add nuclear power plants, its president said Monday, signaling a shift in decades of reliance on nuclear energy.
Jun 19, 2017
TECHNOLOGY
China propels rise of electric ultra-high-performance cars
China propels rise of electric ultra-high-performance cars
BEIJING, June 19: Want an insanely fast ride with zero emissions? Startup NIO has the car: An electric two-seater with muscular European lines and a top speed of 195 miles per hour (313 kilometers per hour).
Jun 19, 2017
POLITICS
No force can prevent polls, former PM Khanal says
No force can prevent polls, former PM Khanal says
ILAM, June 19: CPN (UML) senior leader and former Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal has said that no force can obstruct the second phase of the local level polls scheduled for June 28.
Jun 19, 2017
SOCIETY
One electrocuted in Jhapa
One electrocuted in Jhapa
DAMAK, June 19: A person was electrocuted at Baigundhara in Jhapa district this morning. Dakum Singh Giri, 52, of Gauradaha Municipality-9 died when he came in contact with the water in the current-supplied tube well.
Jun 19, 2017
WORLD
Number of global displaced up to 65.6 million last year: UN
Number of global displaced up to 65.6 million last year: UN
GENEVA, June 19: The number of people displaced from their homes across the world climbed slightly to 65.6 million last year, with the escalating conflict in South Sudan accounting for the rise, the United Nations refugee agency said Monday.
Jun 19, 2017