ECONOMY
First 5-star hotel in Lumbini to start operation next month
First 5-star hotel in Lumbini to start operation next month
RUPANDEHI, Sept 16: Hotel Pawan Palace, the first five-star hotel in Lumbini, is set to come into operation from October, following a soft launch on September 28, on the occasion of World Tourism Day. The hotel, built on a sprawling land of 2.12 bigaha, is located at Parsa Chowk along the Bhairahawa...
Sep 16, 2018
ECONOMY
Despite govt commitment, environment experts skeptical about Nijgadh airport
Despite govt commitment, environment experts skeptical about...
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: While the government has been expressing commitment to plant trees in compensation of the deforestation due to construction of Nijgadh International Airport, environment experts have demanded that the government first reviewed the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) of the nati...
Sep 16, 2018
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Monopoly of contractors
Monopoly of contractors
Contractors demolish tents after shopkeepers refuse to pay demanded tax
Sep 16, 2018
ECONOMY
16 migrant workers in Saudi Arabia running out of food stock
16 migrant workers in Saudi Arabia running out of food stock
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: Sixteen Nepali migrant workers are running out of food stock in Saudi Arabia after the company they were working for stopped providing them salary. They ran into trouble after an altercation with the manager of the company, who is an Egyptian national.
Sep 16, 2018
SOCIETY
Nine months on, Lalitpur gang rape victim still awaiting justice
Nine months on, Lalitpur gang rape victim still awaiting jus...
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: While pressure is mounting on the government to take action against those involved in the rape and subsequent murder of Nirmala Panta, no one is raising the issue of another woman who narrowly survived after gang rape in Lalitpur, a district adjoining the capital city, nine month...
Sep 16, 2018
SOCIETY
The forgotten tale of Bhutanese refugees
The forgotten tale of Bhutanese refugees
The elderly refugees wish to ‘die in Bhutan’
Sep 16, 2018
SOCIETY
5 more police officials suspended
5 more police officials suspended
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The Ministry of Home Affairs has directed the police headquarters to suspend five police officials involved in investigating the rape and murder of a 13-year-old girl in Kanchanpur with effect from Saturday accusing them of negligence.
Sep 16, 2018
SOCIETY
‘Zero’ progress in Nirmala rape case probe
‘Zero’ progress in Nirmala rape case probe
KANCHANPUR, Sept 16: Investigators are clueless in tracking those involved in the rape and murder of Nirmala Panta even as nearly two months have elapsed since the murder of the 13-year-old girl.
Sep 16, 2018
SOCIETY
#JusticeForNirmala rallies across country
#JusticeForNirmala rallies across country
KATHMANDU, Sept 16: Thousands of civilians took to the streets in major cities across the country on Saturday to exert pressure on the government to conduct an impartial investigation in the rape and murder case of Nirmala Panta, a thirteen-year-old girl of Mahendranagar.
Sep 16, 2018
SOCIETY
Locals risking their lives due to delay in bridge construction
Locals risking their lives due to delay in bridge constructi...
BARA, Sept 16: The snail-paced construction of a bridge has compelled the people to cross the Bangari River of Banjariya by risking their lives.
Sep 16, 2018