SOCIETY
Nirmala Kurmi Case: Activists launch fifth phase of protests
Nirmala Kurmi Case: Activists launch fifth phase of protests
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: Activists, including Ruby Khan, have started the fifth phase of their protests today at Maitighar in the capital, Kathmandu, citing the government's failure to send the Nirmala Kurmi case to court despite repeatedly agreeing to do so.
Aug 09, 2024
WORLD
Venezuelan president bans X for 10 days over Musk row
Venezuelan president bans X for 10 days over Musk row
CARACAS, Aug 9: Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro has signed a decree blocking access to social media platform X, formerly Twitter, for 10 days following a public spat with owner Elon Musk.
Aug 09, 2024
BLOG
Nepal Urgently Needs Animal Welfare Act
Nepal Urgently Needs Animal Welfare Act
Animals have always held a significant place in human society. That is even truer in the case of Nepal where we worship different animals and birds.
Aug 09, 2024
SOCIETY
Motorcyclist dies in collision with pick-up van in Sindhuli
Motorcyclist dies in collision with pick-up van in Sindhuli
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: A motorcyclist has died in a collision with a pick-up van in Sunkoshi Rural Municipality-1 in Sindhuli on Friday. The deceased is Ganesh Rai, 35, of Chakraghatta, Sarlahi.
Aug 09, 2024
SOCIETY
Young man found dead in Ghatte Khola
Young man found dead in Ghatte Khola
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: A young man, who went missing while visiting Sundarijal in the northern area of Kathmandu, has been found dead in Ghatte Khola on Friday morning.
Aug 09, 2024
SOCIETY
Animal rights activists stress need for Animal Welfare Act
Animal rights activists stress need for Animal Welfare Act
LALITPUR, AUG 9: Animal rights activists, former and serving bureaucrats, veterinarians, media persons and other stakeholders have stressed the need for the formulation and implementation of an Animal Welfare Act in Nepal at the earliest possible.
Aug 09, 2024
SOCIETY
Number of dengue cases up in Kaski
Number of dengue cases up in Kaski
GANDAKI Aug. 9: Kaski district reported 40 cases of dengue on Wednesday. With this, the district recorded 75 cases of dengue fever in the past week, according to the District Health Office, Kaski.
Aug 09, 2024
ECONOMY
CAAN Director General Adhikari ‘banned’ from entering Prime Minister's Office
CAAN Director General Adhikari ‘banned’ from entering Prime...
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) has prohibited Pradeep Adhikari, the director general of the Civil Aviation Authority of Nepal (CAAN), from entering the PMO.
Aug 09, 2024
SOCIETY
NEA Managing Director Ghising to organize press conference
NEA Managing Director Ghising to organize press conference
KATHMANDU, 9: The managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), Kulman Ghising, is going to hold a press on the occasion of the completion of three years of his four-year term as the NEA’s managing director.
Aug 09, 2024
POLITICS
Three parliamentary committees meeting today
Three parliamentary committees meeting today
KATHMANDU, Aug 9: The meetings of three parliamentary committees are scheduled for today. A meeting of the Law, Justice and Human Rights Committee has been scheduled to be held at 11 AM.
Aug 09, 2024