ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Vegetable prices nearly double to record highs
Vegetable prices nearly double to record highs
KATHMANDU, May 18: The prices of essential vegetables have spiked and a few of them have doubled over the last one month, according to a comparative analysis of retail prices at Kalimati vegetable market.
May 18, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Journos demonstrate against anti-press bills
Journos demonstrate against anti-press bills
KATHMANDU, May 18: Journalists across the country staged protest against the Media Council Bill on Friday saying that the bill squeezes independent media and press freedom.
May 18, 2019
SOCIETY
Locals of Lipulek, Kalapani at the mercy of foreign security forces
Locals of Lipulek, Kalapani at the mercy of foreign security...
DARCHULA, May 18: Locals living in Kalapani and Lipulek lament that Nepal's territory in the area is ever shrinking due to border encroachment.
May 18, 2019
POLITICS
Merger as NCP fails to erase past identities as UML, Maoist
Merger as NCP fails to erase past identities as UML, Maoist
KATHMANDU, May 18: Failing to merge the committees and wings of the two former parties – UML and Maoist -- into singular entities even months after their unification pledges, the top leaders of the NCP have come up with a formula.
May 18, 2019
SOCIETY
20 Yarsha smugglers caught with 150 pieces of Yarsha, Rs 281,000 in cash
20 Yarsha smugglers caught with 150 pieces of Yarsha, Rs 281...
DOLPA, May 18: Twenty Yarsha smugglers, who had illegally entered a Yarsha-rich area in the mountainous Dolpa district, have been arrested by the police.
May 18, 2019
SOCIETY
Retired land revenue officer accused of grabbing 590 ropani govt land
Retired land revenue officer accused of grabbing 590 ropani...
JUMLA, May 18: A land revenue officer in Jumla has been accused of converting 590 ropani (30.02 hectares) of land belonging to the National Sheep and Goat Research Program of Guthichaur Rural Municipality-4 to private ownership.
May 18, 2019
SOCIETY
Acid attack survivor Magar comes forward to support another victim
Acid attack survivor Magar comes forward to support another...
KATHMANDU, May 18: On February 22, 2015, Sangita Magar was attacked with acid by an acquaintance at Basantapur Durbar Square when she was studying at a tuition center.a
May 18, 2019
SOCIETY
Ex-VCs urge govt to depoliticize universities
Ex-VCs urge govt to depoliticize universities
KATHMANDU, May 18: Former vice-chancellors (VCs) of different universities have urged the government to depoliticize the universities in the country and empower them with full autonomy in order to upgrade the quality of education.
May 18, 2019
SOCIETY
10 protesting nurses arrested
10 protesting nurses arrested
KATHMANDU, May 17: Instead of addressing the demands of the agitating nurses, the police arrested 10 nurses on Friday morning.
May 18, 2019
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Kailash Yatra set to start Monday after payment issue resolved
Kailash Yatra set to start Monday after payment issue resolv...
KATHMANDU, May 18: The famous Kailash Yatra (pilgrimage by Hindus to Mt Kailash and Mansarovar Lake in Tibet), which has been delayed this season after the Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR) government in China made it mandatory for the pilgrims to pay the tour package fees through the banking channel, i...
May 18, 2019