Jan 3: 6 things to know by 6 PM today

Published On: January 3, 2019 06:00 PM NPT

RJP-N lawmaker Resham Chaudhary sworn in amid protest

Parliamentarian-elect Resham Chaudhary from Rastriya Janata Party-Nepal (RJP-N), has taken an oath of office and secrecy almost 13 months after his election to the House of Representatives. Speaker Krishna Bahadur Mahara administered an oath of office and secrecy to Chaudhary amid a ceremony at the parliament’s secretariat in Singha Durbar.

HoR members draw govt's attention to various issues

Members of House of Representatives, the lower house of the Federal Parliament, has drawn government's attention on various issues including the Nirmala rape and murder case, normal life affected by cold in Tarai and road construction.

PM Oli lays foundation of sewage treatment plant

Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has laid the foundation stone for a sewage treatment plant at Balkumari of Lalitpur today. The plant is to be constructed by the Ministry of Water Supply and Sanitation. It is targeted to be completed within the coming five years. Such sewage treatment plants are located at Guheshwori, Sallaghari, Balkumari (Kodku) and Sundarighat in the Kathmandu Valley.

Man attacks wife with acid

A man from Pokhara Metropolitan City has attacked his wife with acid in Bharatpur, Chitwan on Wednesday. Biren Gurung, 47, attacked his wife Dolma Rumba, 20, with acid at the latter’s parental home at Dhrubabazar in Bharatpur Metropolitan City-24.

China lunar rover successfully touches down on far side of the moon

China's National Space Administration (CNSA) landed the craft, officially named Chang'e 4, at 10:26 am Beijing time on Thursday, in the South Pole-Aitken Basin, the moon's largest and oldest impact crater.

Title race not over even if Liverpool beat City, says Kompany

Manchester City’s hopes of retaining the Premier League title will not be over even if they lose to leaders Liverpool on Thursday, according to captain Vincent Kompany. City are currently in third place with 47 points, seven points behind table-toppers Liverpool, and a defeat would give the Merseyside club a 10-point advantage in the title race.