- by Associated Press
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia, Oct 19: Saudi Arabia says it has executed a prince who fatally shot another man in a melee, a rare death sentence carried out against a member of the kingdom's extensive royal family.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Sujan Sapkota, who has been running a Nepali Restaurant in United Arab Emirates (UAE) is now facing mental unrest due to a minor mistake of a Nepali media while disseminating news.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Taking exception over changes made by the Ministry of Finance (MoF), Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor Chiranjibi Nepal has urged the parliament to endorse the first draft of amendments made to the Bank and Financial Institution Act (BAFIA) bill instead of its present form.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Progress in capital spending by the government has gone down this year with only 3.37 percent of the budget allocated for the purpose spent in the first ninety days, or first quarter, of this fiscal year.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Nepal has requested the US to increase investment in promoting trade between the two countries.
- by Republica
If you believe this, then you will probably feel negatively toward yourself, and possibly even feel shame for who you are. Instead, “personal growth” offers a more agricultural model.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Local and international jazz musicians are lining up for the ‘Surya Nepal Jazzmandu 2016’, a week long international jazz music festival that’s taking place from October 20 in Kathmandu.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: ‘Bhagyale Bachekaharu’, a Nepali documentary featuring stories of the survivors of 2015 Nepal Earthquake has won an award under the best international documentary film category at the 2nd Shimla International Film Festival that was held earlier this month.
- by Republica
Kathmandu (Rep-ublica): Major political parties and Speaker Onsari Gharti have agreed to form an impeachment recommendation committee in parliament after lawmakers started demanding impeachment of CIAA chief Lokman Singh Karki.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: At least one passenger was killed and eight others were injured when a bus heading toward Bhairahawa from Kathmandu plunged into the Trishuli River at Rigdikhola area along the Mugling-Narayanghat road section Tuesday evening.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Panchakanya has brought 316-grade vertical stainless steel water tanks to the Nepali market.
- by Kamal Pariyar
KATHMANDU, Oct 19: The serving of a Supreme Court notice on Chief Commissioner at the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), Lokman Singh Karki, on Monday has cleared the way for beginning the hearings process to to establish whether or not he was eligible to have been appointed to the post.
- by Ashok Dahal
KATHMANDU, Oct 19: After lawmakers started demanding impeachment of Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) chief Lok Man Singh Karki, major political parties and Speaker Onsari Gharti have agreed to form the impeachment special committee in the parliament.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 19: The task of restructuring the local units under the new federal system is getting tougher as members of the commission formed to restructure the local units are divided over considering Ilakas as a basis for the restructuring. As a result, the commission has not been able to come up with a new number of local units to be created even after continuous deliberations for the past three days.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 19: Metropolitan Police Crime Division on Monday arrested two persons on charge of swindling seven people with fake promises of European jobs.
- by Republica
Pokhara, Oct 19: A four-day conference of scientists has begun in Pokhara on Monday. The conference is aimed at sharing experiences of scientists from around the world.
- by Suresh Yadav
JANAKPUR, Oct 19: Poverty Alleviation Fund (PAF) organized an interaction program at Patanu, a rural village in Dhanusa district, to mark the International Day for Eradication of Poverty. Speaking at the interaction jointly organized by PAF and Local Development Fund on Tuesday, leaders of political parties, representatives from civil society, PAF officials and beneficiaries of PAF projects, said that education should be given priority to reduce poverty.
- by Republica
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Him Electronics Pvt Ltd -- the authorized distributor of Samsung Electronics’ home appliances for Nepal -- on Monday handed over an SUHD TV to Bikram Prashad Shah, the first person to pre-book the Rs 370,000-Samsung SUHD TV, equipped with second-generation Quantum dot technology and introduced in Nepal for the first time.
- by Barun Paneru
DADELDHURA, Oct 19: Heavy vehicles carrying sand and stones on the KI Singh Highway day and night is taking toll on the quality of the road but the local administration has paid no attention to this. The unabated excavation has not only deteriorated the road quality but has also triggered landslides.
- by Republica
The ruling parties, chiefly CPN (Maoist Center) and Nepali Congress, have to either categorically say that there is no need to amend the new constitution, which, after all, was endorsed by an overwhelming majority of the sovereign Constituent Assembly. Or they have to talk to the protesting parties and amend the constitution at the earliest.