ROLPA, July 2: Home minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has been speaking of penalizing contractors who do not complete work on time. However, there are some contractors who have not received payments for works completed on time.

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: Farmers getting loans from bank and financial institutions (BFIs) under subsidized interest scheme of the government will now have to bear higher borrowing cost.

Swayambhu area some decades ago.

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Swayambhu area some decades ago.

IOWA, Oct 31: Just after Thanksgiving Day in 1983, James Downey dropped off his older brother, John, at a Houston bus station, then quickly turned away so neither the police nor a motorcycle gang affiliated with his brother could later demand details about where the bus was headed.

BHAKTAPUR, June 18: A huge fire that broke out on Saturday night at Yeti Carpet factory located in Sallaghari of Bhaktapur has not been taken under control yet.

SARLAHI, June 7: Sarlahi police has rescued seven-year-old boy, who had been kidnapped from Barhathwa of Sarlahi district, from India.

KATHMANDU, March 8: A nun wrote a 200-page-long autobiography 300 years ago. It was found at Rifuk and Gakar monasteries in Dolpa district.

KATHMANDU, Feb 17: Though the Department of Roads awarded the contract to build the 3.6 km Chabahil-Jorpati (Bagmati bridge) road to the contractor, United Builders, a year ago, the project is yet to see any progress. The construction of the road is yet to start as the right of way is yet to be cleared.

KATHMANDU, Feb 2: The views on the arrest of CK Raut tweeted by Naya Shakti coordinator Dr Baburam Bhattarai two years ago has gone viral on Thursday.

GAIGHAT, Oct 23: Although the district was declared open defecation-free zone (ODFZ) two years ago, approximately 40 percent toilets have remained useless, said a study by the District Drinking Water and Sanitation Division Office (DDWSDO).

Actress Deepika Padukone’s aim is to look ahead in life, and she says she wants to learn and grow with every experience.