LAHAN, July 20: Ganga Paswan, the mayor of Karjanha Municipality of Siraha, on Thursday slapped a municipal staffer over payments made for the purchase of a dozer.

NEW DELHI, June 22: India, the world’s biggest buyer of U.S. almonds, raised import duties on the commodity by 20 percent, a government order said, joining the European Union and China in retaliating against President Donald Trump’s tariff hikes on steel and aluminium.

KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The Special Court slapped a seven-year jail term on former chief executive officer of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Subash Niraula on Thursday, for embezzlement at the country's tourism promotional body through the submission of fake bills.

BAGLUNG, Jan 26: Newly elected lawmakers Devendra Paudel and Tek Bahadur Ghartimagar have been slapped by Tulsi Ram Arayal, leader of CPN (Maoist Center).

KATHMANDU, Jan 10: The Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) has slapped a record fine on two stock brokerage firms for their failure to maintain know-your-customer (KYC) compliance.

KATHMANDU, April 17: Kavrepalanchowk District Court has slapped life imprisonment on three officers of the then Royal Nepal Army  for the murder of Maina Sunar, a teenage girl, at the time of the Maoist insurgency.

KATHMANDU, April 17: Kavrepalanchok District Court has slapped life imprisonment on three officers of the then Royal Nepal Army  for the murder of Maina Sunar, a teenage girl, at the time of the Maoist insurgency.