POLITICS
Dahal warns of fresh conflict as his relation sours with PM Oli
Dahal warns of fresh conflict as his relation sours with PM...
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Chairman of the ruling Nepal Communist Party, Pushpa Kamal Dahal, has cautioned that the government's failure to fully implement the constitution and the Comprehensive Peace Accord (CPA) could invite fresh round conflict, much graver than the 10-year insurgency.
Feb 09, 2019
SOCIETY
Tiger found dead
Tiger found dead
RATNAGAR, Feb 9: A tiger was found dead in Jarnelighat on the banks of the Karnali river in Chitwan National Park on Friday.
Feb 09, 2019
POLITICS
NC lawmakers demand PM's position on Venezuela issue
NC lawmakers demand PM's position on Venezuela issue
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) lawmakers have sought Prime Minister KP Oli's clarification on the government's position on the Venezuela crisis.
Feb 09, 2019
POLITICS
President authenticates amendment bill on TRC, CIEDP
President authenticates amendment bill on TRC, CIEDP
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Friday authenticated the amendment bill on 'Truth and Reconciliation Commission and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons Act-2071'.
Feb 09, 2019
ECONOMY
'Rs 37.86 million embezzled in vehicle procurement'
'Rs 37.86 million embezzled in vehicle procurement'
RUPANDEHI, Feb 8: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) of Province 5 has come to the conclusion that there were irregularities in the purchase of vehicles by the provincial assembly and the provincial government.
Feb 09, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Japanese embassy donates Braille printers to NAWB
Japanese embassy donates Braille printers to NAWB
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: The Embassy of Japan in Nepal handed over Braille printers to the Nepal Association for the Welfare of the Blind (NAWB), a Nepali NGO working for the welfare of visually impaired people, amid a program in Kathmandu on Friday.
Feb 09, 2019
SOCIETY
Fire turns 90 cattle to ashes, shattering dream of a poor farmer
Fire turns 90 cattle to ashes, shattering dream of a poor fa...
JUMLA, Feb 8: Kailo Budha of Patarasi Rural Municipality-2 often used to be seen surrounded by his cattle. Soon after waking up, he used to dedicate himself completely to rearing his goats and sheep until the sunset.
Feb 09, 2019
POLITICS
Unable to end row, NCP unification task-force to submit 'incomplete report'
Unable to end row, NCP unification task-force to submit 'inc...
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: After failing to forge consensus on modalities for the ongoing party unification process and resolve internal party differences, an intra-party task-force of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) is submitting an incomplete report to the party leadership.
Feb 09, 2019
POLITICS
Elected reps, govt officials join locals' protests to fix headquarters of East Rukum
Elected reps, govt officials join locals' protests to fix he...
RUKUM, Feb 8: Clutching her one-year-old daughter, Dhan Kumari Sunar of Putha Uttarganga Rural Municipality-12 in Rukum (East) has been away from her home for the past one week. Joining hundreds of protesters, she has been hitting the streets demanding that the district headquarters be fixed at the...
Feb 09, 2019
SOCIETY
Dadeldhura lightning strikes claim two
Dadeldhura lightning strikes claim two
KATHMANDU, Feb 8: Two people were killed while four sustained injuries in two separate incidents of lightning strikes in Dadeldhura district early Friday.
Feb 09, 2019