ECONOMY, POLITICS
Govt forms judicial panel to probe aircraft scam
Govt forms judicial panel to probe aircraft scam
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: A day after a sub-committee of the parliamentary Public Accounts Committee (PAC) recommended action against 29 top officials including incumbent tourism minister Rabindra Adhikari, the government on Thursday formed a three-member judicial committee to look into the same matter.
Jan 04, 2019
POLITICS
Back to jail after oath
Back to jail after oath
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Resham Chaudhary, who is in judicial custody on the charge of masterminding the 2015 Tikapur massacre, has been administered oath of office and secrecy as Member of Parliament on Thursday, more than a year after his election. Seven policemen including an SSP and a toddler were kil...
Jan 04, 2019
POLITICS
Why govt let massacre-accused Resham Chaudhary take oath
Why govt let massacre-accused Resham Chaudhary take oath
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: Although the Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) had long been demanding that the government facilitate the administering of oath of office and secrecy to murder-accused Resham Chaudhary, who was elected to the House of Representatives (HoR) from Kailali, the government had so far b...
Jan 04, 2019
POLITICS
CJ relieves Justice Joshee of all official responsibilities at apex court
CJ relieves Justice Joshee of all official responsibilities...
KATHMANDU, Jan 4: A meeting of the Judicial Council (JC) headed by the newly-appointed Chief Justice (CJ) Cholendra SJB Rana on Thursday stripped the senior-most Justice at the Supreme Court (SC), Deepak Raj Joshee, of all his official responsibilities. The meeting also decided to remove Justice Jos...
Jan 03, 2019
SOCIETY, AUDIO/VIDEO
Massive fire engulfs cotton factory in Satungal (with video)
Massive fire engulfs cotton factory in Satungal (with video)
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: A massive fire has gutted a cotton factory in Satungal on Thursday evening.
Jan 03, 2019
Lifestyle, AUDIO/VIDEO
Going local with a vision for a prosperous Nepal (with video)
Going local with a vision for a prosperous Nepal (with vide...
Nepal's history of sustainable use of resources by our ancestors finds continuity in traditional skills utilized by various communities to make products of daily use. This sustainable way that comes intuitively to our rural communities should direct our economic development says Rabi Chandra Malla,...
Jan 03, 2019
POLITICS
Curriculum should be revised to produce skilled manpower : President Bhandari
Curriculum should be revised to produce skilled manpower : P...
BIRATNAGAR, Jan 3: President Bidya Devi Bhandari has said education should be developed in a way it reflects time.
Jan 03, 2019
POLITICS
Govt sets Rs 536.56 per quintal as minimum price of sugarcane
Govt sets Rs 536.56 per quintal as minimum price of sugarcan...
KATHMANDU, Jan 3: The government has fixed Rs 536.56 per quintal as the minimum price of sugarcane on Thursday.
Jan 03, 2019
WORLD
Annual migrant deaths in Mediterranean fall by over a quarter: UNHCR
Annual migrant deaths in Mediterranean fall by over a quarte...
PARIS, Jan 3: The number of migrants who died or went missing attempting to cross the Mediterranean fell by more than a quarter in 2018 over the previous year, to 2,262, the UN refugee agency said on Thursday.
Jan 03, 2019
My City, Soul of My City
Setting example of an independent woman
Setting example of an independent woman
"I was born in Birgunj. My mother worked at a local hospital. My father had a serious drinking problem. I have a younger brother. Unfortunately, my mother passed away when I was 13. My father was torn apart. We then shifted to Lalitpur. At the age of 13, I worked at Khajuri, Chapagaun and started su...
Jan 03, 2019