SOCIETY
School without roof
School without roof
PYUTHAN, March 16: Imagining a classroom without roof is weird. However, this is how the classes have been running at Bal Bidya Secondary School of Pyuthan Municipality after the wind and storm on Thursday night blew off the roof. As their final examination is underway, students have no choice but t...
Mar 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Municipality has birth centers in all wards
Municipality has birth centers in all wards
KHOTANG, March 16: Birthing centers have been established in all wards of the Halesi Tuwachung Municipality in Khotang under the ‘one ward, one birthing center’ campaign.
Mar 17, 2018
POLITICS
Tumbahamphe elected dy speaker
Tumbahamphe elected dy speaker
KATHMANDU, March 16: Shivamaya Tumbahamphe of CPN-UML has been elected the deputy speaker of the House of Representatives on Friday, defeating Pushpa Bhusal of Nepali Congress (NC).
Mar 17, 2018
POLITICS
How to reform judiciary?
How to reform judiciary?
KATHMANDU, March 16: A storm broke out at the judiciary and ended with Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli stepping down. But there is no sign of any reform in the wake of the storm.
Mar 17, 2018
ECONOMY
CIB arrests 13 of Apex Bank over banking fraud
CIB arrests 13 of Apex Bank over banking fraud
KATHMANDU, March 16: Thirteen persons of erstwhile Apex Development Bank -- promoters and employees -- have been arrested on the charge of banking offence to the tune of Rs 1.6 billion. The bank, which merged with Nepal Credit and Commerce Bank Limited in January last year, had issued loans without...
Mar 17, 2018
POLITICS
PM inducts 15 members to cabinet
PM inducts 15 members to cabinet
KATHMANDU, March 16: Prime Minister KP Oli on Friday expanded his cabinet by inducting 15 new ministers, including four state ministers, taking the total number of cabinet members to 22.
The prime minister inducted six ministers and three state ministers from his party, CPN-UML, and six ministers a...
Mar 17, 2018
WORLD
Trump’s possible China tariffs bring loud protests in US
Trump’s possible China tariffs bring loud protests in US
WASHINGTONG, March 17: President Donald Trump is considering sweeping tariffs on imports from China, with an announcement possible as early as next week. And that has industry groups and some lawmakers scrambling to prevent the next front in a potential trade war that could reverberate across the U....
Mar 17, 2018
WORLD
In Syria, at least 100 killed in attacks as more people flee
In Syria, at least 100 killed in attacks as more people flee
BEIRUT, 17: Airstrikes in Syria killed more than 100 people on Friday as civilians, weary and many wounded, fled besieged areas for the second straight day.
Mar 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Sindhupalchowk's Majhi people help each other to rebuild homes
Sindhupalchowk's Majhi people help each other to rebuild hom...
SINDHUPALCHOWK, March 17: Three years after the devastating Gorkha earthquake in 2015, reconstruction activities are finally reaching the underprivileged communities of the country.
Mar 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Efforts to curb child marriage becoming effective in Rukum
Efforts to curb child marriage becoming effective in Rukum
RUKUM, March 17: After months of affair, Pavitra (name changed) of Sani Bheri Rural Municipality-2, Duli and Dinesh (name changed) of ward no 8 of the same rural municipality decided to turn their young love into marriage when they were still in grade eight. Promising to spend the rest of their live...
Mar 17, 2018