SOCIETY
Five months on, flood victims still await relief
Five months on, flood victims still await relief
KOHALPUR, Dec 27: Even five months after hitting hard by the devastating floods in the Rapti River and Daduwa stream, the flood victims of Daduwa Rural Municipality are yet to be provided relief.
Dec 27, 2017
POLITICS
Oli, Dahal to discuss deadlock, govt formation
Oli, Dahal to discuss deadlock, govt formation
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Top leaders of the CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) have decided to expedite negotiations to resolve the current deadlock over the National Assembly ordinance and formation of new government.
Dec 27, 2017
POLITICS
Baidya, Chand in merger talks
Baidya, Chand in merger talks
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: The Mohan Baidya-led CPN Maoist and the Netra Bikram Chand-led Communist Party Nepal, two offshoots of the Maoist movement, have started merger negotiations.
Dec 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Itahari flood victims demand embankments
Itahari flood victims demand embankments
ITAHARI, Dec 27: Khadak Bahadur Bhujel, a flood victim from Itahari MuMunicipality0, is nowadays bothered with the absence of embankment in the nearby Budhi River. Four months ago, the same river had made him and dozen others homeless.
Dec 27, 2017
ECONOMY
Only 4 out of 55 LP gas plants have received NS certification
Only 4 out of 55 LP gas plants have received NS certificatio...
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Only four out of 55 Liquid Petroleum (LP) gas industries in the country have received quality certification from Nepal Bureau of Standards and Metrology (NBSM).
Dec 27, 2017
ECONOMY
Prior approval must for BFIs to receive int'l awards
Prior approval must for BFIs to receive int'l awards
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has made it mandatory for bank and financial institutions (BFIs) to seek approval of the central bank before accepting any prize or award from foreign agency.
Dec 27, 2017
POLITICS
Govt finalizes directives for provincial governance
Govt finalizes directives for provincial governance
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: The government has finalized a draft of the directives concerning the roles and responsibilities of the provincial governments, proposing seven ministries in each provincial government.
Dec 27, 2017
ECONOMY
Clarion call to stop institutionalized corruption in public procurement
Clarion call to stop institutionalized corruption in public...
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Experts have made a clarion call to stop institutionalized corruption and payment of commissions to government officials for winning contracts as well as release of payments.
Dec 27, 2017
SOCIETY
Cold empties upper Mustang villages
Cold empties upper Mustang villages
MYAGDI, Dec 27: With the locals of mountainous Mustang moving to lowlands of late in order to escape the biting cold, most villages in the district have worn a deserted look.
Dec 27, 2017
ECONOMY
Nepal-India meeting regarding dusty cargo ends inconclusive
Nepal-India meeting regarding dusty cargo ends inconclusive
BIRGUNJ, Dec 27: The meeting between representatives of Nepal and India regarding the ongoing protest against pollution caused by transport of dusty cargo to Birgunj through Raxaul has ended inconclusively.
Dec 27, 2017