ELECTION
PM promises tight poll security
PM promises tight poll security
DADELDHURA, Nov 20: Amid ongoing attacks on election candidates of various parties, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has assured that security would be tightened to conclude the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections in a peaceful manner.
Nov 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Tax avoidance on the rise in Kailali
Tax avoidance on the rise in Kailali
TIKAPUR, Nov 20: Thousands of individuals and businesses in Kailali district are not paying taxes regularly, according to Inland Revenue Office (IRO), Dhangadhi.
Nov 20, 2017
SOCIETY
Maoist Chairman Dahal's only son dies of 'cardiac arrest'
Maoist Chairman Dahal's only son dies of 'cardiac arrest'
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: The only son of CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal has died of a heart attack on Sunday aged 36.
Nov 20, 2017
POLITICS
Revision of Koshi, Gandak treaties proposed
Revision of Koshi, Gandak treaties proposed
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: Two non-government organizations (NGOs) of Nepal and India have proposed revising Koshi and Gandak treaties.
Nov 20, 2017
SOCIETY
Health Ministry ready to provide emergency services during polls
Health Ministry ready to provide emergency services during p...
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: The government has said it is ready to provide necessary health services at the polling booths in the upcoming federal parliament and provincial assembly elections scheduled for November 26 and December 7.
Nov 20, 2017
SOCIETY
Prez, top leaders express condolences
Prez, top leaders express condolences
KATHMANDU, Nov 20: President Bidya Devi Bhandari, top leaders of major political parties and neighboring countries have expressed their sorrow over the untimely death of Prakash Dahal, the only son of CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman and Former Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
Nov 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Upper Tamakoshi to start generation by 2018
Upper Tamakoshi to start generation by 2018
DOLAKHA, Nov 20: Sunday's breakthrough in digging the 8.4 km long tunnel of the Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project has almost ensured that the project will begin producing electricity by this time next year.
Nov 20, 2017
ELECTION
Security forces begin joint patrolling in border areas
Security forces begin joint patrolling in border areas
JHAPA, Nov 20: Amid increasing attacks on poll candidates, a joint team of Indian and Nepali security personnel have beefed-up security in the eastern border to avoid any kind of untoward incident in the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections scheduled for December 7.
Nov 20, 2017
ELECTION
Seasoned NC candidates give tough fight to left alliance in Surkhet
Seasoned NC candidates give tough fight to left alliance in...
SURKHET, Nov 20: Political parties in Surkhet have expedited their election campaigns with interesting agendas and this has heated up the election fervor in the district. The headquarters of Surkhet, the gateway to Province 6, is often considered as the capital of the province.
Nov 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Chick price soars to the dismay of poultry farmers
Chick price soars to the dismay of poultry farmers
BANEPA, Nov 20: The cost of chicks in the market has reached its peak in the decade with Rs 100 per chick since mid-November this year.
Nov 20, 2017