Mar 30, 2019

SOCIETY

SEE exams of March 28 to April 4 cancelled in Province 2

SEE exams of March 28 to April 4 cancelled in Province 2

KATHMANDU, March 30: The government has cancelled the Secondary Education Examinations (SEE) conducted from March 28 and scheduled till April 4 in Province 2 after the question papers of several subjects were leaked in Rautahat and Saptari districts. But the exams conducted from March 24 to March 27...

KATHMANDU, March 30: The government has cancelled the Secondary Education Examinations (SEE) conducted from March 28 and scheduled till April 4 in Province 2 after the question papers of several subjects were leaked in Rautahat and Saptari districts. But the exams conducted from March 24 to March 27...

Mar 30, 2019

Mar 30, 2019

SOCIETY

Police tear down house used as office by Chand outfit

Police tear down house used as office by Chand outfit

RUPANDEHI, March 30: Police on Friday tore down an office of the underground Netra Biram Chand-led group’s office in Butwal.

RUPANDEHI, March 30: Police on Friday tore down an office of the underground Netra Biram Chand-led group’s office in Butwal.

Mar 30, 2019

Mar 30, 2019

SOCIETY

Police raid hashish factory in Dhading

Police raid hashish factory in Dhading

KATHMANDU, March 30: Police, on Thursday noon, raided a hashish factory in Gajuri Rural Municipality-4 of Dhading and seized 110 kilograms of hashish and 532 kilograms of marijuana dust, which is used to produce hashish.

KATHMANDU, March 30: Police, on Thursday noon, raided a hashish factory in Gajuri Rural Municipality-4 of Dhading and seized 110 kilograms of hashish and 532 kilograms of marijuana dust, which is used to produce hashish.

Mar 30, 2019

Mar 30, 2019

ECONOMY

Investment Summit: PM Oli vows to protect int'l investments, 'guarantee' profits

Investment Summit: PM Oli vows to protect int'l investments,...

KATHMANDU, March 30: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has vowed to protect the investments of foreign investors in Nepal and 'guarantee' their profits, as part of the government efforts to woo foreign investment .

KATHMANDU, March 30: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has vowed to protect the investments of foreign investors in Nepal and 'guarantee' their profits, as part of the government efforts to woo foreign investment .

Mar 30, 2019

Mar 30, 2019

OPINION

Marshalling foreign investment

Marshalling foreign investment

The government of Nepal has organized Nepal Investment Summit, only two years after holding a similar conference, with more than 600 delegates from foreign governments, multinational institutions and companies around the world. Government has showcased 77 projects with cost of US$ 33.6 billion, and...

The government of Nepal has organized Nepal Investment Summit, only two years after holding a similar conference, with more than 600 delegates from foreign governments, multinational institutions and companies around the world. Government has showcased 77 projects with cost of US$ 33.6 billion, and...

Mar 30, 2019

Mar 30, 2019

OPINION

Nepal as tax-free zone

Nepal as tax-free zone

It has been a long time when this historical event took place but the old timers among us may recall the sensation created in 1975 when late King Birendra announced to the international community his proposal of Nepal to be recognized as Zone of Peace. He asked the country’s foreign missions to work...

It has been a long time when this historical event took place but the old timers among us may recall the sensation created in 1975 when late King Birendra announced to the international community his proposal of Nepal to be recognized as Zone of Peace. He asked the country’s foreign missions to work...

Mar 30, 2019

Mar 30, 2019

OPINION

Limit their screen time

Limit their screen time

The other day while waiting to board Qatar airlines I noticed a family rushing in to meet the boarding time with a toddler in tow. They were sitting just a few seats away from me. I was not paying much attention to them, but something caught my ears.  The toddler was repeatedly saying something that...

The other day while waiting to board Qatar airlines I noticed a family rushing in to meet the boarding time with a toddler in tow. They were sitting just a few seats away from me. I was not paying much attention to them, but something caught my ears.  The toddler was repeatedly saying something that...

Mar 30, 2019

Mar 29, 2019

POLITICS

Tarun Dal demands stern action against NC Mahasamiti Member Bajgain

Tarun Dal demands stern action against NC Mahasamiti Member...

KATHMANDU, March 29: Sister organization of the main opposition Nepali Congress, Nepal Tarun Dal, demanded immediate action against party's Mahasamiti Member Rajendra Bajgain, on Friday.

KATHMANDU, March 29: Sister organization of the main opposition Nepali Congress, Nepal Tarun Dal, demanded immediate action against party's Mahasamiti Member Rajendra Bajgain, on Friday.

Mar 29, 2019

Mar 29, 2019

WORLD

UK lawmakers reject government’s Brexit deal

UK lawmakers reject government’s Brexit deal

LONDON, March 29: U.K. lawmakers on Friday rejected the government’s divorce deal with the European Union for a third time, leaving the date and terms of the U.K.’s departure from the bloc uncertain.

LONDON, March 29: U.K. lawmakers on Friday rejected the government’s divorce deal with the European Union for a third time, leaving the date and terms of the U.K.’s departure from the bloc uncertain.

Mar 29, 2019

Mar 29, 2019

SOCIETY

ED refutes rumor of SEE question paper leakage for Saturday

ED refutes rumor of SEE question paper leakage for Saturday

JANAKPUR, March 29: The Education Department of Province 2 has said that the subject question paper of Secondary Education Examination (SEE) for Saturday has not been leaked.

JANAKPUR, March 29: The Education Department of Province 2 has said that the subject question paper of Secondary Education Examination (SEE) for Saturday has not been leaked.

Mar 29, 2019