POLITICS
FSFN not to quit govt anytime soon
FSFN not to quit govt anytime soon
KATHMANDU, March 24: Chairman of the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN), Upendra Yadav, has said that the party has no immediate plans to quit the government. However, he clarified that there are possibilities of quitting the government after the party’s merger with Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJ...
Mar 24, 2019
ECONOMY
Govt proposes attractive incentives to lure private investments
Govt proposes attractive incentives to lure private investme...
KATHMANDU, March 24: The government has proposed various incentives, subsidies, facilities, and tax waivers for industries in the new bill to integrate and amend the existing Industrial Enterprises Act.
Mar 24, 2019
WORLD
At least 134 Fulani herders killed in central Mali's worst violence yet
At least 134 Fulani herders killed in central Mali's worst v...
BAMAKO, March 24: Gunmen killed at least 134 Fulani herders in central Mali on Saturday, a local mayor said, the deadliest such attack of recent times in a region reeling from worsening ethnic and jihadist violence.
Mar 24, 2019
POLITICS
Bar candidates vow to fight against parliamentary hearings for SC justices
Bar candidates vow to fight against parliamentary hearings f...
KATHMANDU, March 24: As different panels of lawyers launch their election campaigns to reach the leadership of Nepal Bar Association (NBA) through the upcoming elections, a candidate of NBA president has vowed to fight for an alternative to the current parliamentary hearing system for judges prior t...
Mar 24, 2019
SOCIETY
Local unit honors inter-caste couples
Local unit honors inter-caste couples
PYUTHAN, March 24: Caste-based discrimination is still widely prevalent in the remote areas of Nepal. The so-called 'high caste' people still refuse to consume anything touched by the Dalits. A large number of people in our society are discriminated, suppressed and ostracized by society for belongin...
Mar 24, 2019
SOCIETY
Serial theft cases in Birgunj
Serial theft cases in Birgunj
BIRGUNJ, March 24: Six theft cases took place on the same night in the same area in Birgunj on Saturday night. The thefts took place in an area in Birgunj-11 which is about 500 meters from the Ward Police Office.
Mar 24, 2019
SOCIETY
Rhinos in CNP continue dying from preventable causes
Rhinos in CNP continue dying from preventable causes
CHITWAN, March 24: Poaching remains a worldwide threat to wildlife including rhinoceroses as it has pushed some of the subspecies to the near extinction. But the case is somehow different for rhinos in the Chitwan National Park (CNP).
Mar 24, 2019
SOCIETY
Fire kills two minors, woman in Siraha
Fire kills two minors, woman in Siraha
LAHAN, March 24: Two minors and a woman died on Saturday in two different fire incidents that occurred in Siraha.
Mar 24, 2019
SPORTS
Nepal women footballers to be rewarded with Rs 250,000 each
Nepal women footballers to be rewarded with Rs 250,000 each
MORANG, March 24: The players of the Nepal women’s football team, who finished as the runner-up of the fifth Women’s SAFF Championship, have been rewarded with Rs 250,000 each in Biratnagar on Saturday.
Mar 24, 2019
SPORTS
Medalists Kakshapati, Shrestha felicitated
Medalists Kakshapati, Shrestha felicitated
KATHMANDU, March 23: Palistha Kakshapati and Rahul Shrestha, who won medals in the 16th Muaythai World Championship, have been felicitated with cash prize on Saturday.
Mar 24, 2019