POLITICS
PM in discussion for cabinet reshuffle
PM in discussion for cabinet reshuffle
KATHMANDU, March 13: Prime Minister KP Oli has started backdoor negotiations with leaders of the ruling parties to reshuffle the cabinet. Prime Minister Oli, who has long expressed dissatisfaction with the performance of some of the ministers, had intended to reshuffle cabinet soon after the governm...
Mar 13, 2019
POLITICS
Bill to prioritize fuel, materials for top projects, restrict protests at sites
Bill to prioritize fuel, materials for top projects, restric...
KATHMANDU, March 13: The government has forwarded a bill to parliament for bringing development projects of national priority under the supervision of the prime minister.
Mar 13, 2019
POLITICS
Govt restricts Chand group’s activities
Govt restricts Chand group’s activities
KATHMANDU, March 13: The government on Tuesday outlawed the ‘political activities’ of the semi-underground Communist Party of Nepal led by Netra Bikram Chand, signaling a crackdown on ongoing extortions and bombings by the group in various parts of the country.
Mar 13, 2019
POLITICS
PM rules out talks unless Chand group shuns terrorism, violence
PM rules out talks unless Chand group shuns terrorism, viole...
KATHMANDU, March 13: While venting ire against the Maoist splinter faction for carrying out various illegal activities such as extortions, looting and setting off bombs, Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has ruled out any immediate possibility of dialogue with the Netra Bikram Chanda-led Communist Party...
Mar 13, 2019
POLITICS
Indo-Pacific strategy could threaten regional security: Experts
Indo-Pacific strategy could threaten regional security: Expe...
KATHMANDU, March 13: Security and foreign policy experts from various countries in various South Asian countries said the newly-unveiled Indo-Pacific strategy by the US could pose threats to smaller states if this is pursued as security architecture.
Mar 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Two killed, 22 injured in wedding bus accident
Two killed, 22 injured in wedding bus accident
MAKWANPUR, March 13: Two people died and 22 others were injured when a bus carrying wedding attendants fell off a cliff at Dharampani in Makwanpurgadhi Rural Municipality-2 on Tuesday. Overspeeding has been blamed for the accident.
Mar 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Ministry to act on missing records of about 8,000 health ministry staffers
Ministry to act on missing records of about 8,000 health min...
KATHMANDU, March 13: The Ministry of Health and Population (MoHP), which started working on the missing records of its staffers in the last week of November last year, is yet to finalize the report though the ministry had promised to resolve the matter in a month.
Mar 13, 2019
SOCIETY
One dead, two taken ill in Parsa group suicide attempt
One dead, two taken ill in Parsa group suicide attempt
KATHMANDU, March 13: A girl died while undergoing treatment while her lover and her sister have turned ill after a group suicide attempt in Parsa on Sunday evening.
Mar 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Tamang studies seminar concludes
Tamang studies seminar concludes
KATHMANDU, March 13: The first, two-day long annual Tamang Studies Seminar held in the capital in coordination with Nepal Academy on the occasion of the first anniversary of Tamang Nyangkhor concluded on Tuesday.
Mar 13, 2019
SOCIETY
Pregnant women in Gajuri get free ambulance service, prenatal care
Pregnant women in Gajuri get free ambulance service, prenata...
DHADING, March 13: Seven months ago, Thamelimaya Tamang, 21, of Gajuri Rural Municipality-4 lost her life after being unable to deliver her child.
Mar 13, 2019