POLITICS
House committee seeks details of citizenships by birth issued post-2007
House committee seeks details of citizenships by birth issue...
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Parliament's State Affairs Committee (SAC) is to ask the Home Ministry how many certificates of citizenship by birth have been distributed since the Madhes movement of 2007.
Dec 08, 2018
POLITICS
NC chides PM for his jibe against critics
NC chides PM for his jibe against critics
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC) has taken strong exception to the controversial remarks by Prime Minister KP Oli against the members of the intelligentsia who criticize the government's decisions.
Dec 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Police open fire to arrest ex-con robbery-accused
Police open fire to arrest ex-con robbery-accused
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: A team of officers from the Metropolitan Police Crime Division (MPCD), Teku on Friday fired a shot at robbery-accused Rajan Limbu in process of arresting him from his alleged hideout in the Ratopul area in the capital.
Dec 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Nepal's first genetic conference to conclude today
Nepal's first genetic conference to conclude today
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: The first National Conference on Genetic Diseases began in capital on Friday. The two-day conference will conclude on Saturday.
Dec 08, 2018
POLITICS
CC meeting to pick new CJ rescheduled
CC meeting to pick new CJ rescheduled
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: The Constitutional Council (CC) meeting scheduled for Saturday to pick a new chief justice has once again been postponed, to Tuesday.
Dec 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Ragging unavoidable at BPKIHS, anti-ragging groups ineffective
Ragging unavoidable at BPKIHS, anti-ragging groups ineffecti...
DHARAN, Dec 8: There is a Computed Radiography (CR) room for X-ray in the emergency ward of BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS). Usually, this room remains closed and is opened only if there is some problem with the CR machine.
Dec 08, 2018
ECONOMY
Stocks extend losses as Nepse sheds 100 points in 4 weeks
Stocks extend losses as Nepse sheds 100 points in 4 weeks
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Stocks witnessed a turbulent week as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index fell further stretching the prolonged downturn since more than two years. Stocks tanked on the first trading day of the week with the index dropping more than 17 points.
Dec 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Maths, Science exams a big worry for blind students using braille
Maths, Science exams a big worry for blind students using br...
PALPA, Dec 8: Kavita Baral of Ratnanagar Municipality-9, Chitwan, is a visually-impaired student who just completed her Secondary Education Examination (SEE).
Dec 08, 2018
OPINION
Reflections, from foreign land
Reflections, from foreign land
When the West faces a dead end, they innovate. When we face a dead end, we emigrate. Tragedy is that it turns out to be the smarter choice
Dec 08, 2018
ECONOMY
Farmers relieved as NFC offers better price for paddy
Farmers relieved as NFC offers better price for paddy
NEPALGUNJ, Dec 8: Farmers in Nepalgunj are delighted this year as well, with the Nepal Food Corporation (NFC) continuing to purchase paddy from them at an inflated price. Each year, the corporation gives them a price better than the local market to relieve the farmers of financial burden.
Dec 08, 2018