SOCIETY
Campaign fails to stop child marriage
Campaign fails to stop child marriage
PYUTHAN, Jan 2: Ward 3 of Mallarani Rural Municipality was the first ward in Pyuthan district to declare itself as a child marriage-free zone. Last year, the locals declared the ward as child marriage-free last December. But the situation now has become just the opposite. The ward is on the top of t...
Jan 02, 2019
SPORTS
Spurs and Arsenal bounce back with New Year wins
Spurs and Arsenal bounce back with New Year wins
MANCHESTER, Jan 2: Tottenham Hotspur and Arsenal both bounced back from demoralising defeats to enjoy wins on New Years Day, with Spurs cruising to a 3-0 victory at Cardiff and the Gunners beating Fulham 4-1 at the Emirates.
Jan 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Seed supplier compensates rice farmers for crop failure
Seed supplier compensates rice farmers for crop failure
SINDHULI, Jan 2: Kamalamai Municipality has distributed Rs 700,000 provided by a seed supplier firm to farmers after the so-called ‘high-quality’ rice seed failed to yield rice as advertised. The rice seed was provided to the farmers through the municipality.
Jan 02, 2019
POLITICS
Congress MP raises security concerns
Congress MP raises security concerns
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: Lawmaker Amaresh Kumar Singh speaking in parliament on Tuesday questioned the government’s recent decision to award an agent of Chinese firm Huawei to set up a video conferencing system at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO).
Jan 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Pokharel's bid to keep CTEVT under ministry snags Medical Education Bill
Pokharel's bid to keep CTEVT under ministry snags Medical Ed...
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: The present two thirds-majority government has been drafting a National Education Bill with a proposed provision for ending private investment in school education in seven years' time.
Jan 02, 2019
POLITICS
PAC panel faults Minister Adhikari, others in wide-body scam
PAC panel faults Minister Adhikari, others in wide-body scam
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: A parliamentary subcommittee probing the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) aircraft purchase scam has implicated three ministers including incumbent tourism minister Rabindra Adhikari.
Jan 02, 2019
POLITICS
PHC endorses Rana for CJ, swearing-in today
PHC endorses Rana for CJ, swearing-in today
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: The Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) on Tuesday endorsed Cholendra Samser Rana for chief justice of the Supreme Court (SC) for the next four years.
Jan 02, 2019
POLITICS
MP raps awarding of PMO contract to Huawei
MP raps awarding of PMO contract to Huawei
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: Lawmaker Amaresh Kumar Singh speaking in parliament on Tuesday questioned the government's recent decision to award an agent of Chinese firm Huawei to set up a video conferencing system at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO).
Jan 02, 2019
POLITICS
Parliament endorses Civil Servants Adjustment Ordinance
Parliament endorses Civil Servants Adjustment Ordinance
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: The parliament has endorsed the civil servants' adjustment ordinance amid opposition by the Nepali Congress (NC) and Nepal Workers and Peasants Party (NWPP).
Jan 02, 2019
POLITICS
I performed my duties with professional integrity: Outgoing CJ
I performed my duties with professional integrity: Outgoing...
KATHMANDU, Jan 2: Outgoing Chief Justice Om Prakash Mishra said on Tuesday that he performed his judicial tasks during his career with professional integrity. Mishra, 65, took retirement on Tuesday on the ground of age.
Jan 02, 2019