WORLD
US appeals court won't immediately allow Trump asylum ban
US appeals court won't immediately allow Trump asylum ban
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec 8: A divided U.S. appeals court late Friday refused to immediately allow the Trump administration to enforce a ban on asylum for any immigrants who illegally cross the U.S.-Mexico border.
Dec 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Furious locals set out to kill man-eater leopards
Furious locals set out to kill man-eater leopards
TANAHUN, Dec 8: Locals of Dhalkeshwar village in Bhanu Municipality are panicked after two children were mauled recently by leopard(s) in a span of 17 days. They are not sure if the same leopard killed both of them. Leopards have been terrorizing the region for a long time. This human-wildlife confl...
Dec 08, 2018
ECONOMY
Naya Shakti party demands probe into wide-body aircraft purchase
Naya Shakti party demands probe into wide-body aircraft purc...
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Demanding impartial investigation of the purchase of two wide-body airplanes, Naya Shakti Party Nepal (NSP-N) staged a protest in front of Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC) Friday morning.
Dec 08, 2018
ECONOMY
196 firms listed for contribution-based social security scheme
196 firms listed for contribution-based social security sche...
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: A total of 196 firms have listed themselves for the newly introduced contributory-based social security scheme.
Dec 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Five-year-old girl raped in Rupandehi, six arrested
Five-year-old girl raped in Rupandehi, six arrested
BUTWAL, Dec 8: A five-year-old girl was allegedly raped at Kharahani in Devdaha Municipality, police said on Saturday.
Dec 08, 2018
ECONOMY
PM pledges to court private sector investment for development
PM pledges to court private sector investment for developmen...
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Prime Minister Khadga Prasad Oli said the government will work toward attracting private sector investment for the development of the country rather than relying on foreign loans.
Dec 08, 2018
ECONOMY
Five times more applications received for model farmer’s grants
Five times more applications received for model farmer’s gra...
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: As many as 2,000 farmers, or five times more than the available, have applied for grants to run model farm in Gandaki Province. The application call was announced by the Ministry of Land Management, Agriculture, and Cooperatives for receiving grants and building farmhouse. The gran...
Dec 08, 2018
SOCIETY
President to visit Lumbini today
President to visit Lumbini today
BUTWAL, Dec 8: President Bidya Devi Bhandari is arriving Lumbini today to attend a special function being held to mark the 14th establishment day of Lumbini Buddhist University.
Dec 08, 2018
ECONOMY
TAAN appoints new CEO
TAAN appoints new CEO
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: Trekking Agencies' Association of Nepal (TAAN) appointed Bikram Thapa Magar as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO), on Thursday.
Dec 08, 2018
SPORTS
IFFB Professional League eager to expand bodybuilding in Nepal
IFFB Professional League eager to expand bodybuilding in Nep...
KATHMANDU, Dec 8: The IFBB Professional League has shown its interest to work in the field of bodybuilding in Nepal. The League is associated with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Hollywood action star and former governor of California State of the USA.
Dec 08, 2018