SOCIETY
Some miss old-time unity in present-day Thabang
Some miss old-time unity in present-day Thabang
ROLPA, Oct 30: For some locals of Thabang is no more the Thabang they remember. One of the locals to feel so is Girish Pun. A former Maoist guerrilla, while sharing such feelings he was referring to the changes that have taken place in this place, which was considered as a Maoist forte during the in...
Oct 30, 2018
SOCIETY
Narayanhiti Palace Museum bustles with visitors after display of crown
Narayanhiti Palace Museum bustles with visitors after displa...
KATHMANDU, Oct 30: One week into the public display of the royal crown and scepter, Narayanhiti Palace Museum bustles with visitors. Not just the locals, but even foreigners are seen flocking the palace to get a glimpse of the priceless artifacts which are displayed inside a bullet-proof showcase in...
Oct 30, 2018
SOCIETY
61 percent Nepali fugitives arrested abroad were nabbed in Gulf
61 percent Nepali fugitives arrested abroad were nabbed in G...
KATHMANDU, Oct 30: Given the open border regime between Nepal and India that requires no visa to travel, fugitives from Nepal should find India as their preferred hiding place. However, the data maintained by Nepal Police over the past several years has shown otherwise.
Oct 30, 2018
SOCIETY
Rift among Nirmala case protesters in Kanchanpur
Rift among Nirmala case protesters in Kanchanpur
KANCHANPUR, Oct 30: Women rights activists and locals resumed their protests on Monday, demanding justice for Kanchanpur teenager Nirmala Pant who was raped and murdered over three months ago. However, the protesters are now sharply divided into two major factions.
Oct 30, 2018
POLITICS
Disgruntled groups want jailed cadres freed before talks
Disgruntled groups want jailed cadres freed before talks
KATHMANDU, Oct 30: The Political Dialogue Team (PDT), which is entrusted to bring various disgruntled ‘political’ groups to mainstream politics through negotiations, is in a fix over how to proceed as most of the demands put forth by those groups are not political in nature.
Oct 30, 2018
POLITICS
PM Oli hospitalized, to remain there three more days
PM Oli hospitalized, to remain there three more days
KATHMANDU, Oct 30: Doctors involved in Prime Minister KP Oli’s treatment have said that he will have to remain in hospital for three more days. The 66-year-old premier was rushed to TU Teaching Hospital with a chest infection in the wee hours Monday after he complained of fever.
Oct 30, 2018
ECONOMY
Malaysian employers to bear all costs for Nepali worker: MoU
Malaysian employers to bear all costs for Nepali worker: MoU
KATHMANDU, Oct 30: Nepali workers going to Malaysia will not now have to pay a single rupee . Under a memorandum of understanding signed with Nepal on Monday, Malaysia has agreed to not place any financial burden on Nepalis bound for Malaysia for employment.
Oct 30, 2018
SPORTS
Emotional Mahrez seals points for Man City at Tottenham
Emotional Mahrez seals points for Man City at Tottenham
LONDON, Oct 30: Manchester City returned to the Premier League summit on goal difference as they dug out a 1-0 victory over fifth-placed Tottenham Hotspur courtesy of an early goal by Riyad Mahrez at a subdued Wembley Stadium on Monday.
Oct 30, 2018
SOCIETY
'Mortuary fridge' in Dhading
'Mortuary fridge' in Dhading
DHADING, Oct 30: A mortuary fridge has finally been introduced in the Primary Health Care Centre in Gajuri.
Oct 30, 2018
SOCIETY
NEA searching and punishing people for electricity theft
NEA searching and punishing people for electricity theft
GORKHA, Oct 30: Nepal Electricity Authority's (NEA) electricity distribution center in Gorkha in has intensified search for those stealing electricity.
Oct 30, 2018