SOCIETY
Sweet shop owner charged with rape
Sweet shop owner charged with rape
BANEPA, Sept 5: Area Police Office (APO), Banepa on Monday arrested an owner of a sweet shop on the charge of raping a teenager. Acting on a complaint filed by the victim, police arrested a 25-year-old man from ward 11 of Dhulikhel Municipality where he ran the sweet shop. He has been accused of rap...
Sep 05, 2018
POLITICS
Controversial persons also conferred medals by prez
Controversial persons also conferred medals by prez
KATHMANDU, Sept 5: A sacked chief justice, a suspended police officer and other controversial individuals also received national medals from President Bidya Bhandari on Tuesday, along with various other individuals making a contribution to the country.
Sep 05, 2018
POLITICS
Following criticism, govt softens approach to I/NGOs
Following criticism, govt softens approach to I/NGOs
KATHMANDU, Sept 5: Relenting in its ‘harsh approach’ toward I/NGOs, the government is now saying that it wants to work with national and international NGOs so as to more effectively steer its national development campaign under the slogan of ‘Prosperous Nepal and Happy Nepali’.
Sep 05, 2018
POLITICS
SC takes strong exception to Bishwakarma’s repeated arrests
SC takes strong exception to Bishwakarma’s repeated arrests
KATHMANDU, Sept 5: Taking strong exception to the repeated arrest of Khadga Bahadur Bishwakarma, the spokesperson of the Maoist party led by Netra Bikram Chand, even after the Supreme Court order to release him the Supreme Court has ordered the government to release Bishwakarma.
Sep 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Netizens divided over doctors' protest
Netizens divided over doctors' protest
KATHMANDU, Sept 5: The new Muluki Codes enforced on August 17 have created a wave of dissatisfaction among the people of two important professions - doctors and journalists.
Sep 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Dilip Bista's family accuse police of torture
Dilip Bista's family accuse police of torture
KANCHANPUR, Sept 5: Family members of Dilip Singh Bista, the alleged perpetrator of Nirmala Panta's rape and murder have accused the police of giving extreme torture to Bista.
Sep 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Karnali Highway: More hassles than relief
Karnali Highway: More hassles than relief
SURKHET, Sept 5: The Birendranagar to Gamgadi stretch of the Karnali Highway is 294 kilometers. In normal conditions, vehicles can travel this distance in around a day.
Sep 05, 2018
POLITICS
BIMSTEC has not agreed to any military pact: Oli
BIMSTEC has not agreed to any military pact: Oli
KATHMANDU, Sep 5: Prime Minister KP Oli has clarified that the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) Kathmandu summit has not agreed to any joint military exercise between the member states.
Sep 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Teenager invents robot and motorcycle using trash
Teenager invents robot and motorcycle using trash
RUPANDEHI, Sept 5: Nineteen years old Subin Sunuwar of Kanchan Rural Municipality-3, Rudrapur has raised quite a few eyebrows by inventing a talking robot and a motorcycle using locally available resources.
Sep 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Local government fails to bring any change to health sector
Local government fails to bring any change to health sector
JUMLA, Sept 5: There are four government health institutions in Chandanath Municipality of the district headquarters Khalanga. Sadly, all of them are facing a medicine crunch at the moment.
Sep 05, 2018