ECONOMY
Ex-king evades Rs 38 million tax: Municipality official
Ex-king evades Rs 38 million tax: Municipality official
DAMAK, March 20: Himalaya Mahalaxmi Tea Garden based in Damak Municipality, which is owned by the former king Gyanendra Shah, has not paid taxes worth over Rs 38 million. Shah has not paid the taxes even after he was stripped of all state powers and reduced to an ordinary citizen.
Mar 20, 2018
SOCIETY
522 students of Bardiya school study under hot tin roof
522 students of Bardiya school study under hot tin roof
KATHMANDU, March 19: The students of Purna Hira Secondary School at Bansgadhi Municipality-8 in Bardia district have to endure up to 44 degree Celsius during summer as they study under corrugated zinc sheet roofs due to the lack of proper buildings. Of the total 522 students at the school, 65 percen...
Mar 20, 2018
POLITICS
Opposition party not weighing in
Opposition party not weighing in
KATHMANDU, March 20: In a parliamentary system, the main opposition party in parliament is supposed to act as a watchdog against any wrongdoings of the ruling party or parties.
Mar 20, 2018
SOCIETY
'Population of Ilam declining'
'Population of Ilam declining'
ILAM, March 20: As the world struggles to cope with poverty, starvation, illiteracy, urbanization as a result of rapid and unmanaged population growth, Ilam Municipality has decided to encourage its residents to give birth to more children.
Mar 20, 2018
POLITICS
FSFN participation in govt uncertain
FSFN participation in govt uncertain
KATHMANDU, March 20: Participation of the Upendra Yadav-led Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) in the government has become uncertain as differences have surfaced over the content of the political agreement the FSFN seeks to ink with the government before joining it.
Mar 20, 2018
POLITICS
Minister wants judges' property details made public
Minister wants judges' property details made public
KATHMANDU, March 20: Newly appointed Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Sher Bahadur Tamang on Monday demanded that the property details of judges should be made public.
Mar 20, 2018
SOCIETY
Meditation can slow ageing process: Richard Davidson
Meditation can slow ageing process: Richard Davidson
REPUBLICA, March 20: Happiness is a skill, and people can learn it in a matter of few hours. And meditation is a way to learn that skill.
Mar 20, 2018
SOCIETY
Freed Haliya women silently suffer from disease and loans
Freed Haliya women silently suffer from disease and loans
BAJURA, March 20: It has already been a decade since Bishnakala Lwar, a local of Budinanda Municpality-1 in Bajura district, has had stomach-related ailment.
Mar 20, 2018
SOCIETY
More than 150,000 workers mobilized for reconstruction in Sindhupalchowk
More than 150,000 workers mobilized for reconstruction in Si...
SINDHUPALCHOWK, March 20: Sindhupalchowk, one of the worst-hit districts by the devastating earthquakes of 2015, has expedited the reconstruction work since the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) fixed the deadline for receiving the second tranche of relief.
Mar 20, 2018
SOCIETY
Woman torches own children on death after dispute with husband
Woman torches own children on death after dispute with husba...
RAMECHHAP, March 20: A 25 years old woman of Khandadevi Rural Municipality-6 of Ramechhap has been accused of killing her two children on Sunday by setting them on fire.
Mar 20, 2018