SOCIETY
Child marriage, polygamy taking toll on women’s life
Child marriage, polygamy taking toll on women’s life
ROLPA, March 5: Sirmaya Pun, 50, is not happy. Poverty, loneliness and poor health define her life, she says. Child marriage coupled with her husband’s second marriage largely led to her present condition. “When I got married to him, both of us were underage. That was perhaps not a good decision. Bu...
Mar 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Protecting community forest from smugglers a new challenge in Nepalgunj
Protecting community forest from smugglers a new challenge i...
NEPALGUNJ, March 5: It became a real challenge for the consumers of Usha Greenery Community Forest (UGCF) to retrieve 49.44 cubic feet long Sal logs from smugglers who were preparing to load the timber in their tractor at around 10 pm on Friday.
Mar 05, 2018
SOCIETY
SC defers hearing on three NA nominees
SC defers hearing on three NA nominees
KATHMANDU, March 5: The Supreme Court has deferred the hearing on the case filed against three nominated National Assembly members for Monday.
Mar 05, 2018
POLITICS
First meeting of federal parliament today
First meeting of federal parliament today
KATHMANDU, March 5: The first meeting of the federal parliament is scheduled for Monday afternoon after the lawmakers took the oath of office and secrecy amidst a special function at International Conference Center in New Baneshwar on Sunday.
Mar 05, 2018
POLITICS
Left-FSFN coalition talks still inconclusive
Left-FSFN coalition talks still inconclusive
KATHMANDU, Mar 5: Leaders of the ruling left alliance and the Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) held two rounds of talks on Sunday to finalize a coalition deal but the negotiations ended inconclusively, according to the leaders.
Mar 05, 2018
POLITICS
VVIPs on Nepal visit will now receive guard of honor at Army Pavilion
VVIPs on Nepal visit will now receive guard of honor at Army...
KATHMANDU, Mar 5: Revising the previous location of offering such honor, the newly-formed government of K P Sharma Oli has decided to establish a new practice of offering the guard of honor to all the visiting foreign VVIPs at Nepal Army Pavilion, Tundikhel.
Mar 05, 2018
SOCIETY
SC shifts contempt case against Kantipur to another bench
SC shifts contempt case against Kantipur to another bench
KATHMANDU, Mar 5: The Supreme Court (SC) has shifted the contempt of court case against Kantipur Publications to another bench comprising justices Dambar Bahadur Shahi and Bam Kumar Shrestha. The bench began recording the statements of Kantipur officials on Sunday.
Mar 05, 2018
POLITICS
Absence of civil servants a big problem in Karnali Province
Absence of civil servants a big problem in Karnali Province
SURKHET, Mar 5: The absence of civil servants remains a big problem in Karnali Province, creating hurdles to running the provincial government.
Mar 05, 2018
ECONOMY
Most of UNNATI projects in eastern hills behind schedule
Most of UNNATI projects in eastern hills behind schedule
PANCHTHAR, Mar 5: Infrastructure development projects run by UNNATI-Inclusive Growth Program, a Nepal-Denmark development cooperation, in seven hilly districts of Province 1 are progressing at a very slow pace.
Mar 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Chudamani Sharma released on bail in illegal wealth possession case
Chudamani Sharma released on bail in illegal wealth possessi...
KATHMANDU, Mar 5: The Special Court on Sunday released former chief of the Department of Revenue Investigation (DRI), Chudamani Sharma on bail amounting to Rs 4.5 million in an illegal wealth possession case.
Mar 05, 2018