POLITICS
Maoists joining govt today
Maoists joining govt today
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Two Maoist parliamentarians will be joining the KP Oli-led government on Wednesday, as the UML and CPN (Maoist Center), two partners in the left coalition, intensify intraparty homework to give full shape to the cabinet.
Feb 21, 2018
SOCIETY
Fake citizenship rackets thrive in tarai
Fake citizenship rackets thrive in tarai
RAJBIRAJ, Feb 21: If citizens of India, Bangladesh and other countries want to obtain Nepali citizenship certificate, all they have to do is to visit Saptari and Sunsari districts. These two districts, since a long time, have been a safe haven for international criminals to obtain fake Nepali citize...
Feb 21, 2018
ECONOMY
Credit flow to agri sector jumps 30 percent
Credit flow to agri sector jumps 30 percent
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Credit growth of the BFIs toward agriculture sector nearly doubled in the first half of FY2017/18, a recent data of Nepal Rastra Bank shows.
Feb 21, 2018
POLITICS
Khatiwada, Bidari and Paudel-Rai appointed to upper house
Khatiwada, Bidari and Paudel-Rai appointed to upper house
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: National Assembly has got full shape Tuesday with President Bidya Devi Bhandari appointing three new members to the upper House.
Feb 21, 2018
POLITICS
Party unification process may take a month: Shrestha
Party unification process may take a month: Shrestha
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Although the CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) inked a merger deal on Monday, the process of formal unification of the two leftist parties is likely to take at least a month.
Feb 21, 2018
SOCIETY
SC grants big jail term reprieve to Sobhraj
SC grants big jail term reprieve to Sobhraj
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: International serial killer Charles Sobhraj, who has been serving a jail sentence in Nepal since the last 14 years, has received a huge reprieve from the Supreme Court.
Feb 21, 2018
SOCIETY
Illegal excavation rampant along Bagmati River
Illegal excavation rampant along Bagmati River
RAUTAHAT, Feb 21: A squad of Area Police Office (APO), Samanpur on Monday arrested two individuals and seized their excavator while they were illegally excavating gravel from the Bagmati River in Rautahat at midnight.
Feb 21, 2018
SOCIETY
Bir using defective CT scanner despite having new one
Bir using defective CT scanner despite having new one
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Despite purchasing a new CT scanner several months ago, Bir Hospital, which is the oldest and largest hospital of the country, is still using the old dysfunctional machine to scan the patients for neuro and various other problems.
Feb 21, 2018
SOCIETY
Police arrest one on fraud charge
Police arrest one on fraud charge
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: Responding to complaints filed by two Nepali migrant workers who were abducted in Turkey, police have arrested one of the accused, Om Prakash Kumar Panjiyar, on the charge of defrauding.
Feb 21, 2018
POLITICS
Petition against Jha’s appointment as chief attorney
Petition against Jha’s appointment as chief attorney
KATHMANDU, Feb 21: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court demanding revocation of the appointment of Deependra Jha to the post of chief attorney of Province 2.
Feb 21, 2018