ECONOMY
Envoy stresses strengthening US-Nepal economic ties
Envoy stresses strengthening US-Nepal economic ties
KATHMANDU, Dec 20: US Ambassador to Nepal Alaina B Teplitz has said that one of key areas of cooperation between Nepal and the US in coming years should be to increase growth in Nepal by strengthening economic ties between the two countries.
Dec 20, 2017
POLITICS, SPECIAL
Left to sweep upper house under majority system, a few seats for NC under STV
Left to sweep upper house under majority system, a few seats...
KATHMANDU, Dec 20: The dispute between Nepali Congress (NC) and the CPN-UML over the system for constituting the National Assembly (NA) has delayed authentication of the upper house election ordinance by the president and the formation of the new government.
Dec 20, 2017
SOCIETY
Rat smelled in KMC medicine purchase for free distribution
Rat smelled in KMC medicine purchase for free distribution
KATHMANDU, Dec 20: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) Office has fallen far behind other local bodies in buying medicines for free distribution out of the budget allocated by the Ministry of Health (MoH).
Dec 20, 2017
POLITICS
Oli reiterates railway promise
Oli reiterates railway promise
KATHMANDU, Dec 20: UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli on Thursday said that the left government would initiate the process to build cross-country railway links connecting Kathmandu, Pokhara and Lumbuni with Kerung of Tibet, China.
Dec 20, 2017
SOCIETY
CIAA seeks Rs 1m fine, jail for DOFE DG
CIAA seeks Rs 1m fine, jail for DOFE DG
KATMANDU, Dec 20: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) on Tuesday filed a corruption case against three Department of Foreign Employment (DOFE) officials including its Director General Bishwaraj Pandey at the Special Court on charge of receiving bribes from service seeke...
Dec 20, 2017
POLITICS
Govt to be told to integrate scattered skill development programs
Govt to be told to integrate scattered skill development pro...
KATHMANDU, Dec 20: High-Powered Federal Administration Restructuring Committee is preparing to recommend to the government to integrate all skill development programs and training, and introduce programs based on classification of skills for effective utilization and production of skilled manpower
Dec 20, 2017
SOCIETY
Police accused of breaking hand of a suspect
Police accused of breaking hand of a suspect
SURKHET, Dec 20: A student kept under custody for investigation has been critically injured after apparently being beaten by police and the prisoners of District Police Office (DPO), Surkhet.
Dec 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Paddy production projected to drop to 5.15 million tons
Paddy production projected to drop to 5.15 million tons
KATHMANDU, Dec 20: Paddy production is projected to reach 5.15 million tons this year.
The Ministry of Agricultural Development, which had earlier projected a record high production of 5.4 million tons, has now said that paddy production this year be lower compared to last year due to impacts of Ta...
Dec 20, 2017
SOCIETY
Dipping mercury cripples Tarai life
Dipping mercury cripples Tarai life
RAUTAHAT, Dec 20: With the sudden dip in temperature, thick fog has started blanketing various parts of Rautahat and other districts in the Tarai crippling the normal life.
Dec 20, 2017
SOCIETY
A man who has conducted over 2,000 postmortems
A man who has conducted over 2,000 postmortems
PARBAT, Dec 20: Dissecting human bodies is not an easy job. In fact, it takes a strong-hearted and daring person to conduct a postmortem. In the beginning, Ram Bahadur Damai of Kushma, Tanahun, found it disgusting to chop the organs of human bodies as directed by the doctors. But later, he got used...
Dec 20, 2017