SOCIETY
Child widows sheltering at hermitage
Child widows sheltering at hermitage
PARBAT, Oct 24: In 1956, Padma Acharya of Ward No.5, Modi Rural Municipality, got married at the tender age of ten. At those times, early marriage was very much prevalent in our society. Three years after her marriage, she lost her husband Narayan Bhuwaji before she could understand the relationship...
Oct 25, 2017
ECONOMY
NIC Asia says less likely to have lost money from recent cyber attack
NIC Asia says less likely to have lost money from recent cyb...
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: NIC Asia Bank Ltd has claimed that it was less likely to lose money from the recent cyber attack against it, stating that all international banks where it maintains accounts have been requested to stop processing payment instructions made on the day of hacking.
Oct 25, 2017
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Congestion delays berthing of vessels carrying Nepal-bound cargo
Congestion delays berthing of vessels carrying Nepal-bound c...
BIRGUNJ, Oct 24: Vessels have not been able to unload Nepal-bound cargoes at the Kolkata port thanks to port congestion. Freight forwarders say vessels have to wait a minimum of a week to 10 days to get their turn for unloading cargoes.
Oct 25, 2017
POLITICS
German envoy for publicizing Nepal's peace process success abroad
German envoy for publicizing Nepal's peace process success a...
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: Newly-appointed German Ambassador to Nepal Roland Schaefer has pointed out the need to publicize Nepal's successful peace process around the world.
Oct 25, 2017
POLITICS
Poll officers, security personnel may be unable to vote
Poll officers, security personnel may be unable to vote
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: Thousands of government officials deployed for poll duty are likely to be unable to vote in the upcoming parliamentary and provincial assembly elections slated for November and December.
Oct 25, 2017
POLITICS
36 old faces in 1st phase parliament polls
36 old faces in 1st phase parliament polls
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: Over half of those elected in the first-phase parliamentary elections scheduled for November 26 are likely to be old faces. Over 36 former lawmakers from the major political parties are contesting 37 constituencies in 32 hill and mountain districts.
Oct 25, 2017
WORLD
CPC enshrines Xi Jinping ideology in constitution
CPC enshrines Xi Jinping ideology in constitution
The congress also agreed to include statements in the party charter that the CPC will uphold its absolute leadership over the People's Liberation Army.
Oct 25, 2017
POLITICS
Many in UML, NC doubt effectiveness of alliances
Many in UML, NC doubt effectiveness of alliances
KATHMANDU, Oct 24: A majority government seems well within the reach of the newly-formed left alliance. It is something even the staunchest Nepali Congress supporter can't easily rule out, given the strong performance of the left parties in the recently held local polls.
Oct 25, 2017
POLITICS
Contempt of court case filed against IGP Aryal
Contempt of court case filed against IGP Aryal
KATMANDU, Oct 24: A contempt of court case has been filed at the Supreme Court (SC) against Inspector General of Police (IGP) Prakash Aryal, accusing him of ignoring the apex court's order to detain murder-convict Balkrishna Dhungel.
Oct 25, 2017
Editorial
SWIFT and unsure
SWIFT and unsure
No one, it seems, takes cyber security seriously in Nepal. Not the government or its ministries whose websites are frequently hacked. Not the law enforcement agencies which are slow (and often clueless) about reported cybercrimes. And certainly not the banks and financial institutions (BFIs) that ar...
Oct 25, 2017