POLITICS
21 parties register for upper house elections
21 parties register for upper house elections
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Twenty-one political parties have applied at the Election Commission to contest the upcoming upper house elections. The election body had provided parties 15 days to register and the deadline expired Friday.
Jan 13, 2018
ECONOMY
Pokhara airport saw largest passenger movement in 2017 outside Kathmandu
Pokhara airport saw largest passenger movement in 2017 outsi...
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Domestic passenger movement has been increasing remarkably in recent years, while travelling by road is full of hassles across the country.
Jan 13, 2018
ECONOMY
5 Nepalis in Qatar denied promised work, pay
5 Nepalis in Qatar denied promised work, pay
KHOTANG, Jan 13: Five Nepalis, including two from Khotang, have been stuck in Qatar after not getting salary and work as per the agreement under which they reached the country for job.
Jan 13, 2018
ECONOMY
Supply of internet service from China begins
Supply of internet service from China begins
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The commercial operation of an optical fiber link between China and Nepal has formally begun, paving way for supply of internet bandwidth via Jilong gateway near Kerung along the Nepal-China border.
Jan 13, 2018
SOCIETY
He died saving his dog in earthquake, it's now the joy of his family
He died saving his dog in earthquake, it's now the joy of hi...
BHAKTAPUR, Jan 13: They lost their son during the April 2015 earthquake. While many ran for their lives as soon as the ground started shaking and buildings started crumbling, Yogesh Bashukala, 22, of Bhaktapur was more worried about his pet dog. He tried to descend from a second floor, hugging the d...
Jan 13, 2018
ECONOMY
Fuel traders on the receiving end as tankers supply less than ordered
Fuel traders on the receiving end as tankers supply less tha...
DOTI, Jan 13: Fuel traders in the district have claimed that the tankers of Nepal Oil Corporation have been delivering less than the said amount of petroleum. The tankers have been supplying them four percent less petroleum in average, the traders have claimed.
Jan 13, 2018
POLITICS
Govt in fix over capitals, guvs as left alliance non-committal
Govt in fix over capitals, guvs as left alliance non-committ...
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The government is in a fix over the appointment of governors and fixing of temporary capitals of the seven provinces as the left alliance of the CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) is non-committal about forging an all-party consensus over these issues.
Jan 13, 2018
Lifestyle
‘Mississippi Burning’ KKK leader Killen dies in prison at 92
‘Mississippi Burning’ KKK leader Killen dies in prison at 92
AP, Jan 13: Edgar Ray Killen, a 1960s Ku Klux Klan leader who was convicted decades later in the “Mississippi Burning” slayings of three civil rights workers, has died in prison at the age of 92, the state’s corrections department announced Friday.
Jan 13, 2018
ECONOMY
Indian, Chinese fruits dominate Nepali market
Indian, Chinese fruits dominate Nepali market
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Nepali fruit market is dominated by fruits imported from India and China as domestic production is far less than the market demand.
Jan 13, 2018
SPORTS
TAC’s Shrestha sets new national record
TAC’s Shrestha sets new national record
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Departmental team Tribhuvan Army Club (TAC)’s Dinesh Shrestha on Friday set a new national record breaking a nearly two-decade-long national record in the ongoing 23rd Men’s and eighth Women’s National Weight-Lifting Championship under the National Sports Council (NSC) Championshi...
Jan 13, 2018