SOCIETY
Probe into citizenships provided to non-Nepalis getting nowhere
Probe into citizenships provided to non-Nepalis getting nowh...
KAPILBASTU, Oct 12: Mithai Lal Chauhan, a local of Bijaynagar Rural Municipality-6 had complained to the local administration in 2012 that three non-Nepalis were provided with the citizenship certificates during citizenship distribution in 2007. He filed complaints urging the administration to inves...
Oct 12, 2017
POLITICS
Vote transfer row halts National Assembly Election Bill
Vote transfer row halts National Assembly Election Bill
KATHMANDU, Oct 12: A dispute over whether to introduce the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system has halted the endorsement of the National Assembly Election Bill in parliament.
Oct 12, 2017
POLITICS
Renu Dahal votes for UML in DCC election
Renu Dahal votes for UML in DCC election
CHITWAN, Oct 12: Bharatpur Mayor Renu Dahal who had won her recent elections in controversial fashion, has voted for her former rival CPN-UML candidate in Chitwan District Coordination Committee (DCC) election after her party, the CPN (Maoist Center) formed election alliance with the the CPN-UML.
Oct 12, 2017
POLITICS
Fate of 80 high court judges uncertain
Fate of 80 high court judges uncertain
KATHMANDU, Oct 12: The Supreme Court on Thursday is set to decide the fate of 80 high court judges who were appointed nine months ago.
Oct 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Banmala locality enters busy season as Tihar nears
Banmala locality enters busy season as Tihar nears
TATHALI (BHAKTAPUR), Oct 12: Farmers of Banmala settlement in Tathali of Changu Narayan Municipality-9 are busy plucking Globe Amaranth flowers for the upcoming Tihar season.
Oct 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Over 400 students deprived of drinking water
Over 400 students deprived of drinking water
PARBAT, Oct 12: Every year, the District Coordination Committee and the District Drinking Water and Sanitation Division Office (DDWSDO), Rolpa, publicize a report showing the increase in people's access to drinking water in Kushma Municipality. However, that's not the real picture as more than 400 s...
Oct 12, 2017
POLITICS
NC leaders demand elections within one day
NC leaders demand elections within one day
KATHMANDU, Oct 12: Arguing that 'militant cadres' of CPN-UML and CPN (Maoist Center) could unduly influence the polls, a section of leaders from the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) are exerting pressure on Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to hold the elections on the same day.
Oct 12, 2017
POLITICS
NC forms panel to pick poll candidates
NC forms panel to pick poll candidates
KATHMANDU, Oct 12: Nepali Congress (NC) on Wednesday formed a 17-member Parliamentary Board to pick the party's poll candidates.
Oct 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Naubise-Nagdhunga traffic snarls a nightmare for commuters
Naubise-Nagdhunga traffic snarls a nightmare for commuters
DHADING, Oct 12: In a recent travel, Dinesh Sapkota got into a bus at Dhadingbesi at 7 am and reached Kathmandu at 5 pm. He had planned to complete works in Kathmandu by the evening and return to Dhadingbesi. But the plan failed to materialize due to the prolonged traffic snarl on the Naubise-Nagdhu...
Oct 12, 2017
POLITICS
Govt officials satisfied with recent work progress
Govt officials satisfied with recent work progress
KATHMANDU, Oct 12: Government officials have claimed that construction work of Gautam Buddha International Airport Project is now moving at a satisfactory pace.
Oct 12, 2017