POLITICS
Threshold forcing fringe parties to go for mergers, alliances
Threshold forcing fringe parties to go for mergers, alliance...
KATHMANDU, Oct 16: Several regional and fringe parties have opted for mergers with the three big parties after their political survival came under threat with the introduction of electoral threshold. The threshold barrier has pushed few other parties to go into coalitions with bigger parties.
Oct 16, 2017
SOCIETY
Residents demand Darchula be reclassified as remote
Residents demand Darchula be reclassified as remote
DARCHULA, Oct 16: Considering the upcoming provincial election, the government recently published a new classification on accessibility of areas. The new classification has upgraded many of the localities to accessible from backward region.
Oct 16, 2017
SOCIETY
Babies as items to steal for some, throwaway for others
Babies as items to steal for some, throwaway for others
JANAKPUR, Oct 16: Lila Devi Sah, 40, of Laxmipur Patari Rural Municipality-4 of Siraha was arrested on Saturday on the charge of 'stealing' a seven-month-old baby. The same night, a new mother dropped her seven-day new-born at an orphanage in Gyanpur, Janakpur Sub-metropolis-8, and ran away.
Oct 16, 2017
POLITICS
Bhattarai in talks with NC for poll alliance
Bhattarai in talks with NC for poll alliance
KATHMANDU, Oct 16: Naya Shakti Party Nepal (NSPN) Chairman Baburam Bhattarai has started negotiations with the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) for electoral adjustments in the upcoming elections.
Oct 16, 2017
POLITICS
SC rules in favor of appointing 11 justices
SC rules in favor of appointing 11 justices
KATHMANDU, Oct 16: The Supreme Court has upheld its earlier decision to scrap the writ petition filed against the appointment of 11 justices.
Oct 16, 2017
SOCIETY
This govt school has two teachers, four students
This govt school has two teachers, four students
LAMJUNG, Oct 16: Chandrakant Ghimire, a teacher of Marsyangdi Rural Municipality, Bahundanda, wakes up early in the morning and takes his meal before eight. After a two-hour walk through the difficult track, he finally reaches the school in Chinkhola village where he has been teaching for years.
Oct 16, 2017
ECONOMY
Reliable Nepal Life Insurance starts operation
Reliable Nepal Life Insurance starts operation
KATHMANDU, Oct 16: Reliable Nepal Life Insurance Limited has started operation from Sunday. Chiranjibi Chapagain, chairman Beema Samiti, inaugurated operation of the life insurance company amid a program held in Kathmandu on Sunday.
Oct 16, 2017
ECONOMY
Paddy production projected to grow to record 5.4 million tons
Paddy production projected to grow to record 5.4 million ton...
KATHMANDU, Oct 16: The government has projected paddy production to grow by 2 million to a record high of 5.4 million tons in the current fiscal year despite massive floods in country's southern plains in the paddy transplantation season.
Oct 16, 2017
ECONOMY
Gorkha Precast and Windor formally inaugurated
Gorkha Precast and Windor formally inaugurated
BHAKTAPUR, Oct 16: The Bhaktapur-based manufacturing facility of Gorkha Precast and Windor Pvt Ltd formally came into operation on Saturday.
Oct 16, 2017
SOCIETY
Dr KC's condition 'deteriorating to critical'
Dr KC's condition 'deteriorating to critical'
KATHMANDU, Oct 16: The condition of Dr Govinda KC, professor at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) who is on a fast-unto-death since October 5 demanding reforms in medical education, has been deteriorating to a critical stage on the 11th day of the hunger strike on Sunday.
Oct 16, 2017