SOCIETY
Govt gets Education Act amended to appoint ‘incompetent’ temporary teachers
Govt gets Education Act amended to appoint ‘incompetent’ tem...
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: In utter disregard for the seven million students of public schools in the country, the government has amended the Education Act, allowing incompetent temporary teachers to secure permanent employment in government schools.
Sep 21, 2017
ELECTION
NC leads, FSFN follows in Province 2 polls
NC leads, FSFN follows in Province 2 polls
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Ruling Nepali Congress (NC) has been leading the early vote count for the second consecutive day Wednesday, followed by Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN), CPN (Maoist Center), the main opposition CPN-UML, and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) in that order.
Sep 21, 2017
POLITICS
Setup under federalism still unclear, but police seek 22,000 more personnel
Setup under federalism still unclear, but police seek 22,000...
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Even as the structure of the police organization under the federal setup is yet to be finalized, Nepal Police has forwarded a proposal to recruit over 22,000 new personnel purportedly for deployment under the provincial police forces.
Sep 21, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Massive use of money and muscle in phase III to influence elections: DECON
Massive use of money and muscle in phase III to influence el...
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Democracy and Election Concern Nepal (DECON) has said that money and muscle were massively used in third round of local elections held in the eight districts of Province 2.
Sep 21, 2017
ECONOMY
Take decision on DPR purchase at the earliest, house panel tells govt
Take decision on DPR purchase at the earliest, house panel t...
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: The parliamentary Development Committee has directed the government to decide at the earliest whether it would buy Detailed Project Report (DPR) of Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway prepared by an Indian consortium led by Infrastructure Leasing and Financial Services (IL&FS).
Sep 21, 2017
ECONOMY
Himalayan Hydro Expo in the offing
Himalayan Hydro Expo in the offing
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Independent Power Producers' Association Nepal (IPPAN) and Expo & Event Management Services Private Limited (EEMSPL) are jointly organizing Himalayan Hydro Expo 2018 in Kathmandu on January 5-7, 2018.
Sep 21, 2017
SOCIETY
Badadashain festival begins from today
Badadashain festival begins from today
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: "Navaratri Parba" or the nine-night festival of Bada Dashain, the great festival of the Hindu religious people of Nepal, commenced from today.
Sep 21, 2017
SOCIETY
29 months on, many quake victims yet to get first installment of grant
29 months on, many quake victims yet to get first installmen...
LAMGUNJ, Sept 21: Around 1,500 earthquake-affected families of Madhya Nepal Municipality who expected to receive the first installment of the house grant before the festival of Dashain are not going to get it.
Sep 21, 2017
SOCIETY
Republica's district reporter misbehaved by police in Rautahat
Republica's district reporter misbehaved by police in Rautah...
RAUTAHAT, Sept 21: Republica's district reporter Madan Thakur was misbehaved by Rautahat's police chief on Wednesday while enquiring about the latest updates of vote counting of Garuda Municipality-3.
Sep 21, 2017
POLITICS
Khadka moves court against his ouster
Khadka moves court against his ouster
KATHMANDU, Sep 21: Sacked Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) Executive Director Gopal Khadka has filed a writ petition at the Supreme Court demanding an interim order to scrap the cabinet decision to remove him.
Sep 21, 2017