POLITICS, SOCIETY
Ex-Maoist combatant living a miserable life for four years
Ex-Maoist combatant living a miserable life for four years
BAJHANG, July 24: It has been more than four years since Surendra Damai,40, a former Maoist combatant, has been struggling with life in a small dilapidated hut, which too is built in someone else's land because he doesn't have his own land.
Jul 25, 2017
POLITICS
Cabinet expansion likely today
Cabinet expansion likely today
KATHMANDU, July 24: Amid criticism from various quarters over the prolonged delay, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has decided to expand his cabinet on Tuesday.
Jul 25, 2017
ECONOMY
Inaction by Chinese contractors to hit dry season power flow
Inaction by Chinese contractors to hit dry season power flow
KATHMANDU, July 24: Completing the Dhalkebar substation to import more power and bringing the Kulekhani III plant into generation are two major tasks planned by Nepal Electricity Authority for continuous energy supply in the coming dry season.
Jul 25, 2017
POLITICS
UML MP asks govt to take clear stand on Doklam
UML MP asks govt to take clear stand on Doklam
KATHMANDU, July 24: Drawing attention of the parliament to the ongoing standoff between neighboring India and China at their tri-junction border point with Bhutan over the Doklam plateau, a lawmaker from the main opposition CPN-UML has urged the government to make Nepal's position clear.
Jul 25, 2017
ECONOMY
Elected representatives barred from sitting on board of BFIs
Elected representatives barred from sitting on board of BFIs
KATHMANDU, July 24: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has introduced a new rule, barring elected officials of local units, provinces and central level froming becoming board director of bank and financial institutions (BFIs).
Jul 25, 2017
SPORTS
School boxing training begins
School boxing training begins
KATHMANDU ,July 24): Nepal Boxing Association (NBA) started its school boxing program from Monday conducting training at GEMS School, Lalitpur.
Jul 25, 2017
SOCIETY
A large number of children still deprived of education in Rolpa
A large number of children still deprived of education in R...
ROLPA, JULY 24: Twelve years old Sanjita Ghotane who lives in Rolpa's headquarters Libang, nearby the District Education Office, is deprived of education.
Jul 25, 2017
SPORTS
Nepal overcomes Malaysia to keep World Cup hopes alive
Nepal overcomes Malaysia to keep World Cup hopes alive
KATHMANDU, July 24: Sandeep Lamichhane completed seven wickets haul as Nepal registered a five-wicket win over Malaysia in the ongoing ICC U-19 World Cup Division -1 Asia Qualifiers on Monday.
Jul 25, 2017
SOCIETY
No dip in civil servants' overseas trips
No dip in civil servants' overseas trips
KATHMANDU, JULY 24: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba's call to stop foreign junkets by government officials has done little to discourage civil servants from travelling abroad. On July 13, Deuba had instructed newly-appointed Chief Secretary Rajendra Kishor Kshetri to bar overseas trips by top bur...
Jul 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Bailey bridge to replace collapsed Larcha bridge: Minister
Bailey bridge to replace collapsed Larcha bridge: Minister
KATHMANDU, July 24: Home Minister Janardan Sharma has said that the blocked Araniko Highway will be reopened immediately by installing a Bailey bridge over the Bhotekoshi River at Larcha.
Jul 25, 2017