POLITICS
PM directs chief sec'y to end foreign junkets
PM directs chief sec'y to end foreign junkets
KATHMANDU, JULY 13: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba on Thursday instructed newly-appointed Chief Secretary Rajendra Kishor Kshetri to bar top bureaucrats and other officials from going abroad to attend 'unnecessary' events.
Jul 14, 2017
POLITICS
Over 300 trips of government employees uncertain
Over 300 trips of government employees uncertain
KATHMANDU, July 13: Overseas trips involving over 300 government employees have become uncertain following a new direction issued by Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba to stop foreign junkets. PM Deuba on Thursday directed newly-appointed chief secretary, Rajendra Kishor Kshetri to stop government of...
Jul 14, 2017
SOCIETY
60,000 locals of Baglung deprived of drinking water as landslides destroy water pipes
60,000 locals of Baglung deprived of drinking water as lands...
BAGLUNG, July 13: Locals of Baglung bazaar at the district headquarters are facing severe drinking water shortage for the past few days as monsoon-induced landslides destroyed water supply lines, depriving access to water to as many as 60,000 locals.
Jul 14, 2017
SOCIETY
Bhanu Bhakta remembered by Nepali
Bhanu Bhakta remembered by Nepali
KATMANDU, July 13: Nepali speakers in Nepal, India, Bhutan and the rest of the world celebrated the 204th birth anniversary of Nepali poet Bhanu Bhakta Acharya on Thursday, organizing various programs in their areas.
Jul 14, 2017
ECONOMY
Slowdown in remittances growth worries lawmakers
Slowdown in remittances growth worries lawmakers
KATHMANDU, July 13: Lawmakers have urged the government to take carrot and stick approach for bringing remittances into the country through formal channel and discouraging informal remitting channels like hundi.
Jul 14, 2017
SOCIETY
'CIAA closely watching medical equipment deals'
'CIAA closely watching medical equipment deals'
KATHMANDU, July 13: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has been keeping a close watch on the purchase deals of medical equipment at government hospitals after allegations of irregularities surfaced in local media.
Jul 14, 2017
SPORTS
Japanese embassy hands over ski equipment to Nepal
Japanese embassy hands over ski equipment to Nepal
KATHMANDU, July 13: The Embassy of Japan has handed over ski equipment to Nepal Ski Association amidst a ceremony at the embassy on Thursday.
Jul 14, 2017
POLITICS
CIAA readies corruption case against Chudamani Sharma, two TSC office-bearers
CIAA readies corruption case against Chudamani Sharma, two T...
KATHMANDU, July 13: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has readied a corruption case worth Rs 10.96 billion against Chudamani Sharma, the suspended director general of the Inland Revenue Department (IRD) and two office-bearers of the Tax Settlement Commission (TSC).
Jul 14, 2017
SPORTS
Nepal U-19 ends world cup qualifier preparation with defeat
Nepal U-19 ends world cup qualifier preparation with defeat
KATHMANDU, July 13: Nepal U-19 cricket team has concluded its preparation for the 2018 ICC U-19 World Cup Division 1 Asia Qualifier with a 68-run defeat to Noida XI on Thursday.
Jul 14, 2017
WORLD
Chinese political prisoner Liu Xiaobo dies at age 61
Chinese political prisoner Liu Xiaobo dies at age 61
SHENYANG, July 13: Nobel Peace Prize laureate Liu Xiaobo, China’s most prominent political prisoner, died Thursday at a hospital in the country’s northeast, officials said. He was 61.
Jul 13, 2017