WORLD
Forest fire kills 62 in Portugal; search on for more bodies
Forest fire kills 62 in Portugal; search on for more bodies
PEDROGAO GRANDE, Portugal, June 19: A raging forest fire in central Portugal killed at least 62 people as they desperately tried to flee, charring cars and trucks as it swept over roads. The disaster — the worst tragedy Portugal has experienced in decades — shook the nation, with the president decl...
Jun 19, 2017
WORLD
EU extends Russia sanctions over Crimea for a year
EU extends Russia sanctions over Crimea for a year
BRUSSELS, June 19: The European Union has extended sanctions against Russia for a year over its annexation of Ukraine's Crimean Peninsula in 2014.
Jun 19, 2017
POLITICS
No force can stop polls, says ex-PM Khanal
No force can stop polls, says ex-PM Khanal
ILAM, June 19: CPN-UML senior leader and former Prime Minister Jhalanath Khanal has said that no force can obstruct the second phase of the local level polls scheduled for June 28.
Jun 19, 2017
SOCIETY
Voters demand drinking water, road in hill districts in Province 7
Voters demand drinking water, road in hill districts in Pro...
DADELDHURA, June 19: At a time when election fever has gripped Dadeldhura district, voters of Anarkholi, on the border between Dadeldhura and Baitadi districts are displeased, saying they have got only false promises of road construction from political leaders time and again.
Jun 19, 2017
ELECTION
6 Baidhya-led CPN(Revolutionary Maoist) cadres file candidacy in Khotang
6 Baidhya-led CPN(Revolutionary Maoist) cadres file candidac...
KHOTANG, June 19: As many as six persons belonging to Baidhya-led CPN (Revolutionary Maoist) registered their independent candidacies in Khotang district on Sunday.
Jun 19, 2017
SOCIETY
2 under-secretaries nabbed with Rs 400,000 bribe
2 under-secretaries nabbed with Rs 400,000 bribe
KATHMANDU, June 19: The Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), on Monday caught two government officials with Rs 400,000 in bribe.
Jun 19, 2017
ECONOMY
DoI to complete registration process through online
DoI to complete registration process through online
KATHMANDU, June 19: The Department of Industry (DoI), strengthening the capacity of its online service launched four months ago to receive documents for the registration of industry, is to complete the entire registration process through an e-system.
Jun 19, 2017
ELECTION
None of forces on earth capable of putting off local polls: Khanal
None of forces on earth capable of putting off local polls:...
ILAM, June 19: Former Prime Minister of Nepal Jhal Nath Khanal has asserted that none of the forces on the earth is capable of forcing parties to put off the local polls slated for June 28.
Jun 19, 2017
POLITICS
CC fails to recommend CJ, Oli expresses reservation about Parajuli
CC fails to recommend CJ, Oli expresses reservation about Pa...
KATHMANDU, June 19: Meeting of the Constitutional Council (CC) on Monday failed to recommend chief justice at the Supreme Court.
Jun 19, 2017
WORLD
South Korea scraps plants, signals shift from nuclear energy
South Korea scraps plants, signals shift from nuclear energy
SEOUL, June 19: South Korea, one of the world's largest nuclear electricity producers, will scrap plans to add nuclear power plants, its president said Monday, signaling a shift in decades of reliance on nuclear energy.
Jun 19, 2017