ECONOMY
Rs 1.19 billion paid in land compensation in Gorkha
Rs 1.19 billion paid in land compensation in Gorkha
GORKHA, June 11: The District Administration Office (DAO), Gorkha, has so far paid Rs 1.19 billion in compensation to various landowners for their land acquired for the Budhi Gandaki Hydropower Project, a project of national pride. The DAO paid the compensation in five phases.
Jun 11, 2017
POLITICS
Army resumes road connectivity project in Thawang
Army resumes road connectivity project in Thawang
ROLPA, June 11: Nepal Army has started breaking the rocky hills of Sirkyang which had been considered a major barrier to road connectivity to Thawang, the origin of the decade-long Maoist insurgency.
Jun 11, 2017
ECONOMY
Finance Committee sets age bar for cooperatives membership at 16
Finance Committee sets age bar for cooperatives membership a...
KATHMANDU, June 11: The minimum age to become a member of a cooperative has been set at 16, according to a decision made the Parliament's Finance Committee. The committee unanimously decided the minimum age which is also same age to get a citizenship certificate. The committee changed the age in the...
Jun 11, 2017
ELECTION
UML finalizes candidates in Province-2 metropolis
UML finalizes candidates in Province-2 metropolis
KATHMANDU, June 11: With the second round of elections just 17 days away, the main opposition CPN-UML has finalized its candidates of one metropolitan city and two sub-metropolitan cities in province 1.
Jun 11, 2017
ECONOMY
Farmers in Gorkha did not get right price for cardamom
Farmers in Gorkha did not get right price for cardamom
GORKHA, June 11: This year, cardamom farmers of Gorkha district have stored the cash crop at their homes as they did not get the 'right' price for it. It is estimated that almost 15 tons of cardamom has been stored in the district in this way.
Jun 11, 2017
ELECTION
Major parties finalize candidates in Dhankuta
Major parties finalize candidates in Dhankuta
DHANKUTA, June 11: Major political parties like the Nepali Congress (NC), CPN-UML, CPN (Maoist Center) and Rastriya Prajatanta Party (RPP) have finalize their candidates for all seven local units for the second phase of local polls slated for June 28.
Jun 11, 2017
POLITICS
'Land registration an agenda to vote'
'Land registration an agenda to vote'
BARA, June 11: In the second round of local elections slated for June 28, the locals of northern Bara who have been living a miserable life as squatters for decades are determined to vote for candidates who are willing to offer them shelter.
Jun 11, 2017
SOCIETY
Gorkha Janamukti Morcha to intensify its language protests
Gorkha Janamukti Morcha to intensify its language protests
ILAM, June 11: Gorkha Janamukti Morcha (GJM), which is known for its campaigns for creating a separate state of 'Gorkhaland' within India, has decided to intensify its language protests in various places of India's West Bengal state.
Jun 11, 2017
ECONOMY
Locals make 'fresh demands' to Upper Madi Hydropower Project
Locals make 'fresh demands' to Upper Madi Hydropower Project
POKHARA, June 11: Locals of Madi in Kaski district, where 25-MW Upper Madi Hydropower Project is located, have put forth a list of “fresh demands” to the Madi Power Pvt Ltd, the developer of the project. Officials claimed that such demands have created additional financial burden on the developer co...
Jun 11, 2017
Editorial
Not enough
Not enough
In the annual budget brought by the outgoing government of Pushpa Kamal Dahal, it committed to transferring some Rs 225 billion (or 17.6 percent of total budget) to local bodies
Jun 11, 2017