POLITICS
Six arrested with weapons, bombs defused
Six arrested with weapons, bombs defused
MALEKHU, May 13: As many as six persons were arrested in possession of weapons during a joint checking carried out by Nepal Police and Armed Police Force (APF) here on the eve of the local level polls.
May 13, 2017
ELECTION
5 suspicious things found in Gorkha
5 suspicious things found in Gorkha
GORKHA, May 13: Five suspicious things were found on Saturday morning at a place along Anbukhaireni-Gorkha road section situated in Ward -10 and 12 of Gorkha Municipality.
May 13, 2017
ECONOMY
NRB asks BFIs to implement provisions on oath-taking
NRB asks BFIs to implement provisions on oath-taking
KATHMANDU, May 13: Nepal Rastriya Bank (NRB) has directed banks and financial institutions (BFIs) to implement oath-taking provisions as stated in the Banks and Financial Institutions Act (BAFIA), 2016.
May 13, 2017
ECONOMY
Sebon makes ASBA mandatory from mid-July
Sebon makes ASBA mandatory from mid-July
KATHMANDU, May 13: Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) has decided to make the applications supported by blocked amount (ASBA) system mandatory for public offering of stocks from mid-July.
May 13, 2017
ELECTION
Unidentified group sets off bomb at polling center
Unidentified group sets off bomb at polling center
POKHARA, May 13: A bomb went off last night at the premises of the Barahi Higher Secondary School at the Lakeside in Pokhara – Lekhnath Metropolitan City.
May 13, 2017
VALLEY POLLUTION INDEX
Valley Pollution Levels
Valley Pollution Levels
The graph above is based on the pollutant of fine particulate matter, PM2.5 (PM less than 2.5 microns) of Kathmandu Valley in a day
May 13, 2017
ELECTION
Triveni transit point sealed off for local polls
Triveni transit point sealed off for local polls
NAWALPARASI, May 13: The Triveni transit point along the Nepal – India border has been sealed off from this morning as part of a wider security measure for the local level polls.
May 13, 2017
POLITICS
Election Commission prohibits vehicular movement on election day
Election Commission prohibits vehicular movement on election...
KATHMANDU, May 13: Vehicular movement will be prohibited on Sunday for the first phase of local level elections. The Election Commission (EC) has decided to prohibit the use of public and private vehicles on May 14 in 34 districts of provinces 3, 4 and 6.
May 13, 2017
SOCIETY
Locals to rebuild Kasthamandap
Locals to rebuild Kasthamandap
KATHMANDU, May 13: Government bodies - National Reconstruction Authority (NRA), Department of Archaeology (DoA) and Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) - have handed over the task of rebuilding the Kasthamandap Temple to locals. The temple was demolished in the April 2015 earthquake.
May 13, 2017
ECONOMY
Authorities crank up expansion of central transmission line in Manang
Authorities crank up expansion of central transmission line...
LAMJUNG, May 13: The expansion of the national transmission line in the trans-Himalayan district of Manang is gaining momentum.
May 13, 2017