Interview
The constitution should be amended only after a fresh electoral mandate
The constitution should be amended only after a fresh electo...
Inclusion has been enshrined as a fundamental right. A Nepali can file a writ at the court if the state fails to live up to this promise. Second, the constitution has institutionalized federalism as a tool for self and shared rule. It has provided for three levels of government. The third tier, whic...
Apr 13, 2017
SOCIETY
License of 16 ghost schools scrapped
License of 16 ghost schools scrapped
KATHMANDU, April 12: Lalitpur District Education Office has decided to scrap the license of 16 private 'ghost' schools.
Apr 12, 2017
POLITICS
RPP will quit govt if polls delayed: Lama
RPP will quit govt if polls delayed: Lama
SURKHET, April 12: Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has warned of withdrawing from the government if the local-level elections scheduled for May 14 is deferred.
Apr 12, 2017
SOCIETY
Glimpses of Gahana Khojne Jatra (photo feature)
Glimpses of Gahana Khojne Jatra (photo feature)
KATHMANDU, April 12: On Wednesday, the locals of Handigaun, Kathmandu celebrated the Gahana Khojne Jatra ( festival for searching the jewelry).It is the festival celebrated the following day of the chariot festival of Tudal Devi that falls on the full moon day of the month of Chaitra.
Apr 12, 2017
POLITICS
Umbrella organizations of local units rap revised statute amendment bill
Umbrella organizations of local units rap revised statute a...
KATHMANDU, April 12: The umbrella organizations of the local unit have strongly opposed against the registration of the revised statute amendment bill in the Legislature-Parliament.
Apr 12, 2017
SOCIETY
SC denies issuing stay order on Silwal’s petition
SC denies issuing stay order on Silwal’s petition
KATHMANDU, April 12: The Supreme Court has denied issuing stay order on the writ petition of DIG Nawaraj Silwal against the appointment of Prakash Aryal as the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
Apr 12, 2017
SOCIETY
2 Turks held with 460 grams of hashish at TIA
2 Turks held with 460 grams of hashish at TIA
KATHMANDU, April 12: Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) of Nepal Police has arrested two Turks with hashish at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) on Wednesday.
Apr 12, 2017
Lifestyle
Melania Trump wins damages from Daily Mail publisher
Melania Trump wins damages from Daily Mail publisher
LONDON, April 12: U.S. first lady Melania Trump has accepted an apology and damages from the publisher of the Daily Mail newspaper for reporting rumors about her time as a model, the two parties in the lawsuit said Wednesday.
Apr 12, 2017
SOCIETY
2 killed in bus-motorcycle collision
2 killed in bus-motorcycle collision
KHOTANG, April 12: Two people were killed in a bus- motorcycle collision in the distric at Piple in Roshi Rural Municipality on Wednesday.
Apr 12, 2017
POLITICS
RPP to back revised constitution amendment bill
RPP to back revised constitution amendment bill
KATHMANDU, April 12: One of the ruling alliances, Rastriya Prajatantra Party, has decided to support the revised constitution amendment bill. However, the party has objected to some clause of the bill.
Apr 12, 2017