WORLD
Wall collapse kills 23 during wedding celebration in Rajasthan
Wall collapse kills 23 during wedding celebration in Rajasth...
Twenty-three people were killed and 30 injured in Rajasthan when a wall collapsed on a crowd of people celebrating a wedding, police said on Thursday.
May 11, 2017
ELECTION
Silent period' is time for voters, candidates and EC to reflect upon: Experts
Silent period' is time for voters, candidates and EC to refl...
KATHMANDU, May 11: The 'silent period' that begins 48 hours before the polls open in an election is the time which the voters, candidates, monitors, media and the election officers to reflect on their preparations so as to make informed decisions, former election commissioners have stressed.
May 11, 2017
POLITICS
Maoist Center calls for true investigation into Jugu incident
Maoist Center calls for true investigation into Jugu inciden...
KATHMANDU, May 11: The ruling CPN (Maoist Center) has urged to carry out true investigation into the Jugu incident blaming the main opposition CPN -UML for being responsible in this.
May 11, 2017
SOCIETY
Kailali's schools resume classes from Thursday
Kailali's schools resume classes from Thursday
KAILALI, May 11: All academic institutes in Kailali that were closed for a couple of days due to the educational strike imposed by a student union close to CPN (Maoist) led by Netra Bikram Chand 'Biplav' restarted classes from Thurday.
May 11, 2017
SOCIETY
Bus accident claims two in Sindhupalchok
Bus accident claims two in Sindhupalchok
SINDHUPALCHOK, May 11: Two people have died in a bus accident in Pangetar of Sindhupalchok on Thursday.
May 11, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Kathmandu looks set for unpredictable race
Kathmandu looks set for unpredictable race
KATHMANDU, May 10: The Kathmandu mayoral race, which otherwise would have been a close two-sided contest between Nepali Congress and CPN-UML, is turning into an unpredictable battle with the ‘promising entry’ of new parties.
May 11, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Local level poll is historic need of country: PM Dahal
Local level poll is historic need of country: PM Dahal
CHITWAN, May 11: Chairperson of CPN ( Maoist-Center) and Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that the upcoming local level election is a historic event for the country and the people. Speaking at the election campaigning program in Bharatpur on Thursday, PM Dahal said that the local level pol...
May 11, 2017
SOCIETY
Sajha buses carrying messages of importance of civic vote in election
Sajha buses carrying messages of importance of civic vote in...
KATHMANDU, May 10: As the first-phase of local-level election is just around the corner, buses of Sajha Yatayat are seen plying on the streets of Kathmandu Valley, carrying banners which read "My vote is valuable".
May 11, 2017
POLITICS
We will not allow polls if the statute not amended by May 18: Mahato
We will not allow polls if the statute not amended by May 18...
KATHMANDU, May 11: Senior leader of Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) leader Rajendra Mahato has warned that his party will not allow local-level elections in the Tarai region if the constitution amendment bill were not amended by May 18.
May 11, 2017
ECONOMY
Growth rebounds strongly to 7. 5 percent in FY2017: World Bank
Growth rebounds strongly to 7. 5 percent in FY2017: World Ba...
KATHMANDU, May 11: Growth has rebounded strongly in Nepal and has reached 7.5 percent, market price, in FY2017. According to the World Bank’s latest Nepal Development Update This is the highest growth rate since 1994, and is a result, in part, of the low growth in the previous year; one of the best...
May 11, 2017