POLITICS
Thada Magar recommended as APF SSP
Thada Magar recommended as APF SSP
KATHMANDU, March 18: The Secretariat of the Promotion Committee under the Ministry of Home Affairs has recommended six police officials including Superintendent of Police (SP) Ganesh Thada Magar for the post of senior superintendent of police (SSP) in the Armed Police Force (APF).
Mar 18, 2017
POLITICS
EC's decision may affect local poll: RPP chair Thapa
EC's decision may affect local poll: RPP chair Thapa
KATHMANDU, March 18: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Federal Affairs and Local Development Kamal Thapa who is also the chair of Rastriya Prajatantra Party has urged the Election Commission to correct its decision regarding to remove the portion of Hindu state and monarchy from the party statu...
Mar 18, 2017
POLITICS
No election if federal delineation is ignored : Yadav
No election if federal delineation is ignored : Yadav
RAUTAHAT, March 18: Chairman of Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSF-N) has accused the government for ignoring the demand of Madheshi, indigenous, Dalit, marginalized and backward community and being reluctant for the constitution amendment.
Mar 18, 2017
Lifestyle
George Clooney is upset with this nation’s elite
George Clooney is upset with this nation’s elite
NEW YORK, March 18: Famine in South Sudan could be brought to an end if world leaders would step in and keep local politicians from fighting over and wasting funds that could help feed the starving nation, actor George Clooney asserted on Thursday.
Mar 18, 2017
SOCIETY
30 metric tonnes of solid waste collected from major rivers in Valley
30 metric tonnes of solid waste collected from major rivers...
KATHMANDU, March 18: A total of 30 metric tonnes of solid waste was extracted in course of the weekly cleaning of the major rivers in Kathmandu on Saturday.
Mar 18, 2017
Lifestyle
Researchers look for correlation between smartphone usage, less drug use
Researchers look for correlation between smartphone usage, l...
NEW YORK, March 18: Researchers are keen to examine if there is any link between the increasing usage of smartphones with the decreasing consumption of drugs in teenagers, the New York Times (NYT) reported.
Mar 18, 2017
Lifestyle
Nepali Embassy organizes book exhibition in London
Nepali Embassy organizes book exhibition in London
KATHMANDU, March 18: The Embassy of Nepal in the UK has organized a literary festival and book exhibition program on the occasion of the bicentennial diplomatic ties between Nepal and the UK.
Mar 18, 2017
ECONOMY
Global finance gathering struggles to define trade stance
Global finance gathering struggles to define trade stance
BADEN, Germany, March 18: Financial officials from the world's biggest economies are struggling to define a common stance on trade in the face of the Trump administration's insistence that cross-border commerce must be "fair" as well as "free."
Mar 18, 2017
SOCIETY
One person succumbs to injuries in Banke incident
One person succumbs to injuries in Banke incident
KOHALPUR, March 18: One person, who was injured during the clash between the the cadres of the United Democratic Madheshi Front (UDMF) and the police on March 14 in Nepalgunj, has died while undergoing treatment in ICU of Nepalgunj Medical College on Saturday.
Mar 18, 2017
WORLD
Common bonds aside, Trump and Merkel show little rapport
Common bonds aside, Trump and Merkel show little rapport
WASHINGTON, March 18: President Donald Trump and German Chancellor Angela Merkel tried to sidestep their differences, but some awkward moments punctuated their first public appearance.
Mar 18, 2017