POLITICS
Xi, Modi pledge full support for constitution, peace process: Dahal
Xi, Modi pledge full support for constitution, peace process...
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has said that Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi have pledged their full support in implementing Nepal's new constitution, concluding the remaining tasks of the peace process, and taking the ongoing political cour...
Oct 18, 2016
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Former Maoist rebels: Who took the cut from our salary?
Former Maoist rebels: Who took the cut from our salary?
DANG, Oct 18: Shibalal KC, a resident of Tulsipur joined the People's Liberation Army (PLA) in 2003. He was at the fifth division of the PLA at Dahaban Headquarters, Rolpa and was entitled to Rs 5000 per month. However, KC says that he never received his full salary. “I never received my full salar...
Oct 18, 2016
SOCIETY
Smuggling of endangered animal parts continues unabated
Smuggling of endangered animal parts continues unabated
DANG, Oct 18: Tek Bahadur KC and Mukta Bahadur Thapa were recently caught by Nepal Police for possessing animal parts. The duo was held by a police team deployed by the regional office of Crime Investigation Bureau. KC and Thapa were in possession of a bag with tiger skin when they were spotted at a...
Oct 18, 2016
POLITICS
Bid to serve SC notice on CIAA chief now foiled by youths
Bid to serve SC notice on CIAA chief now foiled by youths
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Repeated attempts to serve a Supreme Court notice on Chief Commissioner at the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Lokman Singh Karki ran into hurdles for a third time on Monday.
Oct 18, 2016
SOCIETY
Communication revolution brings many changes in Karnali
Communication revolution brings many changes in Karnali
JUMLA, Oct 18: Gone are the days when Lal Bhadur Buda from Pansaya of Malika Thanta used to walk a whole day to go to Khalanga just to make a call to his son, who was studying in Surkhet.
Oct 18, 2016
ECONOMY
Sebon directs Reliable to launch rights issue
Sebon directs Reliable to launch rights issue
KATHMANDU, Oct 18: Securities Board of Nepal (Sebon) -- the capital market regulator -- has asked Reliable Development Bank to launch rights issue before it is acquired by the Global IME Bank.
Oct 18, 2016
SOCIETY
Self-sufficiency in farm products still a far cry
Self-sufficiency in farm products still a far cry
JHAPA, Oct 18: Though the government has expressed commitment to creating independent economy at the height of last year's economic blockade by increasing agricultural production and fulfilling the market demand from alternative sources, it has done nothing in this direction so far.
Oct 18, 2016
SOCIETY
New provision for Nepali migrants in UAE
New provision for Nepali migrants in UAE
UAE, Oct 18: Embassy of Nepal in Abu Dhabi, UAE has issued a notice making it compulsory for migrant workers to furnish various documents while travelling to Nepal on vacation.
Oct 18, 2016
SOCIETY
Children unable to reach school after cable crossing fails
Children unable to reach school after cable crossing fails
Myagdi, Oct 18: Children from Simkos of Mudi VDC-9 in Myagdi have been deprived of their sole means of transport to school after an improvised cable crossing broke down recently.
Oct 18, 2016
Editorial
What now?
What now?
Following the June 20th attack on a bus carrying Nepali security guards in Kabul, Afghanistan, in which 13 Nepali nationals were killed, the government had imposed a blanket ban on travel to four conflict-ridden countries: Afghanistan, Syria, Libya and Iraq.
Oct 18, 2016