POLITICS
Govt to enforce building code in all 217 municipalities and urbanizing VDCs
Govt to enforce building code in all 217 municipalities and...
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: Almost over 17 months after the devastating earthquakes of last year, the government has decided to enforce the National Building Code in all the 217 municipalities and other urbanizing villages with over 1,000 households.
Sep 13, 2016
SOCIETY
Stunting rate down 20 pc in 14 yrs
Stunting rate down 20 pc in 14 yrs
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: The stunting ratio among children in Nepal has declined by 20 percent in the last 14 years.
Sep 13, 2016
POLITICS, SPECIAL
Mahat raises inundation, irrigation, new border points with Swaraj
Mahat raises inundation, irrigation, new border points with...
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat, who is on a India visit, requested Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj to take initiatives for effective implementation of the agreements reached between Nepal and India in the past.
Sep 13, 2016
SOCIETY
17 big buses to replace 26 micros, 35 tempos on Gongabu-TIA route
17 big buses to replace 26 micros, 35 tempos on Gongabu-TIA...
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: The Department of Transport Management (DoTM) and representatives of small public transport operators have agreed to operate 17 new buses along the route from Gongabu Bus Park in Kathmandu to Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA).
Sep 13, 2016
SOCIETY
Poverty, weak laws behind rise in pedophilia: Experts
Poverty, weak laws behind rise in pedophilia: Experts
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: With an increasing number of pedophilia cases surfacing in Nepal in recent years, officials concerned have pointed to various factors such as poverty, weak laws and inducements as being behind the phenomenon.
Sep 13, 2016
SOCIETY
Ignorance hurting Palpa's tourism potential
Ignorance hurting Palpa's tourism potential
PALPA, Sept 13: Valentine's Day and Ranimahal temple in Palpa show strong connection these days. Unlike in the past, crowd of young and old couples reach out to the temple of love on the love day.
Sep 13, 2016
ECONOMY
PM to personally monitor national pride projects
PM to personally monitor national pride projects
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has announced that he will personally take stock of all the national pride projects.
Sep 13, 2016
ECONOMY
NRB eases process for expats to repatriate their earning
NRB eases process for expats to repatriate their earning
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) has simplified the process for foreign nationals to get foreign exchange service for repatriating their income to their home country.
Sep 13, 2016
ECONOMY
Kulekhani water level likely to be lower than last year
Kulekhani water level likely to be lower than last year
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: Water level in the Kulekhani reservoir was 1,518.6 meter, out of the total capacity of 1530.12 meters, on Sunday, indicating that power generation won't improve this year too.
Sep 13, 2016
POLITICS
Sept 15-18 confirmed for PM's India visit
Sept 15-18 confirmed for PM's India visit
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: Now its official. Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal is paying a state visit to India from September 15 to 18.
Sep 13, 2016