ECONOMY
NBWIA urges traders to sell jar, bottled water not exceeding set prices
NBWIA urges traders to sell jar, bottled water not exceeding...
Kathmandu, Aug 17: The Nepal Bottle Water Industries Association (NBWIA) has urged traders to sell jar and bottled water not exceeding the set prices. Organizing a press conference on Thursday, the association said it made such a request following complaints that traders were charging the customers...
Aug 17, 2023
ECONOMY
820 kilometers of road blacktopped, 222 bridges constructed in FY 2022/23
820 kilometers of road blacktopped, 222 bridges constructed...
Kathmandu, Aug 17: The government has blacktopped 820 kilometers of road and constructed 222 bridges across the country in the last fiscal year.
Aug 17, 2023
POLITICS
TRC and CIEDP remain without office-bearers for a year
TRC and CIEDP remain without office-bearers for a year
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: The Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission on the Investigation of Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP) which were set up to address transitional justice issues, have been without office-bearers for a year. The employees of these two commissions are forced to...
Aug 17, 2023
SOCIETY
NEFSCUN demands separate Act for financial cooperatives
NEFSCUN demands separate Act for financial cooperatives
Kathmandu, Aug 17: Nepal Federation of Savings and Credit Cooperative Unions (NEFSCUN) has demanded the government introduce a separate Act targeting financial cooperatives.
Aug 17, 2023
SOCIETY
Involvement of police personnel, inmates found in incident occurred at District Prison, Sa...
Involvement of police personnel, inmates found in incident o...
Sankhuwasabha, Aug 17: Involvement of some police personnel and inmates was found in the incident, said a probe committee formed to carry out investigation into the incident that occurred at District Prison, Sankhuwasabha.
Aug 17, 2023
ECONOMY
Road obstruction affects hydropower projects in Myagdi
Road obstruction affects hydropower projects in Myagdi
Myagdi, Aug 17: Hydropower projects have been affected due to the frequent obstruction of the Beni-Darbang road following landslides. As a result of road obstruction, the supply of construction materials and fuel has been affected thus leading to disturbances in the projects, it has been said.
Aug 17, 2023
POLITICS
FinMin Mahat accuses UML of obstructing parliament unnecessarily
FinMin Mahat accuses UML of obstructing parliament unnecessa...
MAHENDRANAGAR, Aug 17: Finance Minister Dr Prakash Sharan Mahat has accused main opposition CPN-UML of obstructing parliament by picking unnecessary issues.
Aug 17, 2023
ECONOMY
Preliminary agreement on supplying power from Nepal to Bangladesh, 40MW to be exported in...
Preliminary agreement on supplying power from Nepal to Bangl...
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: A multi-party agreement to facilitate the supply of electricity from Nepal to Bangladesh has been reached. According to government officials, Nepal has defined the deal as 'a preliminary agreement' with Nepal, India and Bangladesh parties to it.
Aug 17, 2023
POLITICS
Nepal Police: Controversy arises over premature transfers of AIGs amidst reform efforts
Nepal Police: Controversy arises over premature transfers of...
KATHMANDU, Aug 17: In a bid to enhance organizational efficiency, Nepal Police undertook a major personnel reshuffle on Tuesday, transferring 958 police inspectors as per the 'police personnel transfer standard-2079 BS.' This move was aimed at streamlining the transfer process within Nepal Police.
Aug 17, 2023
POLITICS
SC raises serious question over President Paudel's controversial decision to grant amnesty...
SC raises serious question over President Paudel's controver...
KATHMANDU, August 17: The Supreme Court (SC) has raised serious questions over President Ram Chandra Paudel's controversial decision to grant pardon to former lawmaker Resham Chaudhary, even as a case related to the Tikapur massacre remained under-consideration at the apex court.
Aug 17, 2023