ECONOMY
Informal, self-employed workers will be brought under social security scheme: Minister Kun...
Informal, self-employed workers will be brought under social...
KATHMANDU, July 8: Minister for Labor, Employment and Social Security Sher Bahadur Kunwar has said the coverage of social security would be expanded.
Jul 08, 2022
POLITICS
Meeting of Bagmati Provincial Assembly to be held on July 13
Meeting of Bagmati Provincial Assembly to be held on July 1...
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KATHMANDU, July 8: The meeting of the 10th session of the Bagmati Provincial Assembly is scheduled to be held on July 13 at 1 PM.
Jul 08, 2022
POLITICS
HoR meeting today, Citizenship Bill being withdrawn
HoR meeting today, Citizenship Bill being withdrawn
KATHMANDU, July 8: A meeting of the House of Representatives (HoR) is being held today. The meeting of the HoR will begin at 2 PM.
Jul 08, 2022
OPINION
The urgency of India-Bangladesh-Nepal-Bhutan-China flood management cooperation
The urgency of India-Bangladesh-Nepal-Bhutan-China flood man...
The Ganges, Brahmaputra, and Meghna (GBM) river basin, which India and Bangladesh share with Bhutan, China, and Nepal, is home to many water management issues brought on by floods, droughts, and water distribution. Whether it be erosion or flooding, there should be a shared knowledge of the issues.
Jul 08, 2022
WORLD
Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister, shot and hospitalized
Shinzo Abe, Japan's former prime minister, shot and hospital...
TOKYO, July 8: Japanese former prime minister Shinzo Abe was shot on Friday while campaigning in the city of Nara, a government spokesman said, with public broadcaster NHK saying he appeared to have been shot from behind by a man with a shotgun.
Jul 08, 2022
ECONOMY
SC paves the way for Adhikari to continue office as NAC Executive Chair
SC paves the way for Adhikari to continue office as NAC Exec...
KATHMANDU, July 8: The Supreme Court (SC) has issued an interlocutory order, asking the government to give continuity to Yubaraj Adhikari as Nepal Airlines Corporation’s (NAC) Executive Chairperson.
Jul 08, 2022
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Supreme Court orders to stop license distribution from Chitwan
Supreme Court orders to stop license distribution from Chitw...
CHITWAN, July 8: The Supreme Court has ordered the authorities to stop the distribution of driver's licenses from Chitwan. The court, on July 5, ordered to halt the entire process until further notice after a petition was filed alleging irregularities.
Jul 08, 2022
SOCIETY
Pickup van with smuggled sugar under police control
Pickup van with smuggled sugar under police control
BARA, July 8: A pickup van loaded with sugar from Dhodharpa of Kolhabi Municipality was impounded by the District Police Office of Bara on Wednesday night. According to the police, 49 bags of sugar that had been smuggled into the country without paying customs duty to the government were seized.
Jul 08, 2022
POLITICS, SOCIETY
House committee endorses Nepal Police and Province Police Amendment Bill
House committee endorses Nepal Police and Province Police Am...
KATHMANDU, JULY 8: The State Affairs and Good Governance Committee under the House of Representatives has passed a bill to amend the Nepal Police and Province Police Operation, Supervision and Coordination Act, 2076 BS.
Jul 08, 2022
WORLD
War looms large over G20 event as Russia meets rivals in Bali
War looms large over G20 event as Russia meets rivals in Bal...
NUSA DUA, Indonesia, July 8: G20 foreign ministers head to a joint summit on Friday that will put some of the staunchest critics of Russia invasion of Ukraine in the same room as Moscow's top diplomat, in the first such meeting since the war started in February.
Jul 08, 2022