SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Foul play suspected in death of cows
Foul play suspected in death of cows
SURKHET, Aug 31: When Krishna Prasad Kharel of Birendranagar–14 was about to open his eatery located at Katkuwa Chowk of Surkhet–Dailekh road section on Friday morning, he noticed many dead and injured cows around. It was just 5 am and he informed the district police office, Surkhet immediately.
Aug 31, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Ten held for trafficking Nepali girls for Chinese ‘grooms’
Ten held for trafficking Nepali girls for Chinese ‘grooms’
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: A probe carried out by Nepal Police has disclosed that illiterate Nepali girls are being trafficked to China with the use of fake marriage documents. According to the Anti-Human Traffic Bureau of Nepal Police, girls from remote mountain villages are trafficked to China. Police hav...
Aug 31, 2019
ECONOMY
Govt mulls introducing inheritance tax
Govt mulls introducing inheritance tax
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada on Friday said that the government was considering introducing inheritance or estate tax in a bid to widen parameter of revenues on wealth.
Aug 31, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
New conduct code to keep tabs on journalists' social media posts
New conduct code to keep tabs on journalists' social media p...
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Press Council Nepal has drafted a Journalists Code of Conduct that allows surveillance by the media watchdog body over the personal social media accounts of journalists.
Aug 31, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Gauriganga and Ghodaghodi municipalities have border dispute
Gauriganga and Ghodaghodi municipalities have border dispute
KAILALI, Aug 31: A border dispute between Gauriganga Municipality and Ghodaghodi Municipality has become further complicated.
Aug 31, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse extends losses to sixth straight week
Nepse extends losses to sixth straight week
Semained under pressure throughout the last trading week of August. The benchmark Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index witnessed a loss of 3.44 points on Sunday followed by a decline of 6.49 points on Monday. Though the index recouped some of its losses mid-week as Tuesday saw a gain of 4.87 points, w...
Aug 31, 2019
OPINION
Understanding disability
Understanding disability
Parents please don’t make a face just yet. This is a very important topic. When I start to talk for the rights of people with disability, I often get asked if someone in my family has some form of disability because I do not have any disability. Without my glasses, I would be one. Let us face it....
Aug 31, 2019
OPINION
What plagues Nepali movies?
What plagues Nepali movies?
Recently, two supposedly super-hit Nepali movies uploaded in Youtube caught my attention: Anmol KC starrer “Kri” and Ramesh Upreti starrer “Aishwarya.” These movies highlight major issues plaguing the Nepali movie industry today.
Aug 31, 2019
OPINION
Beware of dengue
Beware of dengue
Dengue, also nicknamed breakbone fever and now emerging as a serious public health threat to Nepal, is a viral disease caused by virus belonging to Flaviviridae family closely related to four different serotypes—DEN-1, DEN-2, DEN-3 and DEN-4. That’s why an individual can be infected with a dengue vi...
Aug 31, 2019
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Acham mishap kills two
Acham mishap kills two
ACHHAM, Aug 30: Two persons died and five other sustained injuries in a jeep accident in Mellekh rural municipality-2, Nandegada, Achham.
Aug 30, 2019