SOCIETY
Nepali among 44 killed in Libya detention center aerial attack
Nepali among 44 killed in Libya detention center aerial atta...
LAMJUNG, July 5: A Nepali national was among those killed in an aerial strike carried out by a rebel group on a detention center for migrants in the Libyan capital of Tripoli on Tuesday night, according to the Nepali Embassy in Egypt, which is currently accredited to Libya.
Jul 05, 2019
POLITICS
NCP welcomes gangster-turned lawmaker Manange into party
NCP welcomes gangster-turned lawmaker Manange into party
KATHMANDU, July 5: Provincial Assembly Member Rajiv Gurung alias Dipak Manange, a gangster-turned-politician, stole the media limelight on Thursday when the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) officially welcomed him into the party.
Jul 05, 2019
POLITICS
EC begins work on by-elections
EC begins work on by-elections
KATHMANDU, July 5: As part of internal preparations for conducting by-elections to fill 47 vacant positions at the local, provincial and federal levels of government, the Election Commission has urged eligible voters to register with local election offices at the earliest.
Jul 05, 2019
POLITICS
Biplav outfit is a terrorist group: Banskota
Biplav outfit is a terrorist group: Banskota
KATHMANDU, July 5: Government spokesperson Gokul Baskota has termed the Netra Bickram Chand (Biplab)-led Communist Party Nepal (CPN) a terrorist group and claimed that it has chosen a path of self-destruction.
Jul 05, 2019
SOCIETY
Absconding ex-IGP convicted in Sudan scam surrenders
Absconding ex-IGP convicted in Sudan scam surrenders
KATHMANDU, July 5: Former Inspector General of Nepal Police Ramesh Chand Thakuri, who was on the run for almost 27 months after the Supreme Court convicted him in the multi-million-rupee Sudan armored personnel carriers (APC) scam, surrendered at the court on Thursday. He was subsequently sent to Di...
Jul 05, 2019
SOCIETY
Conflict victims still awaiting justice
Conflict victims still awaiting justice
KATHMANDU, July 5: Since the end of the decade-long armed conflict, conflict victims in heavy numbers are yet in their transitional phase of seeking justice.
Jul 05, 2019
ECONOMY
Seven banks submit NRB written commitment for 'big' merger
Seven banks submit NRB written commitment for 'big' merger
KATHMANDU, July 5: Seven commercial banks have submitted their written commitment to the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) for merger in line with recent instruction of Governor Chiranjibi Nepal.
Jul 05, 2019
ECONOMY
Nepse ends week in red
Nepse ends week in red
KATHMANDU, July 5: The secondary market opened on a slightly positive note in the first trading hour on Thursday. However, stocks came under constant pressure in the latter trading session.
Jul 05, 2019
SOCIETY
Situation no more tense in Sarlahi as the victims' families signs agreement
Situation no more tense in Sarlahi as the victims' families...
SARLAHI, July 5: After four days of tussle, life has finally turned back to normalcy in Sarlahi as the family members of the child who drowned in a pit dug up near the Banke River and the youth who got killed while protesting for him signed an agreement with the local unit on Wednesday evening.
Jul 05, 2019
POLITICS
Govt allows use of forest area for hydropower project (with video)
Govt allows use of forest area for hydropower project (with...
KATHMANDU, July 4: The government has given permission to a hydropower project to use the area of national forest at Chautare of Shadananda municipality of Bhojpur.
Jul 04, 2019