POLITICS

Bill bars local units from recruiting civil servants

Bill bars local units from recruiting civil servants

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: A bill drafted by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration proposes barring the loc...

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: A bill drafted by the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration proposes barring the loc...

Sep 04, 2018

SOCIETY

3 children killed after landslilde buries house

3 children killed after landslilde buries house

DANG, Sept 4: Three children of the same family in Salyan were killed when a landslide buried their home on Sunday eveni...

DANG, Sept 4: Three children of the same family in Salyan were killed when a landslide buried their home on Sunday eveni...

Sep 04, 2018

SOCIETY

Families still hopeful of return of disappeared kin

Families still hopeful of return of disappeared kin

GULMI, Sept 4: Data maintained by the district chapter of TRC shows that over a dozen people from the district were vict...

GULMI, Sept 4: Data maintained by the district chapter of TRC shows that over a dozen people from the district were vict...

Sep 04, 2018

SOCIETY

NMA protests partially affect hospitals on second day

NMA protests partially affect hospitals on second day

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: On the second day of the protest called by the Nepal Medical Association (NMA), the professional orga...

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: On the second day of the protest called by the Nepal Medical Association (NMA), the professional orga...

Sep 04, 2018

SOCIETY

The Naubise-Nagdhunga ‘nightmare’

The Naubise-Nagdhunga ‘nightmare’

DHADING, Sept 4: After leaving Dhadingbesi of Dhading at 5:30 in the morning, a passenger bus reached Kathmandu at 3 in...

DHADING, Sept 4: After leaving Dhadingbesi of Dhading at 5:30 in the morning, a passenger bus reached Kathmandu at 3 in...

Sep 04, 2018

ECONOMY

DFID-aided project funds profit-making banks to expand business

DFID-aided project funds profit-making banks to expand business

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: Commercial banks that have been earning billions in annual profits are benefitting from grants from S...

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: Commercial banks that have been earning billions in annual profits are benefitting from grants from S...

Sep 04, 2018

POLITICS

No laws on fundamental rights ready though deadline ends Sept 19

No laws on fundamental rights ready though deadline ends Sept 19

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: The government has failed to formulate even a single law essential for the implement of the newly-int...

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: The government has failed to formulate even a single law essential for the implement of the newly-int...

Sep 04, 2018

SOCIETY

People drinking 'undrinkable' water in eastern Nepal: Study

People drinking 'undrinkable' water in eastern Nepal: Study

ITAHARI, Sept 4: Water tested in 16 different districts in eastern Nepal suggests that people have been drinking contami...

ITAHARI, Sept 4: Water tested in 16 different districts in eastern Nepal suggests that people have been drinking contami...

Sep 04, 2018

SOCIETY

Doctors' strike: Patients forced to spend nights on cold hospital floors

Doctors' strike: Patients forced to spend nights on cold hospital floors

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: The doctors' strike on Sunday brought health services in the country to a standstill, leaving hundred...

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: The doctors' strike on Sunday brought health services in the country to a standstill, leaving hundred...

Sep 04, 2018

SOCIETY

Teachers protest against govt's negligence toward education sector

Teachers protest against govt's negligence toward education sector

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: The Confederation of Nepalese Teachers (CNT) took to the streets on Monday to protest against the gov...

KATHMANDU, Sept 4: The Confederation of Nepalese Teachers (CNT) took to the streets on Monday to protest against the gov...

Sep 04, 2018