WORLD
Mexico fuel pipeline blast kills 73, witnesses describe horror
Mexico fuel pipeline blast kills 73, witnesses describe horr...
TLAHUELILPAN, Jan 20: At least 73 people were killed after a pipeline ruptured by suspected fuel thieves exploded in central Mexico, authorities said on Saturday, as President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador defended the army despite its failure to clear the site before the blast.
Jan 20, 2019
WORLD
Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes Chile, no tsunami threat: USGS
Magnitude 6.7 quake strikes Chile, no tsunami threat: USGS
SANTIAGO, Jan 20: A magnitude 6.7 earthquake hit the coast of north-central Chile on Saturday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey said.
Jan 20, 2019
SOCIETY
FNJ appeals for financial help for ailing journo Subedi
FNJ appeals for financial help for ailing journo Subedi
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Corporate Province Committee of the Federation of Nepali Journalists (FNJ) has appealed to one and all to extend financial assistance for journalist Arjun Subedi, who has been undergoing treatment for a liver-related ailment.
Jan 20, 2019
POLITICS
Govt misses deadline for forming Natural Resources Commission
Govt misses deadline for forming Natural Resources Commissio...
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: The government has missed the deadline for giving full shape to the Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission (NRFC) as promised during the first ever meeting of the Inter-Provinces Council (IPC) last month.
Jan 20, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
SC seeks explanation for picking Godawari as provincial capital
SC seeks explanation for picking Godawari as provincial capi...
DOTI, Jan 20: The Supreme Court has sought clarification from the concerned government authorities for selecting Godawari as the capital of Sudurpaschim Province. The constitutional bench led by Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher Rana on Friday issued a ‘show cause notice’ to the government to present...
Jan 20, 2019
SOCIETY
Karnali folks still at mercy of ‘tuin’ river crossings for some mobility
Karnali folks still at mercy of ‘tuin’ river crossings for s...
JUMLA, Jan 19: Tuins are high-risk contraptions for crossing treacherous rivers in the remote reaches of Nepal. Many people in Jumla and neighboring districts have lost their lives trying to use these primitive facilities. They have no choice but to continue using them for the sake of some mobility.
Jan 20, 2019
POLITICS
NCP merger process stalled for months as task force fails to sort out internal rows
NCP merger process stalled for months as task force fails to...
KATHMANDU, January 20: The merger of the lower committees, various departments and sister wings of the erstwhile CPN-UML and the CPN (Maoist Center) which united in May last year to form the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has been stalled for months as the panel tasked to determine the criteria...
Jan 20, 2019
SOCIETY
Abide by the agreement signed with Dr KC: NMA
Abide by the agreement signed with Dr KC: NMA
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: Nepal Medical Association (NMA) has drawn the attention of the government toward the deteriorating health condition of Dr Govinda KC, who is currently in the 11th day of his 16th fast-unto-death for reforms in the medical education sector.
Jan 20, 2019
SOCIETY
Food depot brings happiness to remote Bajhang rural municipality
Food depot brings happiness to remote Bajhang rural municipa...
BAJHANG, Jan 20: Birkise Rokaya, 58, was never this happy before. With food depot now in village, he thinks that food crisis won't hit his village anymore.
Jan 20, 2019
ECONOMY
Govt starting riverbed farming program in three districts
Govt starting riverbed farming program in three districts
KATHMANDU, Jan 20: The Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development is all set to implement Riverbed/River Bank Farming Program from the current Fiscal Year 2018/19.
Jan 20, 2019