SOCIETY
School dropout rate high in Rolpa
School dropout rate high in Rolpa
ROLPA, Dec 17: One hundred and sixteen students had enrolled at the Janapriya Primary School of Dhawang in Rolpa at the start of this academic year. Nowadays no more than 60 students come to the school. School administration says that the rest of the students have dropped out. As most of the student...
Dec 19, 2018
POLITICS
Timeline to address demands of provinces endorsed
Timeline to address demands of provinces endorsed
KATHMANDU, Dec 19: The Inter-Province Council (IPC) has endorsed a timeline for the implementation of federalism, including the management of civil servants, giving full shape to the Natural Resources and Fiscal Commission, and readying the necessary laws.
Dec 19, 2018
SOCIETY
Don’t award projects without competitive bidding: TIN asks govt
Don’t award projects without competitive bidding: TIN asks g...
KATHMANDU, Dec 19: Transparency International Nepal (TIN) has urged the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) not to award contracts for smart license and printing of passports to any firms without inviting competitive bids.
Dec 19, 2018
POLITICS
Modi criticized for Nepal’s ban on some Indian banknotes
Modi criticized for Nepal’s ban on some Indian banknotes
KATHMANDU, Dec 19: Senior leader of the Indian National Congress Shakeel Ahmad Monday blamed the “arrogance” of the Modi-led Indian government for Nepal’s ban on currency notes of denominations higher than Rs 100 and demanded that urgent steps be taken to resolve the issue.
Dec 19, 2018
SOCIETY
Cyclone Phethai weakens, cloudy weather to clear up
Cyclone Phethai weakens, cloudy weather to clear up
KATHMANDU, Dec 19: Cyclone Phethai that recently caused frigid weather across Nepal has now weakened into a ‘depression’ state and is dissipating rapidly. With this, the Meteorological Forecasting Division expects the cloudy skies to clear on Wednesday in most parts of the country.
Dec 19, 2018
POLITICS
Pompeo, Gyawali discuss Nepal's central role in Indo-Pacific strategy
Pompeo, Gyawali discuss Nepal's central role in Indo-Pacific...
KATHMANDU, Dec 19 : Visiting Foreign Minister Padeep Kumar Gyawali held talks with his counterpart Michael R. Pompeo in Washington on Wednesday.
Dec 19, 2018
POLITICS
NC general convention to elect all office bearers but treasurer
NC general convention to elect all office bearers but treasu...
KATHMANDU, Dec 19: In a major organizational restructuring, the main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has decided to expand the size of its Central Working Committee to 161, with a provision to elect directly all office bearers except the treasurer, through a general convention.
Dec 19, 2018
SOCIETY
Nirmala’s mother files complaint against 8 cops for ‘destroying evidence’
Nirmala’s mother files complaint against 8 cops for ‘destroy...
KANCHANPUR, Dec 19: Durgadevi Panta, mother of the 13-year-old rape and murder victim Nirmala Panta of Bhimdatta Municipality, has filed a complaint against eight police personnel on Tuesday accusing them of destroying evidences.
Dec 19, 2018
POLITICS
Nepal, United States agree to take bilateral ties to next level (With video)
Nepal, United States agree to take bilateral ties to next le...
KATHMANDU, Dec 19: Nepal and the United States of America on Wednesday agreed to take their seven-decade long bilateral ties to the next level.
Dec 19, 2018
POLITICS
Ruling party leaders continue war of words over leadership
Ruling party leaders continue war of words over leadership
KATMANDU, Dec 19: Leaders of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have engaged in a war of words regarding the government's performance and a lethargic pace of party unification .
Dec 19, 2018