POLITICS
By-polls uncertain due to govt delay in clearing legal hurdles
By-polls uncertain due to govt delay in clearing legal hurdl...
KATHMANDU, Nov 17: The fate of by-elections in various constituencies remain uncertain as the government has not been able to clear the legal hurdles and announce election dates.
Nov 17, 2018
ECONOMY, POLITICS
Mayor’s construction firm embezzles NEA’s Rs 1.4 million
Mayor’s construction firm embezzles NEA’s Rs 1.4 million
SURKHET, Nov 17: Even after taking Rs 1.4 million as an advance in a contract worth Rs 14.2 million, a construction company owned by a mayor in Surkhet district has failed to make any progress in an electricity transmission line project. The project’s completion deadline expired three years ago.
Nov 17, 2018
ECONOMY
Govt Rs 150b short for housing grants
Govt Rs 150b short for housing grants
MANTHALI, Nov 17: The government is going to face cash crunch to distribute grants to the earthquake survivors whose houses were destroyed in the 2015 earthquakes.
Nov 17, 2018
POLITICS
Govt progress on transitional justice likely in a month
Govt progress on transitional justice likely in a month
KATHMANDU, Nov 17: Top political leaders in Nepal have informed Deputy Secretary-General of the United Nations Amina J. Mohammed, who was on two-day visit here, that the government will make some progress on resolving decade-old transitional justice issues by next month.
Nov 17, 2018
SOCIETY
DNA of 4 more suspects fails to match
DNA of 4 more suspects fails to match
KANCHANPUR, Nov 17: The DNA samples of four more suspects do not matched the sample taken from 13-year-old rape and murder victim Nirmala Pant.
Nov 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Birgunj to install 6 CCTV cameras on border
Birgunj to install 6 CCTV cameras on border
BIRGUNJ, Nov 17: The movement of people and vehicles at Birgunj, one of the major checkpoints along Nepal-India border is to be monitored by six CCTV cameras.
Nov 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Udayapur becoming unsafe for females
Udayapur becoming unsafe for females
UDAYAPUR, Nov 17: Udayapur district has seen an alarming rise in the number of rape cases in recent months.
Nov 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Inmates learn income-generating skills inside prison
Inmates learn income-generating skills inside prison
NUWAKOT, Nov 17: Basking in the afternoon sun, around 30 people are busy making hand-woven swirl stools. At the first glance, they look like normal workers employed at a manufacturing factory. But the reality is different.
Nov 17, 2018
ECONOMY
Fake Pashmina raises NPIA's eyebrows
Fake Pashmina raises NPIA's eyebrows
KATHMANDU, Nov 17: Nepal Pashmina Industries Association (NPIA) has requested all concerned entrepreneurs to not sell other products with fake pashmina and cashmere labels.
Nov 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Khotang orphans get financial support
Khotang orphans get financial support
KHOTANG, Nov 17: Seven orphans of Khotang Halesi, Tuwachung Municipality-8, received financial support from a good samaritan on Friday.
Nov 17, 2018