POLITICS
Minister Baskota undermines House committee decision
Minister Baskota undermines House committee decision
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Minister for Communication and Information Technology Gokul Baskota has undermined parliament's Development and Technology Committee's decision-making process as he forced the committee members to change a decision taken by the committee at its meeting on Thursday.
Oct 05, 2018
SPORTS
Pun and Gurung adjudged strongest players
Pun and Gurung adjudged strongest players
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Nepal Police’s Tara Devi Pun and Sandesh Gurung have been adjudged Nepal’s strongest in Nepal Strongest Weightlifting Tournament 2018 in Kathmandu on Thursday. Pun lifted 166 kg in women’s 75 kg category and Gurung registered 258 kg in men’s 105 kg category. Both received cash priz...
Oct 05, 2018
SOCIETY
IGP ouster demand irks NCP student wing’s rank and file
IGP ouster demand irks NCP student wing’s rank and file
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: A serious dispute has surfaced within the two student wings of the ruling NCP over their demand to sack Nepal Police chief Sarbendra Khanal for the police failure to resolve the Nirmala rape and murder case.
Oct 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Admission of 1,736 medical students under IOM uncertain
Admission of 1,736 medical students under IOM uncertain
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Fate of 1,736 medical students remains uncertain after Supreme Court ordered the Institute of Medicine not to admit those students selected through the recent entrance exam. The apex court has questioned the fairness of entrance exams conducted to pick smart minds.
Oct 05, 2018
POLITICS
Funds, staffer crunch affect investigations: TRC chief
Funds, staffer crunch affect investigations: TRC chief
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: The chief of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission, Surya Kiran Gurung, has complained that the government's delay in providing necessary funds and staffers for the transitional justice mechanism has hindered investigation into war-era cases.
Oct 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Women rights activists demand resignation of home minister, IGP
Women rights activists demand resignation of home minister,...
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Women rights activists on Thursday staged a demonstration in front of the southern gate of Singha Durbar, demanding that the government make public the report of the high-level committee formed to probe the police investigation into the rape and murder of Kanchanpur teen Nirmala Pa...
Oct 05, 2018
POLITICS
PM hits back at Nepal's remarks on govt failings
PM hits back at Nepal's remarks on govt failings
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli has hit back at senior party leader Madhav Kumar Nepal over remarks that the government's performance had failed on every front.
Oct 05, 2018
POLITICS
Minister defends move barring ex-child soldier from flying abroad
Minister defends move barring ex-child soldier from flying a...
KATHMANDU, Oct 5: Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa in a written reply to the Supreme Court on Thursday has defended the government move to bar former Maoist child soldier Lenin Bista from visiting Thailand on August 24.
Oct 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Judge sacked 12 years ago in legal battle for reinstatement
Judge sacked 12 years ago in legal battle for reinstatement
KATHMANDU, October 5: A district court judge who was sacked by King Gyanendra 12 years ago is continuing his legal battle for reinstatement.
Oct 05, 2018
SOCIETY
Lawmakers condemn newspaper burning
Lawmakers condemn newspaper burning
DHANGADHI, Oct 5: Lawmakers from both ruling and main opposition parties have opposed the act of setting ablaze Nagarik daily and other newspapers at Attariya of Kailali while being ferried from Nepalgunj for distribution on Wednesday.
Oct 05, 2018