SOCIETY
SC stays KMC's plan to demolish Bag Durbar
SC stays KMC's plan to demolish Bag Durbar
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: The Supreme Court has stayed the decision of Kathmandu Metropolitan City to demolish the historic Bag Durbar to develop a new building.
Oct 04, 2018
SOCIETY
Ambulance caught in traffic jam, patient dies
Ambulance caught in traffic jam, patient dies
DHADING, Oct 4: Normally, it would only take around one-and-a-half to two hours to reach Kalanki of Kathmandu from Simle of Dhading. Of late, however, the travel time has significantly increased. It now takes at least eight to 12 hours to travel the same distance.
Oct 04, 2018
SOCIETY
Gold smuggling rampant ahead of Dashain
Gold smuggling rampant ahead of Dashain
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Even as the authorities have stepped up measures in recent months to curb gold smuggling, cases of illegal trade of the precious yellow metal from China to Nepal have remained unabated.
Oct 04, 2018
ECONOMY
Nepse falls after a day of marginal gain
Nepse falls after a day of marginal gain
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Stocks traded flat in the initial trading hours on Wednesday. However, a mid-day plunge followed as the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index witnessed continuous decline for the remaining session.
Oct 04, 2018
SOCIETY
Delay in lot number decision halts two-wheeler registrations
Delay in lot number decision halts two-wheeler registrations
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: Delay in amendment of the Vehicle and Transport Management Rules 2054 by the cabinet has resulted in a halt to new registrations of two-wheelers in Bagmati Zone as the registration of such vehicles hit the one million mark on Tuesday.
Oct 04, 2018
ECONOMY
Two firms in Kavre sealed for producing low-quality water
Two firms in Kavre sealed for producing low-quality water
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: The Department of Food Technology and Quality Control (DFTQC) has sealed two beverage companies based in Banepa of Kavre district on Wednesday for bottling and selling drinking water below the minimum standards.
Oct 04, 2018
ECONOMY
Yeti begins Kathmandu-Pokhara flights with new ATR
Yeti begins Kathmandu-Pokhara flights with new ATR
POKHARA, Oct 4: With the beginning of the tourist season in the country, Yeti Airlines, a private airline company, has started flights in the Kathmandu-Pokhara-Kathmandu sector. Yeti has deployed its new ATR 72-500 aircraft for the sector.
Oct 04, 2018
SOCIETY
Teenage mother jailed for throwing her newborn in stream
Teenage mother jailed for throwing her newborn in stream
PARBAT, Oct 4: An unmarried teenage mother of Falebas Municipality-10, Parbat has been sent to judicial custody after throwing her newborn into a stream.
Oct 04, 2018
POLITICS
Province 5 begins formulating policies to tighten security
Province 5 begins formulating policies to tighten security
RUPANDEHI, Oct 4: In a bid to tighten security in Province 5, Ministry for Internal Affairs and Law has started discussions with the chief district officers (CDOs) of all 12 districts, Nepal Army, Nepal Police, Armed Police Force and Central Investigation Bureau regarding security strategies.
Oct 04, 2018
SOCIETY
CIAA probing plagiarism by IOM faculty
CIAA probing plagiarism by IOM faculty
KATHMANDU, Oct 4: The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has been probing into the cases of plagiarism by teaching faculties in the colleges under the Institute of Medicine (IOM).
Oct 04, 2018