SOCIETY
Discrimination in compensation for rape victims
Discrimination in compensation for rape victims
DHANGADHI, Sept 21: The local unit, as well as the provincial and federal governments, decided to provide compensation to the family of 13-year-old Nirmala Pant, who was raped and murdered around two months ago in Bhimdatta Municipality of Kanchanpur.
Sep 21, 2018
ECONOMY
Stocks fluctuate before closing marginally lower
Stocks fluctuate before closing marginally lower
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Stocks came under pressure since the beginning of the trading session on Thursday. Consequently, the Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index shed almost 9 points by noon.
Sep 21, 2018
POLITICS
House committee heads unopposed
House committee heads unopposed
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Heads of all 10 thematic committees of the House of Representatives have been elected unopposed. All the committees are set to announce the election results on Friday.
Sep 21, 2018
SOCIETY
Motorcycle-borne 'Indian' assailants gun down school principal
Motorcycle-borne 'Indian' assailants gun down school princip...
ITAHARI, Sept 21: An unidentified group of assailants allegedly from neighboring India shot dead a school headmaster in Bhutaha area of Sunsari district on Thursday morning.
Sep 21, 2018
POLITICS
PM to visit Costa Rica after addressing UNGA
PM to visit Costa Rica after addressing UNGA
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Prime Minister KP Oli, who is leaving for New York on Saturday to address the 73rd session of UN General Assembly, is scheduled to visit Costa Rica, a central American country.
Sep 21, 2018
WORLD
Officials: 3 killed in shooting at Maryland Rite Aid center
Officials: 3 killed in shooting at Maryland Rite Aid center
MARYLAND, Sept 20: Three people were killed Thursday morning in a shooting at a Rite Aid distribution center in northeast Maryland, officials said.
Sep 20, 2018
WORLD
Moon to carry private message from Kim Jong Un to Trump
Moon to carry private message from Kim Jong Un to Trump
SEOUL, Sept 20: A beaming South Korean President Moon Jae-in, freshly returned home Thursday from a whirlwind three-day summit with Kim Jong Un, said the North Korean leader wants the U.S. secretary of state to visit Pyongyang soon for nuclear talks, and also hopes for a quick follow-up to his June...
Sep 20, 2018
POLITICS
Home Minister commits action against Khursid's murders
Home Minister commits action against Khursid's murders
KATHMANDU, Sept 20: Minister for Home Affairs Ram Bahadur Thapa has said the murder of Khursid Ansari has been taken seriously.
Sep 20, 2018
SOCIETY
Liping Bazar still lifeless due to government apathy
Liping Bazar still lifeless due to government apathy
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Sept 20: At the bottom, the Bhotekoshi River roars through gorge tearing the rocky mountains apart while giant rocks sit atop the mountain. In between of the deadly rocks and raging river, the Araniko Highway passes by a roadside town- the Liping Bazar. Once a vibrant commercial cent...
Sep 20, 2018
SOCIETY
Nirmala’s parents doubt over Bam sisters (with video)
Nirmala’s parents doubt over Bam sisters (with video)
Durga Devi Panta, mother of 13-year-old Nirmala Pant, who was raped and subsequently murdered almost two months ago in Kanchapur district, has suspected over the Bam sisters after Roshani Bam came up with make-up words.
Sep 20, 2018