POLITICS
Prez Bhandari's oath by Parajuli legal, says SC
Prez Bhandari's oath by Parajuli legal, says SC
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Issuing the full text of its judgment on the writ petition filed against the administration of the oath of office and secrecy to President Bidya Devi Bhandari by the then Chief Justice Gopal Parajuli, the Supreme Court said on Thursday that the oath was fully legal.
Sep 21, 2018
ECONOMY
Strike of transport workers disrupts petroleum supply
Strike of transport workers disrupts petroleum supply
KATHMANDU, Sept 21: Strike of public transport workers has disrupted supply of petroleum products across the country.
Sep 21, 2018
SOCIETY
Pappu Construction 'deceives' Udayapur locals, too,
Pappu Construction 'deceives' Udayapur locals, too,
UDAYAPUR, Sept 21: At a time when negligence and deceits of Pappu Construction in development projects are coming to the fore, it has been reveled that the company under-performed in yet another important project.
Sep 21, 2018
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