POLITICS
NCP meeting at PM's residence
NCP meeting at PM's residence
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: A meeting of Central Secretariat of Nepal Communist Party is ongoing at the Prime Minister's residence, Baluwatar. The meeting is likely to discuss resignation of Narayan Kaji Shrestha as the party’s spokesperson and lower level unity process.
Aug 08, 2018
ECONOMY
NCC decides to withdraw from FNCCI
NCC decides to withdraw from FNCCI
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: Nepal Chamber of Commerce (NCC) has decided to withdraw its membership from the Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI). The ‘cold-war’ between the two private sector organizations in recent months has culminated into the separation.
Aug 08, 2018
SOCIETY
4 killed, 17 injured in Chitwan bus accident
4 killed, 17 injured in Chitwan bus accident
CHITWAN, Aug 8: Four passengers were killed and another 17 injured in an accident at Chitwan at 11 PM yesterday night.
Aug 08, 2018
ECONOMY, WORLD
U.S. finalizes next China tariff list targeting $16 billion in imports
U.S. finalizes next China tariff list targeting $16 billion...
WASHINGTON, Aug 8: The United States will begin collecting 25 percent tariffs on another $16 billion in Chinese goods on Aug. 23, the U.S. Trade Representative’s office said on Tuesday as it published a final tariff list targeting 279 imported product lines.
Aug 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Nepali passport holders flying out from Indian airports face hassles
Nepali passport holders flying out from Indian airports face...
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: A Nepali passport holder, Madhu Ghimire, reached Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi on August 1 along with his wife to fly to Manila via Singapore. Immigration officials at the airport informed them that they needed a ‘no objection certificate’ (NOC) from the Nepali E...
Aug 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Canal testing knowingly delayed till after Defect Liability Period
Canal testing knowingly delayed till after Defect Liability...
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: It has come to light that government officials intentionally deferred for 17 months the testing of the main canal at Sikta Irrigation Project after formally taking over the project from the contractor.
Aug 08, 2018
POLITICS
Oli responsible for rejecting Joshee: NC
Oli responsible for rejecting Joshee: NC
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: The main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), has concluded that the Parliamentary Hearings Committee (PHC) rejected the nomination of Deepak Raj Joshee as chief justice as per the directive of Prime Minister KP Oli, and without any concrete reason or basis for doing so.
Aug 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Questions over police encounter weaken credibility: Experts
Questions over police encounter weaken credibility: Experts
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: The death in a “police encounter” Monday of two persons who allegedly kidnapped and killed 11-year-old Nishan Khadka at Kadaghari, has become a subject of controversy, with reports suggesting that the encounter was fake. Experts said that such controversial police encounters are o...
Aug 08, 2018
POLITICS
Constitutional Council likely to meet today
Constitutional Council likely to meet today
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: The Constitutional Council (CC) is likely to meet on Wednesday in order to select the new chief justice (CJ).
Aug 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Locals obstruct forest clearance for Upper Karnali Hydropower Project
Locals obstruct forest clearance for Upper Karnali Hydropowe...
DAILEKH, Aug 8: Clearing the forest for the 900 MW Upper Karnali Hydropower Project has faced obstruction from the locals despite getting green signal from the council of ministers on August 15, 2017.
Aug 08, 2018