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
POLITICS
Drop community service provision in TJ bill: NHRC to govt
Drop community service provision in TJ bill: NHRC to govt
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: Concerned over the provision of community service for war criminals involved in serious human rights violations, the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has suggested to the government to ensure a provision of mandatory imprisonment in the transitional law.
Aug 08, 2018
POLITICS
Nepali envoy to Vietnam presents credentials
Nepali envoy to Vietnam presents credentials
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: Ambassador of Nepal to Vietnam Khaga Nath Adhikari presented his Letters of Credence to President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam Tran Dai Quang in Hanoi on Tuesday.
Aug 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Dr KC urges govt to make good on agreement
Dr KC urges govt to make good on agreement
KATHMANDU, Aug 8: Crusader for medical sector reforms Dr Govinda KC has urged the government to sincerely implement last month's agreement signed with him.
Aug 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Quake victims urge PM for availing house grant
Quake victims urge PM for availing house grant
DHADING, Aug 8: This is a very busy time of the year for Shahadev Jamarkattel of Gajuri Rural Municipality-8 as he has to plant paddy before the monsoon rain subside.
Aug 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Newborns may get birth certificate through their mothers
Newborns may get birth certificate through their mothers
KATHMANDU, Aug 7: The government has proposed a new law making it mandatory for hospitals to issue birth certificates even if the father of a newborn is unknown or the mother doesn't want to disclose the father's status.
Aug 08, 2018
SOCIETY
Maoists sell off lands they captured during insurgency
Maoists sell off lands they captured during insurgency
DEVENDRA BASNET, Aug 8: The then Maoist rebels had captured the lands of many farmers in Bargadi village in Gorahi Sub-metropolis, Dang district, in the course of their armed insurgency.
Aug 08, 2018