SOCIETY
Contractors held for negligence
Contractors held for negligence
DANG, May 25: Two contractors have been arrested in Dang for carelessness in the road construction work.
May 25, 2018
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Nominations to CC unfair: NCP lower rungs
Nominations to CC unfair: NCP lower rungs
KATHMANDU, May 25: Several leaders from the Maoist faction of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have accused the party leadership of nominating central committee member on an ad hoc basis, undermining the party’s long-honored tradition of ensuring fair representation for women, Dalits, Madhesis, Musl...
May 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Locals threaten protests over canal pollution
Locals threaten protests over canal pollution
BUTWAL, May 25: Outraged by the act of Tiger Palace Resort to dump sewage and garbage into a local canal, residents of the affected Bankatti and Babani villages of Bhairahawa have asked the five-star resort to abide by the past agreement not to pollute the canal. The hotel’s failure to uphold the de...
May 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Govt to close Valley liaison offices of varsities based outside
Govt to close Valley liaison offices of varsities based outs...
KATHMANDU, May 25: The government has decided to scrap the contact offices in Kathmandu Valley of eight universities. The government has directed the universities to close their liaison offices in the Valley by July 16.
May 25, 2018
POLITICS
Petition against govt move to pardon Dhungel
Petition against govt move to pardon Dhungel
KATHMANDU, May 25: A writ petition has been filed at the Supreme Court on Thursday seeking its intervention against the government’s preparations to release murder convict former Maoist leader Balkrishna Dhungel through a presidential pardon.
May 25, 2018
POLITICS
Oli govt for full five years: Dahal
Oli govt for full five years: Dahal
KATHMANDU, May 25: Communist Party of Nepal (CPN) chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal 'Prachanda' has said that the incumbent government will run for five years.
May 25, 2018
POLITICS
Bhattarai challenges govt to present plan for implementing policy and programs
Bhattarai challenges govt to present plan for implementing p...
KATHMANDU, May 25: Former prime minister and coordinator of Naya Shakti Party, Nepal, Baburam Bhattarai, has challenged the government to present the implementation plan for its policy and programs for the next fiscal year.
May 25, 2018
POLITICS
Main oppn embroiled in intra-party disputes
Main oppn embroiled in intra-party disputes
KATHMANDU, May 25: At a time when two major left parties have merged into a single party named Nepal Communist Party (NCP), to consolidate their strength, the main opposition party in the country, Nepali Congress (NC), is embroiled in a serious intra-party dispute.
May 25, 2018
POLITICS
NCP swears in 447-member central committee
NCP swears in 447-member central committee
KATHMANDU, May 24: The newly-formed Nepal Communist Party (NCP) has formally given full shape to its central committee and administered the oath of office and secrecy of leaders inducted in the party's apex committee.
May 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Minor earthquake felt in Darchula
Minor earthquake felt in Darchula
DARCHULA, May 24: A moderate earthquake measuring 4.5-magnitude shook Darchula on Thursday evening, an official at the National Seismological office at Surkhet said.
May 24, 2018