POLITICS
Province 1 gov expansion: Three ministers from Maoist Center inducted in cabinet
Province 1 gov expansion: Three ministers from Maoist Center...
BIRATNAGAR, Jan 12: Province 1 Chief Minister (CM) Hikmat Kumar Karki has expanded his cabinet by adding two ministers from the Maoist Center and one from the CPN-UML.
Jan 13, 2023
POLITICS
Race for House Speaker begins
Race for House Speaker begins
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: With the date of the election of the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the race has started among the UML leaders to run for the Speaker. The Parliament Secretariat is going to make a schedule for the election to be held on January 19, and fix the time for submitting nomina...
Jan 13, 2023
ECONOMY
Gold price increases by Rs 500 per tola
Gold price increases by Rs 500 per tola
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The price of gold has increased by Rs 500 per tola in the domestic market today.
Jan 13, 2023
ECONOMY
83 percent construction of Postal Highway completes in one and half decades
83 percent construction of Postal Highway completes in one a...
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Around one and a half decade into construction, 83 percent work on the Postal Highway has been completed. It will take around three more years for the national pride project to complete, it has been said.
Jan 13, 2023
ECONOMY
40 MW Upper Chameliya set to start production in the given deadline of April
40 MW Upper Chameliya set to start production in the given d...
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The construction of the 40 MW Upper Chameliya Hydropower Project (UCHP) has reached its final stage of construction.
Jan 13, 2023
POLITICS
Madhesh Province Chief Minister Yadav to take oath today
Madhesh Province Chief Minister Yadav to take oath today
JANAKPRDHAM, Jan 13: The newly-appointed Chief Minister of Madhesh Province Saroj Kumar Yadav is taking the oath of office and secrecy at noon today, according to the Office of the Province Chief.
Jan 13, 2023
SPECIAL, PHOTO FEATURE/Video
In Pictures: People throng vegetable market to buy yams, sweet potatoes for Maghe Sankrant...
In Pictures: People throng vegetable market to buy yams, swe...
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: As Maghe Sankranti is just two days away, a large number of people are seen thronging to vegetable markets in Kathmandu Valley to buy Sakharkhand, yams, potatoes, and other goods in vegetable markets.
Jan 13, 2023
POLITICS
Former CIAA Commissioner Pathak found guilty in corruption case
Former CIAA Commissioner Pathak found guilty in corruption c...
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: The Special Court has sentenced Raj Narayan Pathak, the former commissioner of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA), and a college administrator Lambodar Neupane, who bribed Pathak, to three years in jail and Rs 3.9 million in fine.
Jan 13, 2023
POLITICS
Province 1 Chief Minister Karki to take vote of confidence today
Province 1 Chief Minister Karki to take vote of confidence t...
BIRATNAGAR, Jan 13: Chief Minister of Province No. 1 Hikmat Kumar Karki is scheduled to take the vote of confidence from the province assembly meeting today. The meeting of the provincial assembly has been summoned at 1PM.
Jan 13, 2023
SOCIETY
Do changing Nepali wedding practices indicate acculturation?
Do changing Nepali wedding practices indicate acculturation?
KATHMANDU, Jan 13: Nepal being a multicultural, multiethnic and multilingual nation, there are distinct wedding rituals and practices of various communities in the country. Being a micro social construct, marriage is one of the foremost auspicious events in anyone’s life. So, traditionally, people h...
Jan 13, 2023