DIG Nepal concerned about security Jajarkot: Mid-west Police Chief DIG Madhav Prasad Nepal onThursday reached Jajarkot district headquarters Khalanga to take stock of the security situation. Representatives of political parties, civil society, mediapersons and government employees,... Travel 25 Mar, 2016
Dozens of community study centres in a lurch Bajura, March 24 A number of community-based study centres have been left in the lurch due to gross negligence on the part of the concerned authority in Bajura. Of the 22 study centres set up by District Education Office Bajura, as many as... Travel 25 Mar, 2016
EU joins Syria peace talks as sides remain at odds GENEVA: The EU sent its foreign policy chief to Geneva on Wednesday to breathe new life into Syrian peace talks, as the two sides remained at odds over the country's political future. Federica Mogherini spoke to negotiators on both sides, and... Women 24 Mar, 2016
NOC asks bottling plants to hire more gas bullets to import LPG Kathmandu, March 23 Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has urged the bottling plants to hire more liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) bullets to procure additional quantity of LPG from refineries of Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) in view of the prolonged crisis of... 24 Mar, 2016
Bid to pass House Regulations before April 6 Kathmandu, March 23 The Parliamentary Regulations Committee of the Parliament is preparing to finalise the proposed Parliamentary Regulations before April 6, revealed Nepali Congress lawmaker Radheshyam Adhikari, who heads the PRC. He said... Travel 24 Mar, 2016
EDITORIAL: Carrot and stick Delay in completion of projects means their cost would increase which we cannot afford. There is the need for timely monitoring and evaluation whose absence is keenly felt If a bill drafted by the National Planning Commission (NPC) is signed into law... 24 Mar, 2016
LETTERS: Research on earthquake This is with reference to the news story “JICA signs project on earthquake research in Nepal” (THT, March 22, Page 2). Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed this project with the Ministry of Industry and Department of Mines and... 24 Mar, 2016
Pushing territorial claim, Taiwan says 'rock' is an island TAIPING ISLAND: Taiwan flew international media to its largest island holding in the South China Sea on Wednesday in a bid to reinforce its territorial claims in the disputed and increasingly tense region. Deputy Foreign Minister Bruce... Women 23 Mar, 2016
Clinton, Trump keep leads as latest attack overshadows vote WASHINGTON: Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton held their leads in the battle for their parties' 2016 presidential nomination in the latest state-by-state voting as the Islamic State terrorist organisation inserted itself deeper... Women 23 Mar, 2016
Blow for Bangladesh as ICC uphold Taskin suspension NEW DELHI: Bangladesh failed in their frantic bid to get paceman Taskin Ahmed's bowling suspension overturned to help revive their flagging World Twenty20 campaign after a judicial commissioner upheld the ban for an illegal bowling action. The... 23 Mar, 2016
Nepal, China issue joint communique, agree to seal petrol trade deal KATHMANDU: On the occasion of Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli's week-long official visit, Nepal and China on Wednesday issued a 15-point joint communique from Beijing and said they agreed to seal the petrol trade deal. "Both sides agreed to... Travel 23 Mar, 2016
Odebrecht cooperates with Brazil probe after bribe scheme exposed SAO PAULO: Grupo Odebrecht SA, the engineering firm at the heart of Brazil's biggest ever graft probe, on Tuesday agreed to cooperate with prosecutors, in a move likely to send shockwaves across political parties that for years illegally siphoned... 23 Mar, 2016
