Afghan Peace Council learning about Nepal�s peacemaking process Kathmandu, September 13 A delegation of the Afghan High level Peace Council today met Nepal Communist Party (NCP) Co-chairperson Pushpa Kamal Dahal to learn about the Nepali model of peace process. Nepal has faced a decade-long armed-conflict... Travel 14 Sep, 2018
Govt set to hold talks with Chand, Raut Kathmandu, September 5 A high-level political dialogue team formed by the government is doing groundwork to hold talks with agitating and disgruntled groups, including those led by Netra Bikram Chand and CK Raut, to prevent them from fomenting... Travel 06 Sep, 2018
EDITORIAL: Left in the lurch The SC has rightly observed that it is a matter of shame if human beings are exploited in the name of customs and practices The Haliya system, a feudal system in which a well-to-do family had customary right to keep tenants and their entire family as... 09 Jul, 2018
Complete haliya, kamaiya rehabilitation in three years, Supreme Court tells govt Kathmandu, July 7 The Supreme Court issued a directive to the government telling it to start rehabilitating freed kamaiyas (bonded agricultural labourers) within three months and to complete the process within three years. The apex court also... Travel 08 Jul, 2018
80 pc budget spent on war victims Kathmandu, July 24 War victims of the insurgency period received Rs 500,000 increment relief amount this fiscal. Along with increment from Rs 500,000 to 1 million, decided by the Cabinet last month, the amount was rapidly distributed to war victims.... Horoscopes 25 Jul, 2017
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Eight-party meet likely in a week Kathmandu, May 7, 2007 Home Minister Krishna Prasad Sitaula today met Maoist chairman Prachanda at the latter’s residence. The duo discussed issues to be sorted out during the upcoming high-level meeting of the eight political parties. Sitaula... 08 May, 2017
Reconstruction minister Yadav urged to rebuild destroyed infrastructure Kathmandu, August 26 Officials at the Ministry of Peace and Reconstruction today drew the attention of newly appointed Minister Sita Devi Yadav to reconstruct infrastructure destroyed during the Maoist insurgency. Secretary at the... Horoscopes 27 Aug, 2016
Case filed at Supreme Court against budget for "disqualified" PLA fighters KATHMANDU: As many as 131 conflict victims and members of their families have moved the Supreme Court on Monday, demanding that the government should not pay "disqualified" members of the erstwhile People's Liberation Army mobilised by the then CPN... Horoscopes 15 Aug, 2016
Budget for construction likely to be frozen “We failed to utilise the budget as parties failed to reach understanding” Rukum, July 14 The budget released for various construction works in Nuwakot VDC is most likely to be frozen due to disputes among political parties in Rukum. A... Travel 15 Jul, 2016
Conflict victims sceptical justice will be served Dhangadi, May 19 It’s been 13 years since Padamadevi Bam’s husband disappeared, but his whereabouts are yet to be known. Ganesh Bam, then CPN-UML Village Committee Secretary, has been missing ever since the then Maoist rebels picked him up... Travel 20 May, 2016
Six ministries settled less than 50 pc public complaints Kathmandu, December 19 The performance of as many as six ministries and three central-level government agencies were below average in settling complaints lodged with Hello Sarkar, a grievance-hearing mechanism of the government. According to the... Horoscopes 20 Dec, 2015
Hello Sarkar resolves 36,610 complaints Kathmandu, November 14 Hello Sarkar, a grievance-hearing mechanism of the government, has settled as many as 36,610 complaints since the hotline was set up in November 2011. According to the Office of the Prime Minister and Council... Horoscopes 15 Nov, 2015
