Raid takes traders by 'surprise'! Tension flared up in Narayangadh Bazaar of Chitwan today after local businessmen took to the streets to protest a raid on a local shop, saying the Department of Revenue Investigation ‘did not inform them before carrying out the raid’. Blogs 07 Jun, 2022
Pashupati bids farewell to sadhus The Pashupati Guthi and Pashupati Area Development Trust (PADT) bid farewell to about 3,000 sages, who had arrived from India and other parts of the world for Mahashivaratri, amid a function on the Pashupatinath temple premises today. Blogs 24 Feb, 2022
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Month after verdict, Charles Sobhraj all set to move the apex court Kathmandu, July 14, 2009 International serial killer Charles Gurumukh Sobhraj is all set to move the Supreme Court, challenging the monthold verdict of the Patan Appellate Court, which had convicted him in a fake passport case. “We’re ready to... 15 Jul, 2019
THT 10 YEARS AGO : Gloom envelops victims� kin Banke/Dang, July 2, 2009 Two days after the tragedy struck — 12 Nepalis were killed when a UAEowned vessel, Damas Victory, capsized and quickly sank in the Persian Gulf off Doha, Qatar — the victims’ grieving kin are trying to come to terms... 03 Jul, 2019
THT 10 YEARS AGO: 12 Nepalis killed as ship sinks Kathmandu, July 1, 2009 As many as 12 Nepalis were killed when a UAE-owned vessel, Damas Victory, capsized and quickly sank in the Persian Gulf off the Qatari capital Doha yesterday. According to Madan Prasad Bhattarai, spokesperson, Ministry of... 02 Jul, 2019
THT 10 YEARS AGO : Swine flu surveillance a hogwash Biratnagar, June 30, 2009 The government is yet to wake up to the reality of swine flu if one goes by the mechanism in place at three porous border points to prevent the pandemic from entering Nepal. Health desks have been put in place only on two... 01 Jul, 2019
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Maoists� bandh cripples Tarai Birgunj, June 11, 2009 The students of Mini Land Boarding School here today retaliated when the bandh happy Unified CPN-Maoist cadres barged into its premises and ran amok. The Maoists hauled up the school authorities, students and teachers alike... 12 Jun, 2019
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Checkpoints closure poses starvation threat Gorkha, June 6, 2009 The risk of starvation looms large in six VDCs in the northern part of Gorkha district with China refusing to reopen the Gyala and Duila checkpoints for the past almost a year. As a result, people in the VDCs, including... 07 Jun, 2019
THT 10 YEARS AGO: MJF shows door to Gachhadar and six others Kathmandu, June 5, 2009 The rift within the Madhesi Janaadhikar Forum (MJF) over joining the UML-led government reached a crescendo today, splitting the party into two groups. One is being led by chairman Upendra Yadav and the other by parliamentary... 06 Jun, 2019
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Rift widens in NC Kathmandu, June 3, 2009 The rift over who should lead the Nepali Congress (NC) in the Cabinet has widened within the party after NC president Girija Prasad Koirala unilaterally proposed the name of his daughter, Sujata Koirala, to lead the party in... 04 Jun, 2019
THT 10 YEARS AGO: Coffer dams� breach raises flood spectre Itahari, May 27, 2009 Three coffer dams, which were constructed to divert the water channel of the Koshi River, were breached at 10.30 pm yesterday. Coffer dam is a makeshift embankment that is built with sandfilled plastic sacks. The ominous... 28 May, 2019
THT 10 YEARS AGO: PM urges Maoists to join govt Kathmandu, May 26, 2009 Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal today urged the Unified CPN-Maoist to join the government and help lead the peace process to a logical end. Stating that the UCPNMaoist chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal’s resignation from the... 27 May, 2019
