Majority of divorcee women fail to acquire property rights in Lamjung Lack of knowledge about marital life and legal provisions cause of increasing divorce cases LAMJUNG: Majority of divorcee women in Lamjung district have failed to acquire their ex-spouse's property owing to lack of knowledge about legal... Travel 05 Dec, 2019
Public transportation problems Kathmandu With the growing population density of the Valley, commuting in public vehicles to reach one’s destination has become an unpleasant experience filled with discomfort for commuters. While problems like over-crowded public vehicles, lack... 04 Aug, 2019
Nepal sees decline in suicide rate by 35 pc this fiscal KATHMANDU: Nepal has witnessed a sharp decline in the number of suicides committed in the country. The suicide rate has decreased by 35 per cent until now in the current fiscal year in comparison to the previous year, according to the data shared by... Travel 02 May, 2019
Govt aims to lower power leakage to 17 per cent KATHMANDU: The government has planned to limit power leakage to around 17 per cent within three years. As per the Mid-Term Expenditure Framework (MTEF) recently prepared by the National Planning Commission (NPC), the target is set to slash... 25 Oct, 2018
77 women, children go missing in Baitadi in two years BAITADI: As many as 77 women and children were reported missing in Baitadi district in two years. According to the District Police Office, 21 women and 17 children went missing in the district in fiscal year 2016/17. Similarly, 28 women and... Travel 20 Oct, 2018
Japan to grant Rs 308m for school sector development in Nepal KATHMANDU: The government of Japan has agreed to provide a grant assistance of Rs 308 million for the School Sector Development Programme (SSDP) of Nepal for the fiscal year 2018. The Exchange of Notes, Grant Agreement and Memorandum of... Travel 05 Oct, 2018
CIAA promises confidentiality by ending pre-investigation publicity KATHMANDU: Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) has adopted a strategy of maintaining confidentiality in investigation process by ending the culture of pre-investigation publicity. The Commission stated this in a... Horoscopes 05 Oct, 2018
Over 200 women, children rescued from Nepal-India border in Baitadi BAITADI: As many as 206 women and children have been rescued in the last three years from Jhulaghat, the western border transit point between Nepal and India in Baitadi district. These women and children were rescued while they were being taken to... Travel 05 Sep, 2018
Rasuwa Customs doubles revenue collection RASUWA: Rasuwa Customs Office in Timure has doubled the revenue collection in the outgoing fiscal year compared to the previous fiscal. Revenue collection from the border point with neighbouring China increased by 126 per cent this year (2017/18) as... Travel 21 Jul, 2018
Drug abuse rampant in Mahottari district Bardibas, July 20 District Police Office, Mahottari, has revealed that there has been a significant rise in the number of narcotic drug users in the district in the past few years. As per statistics, 45 cases related to drug abuse and... Travel 21 Jul, 2018
EDITORIAL: Power to prosperity That the industries will now get uninterrupted power supply should translate into growth of the industrial sector More than a year after domestic users said good riddance to hours-long outages, the industrial sector is now rid of load-shedding. The... 15 May, 2018
Nepal ranks 4th in terms of remittance contribution to GDP KATHMANDU: Nepal received remittances worth Rs 699 billion in the Fiscal Year 2016/17 ranking fourth in the list of countries with large contribution of remittances to GDP, according to a report launched by Ministry of Labour, Employment and Social... 27 Apr, 2018
