SOCIETY
Marrying an underage girl is child marriage, not kidnapping and hostage-taking: Supreme Co...
Marrying an underage girl is child marriage, not kidnapping...
KATHMANDU, July 27: There have been instances of people marrying outside their castes against the consent of the girl’s family facing charges of kidnapping, hostage-taking, and rape. Giving its verdict on a similar case, the Supreme Court has (SC) ruled that such mariages are child marriages and not...
Jul 27, 2023
SOCIETY
NFN calls for declaring a pandemic of lumpy skin disease
NFN calls for declaring a pandemic of lumpy skin disease
KATHMANDU, July 27: The National Farmers Network (NFN) has demanded the declaration of a pandemic of lumpy skin disease in the country.
Jul 27, 2023
POLITICS
Rahul Mahara called customs officials 90 times to release 9 kg of gold: Yogesh Bhattarai
Rahul Mahara called customs officials 90 times to release 9...
KATHMANDU , July 27: Yogesh Bhattarai, the secretary of the main opposition party CPN-UML, has said that Rahul Mahara, the son of the vice-chairman of the Maoist Center, Krishna Bahadur Mahara, had called 90 times to allegedly pressure the customs officials to release the 9 kg of gold smuggled into...
Jul 27, 2023
POLITICS
SC orders start of another govt formation process in Koshi Province
SC orders start of another govt formation process in Koshi P...
KATHMANDU, July 27: The Supreme Court has annulled the appointment of Chief Minister Uddhav Thapa of Koshi Province government. The full bench of Supreme Court justices Til Prasad Shrestha, Anand Mohan Bhattarai and Ishwar Prasad Khatiwada ruled that the signature of Speaker Baburam Gautam on the fo...
Jul 27, 2023
SOCIETY
Harila and Sherpa break record, climbing 14 world’s highest mountains in three months
Harila and Sherpa break record, climbing 14 world’s highest...
KATHMANDU, July 27: Norwegian climber Kristin Harila and Nepali guide Tenjen (Lama) Sherpa have successfully climbed the second highest peak in the world, Mount K2.
Jul 27, 2023
ECONOMY
Farmers heavily rely on Indian fertilizers for cultivation
Farmers heavily rely on Indian fertilizers for cultivation
TIKAPUR, July 27: This year, farmers from the southeastern part of Kailali have been cultivating using fertilizers brought from India after not finding any in the local market.
Jul 27, 2023
ECONOMY
Over 771,000 Nepali youths sought foreign employment in FY 2022/23
Over 771,000 Nepali youths sought foreign employment in FY 2...
KATHMANDU, July 27: In the fiscal year 2022/23, a staggering number of more than 771,000 young individuals ventured abroad for foreign employment. The Department of Foreign Employment (DoFE) reported that this figure represents the combined total of new and re-permit workers who obtained work permit...
Jul 27, 2023
POLITICS
KMC offers tax discounts and exemptions in FY 2023/24
KMC offers tax discounts and exemptions in FY 2023/24
KATHMANDU, July 27: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has urged the city dwellers concerned to pay their business taxes within the specified period. The Department of Revenue of KMC has issued a notification and requested all those concerned to pay the tax on time and also get a discount.
Jul 27, 2023
SOCIETY
Tragic accident claims young life during cannoning
Tragic accident claims young life during cannoning
KATHMANDU, July 27: A 22-year-old girl, Anjita Bhandari, from Pokhara Metropolitan City-26 Budhi Bazar, lost her life after a mishap during a 'cannoning' expedition.
Jul 27, 2023
POLITICS
NC meeting: Let's end factions and sub-factions in party
NC meeting: Let's end factions and sub-factions in party
KATHMANDU, July 27: The central members of the ruling Nepali Congress (NC) have emphasized on the need to make the party as one unit by ending the factions and sub-factions within the party.
Jul 27, 2023