KATHMANDU: Gangamaya Adhikari of Fujel, Gorkha who lost her husband while demanding action against her son’s killer, has been on hunger strike for the last 69 days. She is in a critical condition at cabin number 1 of Bir Hospital. Human rights activist Charan Prasain informed that with Gangamaya’s permission, a throat surgery was performed […]
KATHMANDU; On February 23, Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court gave the verdict that the act of dissolving parliament by Prime Minister K P Oli is unconstitutional and ordered it to be reinstated within 13 days from the day of the order. It would be normal for a politician to resign from his position after […]
KATHMANDU : The Election Commission (EC) has said that it will soon resolve the dispute over the legitimacy of the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) at the earliest. The poll body has been holding a series of both formal and informal discussions and consultations with the parties concerned and studying the matter. The EC, however, […]
PARSA : A groom and his father were arrested on the charge of marrying a teenage girl in Parsa. Police arrested a 19 years old boy and his father of Laxmi Tole of Birgunj Metropolitan City-16 on the charge of marrying a 17 years old girl of the same place on Friday. Police have made […]
KATHMANDU : Monetary offerings could be offered via a QR Code kept at four different places of Pashupatinath including the southern entrance gate, the shoe and slipper room and the main temple premises. A machine has been kept there for the same. The monetary offering could be deposited in the bank account of Pashupati Area […]
KATHMANDU : Bird flu, also known as avian influenza (H5N1), has been detected in Tarakeshwar Municipality in Kathmandu, for a second time, officials said on Friday. The Department of Livestock Services under the Ministry of Agriculture said that the virus has been confirmed on a sample from a commercial poultry farm at Tarakeshwor Municipality in […]
KATHMANDU : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has called a meeting of the Council of Ministers this evening. The meeting is taking place at 5PM at the Prime Minister’s official residence, Baluwatar. This is the first time PM Oli is convening a cabinet meeting after the Supreme Court overturned the government’s decision to dissolve the […]
DHANGADI : Two junior police officials involved in the successful investigation of the rape and murder case of the 17-year old Bhagarathi Bhatta have been promoted as a reward to their hard work and dedication for their duty. According to the spokesperson of Nepal Police of Sudurpaschim Province, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Mukesh Singh, […]
KATHMANDU : Presenting his written response to the Supreme Court (SC) on the contempt of court case on Thursday, the former House speaker Daman Nath Dhungana has said that he is ready to face any kind of action if he is found guilty. Dhungana also claimed that the contempt of court case filed against him […]
KATHMANDU : The construction of Nepal’s largest solar power plant with A.C. capacity of 10 MW, developed in Dhalkebar district in Province 2, has been completed in a record duration of seven months despite the Covid 19 lockdown. The power generated by the project has been successfully evacuated to the national grid. The developer , […]