Kaski, July 24, Nepali Congress (NC) has stepped up a campaign to search for honest cadres to boost party performance. At a press meet organized in Pokhara, campaign coordinator Prof Dr Bhupati Dhakal said the party organization was eroding due to factional feuds and in-breeding. NC spearheaded all democratic movements including the popular movement for […]
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Icchakamana cooperation committee formed for cricket stadium
Muglin, July 24, A committee has been formed at Icchakamana rural municipality to support the ongoing construction of Gautam Buddha International Cricket Stadium at Bharatpur Metropolis-15, Rampur in Chitwan. A 46-member cooperation committee was formed under the leadership of Ichhakamana rural municipality Chair Geeta Kumari Gurung on Tuesday. The committee comprises elected people’s representatives, representatives […]
Heavy rain grips Makawanpur: roads obstructed, rivulet sweeps away vehicle
Hetauda, July 24, Heavy rainfall since last night has gripped Makawanpur once again, causing obstructions to some of the roads. Following flood-triggered removal of diversion along the Padampokhari road in Hetauda, the public movement between some wards of Padampokhari and Manahari rural municipality and Hetauda has disrupted. It may be noted that Hetauda was brought […]
CIAA Surkhet office receives highest number of complaints on education
Surkhet, July 24, The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) Surkhet office has drawn highest number of complaints related to education sector, a report reveals. The anti-graft body made public the report at a press conference on Tuesday. The report unveiled by CIAA Surkhet office in-charge Gyan Raj Subedi showed total 963 […]
PM unhappy with probe committee
Kathmandu, July 23 : Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has expressed dissatisfaction over the working style of the committee formed to probe the irregularities in the Rapti Academy of Health Sciences. Speaking at the third assembly meeting of the RAHS at the PM’s official residence in Baluwatar today, he commented that it was not right […]
FM’s call for factual audit report
Kathmandu, July 23 : Finance Minister Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada has urged the auditors to maintain their professional integrity, and thereby submit factual reports. He also stressed that genuine and fact-based audit reports were inevitable for maintaining fiscal discipline in the country. Addressing a programme organised by Institute of Chartered Accountancy Nepal (ICAN) here today, the […]
Australian national held on charges of pedophilia
Kathmandu, July 23 : A team from the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police has arrested an Australian national on the charge of molesting Nepali boys. Police arrested Boriman Thomas Alfred, 63, from Dihi in Pokhara in support from the Kaski Police Tuesday. Alfred was nabbed on a tip-off. He was found to lure […]
Rainfall forecast throughout country for two days
Kathmandu, July 23 : The Meteorological Forecasting Division has said most parts of the country will witness rainfall on Wednesday and Thursday. The monsoon’s low pressure belt is located on the southern belt of the country and the wind filled with water vapour generated from Bay of Bengal and the local wind are causing the […]
Nine bodies retrieved, four still missing
Butwal, July 23 : Bodies of nine people buried in a landslide in ward no. 3 and 4 of Satyawati rural municipality last night have been retrieved. However, four others believed to be buried as well are still missing. The bodies of Dil Kumar Taramu,34, her nine-year-old son Darshan and 63-year-old Durga Sinjali were recovered […]
Committee discusses advertisement regulation with experts
Kathmandu, July 23 : Lawmakers and experts have suggested the parliament to prepare the advertisement bill in a way it would curb irregularities, malpractices and rumours spread via advertisement. Parliamentary Committee on Development and Technology held discussion with the experts on draft bill on advertisement-2075, where suggestions were given to prevent women’s use in the […]