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Court convicts Nepali officials, foreign firms in MDMS corruption case

Kathmandu, March 7 -- Two Nepali officials, a foreign national, and three foreign companies have been found guilty in the 2018 Mobile Device Management System (MDMS) procurement deal by the Nepal Tele... Read More


After a month of wrangling, upper house approves 5 ordinances

Kathmandu, March 7 -- The National Assembly endorsed five ordinances that were passed by the House of Representatives on Wednesday. These ordinances now need to be replaced by corresponding bills to g... Read More


Tussles between elected representatives and civil servants become widespread

Kathmandu, March 7 -- On Wednesday, the Ministry of Federal Affairs and General Administration wrote to the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) asking it to create a conducive environment for Chief Admi... Read More


The digitalisation of grief

Nepal, March 7 -- In recent times, social media has become a part of our identity. It is like an open diary, where the posts we create and share reveal a part of our personality, from which the viewer... Read More


Stop smoking, start living

Nepal, March 7 -- Life as a teenager is not a walk in the park. It can be physically, mentally and emotionally exhausting at this age to figure out what to do in life. The temptation to step into the ... Read More


Nepal weighs costs of Raxaul-Kathmandu rail, seeks Delhi's help

Kathmandu, March 7 -- Nepal has sought India's financial, technical and economic inputs and suggestions on the feasibility of the much-discussed Raxaul-Kathmandu cross-border railway. The railway aims... Read More


Culture of cover-up

Nepal, March 7 -- Most rape cases in Nepal are either swept under the rug or hushed up based on 'community consensus'. One of the most haunting examples of this is the tragic July 2018 rape-and-murder... Read More


Police parade suspects arrested in Rinku Sada rape and suspicious death case

Siraha, March 7 -- Police have made public the suspects arrested in connection with the rape and death of 17-year-old Rinku Kumari Sada of Bhagwatipur in ward 1 of Nawarajpur Rural Municipality in Sir... Read More


Two arrested in Saptari on fraud charges

Rajbiraj, March 7 -- Police have arrested two individuals on fraud charges by affixing a photo on someone else's citizenship certificate. The suspects are 28-year-old Abhishek Yadav and 20-year-old A... Read More


JSP-Nepal leader Pramod Sah joins Maoist Centre

Kathmandu, March 7 -- Pramod Sah, a former lawmaker and Janata Samajbadi Party-Nepal leader, has joined the CPN (Maoist Centre). He announced joining the new party at a public gathering in Malangawa,... Read More