The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday handed down a verdict against five different companies for their alleged involvement in producing and issuing fake value added tax (VAT) bills. A joint division bench of Chief Justice Cholendra Shumsher JBR and Justice Prakash Kumar Dhungana issued the verdict by upholding the erstwhile
An elderly woman died from elephant attack in Makawanpur on Monday. The deceased has been identified as Maiya Thapa, 80, of Meldanda of Manahari Rural Municipality-3, according to the District Police Office. She died on the spot when the elephant attacked her at a time when she had gone to
Ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) spokesperson Narayan Kaji Shrestha has said that the incumbent government was working to make the nation prosperous with social justice. Speaking in a programme organized by NCP Tanahun chapter here today, spokesperson Shrestha opined that the party and government are working to pave the way
Deputy Speaker Dr Shibamaya Tumbahamphe has clarified that she would not resign from the post of Deputy-Speaker until Nepal Communist Party requests her for carrying out election after finalizing the candidate for the post of Speaker. Talking to Rastriya Samachar Samiti (RSS) at her office today, Deputy-Speaker Tumbahamphe said, "We
Finance Minister Dr Yubaraj Khatiwada has said that as investment from the government alone was not possible to bring prosperity to the nation, the participation of the private sector was inevitable. Addressing the Chamber Day 2076 held to mark the 70th anniversary of Nepal Chamber of Commerce here today, he
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Ishwar Pokhrel has voiced for ending the trend of seeking helps from the federal government for everything needed in the local government. At a programme organized to announce ‘child-friendly rural municipality’ to Manahari of Makawanpur on Monday, he said that the three layers
Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Kumar Gyawali has clarified that the government does not have any policy to curtail peoples’ freedom. Speaking in a Universal Periodic Review (UPR) meeting organized by the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) here today, Minister Gyawali said that the media bill was to make social
-Ramesh Lamsal State no. 2 and 3 have recorded the highest number of cases of corruption in the previous fiscal year. State no. 2 recorded 29.5 per cent of the total number of corruption cases that took place in the year, according to the annual report of the anti-corruption watchdog
The finishing of the tunnel related work of the Melamchi Water Supply Project has reached the final phase. Now only 400 metres of final finishing work is left out. The Chinese company Sino Hydro Pvt Limited had been entrusted with the responsibility to carry on with the remaining works of
– Sane Bahadur Nepali Around 200 foreign visitors have enjoyed the homestay service at Aanpswara community homestay at Pokhari Bhanjyang, Byas Municipality-13 in Tanahu in 2019. Aanpswara community homestay is the country’s first and model homestay and it is about five kilometers from Damauli, the headquarters of Tanahu district. This
