Kathmandu: The Patan High Court has granted bail to medical entrepreneur and political activist Durga Prasai in two separate cases involving banking offenses and incitement of violence. A division bench granted Prasai bail of Rs 2.5 million in a banking offense case, while a separate bench ordered his release on Rs 300,000 bail in connection… Continue reading Patan High Court grants bail to Durga Prasai in two cases
Month: August 2025
Health Ministry demands additional 2,100 workforces
Kathmandu: The Ministry of Finance held a discussion with the Ministry of Health and Population regarding the implementation of the budget for the current fiscal year, 2082/83 BS. During the meeting, the Ministry of Health and Population proposed the recruitment of an additional 2,100 healthcare professionals including doctors and nurses at the federal level to… Continue reading Health Ministry demands additional 2,100 workforces
Activists call for lifting ban on women traveling as domestic workers
Kathmandu: Rights activists have urged the government to establish an official channel for women migrating abroad as domestic workers. They raised concerns about women traveling abroad on tourist visas or through unofficial routes to work as domestic help. At a programme organized here on ‘Safe and Legal Migration’ today, the participants called for the withdrawal… Continue reading Activists call for lifting ban on women traveling as domestic workers
NEB publishes Grade 12 examination results
Kathmandu: The National Examination Board (NEB) has published the results of Grade 12 today. According to the results published this evening, 61.17% of regular students and 36.49% of partial students have passed the grade 12 examinations. In the examinations held last Baishakh, a total of 396,347 candidates had participated in the regular category of which… Continue reading NEB publishes Grade 12 examination results
Home Minister orders fresh probe into Nirmala Panta murder case
Kathmandu: Home Minister Ramesh Lekhak has directed the Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) of Nepal Police to launch a fresh and detailed investigation into the rape and murder of Nirmala Panta, a case that has remained unresolved for five years. During an inspection visit to the CIB office on Sunday, Minister Lekhak instructed officers to conduct… Continue reading Home Minister orders fresh probe into Nirmala Panta murder case
Women’s organizations voice against drafting of polygamy laws
Kathmandu:: The women’s organizations of different political parties have asked the government not to draft any laws to allow polygamy. Issuing a press statement today, the leaders of the women’s organizations said that their serious attention was drawn to the drafting of new laws, which they termed as a regressive law formulated against women. “Such… Continue reading Women’s organizations voice against drafting of polygamy laws