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Kathmandu: Women parliamentarians have demanded the government to remove the time limit in cases of heinous crimes including rape. Among the lawmakers in the House of Representatives are CPN-UML MP Binda Pandey, Nepali Congress MP Pushpa Bhusal and CPN (Maoist Center) MP Amrita Thapa Magar, who demanded removal of deadline rule on filing rape or… Continue reading Women MPs demands to remove deadline in rape and sexual violence cases

Kathmandu: African swine fever has been reported in Nepal for the first time.Samples were collected in the last week of April after a high mortality rate was observed in pigs reared in Kageshwari Manohara area of ​​Kathmandu. Preliminary results of African swine fever were obtained from tests performed by the Central Veterinary Disease Research Laboratory.… Continue reading African swine fever detects first time in Nepal

Kathmandu: Independent candidate Harkraj Sampang Rai has been elected as the mayor of Dharan Sub-metropolis. Rai defeated his nearest rival Nepali Congress candidate Kishor Rai by 4,762 votes and has been elected as a mayor. Rai got 20,821 votes while Kishor Rai got 16,059 votes and Manju Bhandari of CPN-UML got 12,825 votes. Rai is… Continue reading Independent candidate Harka Sampang elected mayor of Dharan

Kathmandu: Manoj Pandey has been arrested for raping a teenager in the name of beauty pageant eight years ago.Pandey, the organizer of the event, is also the director of Model Global Visas Consultancy. He organized the Miss Global International pageant in 2014. According to a video published by the victim, she was invited to the… Continue reading Nepal Police arrested Manoj Pandey for raping a minor

Kathmandu: The ward offices and revenue department of Kathmandu Metropolitan City will remain open for some time on Sunday, the day of public holiday. The office will be open from 8 am to 11 am on Sunday. It has been decided to open the office for three hours on the day of public holiday targeting… Continue reading Ward and revenue office of KMC to remain open for 3 hours on Sunday

Kathmandu: Results of 690 municipalities have been released so far. According to the Election Commission, the results of 690 municipalities, including 243 municipalities and 447 rural municipalities, have been made public. As per the published results the Nepali Congress has won major posts in 305 municipalities including 121 mayors and 184 ward chairpersons. The Congress… Continue reading Election update: Final results of 690 municipalities made public

Kathmandu: Vice Chairman of the National Planning Commission Biswanath Poudel has stated that the government is aiming to provide free pads for women. Speaking at a meeting of the Women and Social Affairs Committee under the Federal Parliament House of Representatives on Wednesday, Poudel said that the government was distributing free menstrual pads in schools… Continue reading Govt planning free pad campaign