Kathmandu. The Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) today filed a corruption case at the Special Court against Tank Bahadur Gharti, who was presented as a government witness.Gharti was made a government witness in a bribery case involving Senior Accounts Officer Tank Bahadur Karki. The CIAA filed a case against Gharti himself after he changed his previous statement upon appearing in court.Gharti, a resident of Birendranagar Municipality Ward No. 10, Surkhet, is the proprietor of 'Deutibajyai Construction'. Investigation revealed that he had given a bribe of NPR 100,000 to Accounts Officer Karki to facilitate the final bill...
Jhapa. Last year, farmers were extremely busy with Boro (spring) rice cultivation around this time. However, this time, farmers lack the enthusiasm and vigor seen last year. The reason is that two years ago, farmers received good prices for both monsoon and Boro paddy.The government's timely announcement of Boro paddy prices also boosted farmer morale. Market rates were also favorable. But, the recent Boro and monsoon paddy crops did not fetch prices comparable to the previous year.Last year, farmers received between NPR 600 to NPR 700 per man for Boro paddy, and between NPR 1,200 to NPR 1,300 for monsoon...
काठमाडौं- नेपाली कांग्रेस केन्द्रीय कार्यसमितिको बैठक ललितपुरको सानेपामा सुरू भएको छ। बैठकमा दुई दिनअघि सभापतिबाट राजीनामा दिएका गगनकुमार थापा अनुपस्थित छन् । गगन अनुपस्थित भएपछि सभापतिको कुर्सी खाली राखेर कांग्रेस केन्द्रीय कार्यसमिति बैठक बसेको हो ।
एजेन्सी । अमेरिकी राष्ट्रपति डोनाल्ड ट्रम्पले इरानमा सेना पठाउने कुनै पनि याेजना नभएकाे बताउनुभएको छ । अमेरिका–इजरायल र इरानबीचको युद्ध चर्किँदै गएको समयमा उहाँले यस्तो बताउनुभएको हो । ह्वाइट हाउसमा जापानी प्रधानमन्त्री सानाए ताकाइचीसँगको भेटका क्रममा राष्ट्रपति ट्रम्पले यस्ताे बताउनुभएकाे छ । गत फेब्रुअरी २८ देखि अमेरिका र इजरायलले इरानमा ठूलो मात्रामा आक्रमण शुरु गर्नुभएको […]
Kathmandu. Civil society organizations have concluded that the increased number of invalid votes in the recently concluded House of Representatives elections is due to ineffective voter education.While publicizing the findings of the election observation in Kathmandu on Friday, civil society stated that there was regional disparity in the distribution and access to voter education materials, and that the increased number of invalid votes resulted from the ineffectiveness of voter education. Furthermore, Arjun Kumar Bhattarai, Chairman of the NGO Federation, Nepal, and the Civil Society Delegation, informed that the voter roll was flawed, and campaign materials were not removed from within the...