Ensure proportional women's representation

Nepal By Rastriya Samachar Samiti Published: 10:09 am Apr 21, 2022 Photo Courtesy: NHRC KATHMANDU, APRIL 20 The National Human Rights Commission has urged the concerned actors to amend acts and rules that contradict the proportional inclusive provisions of...

SC stays EC directive barring contractors from contesting polls

KATHMANDU, APRIL 20 The Supreme Court has stayed the Election Commission's directive that required candidates contesting local polls to declare that they are not involved in contractual or real estate business. An aspiring candidate of local...

Ruling alliance partners reach seat-sharing deal

KATHMANDU, APRIL 20 The ruling coalition today finalised the blueprint of their local poll tie-up for six metropolitan and 11 sub-metropolitan cities that go to poll on May 13. A meeting of the ruling coalition held...

Nepal records 13 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday

Nepal By THT Online Published: 07:52 pm Apr 20, 2022 Ministry of Health and Population. KATHMANDU, APRIL 20 The national active Covid-19 caseload of Nepal active caseload has reached to 318 on Wednesday as nine people tested positive for...

WHO Director-General arriving Thursday

Nepal By Rastriya Samachar Samiti Published: 03:56 pm Apr 20, 2022 FILE - Director-General of the World Health Organization (WHO) Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus speaks during a news conference after a meeting of the Emergency Committee on the...

FinMin Sharma under 'moral pressure' after NRB Governor's return

Kathmandu By THT Online Published: 01:04 pm Apr 20, 2022 Minister for Finance Janardan Sharma is facing all-round pressure to resign after Nepal Rastra Bank Governor Maha Prasad Adhikari returned to his work following Supreme Court's stay...

University responsible to improve higher education: Education Minister

Nepal By Rastriya Samachar Samiti Published: 12:46 pm Apr 20, 2022 FILE - Education Minister Devendra Poudel monitoring Kathmandu Medical College in Duwakot, Bhaktapur, on Thursday. Photo: THT KARNALI, APRIL 20 Minister for Education, Science and Technology...

Netflix aims to curtail password sharing – and bring in ads

SAN FRANCISCO, April 20 An unexpectedly sharp drop in subscribers has Netflix considering changes to its service that it has long resisted: Minimizing password sharing and creating a low-cost subscription supported by advertising. The looming changes...