PTE becoming ultimate English language test in Nepal: Paulraj

KATHMANDU, MARCH 15 Pearson Test of English, a standard language test examination for high school graduates, popularly known as PTE, used to be a comparatively new name for Nepali high school graduates until a decade...

Foundation stone of India-funded TU Central Library laid

KATHMANDU, MARCH 15 Vinay Mohan Kwatra, ambassador of India to Nepal, and Minister of Education, Science, and Technology Devendra Paudel of the Government of Nepal jointly performed the groundbreaking ceremony of Tribhuvan University's Central Library...

Approach Department of National ID and Vital Registration: Director

KATHMANDU, MARCH 15 Director of Department of National Identity Card and Vital Registration Binita Bhattarai said that the people facing problems in securing vital registration should first approach her department rather than seeking legal remedies. Addressing...

Most domestic violence cases involve kin: Veep

Nepal By Himalayan News Service Published: 09:28 am Mar 16, 2022 KATHMANDU, MARCH 15 Vice-president Nanda Bahadur Pun has said that the girls' or women's relatives were involved in 70 per cent of domestic violence cases. Inaugurating a regional...

Korean national held

Nepal By Himalayan News Service Published: 09:08 am Mar 16, 2022 Photo: Nepal Police logo KATHMANDU, MARCH 15 Police on Monday arrested a South Korean national from Mahankal, Kathmandu metropolis, for allegedly defrauding unemployed Nepali youths promising them employment...

Attorney General Khati stresses professional integrity in judiciary

Nepal By Rastriya Samachar Samiti Published: 09:08 am Mar 16, 2022 Courtesy: Khamma Bahadur Khati/Facebook KATHMANDU, MARCH 15 Attorney General Khamma Bahadur Khati has stressed professional integrity on the part of law practitioners to further promote the dignity and...

Parliament prorogued

Nepal By Himalayan News Service Published: 08:56 am Mar 16, 2022 Photo: RSS KATHMANDU, MARCH 15 President Bidhya Devi Bhandari, on recommendation of the government, prorogued the current session of the Paraliament from midnight today. A notice issued by the...

Poll expenditure cap 'unrealistic'

KATHMANDU, MARCH 15 The Election Commission's decision to put a ceiling on poll expenditure for candidates vying for top posts in municipalities and rural municipalities has drawn flak from civil society members. Former president of Transparency...