Twelve construction companies have been blacklisted for stranding and not completing development projects in time. The Public Procurement Monitoring Office in a notice today has banned the blacklisted companies from their involvement in the public procurement for a definite timeframe. The blacklisted companies include Bharat-Saptakoshi JV Kathmandu, Haigriwa-Siddhi Sai Prakash JV, Highway Construction Pvt. Ltd,

 A team comprising 21 women from the District Prison, Kaski is elated to be a part of ongoing coking-baking course organised by the Pokhara Vocational Women Club. They hope that the course will be helpful for self-sufficiency after they get released. Sanju KC ( name change), 42, from Nawalparasi, who has been in police detention

 The Bharatpur Metropolitan City is going to demolish illegally built structures. The Metropolis on last Tuesday issued a  notice to the owners of those structures to remove themselves those structures within the period of 35 days. The Metropolis warned that it will take the matter into its hand if the owners of illegally built structures

 Minister for Water Supply Umakanta Chaudhary assured that water dispensation from the Melamchi Drinking Water Project would be resumed in the Kathmandu Valley by December 13 this year. Minister Chaudhary made this statement in course of taking stock about the progress of the project at the origin of the Project -Ambathan- today. An action-plan was

 Over 10 million votes have been counted under the Proportional Representation (PR) electoral system for the House of Representatives (HoR). A total number of voters under the PR election towards the HoR was 17,908,850 votes and the preliminary estimate was that the voter turnout was 61 percent (10,973,027).  Now the counting of around 900,000 votes

 With the support of UNESCO, The Press Council Nepal organised a day-long workshop on ‘role of organisations in building gender sensitive media’ here Wednesday. On the occasion, Press Council Nepal Chair Bal Krishna Basnet said the Council was always effortful to build gender sensitive media. He shared that the Council tried to make media gender-friendly

 Out of 165 constituencies, 162 constituencies have got results for the November 20 elections to the House of Representatives (HoR) and Province Assembly. Nine women candidates have been elected to the House of HoR, while 15 have lost the election, but being nearest contenders. Among 15 women candidates who emerged nearest rival but lost the