POLITICS
Insec raises alarm over NHRC Act amendment bill
Insec raises alarm over NHRC Act amendment bill
KATHMANDU, May 9: The Informal Sector Service Center (Insec) has urged the government to revise the Bill to Amend the NHRC Act 2012 saying the bill forwarded to the House of Representatives for amendment process undermines established universal human rights principles including the Paris Principles.
May 09, 2019
POLITICS
Mahara weakest speaker in Nepal's parliamentary history: Deuba
Mahara weakest speaker in Nepal's parliamentary history: Deu...
KATHMANDU, May 9: Criticizing his controversial role in parliament, the main opposition party Nepali Congress has alleged that Speaker of the House of Representatives Krishna Bahadur Mahara is the weakest House speaker that Nepal has seen.
May 09, 2019
POLITICS
PM leaving for Vietnam, Cambodia today
PM leaving for Vietnam, Cambodia today
KATHMANDU, May 8: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is leaving for the visits of Socialist Republic of Vietnam and the Kingdom of Cambodia on Thursday.
May 09, 2019
SOCIETY
Dhanusha police yet to find evidence in toddler's murder case
Dhanusha police yet to find evidence in toddler's murder cas...
DHANUSHA, May 9: Police have been unable to find any substantial evidence to narrow down the murder case of Aryan Sah, two days after he went missing. The two-and-a-half-year-old son of Sambhu Sah of Mithila Rural Municipality-6, who went missing on Monday, was found dead the next day.
May 09, 2019
ECONOMY
Stocks unchanged as investors look past corporate earnings
Stocks unchanged as investors look past corporate earnings
KATHMANDU, May 9: The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index climbed above 1,300 points briefly in the morning session on Wednesday, but gave up all its gains by mid-day.
May 09, 2019
ECONOMY
Project to promote women enterprises for safe drinking water launched
Project to promote women enterprises for safe drinking water...
KATHMANDU, May 9: South Asian Women Development Forum (SAWDF), in partnership with TATA Project Limited, India, and Rastriya Banijya Bank has launched a project named 'Creating Women Run Enterprises for Marketing Safe Drinking Water'.
May 09, 2019
Editorial
Maintain parliamentary decorum
Maintain parliamentary decorum
It all started with one statement from Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli: I will answer all questions but ignore the statements loaded with suppressed anger and frustration.
May 09, 2019
OPINION
Mummified daughters
Mummified daughters
The more men required behavioural change to curb their sexual misconducts, the more they found women guilty of inciting sexual urge in them and imposed extra fabric on them
May 09, 2019
OPINION
Eliminating cervical cancer
Eliminating cervical cancer
Comprehensive screening, vaccination and treatment, including of pre-cancerous lesions, is crucial for eliminating cervical cancer
May 09, 2019
OPINION
Power of China’s urban clusters
Power of China’s urban clusters
China will continue to ramp up its efforts to create green cities. This means reducing air and water pollution, including through the construction of innovative vertical forests
May 09, 2019