SOCIETY
Reconstruction of quake-hit roads, cultural heritage sluggish
Reconstruction of quake-hit roads, cultural heritage sluggis...
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Three years since the formation of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) the reconstruction process of cultural heritages and roads affected by the 2015 earthquakes have not been able to pick up the pace.
Dec 27, 2018
SOCIETY
Dr. KC threatens to prepone hunger strike
Dr. KC threatens to prepone hunger strike
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Crusader for medical reforms Dr. Govinda KC has warned that he may start new hunger strike even before January 1.
Dec 27, 2018
ECONOMY
Army seeks Rs 680 million as incentive for staff
Army seeks Rs 680 million as incentive for staff
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Nepal Army has sought a total of Rs 680 million as incentive payment for staff deployed to build the Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway or fast-track.
Dec 27, 2018
SOCIETY
Kalikot fire victims left to shiver in the cold
Kalikot fire victims left to shiver in the cold
KALIKOT, Dec 27: Lalmani Upadhyay of Khada village in Kalikot district recently suffered a massive loss which he had not even imagined in the wildest of his dreams.
Dec 27, 2018
SOCIETY
'Wildfire goes out of control in Khotang'
'Wildfire goes out of control in Khotang'
KHOTANG, Dec 27: The wildfire which broke out in Dambar Khushivalaya Community Forest of Jantedhunga Rural Municipality on Wednesday has reportedly gone out of control.
Dec 27, 2018
SOCIETY
BNP to allocate area for protecting gharial crocodiles
BNP to allocate area for protecting gharial crocodiles
NEPALGUNJ, Dec 27: In a bid to conserve the endangered gharial crocodile, Banke National Park (BNP), the youngest national park of the country, is planning to protect the rare reptile in the buffer zone of Rapti River basin.
Dec 27, 2018
SOCIETY
Menstruating women still banished to sheds in 'Chaupadi-free' Jumla
Menstruating women still banished to sheds in 'Chaupadi-free...
JUMLA, Dec 27: Bishnumaya Tiwari of Sija Rural Municipality still has to sleep in cowshed during five days of her period.
Dec 27, 2018
ECONOMY
More investment needed to boost farm production: Agri secy
More investment needed to boost farm production: Agri secy
KATHMANDU, Dec 27: Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock Development, Yubak Dhoj GC, on Wednesday said that the country's agricultural sector is lagging behind other sectors of the economy due to lack of investment.
Dec 27, 2018
Editorial
Resolve constitution amendment
Resolve constitution amendment
Since the constitution was promulgated in 2015, governments and Madhes-based parties have maintained rather vague and, at times, impractical positions on amendment of the document.
Dec 27, 2018
OPINION
Reassessing Panchayat
Reassessing Panchayat
The political culture of Nepali state is deeply imbued in the shadows of its Panchayati past. Panchayat has had overwhelming presence in Nepali psyche
Dec 27, 2018