POLITICS
PMO seeks clarification from ministry over barring of Bista from flying
PMO seeks clarification from ministry over barring of Bista...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Office of the Prime Minister and Council of Ministers has sent a letter to the home ministry, seeking a written reply within 24 hours why Lenin Bista, a former child militant, was barred from flying to Thailand to attend a seminar.
Aug 28, 2018
POLITICS
NC, RJPN instruct their local body chiefs against imposing high taxes
NC, RJPN instruct their local body chiefs against imposing h...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Amid complaints that local bodies were imposing exorbitant taxes, top leaders of the Nepali Congress (NC) and Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) have directed the elected officials of the local bodies representing their parties not to increase taxes in a way that would make the li...
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Project starts construction but yet to decide over land acquisition
Project starts construction but yet to decide over land acqu...
SURKHET, Aug 28: After the construction of a dam on Bheri River in Chiple under the Bheri Babai Multipurpose Project gets completed, about one bigha of land belonging to Gehendra Pandey of Lekhbasi Municipality-1 will be inundated.
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Family recalls Nirmala's brilliance
Family recalls Nirmala's brilliance
MAHENDRANAGAR, Aug 28: Nirmala Pant of Bhimdatta Municipaltiy-2 in Kanchanpur was a bright student. Hailing from a poor family in the far western region, she was studying in grade nine and had dreamt of studying science after completing her grade 10. Both her parents had the same dream for her.
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Govt reintroduces Math in Bio-Group of Grade 11 & 12
Govt reintroduces Math in Bio-Group of Grade 11 & 12
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: The government has recently approved the structure of school curricula, bringing back Mathematics in the course subjects of Bio Group students of Grade 11 and 12.
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Over 100 Nepali students get Chinese govt scholarships for higher studies
Over 100 Nepali students get Chinese govt scholarships for h...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Over 100 Nepali students have been awarded with the Chinese government scholarships this year for pursing higher education in China.
Aug 28, 2018
POLITICS
Gurung, Bidari, Rawal, Shrestha to head four upper house panels
Gurung, Bidari, Rawal, Shrestha to head four upper house pan...
KATHMANDU, Aug 28: Parliamentary committees under the National Assembly are set to get their heads on Wednesday, with the ruling Nepal Communist Party (NCP) finalizing its candidates for the elections to the posts of committee chiefs.
Aug 28, 2018
SOCIETY
Rupandehi local units introduce insurance program to curb child marriage
Rupandehi local units introduce insurance program to curb ch...
RUPANDEHI, Aug 27: In an attempt to curb child marriage and change people's negative thinking toward daughters, two local units in the district of Rupandehi have introduced insurance programs for girl children.
Aug 28, 2018
Editorial
Federal and provincial govts should know their limits
Federal and provincial govts should know their limits
A year after the country elected governments at the local level and over six months after the provincial and federal governments were formed, we have witnessed disputes and conflicts between three levels of governments over jurisdiction and exercise of powers granted by the constitution.
Aug 28, 2018
OPINION
Reinventing BIMSTEC
Reinventing BIMSTEC
There are no serious problems in bilateral relations among member countries. BIMSTEC
leaders have the opportunity to decide future course of this regional process
Aug 28, 2018