Mar 03, 2018

SOCIETY

Khumbu locals say snow came late and is less

Khumbu locals say snow came late and is less

SOLUKHUMBU, March 3: The main season of snow usually begins from the last week of January or the first week of February in the Khumbu area of Solukhumbu district. But this year, snow came late and it was less than usual. Much to the surprise of the locals, snowfall was not even enough to cover the m...

SOLUKHUMBU, March 3: The main season of snow usually begins from the last week of January or the first week of February in the Khumbu area of Solukhumbu district. But this year, snow came late and it was less than usual. Much to the surprise of the locals, snowfall was not even enough to cover the m...

Mar 03, 2018

Mar 03, 2018

POLITICS

EC to hand down used vehicles to provincial govts

EC to hand down used vehicles to provincial govts

KATHMANDU, March 3: The Election Commission (EC) is set to hand down around two dozen cars which have been in use for a few years to the government for use by the provincial governments. The commission will, however, keep dozens of new vehicles it had bought recently for itself.

KATHMANDU, March 3: The Election Commission (EC) is set to hand down around two dozen cars which have been in use for a few years to the government for use by the provincial governments. The commission will, however, keep dozens of new vehicles it had bought recently for itself.

Mar 03, 2018

Mar 03, 2018

POLITICS

Pak PM arriving to congratulate Oli

Pak PM arriving to congratulate Oli

KATHMANDU, March 3:  Pakistani Prime Minister Sahid Khaqan Abbasi is arriving in Kathmandu on Monday, in the first high-level visit here by a foreign dignitary after   K P Sharma Oli assumed office as prime minister of Nepal.

KATHMANDU, March 3:  Pakistani Prime Minister Sahid Khaqan Abbasi is arriving in Kathmandu on Monday, in the first high-level visit here by a foreign dignitary after   K P Sharma Oli assumed office as prime minister of Nepal.

Mar 03, 2018

Mar 03, 2018

SOCIETY

Social harmony getting stronger in tarai, caste-based discrimination decreasing

Social harmony getting stronger in tarai, caste-based discri...

SIRAHA, March 3: Devaki Thakur, 75, of Brahmapur, Siraha, has seen both good and bad experiences of social untouchability.

SIRAHA, March 3: Devaki Thakur, 75, of Brahmapur, Siraha, has seen both good and bad experiences of social untouchability.

Mar 03, 2018

Mar 03, 2018

SOCIETY

Madhesi woman start earning and saving

Madhesi woman start earning and saving

KOHALPUR, March 3: As per the roles assigned by the traditional society, men should be engaged in labor, business and wages while the woman should be limited only to household works. However, it seems like the time has changed and the roles have been switched. Women nowadays have started earning and...

KOHALPUR, March 3: As per the roles assigned by the traditional society, men should be engaged in labor, business and wages while the woman should be limited only to household works. However, it seems like the time has changed and the roles have been switched. Women nowadays have started earning and...

Mar 03, 2018

Mar 03, 2018

POLITICS

Home minister promises necessary resources to APF

Home minister promises necessary resources to APF

KATHMANDU, March 3: Newly-appointed Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has said that the home ministry will undertake necessary efforts to provide adequate resources for the effective operation of the Armed Police Force (APF).

KATHMANDU, March 3: Newly-appointed Home Minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has said that the home ministry will undertake necessary efforts to provide adequate resources for the effective operation of the Armed Police Force (APF).

Mar 03, 2018

Mar 03, 2018

SOCIETY

SC to record statements of Kantipur officials Sunday

SC to record statements of Kantipur officials Sunday

KATHMANDU, March 3: The Supreme Court on Friday postponed the recording of statements of Kantipur Publications officials in a contempt of court case for Sunday.

KATHMANDU, March 3: The Supreme Court on Friday postponed the recording of statements of Kantipur Publications officials in a contempt of court case for Sunday.

Mar 03, 2018

Mar 03, 2018

ECONOMY

Traders, govt staff colluded to evade Rs 350m a day in customs

Traders, govt staff colluded to evade Rs 350m a day in custo...

KATHMANDU, March 3: Traders in cahoots with government employees were evading customs duty worth around Rs 350 million each day, according to comparative figures between Friday and the recent past.

KATHMANDU, March 3: Traders in cahoots with government employees were evading customs duty worth around Rs 350 million each day, according to comparative figures between Friday and the recent past.

Mar 03, 2018

Mar 03, 2018

OPINION

If the shoe fits

If the shoe fits

During the 16th century wealthy French noblewomen wore heels so high, they were practically standing on their toes

During the 16th century wealthy French noblewomen wore heels so high, they were practically standing on their toes

Mar 03, 2018

Mar 03, 2018

OPINION

Nepal saga of Bell-47

Nepal saga of Bell-47

Whoever flew Bell-47 to and from remote locations did so with nothing more than a basic compass and a map, without weather forecasts

Whoever flew Bell-47 to and from remote locations did so with nothing more than a basic compass and a map, without weather forecasts

Mar 03, 2018