POLITICS
PM Oli's opportunity to become a trendsetter
PM Oli's opportunity to become a trendsetter
KATHMANDU, Feb 24: Garnering a comfortable majority in the Parliamentary elections, CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has taken charge of the premiership of the country on February 15.
Feb 25, 2018
POLITICS
Province 2 CM seeks administrative help
Province 2 CM seeks administrative help
JANAKPUR, Feb 25: Province 2 Chief Minister Mohammad Lalbabu Raut has written to Prime Minister KP Oli complaining that he did not receive help from the federal administration. In the letter, Raut has urged PM Oli to provide him administrative help, according to Ajitesh Mishra, press coordinator of...
Feb 25, 2018
POLITICS
NC demands prez correct upper house member picks
NC demands prez correct upper house member picks
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: Main opposition party Nepali Congress (NC) has drawn the attention of President Bidya Devi Bhandari over her decision to appoint National Assembly members while sitting on the recommendations made for those posts by the outgoing government.
Feb 25, 2018
POLITICS
Power tussle deepens within ruling left parties
Power tussle deepens within ruling left parties
KATHMANDU, Feb 25: Power tussle among different factions within the CPN-UML and struggle of old versus new faces in CPN (Maoist Center) have further deepened the already wide rift between the two left parties that command majority in the parliament. The rift between the left alliance members first b...
Feb 25, 2018
POLITICS
Province 6 becomes Karnali Province, Birendranagar its capital
Province 6 becomes Karnali Province, Birendranagar its capit...
SURKHET, Feb 25: Province 6 has become the first federal province to get a name and also to decide on its capital . From Saturday, Province 6 has become Karnali Province, and Birendranagar is its capital.
Feb 25, 2018
POLITICS
Lack of clear laws affects work of judicial committees
Lack of clear laws affects work of judicial committees
PALPA, Feb 25: "Understanding the changed structure of the government and working under it has been a challenge for us. We are still learning," said Radha Kumari Shrestha, coordinator of the judicial committee of Rambha Rural Municipality. According to her, many people are unaware that they no lon...
Feb 25, 2018
POLITICS
Provincial Assembly members busy searching for rented rooms
Provincial Assembly members busy searching for rented rooms
POKHARA, Feb 24: As it is a compulsion for the provincial assembly members to attend each meetings of the newly formed provincial assembly, many members have started searching for rented rooms and houses for accommodation.
Feb 25, 2018
Editorial
Fight to continue
Fight to continue
Nepal stands 122 out of 180 countries measured in Transparency International’s recently released annual Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI). While this is a slight improvement from last year’s ranking of 131, corruption is still rampant in Nepal. Even in our nationwide survey last year, we found publ...
Feb 25, 2018
OPINION
Nepal’s philosopher kings
Nepal’s philosopher kings
Can K P Oli become Plato’s philosopher Prime Minister and save Nepal from dystopian doom?
Feb 25, 2018
OPINION
Geopolitics of exclusion
Geopolitics of exclusion
As Nepali Gorkhas serve in Indian Army, Nepal is worried if they will be deployed to fight against China.
Feb 25, 2018