ECONOMY
Potato farming, new source of earning of villagers
Potato farming, new source of earning of villagers
MYAGDI, Jan 31: There used to be a jungle where now lies a farm. The locals have started potato farming inside Daduwa Community Forest of Myagdi after realizing that they could use the plain areas of the forest for farming.
Jan 31, 2018
SOCIETY
Cases of child marriage on the rise in Rolpa
Cases of child marriage on the rise in Rolpa
ROLPA, Jan 31: Of late, Ropa district is seeing an unprecedented rise in the number of child marriages. Although no official data has been maintained, it is estimated that around 41 percent of the total marriages in the district are child marriage.
Jan 31, 2018
ECONOMY
Delay in hydro-mechanical works likely to push back Upper Tamakoshi deadline
Delay in hydro-mechanical works likely to push back Upper Ta...
DOLAKHA, Jan 31: Upper Tamakoshi Hydropower Project (456 MW) is facing the risk of missing its completion deadline due to the negligence of Indian company Texmaco Rail & Engineering Ltd - the contractor of the mega project's hydro-mechanical works.
Jan 31, 2018
SOCIETY
Reconstruction work gathers pace in Sindhupalchowk
Reconstruction work gathers pace in Sindhupalchowk
SINDHUPALCHOWK, Jan 31: The sluggish reconstruction work in Sindhupalchowk, one of the worst-hit districts by the devastating earthquakes of 2015, is gaining pace of late.
Jan 31, 2018
POLITICS
Swaraj coming to reset ties, feel pulse: Experts
Swaraj coming to reset ties, feel pulse: Experts
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: As Indian External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj prepares to arrive in Kathmandu on Thursday as the emissary of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, there is a cautious optimism in Nepal that the bilateral relations between the two countries would move smoothly even as the leftist parti...
Jan 31, 2018
SOCIETY
Ganga Maya warns of fresh fast-unto-death
Ganga Maya warns of fresh fast-unto-death
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Dismayed by the frequent deferrals of court hearings, Ganga Maya Adhikari, who has been staging a protest demanding action against those accused of being involved in killing her son, warned of resuming hunger strike on Tuesday.
Jan 31, 2018
ECONOMY
Nabil revokes decision to appoint Anil Keshary Shah as CEO
Nabil revokes decision to appoint Anil Keshary Shah as CEO
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: Nabil Bank Ltd has revoked its decision to appoint Anil Keshary Shah as its chief executive officer (CEO) after Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) introduced a new rule on cooling off period for chief executives of bank and financial institutions (BFIs).
Jan 31, 2018
POLITICS
UML to pick chief ministers by vote
UML to pick chief ministers by vote
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The CPN-UML has decided to end the dispute over the chief ministerial (CM) posts in Province 1, 3 and 4 through internal race after a meeting of the party's top guns failed to pick three names from among a long list of hopefuls.
Jan 31, 2018
SOCIETY
Women's initiative gives Butwal roadside flowers, park
Women's initiative gives Butwal roadside flowers, park
BUTUWAL, Jan 31: Who might not love colorful flowers on the roadsides? Sakuntala Pun of Kalikapath, Butwal would always wonder what if the road next to her house would have been like that. In reality, the road was full of dust that would irritate her all the time.
Jan 31, 2018
SOCIETY
SC tells govt to restrict pesticide use in vegetables
SC tells govt to restrict pesticide use in vegetables
KATHMANDU, Jan 31: The Supreme Court has directed the government authorities to restrict the use of pesticides in vegetable cultivation as such pesticides are affecting the health of consumers.
Jan 31, 2018