SOCIETY
Rockslide crushes house, three children feared dead
Rockslide crushes house, three children feared dead
KALIKOT, July 31: Three children of the same family in Kalikot were crushed to death after a massive rock fell from a cliff and flattened their house at Kavregaun of Sanni Triveni Rural Municipality-6, their relatives said.
Aug 01, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
EC orders its Chitwan office to conduct re-poll in Bharatpur-19
EC orders its Chitwan office to conduct re-poll in Bharatpur...
KATHMANDU, July 31: The Election Commission (EC) on Monday instructed the district election office, Chitwan, to conduct re-election in ward no 19 of Bharatpur Metropolitan City at the earliest.
Aug 01, 2017
POLITICS
NC chief whip refutes media reports
NC chief whip refutes media reports
KATHMANDU, July 31: Nepali Congress (NC) Chief Whip Chinkaji Shrestha has refuted media reports that said he was dissatisfied with the recent cabinet expansion. Issuing a press statement on Monday, Chief Whip Shrestha said he had never lodged any complaints with anyone including Prime Minister Sher...
Aug 01, 2017
SPECIAL
Hydro projects pose high risk to human settlements
Hydro projects pose high risk to human settlements
SOLUKHUMBU, July 31: Locals of Nigale and Samle villages of Solukumbu remain quite tensed these days. Hydropower projects of upper Solu and lower Solu have taken away their peace of mind. As the ongoing projects have put their settlement at high risk of landslides, the villagers have demanded for th...
Aug 01, 2017
ECONOMY
Ncell 4G now available in 10 more cities
Ncell 4G now available in 10 more cities
KATHMANDU, July 31: Ncell Private Ltd has expanded its fourth generation (4G) mobile Internet service to 10 more cities.
Aug 01, 2017
ECONOMY
Registration of 15 cooperatives scrapped
Registration of 15 cooperatives scrapped
PALPA, July 31: Registration of 15 cooperatives in Palpa, Gulmi and Syangja was scrapped in Fiscal Year 2016/17.
Aug 01, 2017
ECONOMY
Commodities Exchange Market Act endorsed by parliament
Commodities Exchange Market Act endorsed by parliament
KATHMANDU, July 31: The commodities exchange market has now come under the regulatory ambit with the passage of Commodities Exchange Market Bill, 2017 through the parliament on Sunday.
Aug 01, 2017
Editorial
Help, not hinder
Help, not hinder
RJPN and phase III polls
Aug 01, 2017
OPINION
Fighting poverty
Fighting poverty
Challenge is to deliver ‘bikas’ at the doorsteps of extremely poor communities like Chepangs and help transform their lives by involving them at every level.
Aug 01, 2017
POLITICS
Court verdict disrespected people's mandate: UML
Court verdict disrespected people's mandate: UML
The main opposition CPN-UML has concluded that the Supreme Court's decision to conduct re-election in Bharatpur Metropolitan City Ward No 19 has disrespected the people's mandate and the party is worried about the verdict setting a wrong precedent.
Aug 01, 2017