ECONOMY
Failure to execute budget results to Rs 221b cash surplus
Failure to execute budget results to Rs 221b cash surplus
KATHMANDU, July 5: The government's treasury surplus has hit Rs 221 billion mainly due to its failure to spend.
Jul 05, 2017
ECONOMY
ICAO team starts audit of aviation standards
ICAO team starts audit of aviation standards
KATHMANDU, July 5: A team of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) formally started audit of Nepal's aviation sector from Tuesday.
Jul 05, 2017
POLITICS
Tikapur Mayor pledges to make Tharu the language of official business
Tikapur Mayor pledges to make Tharu the language of official...
TIKAPUR, July 5: The newly-elected mayor and deputy mayor have assumed their offices in Tikapur Municipality. After assuming office, Mayor Tapendra Bahadur Rawal has already begun to work on some of the promises he had during his election campaign. He has decided to form a taskforce for the conserva...
Jul 05, 2017
ELECTION
CPN-UML bites dust in its own strongholds
CPN-UML bites dust in its own strongholds
BIRATNAGAR, July 5: Letang, Sundarharicha and Ratuwamai rural municipalities of Morang were once known as the stronghold of the CPN-UML. In every election, the party would emerge victorious. But the results of the local elections held recently clearly disappointed the party, signaling that other par...
Jul 05, 2017
Editorial
Water test
Water test
Every monsoon, there are floods all along the 1,751-km Nepal-India border, on both the sides. Yet every time the people and the authorities there seem to be caught by surprise.
Jul 05, 2017
SOCIETY
NHRC report shows rise in human trafficking post-quake
NHRC report shows rise in human trafficking post-quake
KATHMANDU, July 5: Human trafficking has significantly increased after the earthquake of 2015, shows a recently published report of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC). The revelation was made after reports of trafficking or attempts to traffic roughly around 23,000 Nepalis during the fiscal yea...
Jul 05, 2017
OPINION
Politics of hubris
Politics of hubris
We have a number of politicians who think election is all about money and muscle, and this ails Nepali politics
Jul 05, 2017
ECONOMY
Low vegetables consumption hits Makwanpur farmers
Low vegetables consumption hits Makwanpur farmers
HETAUDA, July 5: Farmers of northern part of Makawanpur districts are suffering huge loss as fresh vegetables produced by them is not finding buyers.
Jul 05, 2017
OPINION
Right fight
Right fight
Historically, Darjeeling was not a part of Bengal. It was leased by the British from Sikkim in 1835
Jul 05, 2017
POLITICS
Parliamentary panel instructs govt to complete road construction of Valley within three mo...
Parliamentary panel instructs govt to complete road construc...
KATHMANDU, July 5: The development committee of parliament has instructed the concerned government authorities to construct the roads of the Kathmandu Valley at the earliest and expand the roads as per the set criteria.
Jul 05, 2017