POLITICS
Govt bent on registering amendment, UML to oppose
Govt bent on registering amendment, UML to oppose
KATHMANDU, Nov 22: The ruling parties CPN (Maoist Center) and Nepali Congress (NC) have decided to register constitution amendment bill in parliament within a few days although the major opposition party CPN-UML has announced to strongly protest against the proposed amendments.
Nov 22, 2016
SOCIETY
Dr KC’s condition worsens on ninth day of strike
Dr KC’s condition worsens on ninth day of strike
KATHMANDU, Nov 22: The condition of Dr Govinda KC, the senior orthopedic surgeon at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), is worsening on the ninth day of his hunger strike against anomalies prevailing in the medical sector.
Nov 22, 2016
POLITICS, SPECIAL
RPP, RPP-N unify, raise possibility of stark change in politics
RPP, RPP-N unify, raise possibility of stark change in polit...
KATHMANDU, Nov 22: As Rastriya Prajatantra Party-Nepal (RPP-N), the fourth largest party and a crucial component of the parliamentary opposition, declared unification on Monday with Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP), one of the parties in the ruling coalition, national politics could witness some dra...
Nov 22, 2016
SOCIETY
Fighting indoor air pollution through improved stoves
Fighting indoor air pollution through improved stoves
KATHMANDU, Nov 22: At the age of 76, Musa Gurung still rues the untimely death of her six children, all of whom, she feels, were victims of respiratory diseases.
Nov 22, 2016
Editorial
Undemocratic
Undemocratic
Nepalis often have unrealistic hopes of their parliamentarians. They expect their elected representatives to solve their each and every problem—the long hours of load-shedding, shortage of drinking water, inflation, pollution, poverty, you name it—preferably overnight.
Nov 22, 2016
OPINION
To an American friend
To an American friend
A young democracy, Nepal shares some of these defects seen in the US but we lack significant historical wisdom
Nov 22, 2016
OPINION
The common bar
The common bar
Barring exceptions in handful of countries constitutional positions are primarily reserved for citizens by descent
Nov 22, 2016
OPINION
Remove him
Remove him
Parliamentarians should speed up impeachment process and remove Karki from CIAA before he does more harm
Nov 22, 2016
POLITICS
UNRCPD Asia Pacific Office resuming operation
UNRCPD Asia Pacific Office resuming operation
KATHMANDU, Nov 22: The United Nations Regional Center for Peace and Disarmament (UNRCPD) in Asia and the Pacific is set to resume its operations from its headquarters in Kathmandu following the relocation of its office after the devastating earthquakes that hit Nepal in 2015.
Nov 22, 2016
OPINION
Infographics: The most educated countries in the world
Infographics: The most educated countries in the world
The most educated countries in the world
Nov 22, 2016