POLITICS
No economic prosperity until parliamentary system exists: Dr Bhattarai
No economic prosperity until parliamentary system exists: Dr...
SURUNGA (Jhapa), Aug 6: Coordinator of the Naya Shakti Nepal, Dr Baburam Bhatatrai, has said that the country could not move ahead towards economic prosperity until the parliamentary system exits.
Aug 06, 2016
OPINION
Ghost Writer
Ghost Writer
“If a girl has sex with me forcefully even if I am unwilling, is that rape or not?”
Aug 06, 2016
SOCIETY
BP Koirala Foundation launches website and information journal
BP Koirala Foundation launches website and information journ...
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Ranjit Rae, the Indian ambassador to Nepal, launched a new website of B.P. Koirala India-Nepal Foundation (BPKF) and ‘Saransha,’ an information journal, at Taragaon Museum, Hyatt Hotel, Boudha.
Aug 06, 2016
TECHNOLOGY
Where ideas get wings
Where ideas get wings
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Santosh Adhikari and Dilip Thakur are two undergraduate engineering students from Kathford College in Kathmandu. One day they stumbled upon a Ted talk video about alternative farming that immediately sparked the duo’s creative circuitry.
Aug 06, 2016
POLITICS
Dr KC Alliance submits memo to House panel
Dr KC Alliance submits memo to House panel
KATHMANDU, Aug 5: Solidarity for Dr Govinda K C Alliance has submitted a memorandum to the Chairman the Good Governance and Monitoring Committee of the parliament on Friday.
Aug 06, 2016
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
India's river linking project is a huge disaster for Nepal
India's river linking project is a huge disaster for Nepal
NEPALGUNJ, Aug 5: The ambitious river-linking project of India has turned out to be a huge disaster for Nepal, causing erosion of large chunks of land, loss of soil fertility and loss of habitat because of the subsequent flooding.
Aug 06, 2016
SPORTS
Rio welcomes world with sultry music, plea for conservation (with video)
Rio welcomes world with sultry music, plea for conservation...
RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug 5: With fireworks forming the word "Rio" in the sky, hip-wiggling dancers and supermodel Gisele Bundchen shimmering to the tune of the "Girl from Ipanema," Rio de Janiero welcomed the world to the first Olympic Games in South America with a serious message: Let's take better care...
Aug 06, 2016
POLITICS
New constitution limits jurisdiction: SC tells CIAA
New constitution limits jurisdiction: SC tells CIAA
KATHMANDU, Aug 6: The Supreme Court on Friday reminded the Commission for Investigation of Abuse of Authority (CIAA) that the new Constitution of Nepal has limited the jurisdiction of the anti-corruption body to only investigating corruption perpetrated by individuals in public positions.
Aug 06, 2016
SOCIETY
Montessori schools under legal tangle of two ministries
Montessori schools under legal tangle of two ministries
KATHMANDU, Aug 6: Pre-schools, widely known as Montessori schools, in the country are running in a state of legal confusion as they fall under the jurisdiction of two ministries.
Aug 06, 2016
SPORTS
Jit paired with Indian opponent
Jit paired with Indian opponent
KATHMANDU, Aug 6: Nepali archer Jit Bahadur Moktan has finished in the 60th position in the men's ranking round of 70 m individual recurve in the Rio Olympics on Friday.
Aug 06, 2016