SOCIETY
Pokhara police nab woman who socialized with home-alone elderly women and robbed them of t...
Pokhara police nab woman who socialized with home-alone elde...
POKHARA, Dec 17: The police have arrested a woman on the charge of stealing jewelry and cash from elderly women by tricking them in many ways. According to the Kaski Police, Tika Shrestha, 34, of Modi Rural Municipality-6, Parbat, who currently lives in Pokhara Metropolitan Municipality-4 Ganesh Tol...
Dec 17, 2022
OPINION
Can Nepal Avoid the Debt Trap?
Can Nepal Avoid the Debt Trap?
Many of the so-called ‘projects of national pride’ are being executed through foreign assistance with considerable loan amounts. All these projects are important, however, there are abnormal cost increases in most projects due to unending deadline extensions and low rates of return have increased N...
Dec 17, 2022
POLITICS
Second-rung leaders of NC, Maoist Center oppose the idea of electing ‘non-political’ perso...
Second-rung leaders of NC, Maoist Center oppose the idea of...
KATHMANDU, Dec 17: Even as top leaders of the ruling parties including Nepali Congress(NC) and CPN-UML have begun discussions to elect a ‘non-political’ person as the new president, second rung leaders of the ruling parties have strongly objected to any such move.
Dec 17, 2022
Editorial
Paush 1 and Nepali Politics
Paush 1 and Nepali Politics
It was Paush 1 yesterday, a ‘Black Day’ in Nepal’s political history. On this day, 62 years ago, the then King Mahendra Bir Bikram Shah staged a coup, overthrowing Nepal’s first democratically-elected government led by the charismatic, popular leader BP Koirala who was arrested and jailed immediatel...
Dec 17, 2022
POLITICS
National Dalit Commission recommends action against Mayor Sampang over a social media pos...
National Dalit Commission recommends action against Mayor S...
DHARAN, Dec 16: The National Dalit Commission has recommended legal action against Mayor Harka Raj Rai (Sampang) who insulted the Dalit community through social media (Facebook).
Dec 16, 2022
POLITICS
61 MPs elected from Karnali
61 MPs elected from Karnali
BIRENDRANAGAR, Dec 16: From Karnali, 61 MPs have been elected directly and proportionally to the Provincial Assembly and the House of Representatives. In the provincial assembly, 24 direct, 16 proportional and in the House of representatives, 12 direct and 9 proportional which summed up to 61 people...
Dec 16, 2022
POLITICS
Electing president of non-political background is unthinkable: Dev Gurung
Electing president of non-political background is unthinkabl...
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: General Secretary of the ruling CPN (Maoist Centre) Dev Prasad Gurung has said that it is beyond imagination to think of choosing a president without having a political background.
Dec 16, 2022
SPORTS
Club World Cup to feature 32 teams in 2025, says FIFA president Infantino
Club World Cup to feature 32 teams in 2025, says FIFA presid...
AL RAYYAN, Qatar, Dec 17: The 2025 Club World Cup will feature 32 teams, making the format similar to the ongoing soccer World Cup, FIFA President Gianni Infantino said on Friday.
Dec 16, 2022
SOCIETY
Road accident in Sarlahi claims a life, one injured
Road accident in Sarlahi claims a life, one injured
RAUTAHAT, Dec 16: One person died and another one was injured in a road accident in Sarlahi on Friday. According to the police, the accident occurred when a tractor collided head on with a motorcycle coming from the opposite direction.
Dec 16, 2022
POLITICS
Maoist Center to pick Dahal as PP leader after proportional MPs get certificates
Maoist Center to pick Dahal as PP leader after proportional...
KATHMANDU, Dec 16: The CPN (Maoist Center) will select the leader of the parliamentary party (PP) only after the MPs elected through the proportional representation election system get their certificates. Although the MPs elected through both the first past the post (FPTP) and the proportional repre...
Dec 16, 2022