POLITICS
Police baton-charge RPP protestors in capital, detain 20 in Pokhara
Police baton-charge RPP protestors in capital, detain 20 in...
KATHMANDU, April 9: Police fired three rounds of teargas shells and baton-charged the cadres and leaders of Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) for obstructing vehicular movement on the Exhibition Road, Monday.
Apr 09, 2019
ECONOMY
Sugar mills tricked me into restricting imports: PM
Sugar mills tricked me into restricting imports: PM
KATHMANDU, April 9: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has vented ire against sugar mill owners for 'tricking' him into imposing quantity restrictions on the import of sugar last year.
Apr 09, 2019
POLITICS
SCBA seeks explanation from JC member on judges' selection
SCBA seeks explanation from JC member on judges' selection
KATHMANDU, March 9: The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) on Monday decided to seek an explanation from a member of the Judicial Council (JC), who also represents Nepal Bar Association, on what ground the recent recommendation for the judges' appointment was made.
Apr 09, 2019
ECONOMY
Forces behind lenghty power cuts trying to weaken me: Ghising
Forces behind lenghty power cuts trying to weaken me: Ghisin...
KATHMANDU, April 9: Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA) Managing Director Kulman Ghising on Monday said that certain forces, which forced people to live without electricity for as long as 16 hours a day for over a decade, were trying to weaken him.
Apr 09, 2019
SOCIETY
Patarasi to prevent children from going to highlands to pick Yarsa
Patarasi to prevent children from going to highlands to pick...
JUMLA, April 9: Patarasi Rural Municipality of Jumla has launched a campaign to prevent school students from going to the highlands to pick Yarsagumba, a prized medicinal herb.
Apr 09, 2019
ECONOMY
Insurance shares rise as Nepse extends gains
Insurance shares rise as Nepse extends gains
KATHMANDU, April 9: Stocks opened Monday's trading on a positive note. The Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index traded slightly in the red in the morning before posting a rally after mid-day.
Apr 09, 2019
SPORTS
Province 3 crowned U-16 cricket league champion
Province 3 crowned U-16 cricket league champion
KATHMANDU, April 9: Province 3 has defeated Province 5 by 33 runs in the final match of the U-16 national cricket league played at Tribhuvan University cricket ground on Monday.
Apr 09, 2019
Editorial
Ensure fair distribution of relief, aids
Ensure fair distribution of relief, aids
The deadly rainstorm that hit the poor settlements in Bara and Parsa districts on March 31 left 28 people dead, displaced hundreds and destroyed large number of houses. Right after deaths and devastation were reported, actors—from common citizens to political party leaders to chief ministers to prim...
Apr 09, 2019
OPINION
Whose Investment Summit?
Whose Investment Summit?
Nepal Investment Summit 2019, held in Kathmandu on 29-30 March, was so well attended that the Minister of Industry, Commerce and Supplies couldn’t even find a vacant seat in the opening session of the conference.
Apr 09, 2019
OPINION
Enhancing teachers’ competence
Enhancing teachers’ competence
The national assessment of students’ achievement has shown that achievement level of the students from public schools in Nepal is low. For the same reason, people blame that there’s no quality education in public schools. Although the scores of the students are not and should not be the only determi...
Apr 09, 2019