POLITICS
Headless for 3 years, men lead women's commission
Headless for 3 years, men lead women's commission
KATHMANDU, March 31: The Constitutional Council, which is headed by the prime minister, picked the new head of the Election Commission on Monday just a day after the outgoing chief election commissioner retired from the post.
Mar 31, 2019
POLITICS
Nepal’s ‘independent foreign policy put to test’ as it suspends meeting with Pakistan
Nepal’s ‘independent foreign policy put to test’ as it suspe...
KATHMANDU, March 31: As India flexes its diplomatic muscles in both its neighborhood and beyond to 'isolate' Pakistan over the alleged support of Islamabad to terrorist elements, Nepal's conduct of 'independent' foreign policy has met with a serious 'test'.
Mar 31, 2019
SOCIETY
Crusher industry running illegally right under the nose of the government
Crusher industry running illegally right under the nose of t...
RUKUM, March 31: A crusher industry is reportedly operating illegally for over two years on the banks of the Sanibheri river, in Sanibheri Rural Municipality, Rukum (west).
Mar 31, 2019
ECONOMY
Govt assures investors of further collaboration and facilitation
Govt assures investors of further collaboration and facilita...
KATHMANDU, March 31: With the successful organization of the two-day investment summit, the government has said that the real journey to work with foreign investors has now started.
Mar 31, 2019
POLITICS
Nepal claims senior positions of UN peacekeeping missions
Nepal claims senior positions of UN peacekeeping missions
KATHMANDU, March 31: Nepal has claimed senior leadership positions both at the United Nations headquarters and in the field missions in course of mobilizing peace keeping missions.
Mar 31, 2019
SOCIETY
VIP escort van knocks down scooter
VIP escort van knocks down scooter
KATHMANDU, March 31: Video footage showing a security escort vehicle belonging to the Armed Police Force rear-ending a scooter and causing injury went viral on various social media Saturday.
Mar 31, 2019
SOCIETY
Activists hit the streets demanding life imprisonment for Sunita's husband
Activists hit the streets demanding life imprisonment for Su...
BIRGUNJ, March 31: Rights activists on Saturday took out a march from Ghantaghar of Birgunj to protest the killing of Sunita Yadav who succumbed to injuries on Friday after being brutally beaten by her doctor husband.
Mar 31, 2019
SOCIETY
NRA to mobilize 550 engineers to survey 'left out' quake-hit houses
NRA to mobilize 550 engineers to survey 'left out' quake-hit...
KATHMANDU, March 31: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has started deploying engineers - a total of 550 of them- for the inspection and resurvey of the houses whose owners have filed complaints of being affected by the 2015 mega earthquakes but who were not listed as beneficiaries of the p...
Mar 31, 2019
Editorial
Follow on MoUs, commitments
Follow on MoUs, commitments
Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli made all the right noises about Nepal’s need for foreign investment on the opening ceremony of Investment Summit on Friday. He presented the case of Nepal confidently, exuberating enthusiasm while addressing the delegates and the investors. The prime minister told the i...
Mar 31, 2019
OPINION
Democracy’s discontents
Democracy’s discontents
Dichotomy dictates Nepal’s democracy. The mainstream news media is dominated by journalists, who hold an unwavering faith in democracy. However, a large majority of opinionators, freelancers, and wordsmiths hail from political ideologies that are hostile to democracy. The national narratives and pol...
Mar 31, 2019