SOCIETY
Chairperson of Falgunanda dies of heart attack
Chairperson of Falgunanda dies of heart attack
PAANCHTHAR, Feb 9: Chairperson of Falgunanda Rural Municipality in Paanchthar district as well as an established litterateur Amar Kumar Nembang died on Saturday following a heart attack. He was 77.
Feb 10, 2019
OPINION
Is “populist” tide retreating?
Is “populist” tide retreating?
The roots of populist reactions are both economic and cultural, and are the subject of important social science
research.
Feb 10, 2019
SOCIETY
Contractors continue excavating Tamor River despite warnings
Contractors continue excavating Tamor River despite warnings
PANCHTHAR, Feb 9On Thursday, an excavator was parked along the Tamor River in Majhitar for the extraction of construction materials. The excavator was digging deep into the river while a tipper and tractor were busy loading and unloading sand and stones. This site falls 500 meters within the suspens...
Feb 10, 2019
SOCIETY
Sudurpaschim to bring electric buses into operation only next year
Sudurpaschim to bring electric buses into operation only nex...
KAILALI, Feb 9Even seven months after announcing its full-fledged budget, Sudurpaschim Province has not been able to implement its decision to operate its own electric bus service.
Feb 10, 2019
SOCIETY
Body of child found beside Hanumante River
Body of child found beside Hanumante River
KATHMANDU, Feb 9: Police on Saturday found a dead body of a girl on the bank of Hanumante River in Suryabinayak Municiaplity-5, Radhe Radhe. Police claimed that the deceased child must be around nine years old.
Feb 10, 2019
SOCIETY
Snowfall on Valley rim while mercury dips
Snowfall on Valley rim while mercury dips
KATHMANDU, Feb 9: The ongoing weather phenomenon triggered by a new system of westerly disturbance brought heavy snowfall in the hills surrounding Kathmandu Valley on Saturday.The higher altitudes in the Shivapuri-Nagarjun National Park in particular experienced snowfall after a gap of many years.
Feb 10, 2019
OPINION
Those Saraswati pujas
Those Saraswati pujas
The past five years have been, collectively, the hottest on record, with 2018 the fourth-warmest since modern records began.
Feb 10, 2019
Editorial
Execute court verdict on Ncell immediately
Execute court verdict on Ncell immediately
The exact amount of the figure to be recovered from the telecommunication company and various other issues will be clear when the Supreme Court issues the full text on the verdict.
Feb 10, 2019
SOCIETY
Most local unit offices still in rented buildings
Most local unit offices still in rented buildings
MUGU, Feb 9: Almost two years since the formation of the local governments, still a large number of local units in Mugu are operating from rented buildings.
Feb 10, 2019
OPINION
Undoing traffic jam
Undoing traffic jam
Reckless driving results in horrible consequences. Only effective penalty will discourage such behaviors. The concerned authority should take necessary action against the individuals accused in these cases.
Interestingly, while the number of drivers penalized for violating traffic rules is increasi...
Feb 10, 2019