ECONOMY
US admiral urges Nepal to resolve legal hurdles to import US arms
US admiral urges Nepal to resolve legal hurdles to import US...
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: Visiting commander of the US Indo-Pacific Command, Admiral Philip S Davidson, has urged the Nepal government to resolve legal hurdles at the earliest to importing arms from the US for Nepali soldiers deployed in conflict countries under UN peacekeeping missions.
Jan 12, 2019
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Dr. KC shows low blood glucose level on 3rd day of fast
Dr. KC shows low blood glucose level on 3rd day of fast
ILAM, Jan 12: On the third day of his 16th fast-unto-death, Dr. Govinda KC is suffering from decreasing levels of glucose in the blood. Doctors from Ilam District Hospital had examined him after the medical education reform crusader started sweating and struggling with chest pain Friday morning.
Jan 12, 2019
SOCIETY
Community school charges students exam fees against the law
Community school charges students exam fees against the law
RUKUM, Jan 12: Amrit Pariyar of Banfikot Rural Municipality-6 of Rukum (West) is a fourth grader at Siddhartha Janata Secondary School. A few days ago, he appeared in his mid-terminal examination. The rural municipality has announced that no community school can collect any kind of charge from the s...
Jan 12, 2019
POLITICS
Bibeksheel Sajha faction applies to register new party at EC
Bibeksheel Sajha faction applies to register new party at EC
KATHMANDU, January 12: Bibeksheel Sajha Party Nepal (BSPN) central committee members have filed an application at the Election Commission (EC) to register as a new party named Bibeksheel Nepali Dal (BND).
Jan 12, 2019
POLITICS
Congress MPs pressuring govt through string of motions
Congress MPs pressuring govt through string of motions
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: A few days after Nepali Congress (NC) lawmakers disrupted a parliament meeting, members of the main opposition party have, one after another, started registering motions of public importance and resolution motions in parliament to exert pressure on the government.
Jan 12, 2019
ECONOMY
Bank withdrawals to pay income tax squeezing liquidity
Bank withdrawals to pay income tax squeezing liquidity
KATHMANDU, Jan 12: With the income tax filing deadline of Paush-end [January 14] approaching, registered enterprises are withdrawing money from their bank accounts to pay the taxes, putting further pressure on the liquidity of banks. Bankers said this will cause the 'credit crunch' to worsen further...
Jan 12, 2019
SOCIETY
CNP plastic ban will benefit both visitors and wildlife: Officials
CNP plastic ban will benefit both visitors and wildlife: Off...
CHITWAN, Jan 12: As the Chitwan National Park (CNP) has declared the park area as plastics-free zone from January 1, park officials have taken various measures to make the initiative effective.
Jan 12, 2019
OPINION
Positive spin gone awry
Positive spin gone awry
It was unbelievable that something big, both in terms of size and money involved, would ever be purchased/leased without extracting a proportionate kickbacks in this country. But we were made to believe, right in the beginning, that everything would be made “quite transparent” this time. It was in a...
Jan 12, 2019
OPINION
My tryst with social media
My tryst with social media
An urge to connect, communicate and share is inherently human. There is nothing queer about using social media in today’s virtual world. However, motivations to use them diverge vastly based on the worldviews and choices of statements we want to make.
Jan 12, 2019
OPINION
Teach them English
Teach them English
While in home district few months back I visited a community primary school in which I had taught in its initial year. I’m an English language enthusiast and lover of teaching English, but I still consider myself a student of this foreign language. I enjoy watching English teachers teaching English...
Jan 12, 2019