SOCIETY
Madi Municipality to build memorial park at Badarmudhe
Madi Municipality to build memorial park at Badarmudhe
CHITWAN, Nov 3: Badarmudhe reminds of one of the cruelest incidents of the decade long Maoist insurgency in the country. Thirty eight innocent travelers lost their lives when a passenger bus was ambushed by the Maoists here on June 6, 2005, while dozens others were severely injured. The incident had...
Nov 03, 2018
POLITICS
NC announces protests over Sarlahi incident
NC announces protests over Sarlahi incident
SARLAHI, Nov 3: Accusing the government of turning 'blind and deaf' toward the violent attacks against its cadres and murder of one, the Nepali Congress (NC), Sarlahi has announced a series of protests against the government starting Sunday. The party has demanded relief for the victims and legal ac...
Nov 03, 2018
POLITICS
Kosovo seeks Nepal's recognition as independent state
Kosovo seeks Nepal's recognition as independent state
KATHMANDU, Nov 3: Diplomats from Kosovo, a self-declared independent country in the Balkan region of Europe, have held talks with leaders from various political parties and civil society members in Nepal to make their case for Nepal's recognition of Kosovo as an independent and sovereign state.
Nov 03, 2018
SOCIETY
A defiant municipality, a school in chaos
A defiant municipality, a school in chaos
LAHAN, Nov 3: After the Municipal Education Committee of Lahan Municipality decided to remove Parameshwar Raya from the position of Principal of Pashupati Adarsha Secondary School, the committee sent a recommendation for the removal to the Education Coordination Unit of Lahan. Accepting the committe...
Nov 03, 2018
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
House committees competing in jurisdictional overreach
House committees competing in jurisdictional overreach
KATHMANDU, Nov 3: The State Affairs Committee (SAC) of the lower house of parliament inspected the under-construction Kathmandu-Tarai Fast Track highway on Thursday even as a section of lawmakers on the committee expressed concern over possible clash of jurisdiction with other parliamentary committe...
Nov 03, 2018
SOCIETY
Gandaki Province to spend millions on public toilets
Gandaki Province to spend millions on public toilets
POKHARA, Nov 3: Although all 11 districts of Gandaki Province have already been declared Open Defecation Free (ODF), the provincial government has announced to spend millions on public toilets.
Nov 03, 2018
OPINION
Understanding Kautilya to design Nepal’s security
Understanding Kautilya to design Nepal’s security
Complying with the geo-political reality in South Asia, the Great King Prithvi Narayan Shah in the late 18th century appropriately defined Nepal as “a yam between two boulders”. However, in due course of time, the equal and great friendship with its two giant neighbors, China and India, intended to...
Nov 03, 2018
OPINION
The Brexitization of European politics
The Brexitization of European politics
BRUSSELS – Far from settling the question of the United Kingdom’s future, the 2016 Brexit referendum and subsequent negotiations with the European Union have triggered a full-blown identity crisis and culture war in Britain. Two years after the UK electorate voted by 52 percent to 48 percent to wi...
Nov 03, 2018
OPINION
How to design our cities to make them age friendly?
How to design our cities to make them age friendly?
Aging population and urbanization are two global trends that together comprise major forces shaping the 21st century. The World Health Organization (WHO) reported that “average life expectancy at birth in 1955 was just 48 years; in 1995 it was 65 years; in 2025 it will reach 73 years”.
Nov 03, 2018
POLITICS
PM Oli discharged from hospital
PM Oli discharged from hospital
KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli has been discharged from the hospital on Friday evening.
Nov 02, 2018