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
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Naya Shakti stages rally for Nirmala Panta's justice
Naya Shakti stages rally for Nirmala Panta's justice
KATHMANDU, Nov 2:The women's group of Naya Shakti-Nepal organized a rally urging the government to arrest the culprit(s) involved in the rape and murder of 13 year old Nirmala Panta.
Nov 02, 2018
POLITICS
India working with neighbors to promote connectivity: Indian foreign secy
India working with neighbors to promote connectivity: Indian...
KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Foreign Secretary of India Vijay Keshav Gokhale has said that India is working closely with the neighboring countries including Nepal to promote connectivity initiatives.
Nov 02, 2018
POLITICS
Province 1 CM Rai off to Thailand for medical treatment
Province 1 CM Rai off to Thailand for medical treatment
BIRATNAGAR, Nov 2: Chief Minister of Province 1 Sherdhan Rai on Friday left for Thailand for his medical treatment. CM Rai will be treated for a throat problem at Bangkok-based Bumrungrad International Hospital, said Rai's press advisor Dhurba Subedi.
Nov 02, 2018
POLITICS
PM Oli being discharged from hospital shortly
PM Oli being discharged from hospital shortly
KATHMANDU, Nov 2: Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli is being discharged from the hospital on Friday evening.
Nov 02, 2018