SOCIETY
Gorkha landslide kills three, including an infant
Gorkha landslide kills three, including an infant
GORKHA, July 19: Three people, including an eight-month-old infant, were killed after a landslide buried a house in Andheri of Sahid Lakhan Rural Municipality-6 in Gorkha district on Wednesday morning.
Jul 19, 2018
POLITICS
RJPN mulls over withdrawing support to govt
RJPN mulls over withdrawing support to govt
KATHMANDU, July 19: Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN), the third-largest political party in the Federal Parliament, is mulling over withdrawing its support to the KP Oli-led government, expressing discontent over the recent 'unpopular moves' of the government.
Jul 19, 2018
SOCIETY
400 marginalized families provided with solar lights
400 marginalized families provided with solar lights
SURKHET, July 19: It's been three years since an electricity pole was laid in front of the house of Nandakala Badi of Behriganga Municipality-8 in Surkhet district.
Jul 19, 2018
SOCIETY
Villagers fear landslide due to rampant deforestation
Villagers fear landslide due to rampant deforestation
BAJHANG, July 19: With the rise in smuggling of woods, locals of Kedarsiu Rural Municipality-6, Jasuda have started fearing landslides and displacement.
Jul 19, 2018
Editorial
Prime Minister, mend your ways
Prime Minister, mend your ways
Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli is displaying arrogance at the level that does not suit the head of democratically elected government. He wants people and his party to defend every action of the government—good or bad—and is becoming intolerant to criticism.
Jul 19, 2018
OPINION
Rise of China in Nepal
Rise of China in Nepal
In the last 10 years, India is gradually losing its influence in Nepal while Chinese influence has increased at all levels
Jul 19, 2018
OPINION
Forgetting forests
Forgetting forests
Our policies have failed to appreciate the fact that forests are renewable resources and they can be restored after mature trees are harvested
Jul 19, 2018
OPINION
More than light
More than light
We must fight energy poverty and fix climate change but that requires increase in green-energy research and development
Jul 19, 2018
Infographic
Infographics: Putin likes to keep other world leaders waiting
Infographics: Putin likes to keep other world leaders waitin...
Vladimir Putin has earned a reputation for keeping other world leaders waiting. Since 2003, the Russian leader has arrived late for numerous high profile meetings with heads of state, dignitaries and prominent officials.
Jul 19, 2018
ECONOMY
‘Beni-Korala highway should be under Gandaki Province jurisdiction'
‘Beni-Korala highway should be under Gandaki Province jurisd...
POKHARA, July 19: Gandaki Province has demanded that the Beni-Jomsom-Korala road section that connects Nepal with China should be under its purview.
Jul 18, 2018