SPORTS
Brazil v Mexico (pre-match analysis of round of 16
Brazil v Mexico (pre-match analysis of round of 16
Brazil's mission to rectify their disappointing 2014 FIFA World Cup campaign is still on course after they navigated their way to the summit of Group E at Russia 2018. Brazil's journey to the Round of 16 has been anything but smooth: After drawing 1-1 with Switzerland in their opener and leaving it...
Jul 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Govt urged to save Ganga Maya
Govt urged to save Ganga Maya
KATHMANDU, July 1: A group of human rights activists has urged the government to take necessary measures to save the life of Ganga Maya Adhikari, who has been on a hunger strike for the last 34 days demanding justice for her son murdered by the Maoists during the insurgency.
Jul 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Five farmers to be honored with President Award
Five farmers to be honored with President Award
KATHMANDU, July 2: Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives is honoring five top performing farmers with ‘President Best Farmer Award’ on Wednesday. According to the ministry, Rajendra Raj Panta, who has been adjudged excellent farmer, will receive cash prize of Rs 200,000, while fo...
Jul 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Dozens of Rautahat villages at high risk of floods
Dozens of Rautahat villages at high risk of floods
RAUTAHAT, July 1: With the start of monsoon, locals of dozens of villages prone to floods in Rautahat are in a state of constant fear. As more than two dozen places from where the Bagmati and Lalbakaiya rivers breached their embankments are yet to be repaired, the locals are now panicked that the ma...
Jul 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Rolpa contractors still await payment for projects completed long ago
Rolpa contractors still await payment for projects completed...
ROLPA, July 2: Home minister Ram Bahadur Thapa has been speaking of penalizing contractors who do not complete work on time. However, there are some contractors who have not received payments for works completed on time.
Jul 02, 2018
SOCIETY
KC supporters gather in Jumla
KC supporters gather in Jumla
JUMLA, July 1: A day after senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC started his hunger strike, hundreds of people have gathered at the protest site in Jumla’s headquarters Khalanga to support his crusade for medical education reform.
Jul 02, 2018
POLITICS
NC blocks fast-tracking of medical education bill
NC blocks fast-tracking of medical education bill
KATHMANDU, July 1: The government’s bid to endorse the National Medical Education Substitution Bill through a fast-track process failed after the main opposition party, Nepali Congress (NC), threatened to obstruct the parliament on Sunday.
Jul 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Farm equipment rental service to be started in all provinces
Farm equipment rental service to be started in all provinces
BIRATNAGAR, July 2: According to Yubak Dhoj GC, secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture, Land Management and Cooperatives, the government decided to open farm equipment rental service with the objective of reducing cost of production of farmers, encourage youth toward farming and encourage use of f...
Jul 02, 2018
POLITICS
Protest ban in Valley raises fears of ‘controlled democracy’
Protest ban in Valley raises fears of ‘controlled democracy’
KATHMANDU, July 1: The government’s crackdown on demonstrators at Maitighar Mandala, a roundabout popular for demonstrations given its proximity to Singha Durbar, the government seat, after it was declared a ‘no protest zone’, has sparked fresh criticisms of the KP Oli-led government for ‘curtailing...
Jul 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Activists question legality of protest ban in Valley
Activists question legality of protest ban in Valley
KATHMANDU, July 1: Solidarity for Dr GKC Alliance has questioned the legal basis of the government’s decision to ban civil protests in the Kathmandu Valley.
Jul 02, 2018