ECONOMY
Banks continue to lend aggressively despite slow deposit growth
Banks continue to lend aggressively despite slow deposit gro...
KATHMANDU, March 28; Though bank executives say that they have slowed down lending in recent months due to shortage of funds, data suggests otherwise.
Mar 29, 2018
SOCIETY
District HQs losing old charm
District HQs losing old charm
BIRATNAGAR, March 28: With the implementation of federalism, the districts headquarters are losing their old charm while movement of people is gradually increasing in the new centers of the local units across the country.
Mar 29, 2018
SOCIETY
Man taking care of paralyzed wife for 7 years
Man taking care of paralyzed wife for 7 years
BIRGUNJ, 28 March: Such bonding looks unique in today's commercial age. Chandra Bahadur Tharu and Bindeshowri Tharuni, of Parshagadhi-3 do not exchange notes such as 'I love you ' or 'made for each other' on social sites. Nor do they admit to have expressed these words to each other personally ever....
Mar 29, 2018
SOCIETY
Locals padlock municipal office demanding transparency
Locals padlock municipal office demanding transparency
RAUTAHAT, March 28: Citing “irregularities” in the development activities conducted by the local government, locals of Gadhimai Municipality have padlocked the municipal office demanding transparency.
Mar 29, 2018
SPECIAL
Rolpa’s water woes ‘disappointing’ voters
Rolpa’s water woes ‘disappointing’ voters
ROLPA, March 28: Amid acute water shortage in their area, locals of Sunil Smriti Rural Municipality of Rolpa have been questioning their local representatives of the significance of the commitments they made during the local level elections. The representatives, during their election campaign, had p...
Mar 29, 2018
SOCIETY
Municipalities allocate low budget for health services
Municipalities allocate low budget for health services
ARGHAKHACHI, March 28: Some of the local bodies have allocated very low budget to purchase medicine that is distributed free at public health posts. While some locals are concerned that such low budget would further deteriorate already sorry health scenario in the district, local body representative...
Mar 29, 2018
POLITICS
DoA asks Nepal Red Cross to suspend new recruitment
DoA asks Nepal Red Cross to suspend new recruitment
KATHMANDU, March 28: Kathmandu District Administration Office (DOA) has asked Nepal Red Cross Society (NRCS) to suspend its new recruitment process until further notice after a complaint was lodged at the Ministry of Home Affairs (MoHA) against NRCS office bearers about alleged irregularities.
Mar 29, 2018
POLITICS
Drop two-term limit, 70-yr age bar: Left taskforce
Drop two-term limit, 70-yr age bar: Left taskforce
KATHMANDU, March 29: A task force formed to determine ideological and organizational modality to merge the CPN-UML and the CPN (Maoist Center) has proposed scrapping a provision which prohibits party members over the age of seventy from taking on leadership position.
Mar 29, 2018
POLITICS
Petition questions legality of president's oath
Petition questions legality of president's oath
KATHMANDU, March 29: Challenging the legality of the oath of office administered to President Bidya Devi Bhandari by the then Chief Justice Gopal Parajluli on March 16, a writ petition has been filed on Wednesday seeking the apex court to prevent Bhandari from acting as the head of state.
Mar 29, 2018
SOCIETY
Glacial retreat drying up rivers in Hindu Kush: Report
Glacial retreat drying up rivers in Hindu Kush: Report
KATHMANDU, March 29: A recent study conducted by environmentalists and geologists has come up with an alarming finding that the rapid melting of glaciers with both horizontal and vertical retreats observed in recent years poses threats of cause drying up of several rivers or increase significantly t...
Mar 29, 2018