The Week
When I grow up
When I grow up
When I was a kid I used to go around the neighborhood trying to prick other kids with either stones or sticks. I was busy playing doctor at the age of four. The whole neighborhood thought that I would actually become a doctor someday.
Feb 23, 2018
The Week
Water wise
Water wise
In July 2018, the city of Cape Town in South Africa is poised to become the first city to run out of water as a result of drought like conditions. ‘Day Zero’ or the day when the city will turn off its taps has been brought forward and pushed back numerous times as the administration continues to ass...
Feb 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Japanese aid for rebuilding Sarswati Peace School in Gorkha
Japanese aid for rebuilding Sarswati Peace School in Gorkha
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: Japanese ambassador to Nepal Masashi Ogawa signed a grant contract in Kathmandu on Thursday to help reconstruct the Sarswati Peace School in Arughat Rural Municipality, Gorkha.
Feb 23, 2018
POLITICS
UML, Maoists close on key portfolios, intraparty feuding drags on
UML, Maoists close on key portfolios, intraparty feuding dra...
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: CPN (Maoist Center), the junior partner in the ruling alliance, is likely to get seven ministerial portfolios including home affairs in Prime Minister KP Sharma Oli’s left coalition government.
Feb 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Court slaps 7 years jail on suspended NTB ex-CEO Nirola
Court slaps 7 years jail on suspended NTB ex-CEO Nirola
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The Special Court slapped a seven-year jail term on former chief executive officer of Nepal Tourism Board (NTB) Subash Niraula on Thursday, for embezzlement at the country's tourism promotional body through the submission of fake bills.
Feb 23, 2018
POLITICS
Election for new Prez on March 13
Election for new Prez on March 13
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The Election Commission has announced March 13 as the date for electing the third president of the Republic.
Feb 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Amnesty faults Nepal over migrant workers' rights
Amnesty faults Nepal over migrant workers' rights
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The government has largely failed to protect migrant workers from unlawful and criminal conducts by dishonest recruitment agencies and agents despite the sizeable contribution of remittances in the economy, according to a recently published report of a human rights watchdog.
Feb 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Nepal making a little progress against corruption: TI
Nepal making a little progress against corruption: TI
KATHMANDU, Feb 23: The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) has shown Nepal making a little progress in curbing corruption in 2017.
Feb 23, 2018
SOCIETY
MoE seeking alternative to district education offices
MoE seeking alternative to district education offices
KATHMANDU, Feb 20: The Ministry of Education (MoE) is seeking an alternative to the district education offices once they cease to exist from April 11 in the new federal setup.
Feb 23, 2018
SOCIETY
Girls from poor families prone to rape, sexual assault: Police
Girls from poor families prone to rape, sexual assault: Poli...
PAANCHTHAR, Feb 22: Few days ago, police arrested eighteen-year-old Man Kumar Sambahamfe alias Bhim for raping a minor girl of Tumewa Rural Municipality, Paanchthar.
Feb 23, 2018