ELECTION
Election officers headed for polling centers
Election officers headed for polling centers
KATHMANDU, Dec 3: With the completion of all logistical and administrative preparations, poll officers are heading toward their assigned election constituencies to conduct the parliamentary and provincial assembly elections scheduled for December 7.
Dec 03, 2017
ELECTION
Will Gyanendra be able to protect the legacy of Koirala's?
Will Gyanendra be able to protect the legacy of Koirala's?
ITAHARI, Dec 3: In the legislative elections of 1959, BP Koirala got elected for the first time from constituency no. 5 of Itahari which is now the district's constituency no.4. Later Girija Prasad Koirala became successful in protecting the legacy of Nepali Congress (NC) by emerging victorious in 1...
Dec 03, 2017
ELECTION
Rebel candidates pose challenge to left alliance in Salyan
Rebel candidates pose challenge to left alliance in Salyan
DANG, Dec 3: After the district leadership of the CPN (Maoist Center) fielded rebel candidates against the left alliance candidates, the alliance is facing a tough challenge in the communist stronghold Salyan in the upcoming election.
Dec 03, 2017
ELECTION
Security beefed up in border areas ahead of elections
Security beefed up in border areas ahead of elections
DANG, Dec 3: With the objective of conducting peaceful and systematic elections, security has been beefed up along Indo-Nepal border in Dang district.
Dec 03, 2017
ELECTION
Booze, cash, chicken to woo voters
Booze, cash, chicken to woo voters
ITAHARI, Dec 3: Rather than banking on past performance and the development hopes of voters, candidates in the parliamentary and provincial elections in Sunsari district are to offers of alcoholic drink, meat treats and money to woo the voters.
Dec 03, 2017
SOCIETY
Viral fever kills a dozen locals in Mugu
Viral fever kills a dozen locals in Mugu
MUGU, Dec 3: About a dozen people have died due to viral fever outbreak in Mugu district within a week. Children and elderly alike are suffering from cough, cold, pneumonia and viral fever in the district as the temperature continues to drop in the mountainous region.
Dec 03, 2017
Editorial
Devil’s bargain
Devil’s bargain
Candidacy of CEC’s relative
Dec 03, 2017
OPINION
Democracy v dictatorship
Democracy v dictatorship
The ongoing elections turned into a referendum when two major left parties, UML
and Maoists, formed an alliance, with the ultimate goal of imposing communist rule.
Dec 03, 2017
OPINION
Working safe
Working safe
Occupational Safety and Health is an important component of ensuring decent work for all
Dec 03, 2017
OPINION
Putin’s long shadow
Putin’s long shadow
There is no “number two” in Russia. There is only Putin, controlling the FSB, the courts, and the commanding heights of the economy.
Dec 03, 2017