ECONOMY
'100-km Kerung-Kathmandu railroad to cost Rs 275b'
'100-km Kerung-Kathmandu railroad to cost Rs 275b'
KATHMANDU, Nov 10: A preliminary study of a crossborder 100-km railway connecting Kathmandu and Tibet's Kerung has put the total cost of the project at around Rs 275 billion.
Nov 11, 2017
POLITICS
Will Deuba maintain his legacy?
Will Deuba maintain his legacy?
DADELDHURA, Nov 10: Prime Minister and Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba, who has been winning parliamentary elections from his home electoral constituency, Dadeldhura, since 1991, faces a tough challenge to maintain his legacy this time. Reason: two communist parties - CPN (UML) and...
Nov 11, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Candidates engage in blame game to win votes
Candidates engage in blame game to win votes
JAJARKOT, Nov 10: In a bid to prove their candidates better than their rivals, both left and right alliances in Jajarkot have engaged in a blame game. They have been trying their best to impress more and more voters for the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections by pointing out the weakness...
Nov 11, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Neck and neck race between two alliances in Baitadi
Neck and neck race between two alliances in Baitadi
BAITADI, Nov 10: As the excitement for the upcoming parliamentary and provincial polls reaches fever pitch, an interesting electoral contest is expected between the CPN-UML and Nepali Congress (NC)-led alliances in Baitadi district.
Nov 11, 2017
OPINION
Chains of chhaupadi
Chains of chhaupadi
Just the thought of chhaupadi makes us shudder. I am sure you know of women in western Nepal—in Doti, Accham, Bajura, Kailali, Dailekh, Bajhang, Baitadi and Dadeldhura districts—are forced to live in small, cold, damp and unhygienic sheds in the woods, or in animal sheds or mud huts that are complet...
Nov 11, 2017
OPINION
Generation MBA
Generation MBA
Some folks have now resorted to putting an MBA after their name à la PhD holders. Really?
Nov 11, 2017
OPINION
A doctor denied
A doctor denied
NEW LONDON, NEW HAMPSHIRE: Holding manila folders filled with pages of her handwritten reports, Dr Anna Konopka insisted her system for keeping track of her patients’ medical conditions and various prescriptions works fine.
Nov 11, 2017
SOCIETY
Motorcyclist killed after being hit by truck
Motorcyclist killed after being hit by truck
BHAIRAHAWA, Nov 11: A motorcyclist was killed after being hit by a truck in Rupandehi district on Friday.
Nov 10, 2017
SOCIETY
Oklahoma woman who married mother pleads guilty to incest
Oklahoma woman who married mother pleads guilty to incest
DUNCAN, Okla, Nov 10: An Oklahoma woman who married her biological mother has pleaded guilty to incest.
Nov 10, 2017
POLITICS
NC for democratic consolidation, constitution implementation and economic prosperity'
NC for democratic consolidation, constitution implementation...
KATHMANDU, Nov 10: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said the upcoming parliamentary and provincial election is a struggle between the forces whether to retain democracy or to bring communism in the country.
Nov 10, 2017