SOCIETY
Wildlife meat openly bought and sold in Bajhang
Wildlife meat openly bought and sold in Bajhang
BAJHANG, Oct 13: Besides the increase in crime rate, illegal buying and selling of wild animals and birds including the national bird of the country 'danphe' has become rampant in Chainpur, the district headquarters of Bajhang.
Oct 14, 2017
SOCIETY
Student unions demand resignation of Education Minister Shrestha
Student unions demand resignation of Education Minister Shre...
KATHMANDU, Oct 13: Nine student unions affiliated to various political parties demanded resignation of Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Gopal Man Shrestha and staged protests at the Ministry of Education on Friday.
Oct 14, 2017
POLITICS
Top leaders of major parties 'committed to polls on schedule'
Top leaders of major parties 'committed to polls on schedule...
KATHMANDU, Oct 13: Top leaders of all major political parties including Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba have expressed their commitment to holding parliamentary and provincial assembly elections on the scheduled dates.
Oct 14, 2017
POLITICS
Rs 2.5m poll expense limit for FPTP MP candidate
Rs 2.5m poll expense limit for FPTP MP candidate
KATHMANDU, Oct 13: The Election Commission (EC) has fixed Rs 2.5 million as an election expenditure limit per candidate contesting the upcoming parliamentary elections under the first-past-the-post (FPTP) electoral system. A candidate contesting the provincial assembly elections, however, can spend...
Oct 14, 2017
POLITICS
Early setback for left alliance as Bhattarai decides to quit
Early setback for left alliance as Bhattarai decides to quit
KATHMANDU, Oct 13: Even before the CPN-UML-led leftist alliance could take a final shape, one of the constituent parties of the alliance has decided to sever ties with the alliance on Friday.
Baburam Bhattarai-led Naya Shakti Party Nepal (NSPN) decided part ways with the UML-led alliance and contes...
Oct 14, 2017
POLITICS
Deuba forwards names of 8 new ministers to president
Deuba forwards names of 8 new ministers to president
KATHMANDU, Oct 13: As a part of his plan to reshuffle the cabinet and relieve the ministers representing CPN (Maoist Center) of their portfolios, Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is all set to expand his cabinet Saturday. Deuba is preparing to induct eight leaders from the Rastriya Prajatantra Part...
Oct 14, 2017
POLITICS
Panel head Karna delayed report 3 years to keep enjoying vehicle facility
Panel head Karna delayed report 3 years to keep enjoying veh...
KATHMANDU, Oct 13: A parliamentary probe committee investing alleged rigging and other irregularities in the 2013 Constituent Assembly (CA) election submitted its report at the penultimate sitting of the current parliament on Friday.
Oct 14, 2017
POLITICS
House endorses law placing governors above litigation
House endorses law placing governors above litigation
KATHMANDU, Oct 13: Parliament has endorsed a bill that bars the filing of any court case questioning any act of the provincial governors, who are to be appointed soon.
Oct 14, 2017
OPINION
Child brides in ‘package deals’
Child brides in ‘package deals’
She was married in a no-frills ceremony to the man who paid her mother 30,000
rupees.
Oct 14, 2017
OPINION
Technology ain’t enough
Technology ain’t enough
This author discovered there were just two Nepali classes on YouTube. The rest were in Hindi.
Oct 14, 2017