ELECTION
With noted leaders in fray, Kathmandu -5 falls in spotlight
With noted leaders in fray, Kathmandu -5 falls in spotlight
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: With the polls date just a few weeks away, Kathmandu constituency-5 looks set for a keen three-party race.
Nov 08, 2017
ELECTION
Voters in rural areas uninformed about upcoming elections
Voters in rural areas uninformed about upcoming elections
PANCHTHAR, Nov 8: Even as the upcoming elections are just 18 days away, Deu Maya Nepali, 54, of Panchthar district still does have the slightest idea about it. For her, words about the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections are nothing more than a rumor.
Nov 08, 2017
ELECTION
Left alliance manifesto stresses political stability
Left alliance manifesto stresses political stability
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: CPN-UML Chairman K P Oli and CPN (Maoist Center) Chairman Pushpa Kamal Dahal jointly unveiled the two parties' joint election manifesto giving special emphasis to political stability and economic prosperity.
Nov 08, 2017
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Docs who teach plagiarize for promotions: Experts
Docs who teach plagiarize for promotions: Experts
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: Doctors in Nepal who are into teaching are found sporadically to be plagiarizing research papers in order to get promoted to professor or to get scholarships for further studies. However, no one has faced action for plagiarizing due to lack of a record keeping system.
Nov 08, 2017
ELECTION
EU mission begins poll monitoring
EU mission begins poll monitoring
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: The European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) has officially started its poll monitoring of the upcoming provincial and parliamentary elections in Nepal from Tuesday.
Nov 08, 2017
ELECTION
Poll officer suggests women should count votes
Poll officer suggests women should count votes
CHITWAN, Nov 8: Chief Election Officer of Chitwan Kul Prasad Sharma has suggested that women must be engaged in vote counting considering the 'peaceful nature' of women. Speaking at a program held in Bharatpur on Tuesday, Sharma said that he wants to implement it at least in Chitwan.
Nov 08, 2017
ELECTION
Voter education yet to begin in Rasuwa
Voter education yet to begin in Rasuwa
RASUWA, Nov 8: With the first phase of provincial and parliamentary elections just 18 days away, voters' education is yet to be conducted in Rasuwa district raising concerns whether invalid votes this time would be as much as during the recent local elections.
Nov 08, 2017
ELECTION
Major parties field new faces as well as old hands in Sindhuli
Major parties field new faces as well as old hands in Sindhu...
SINDHULI, Nov 8: With the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections drawing closer, electoral discussions have gripped almost every nook and corner of Sindhuli district. While candidates busy charting plans to crush their opponents, voters , on the other hand, re contemplating who they should...
Nov 08, 2017
ECONOMY
Japanese businesspeople show investment interest in Nepal
Japanese businesspeople show investment interest in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: A delegation of Japanese businesspersons and industrialist has arrived in Kathmandu to look for business opportunities in Nepal.
Nov 08, 2017
ECONOMY
Nepse backtracks on online trading system implementation deadline
Nepse backtracks on online trading system implementation dea...
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) has backtracked on its promise of bringing the fully automated online trading system into implementation within mid-November.
Nov 08, 2017