ECONOMY
Domestic airlines benefit from poor state of Narayangarh-Mugling road
Domestic airlines benefit from poor state of Narayangarh-Mug...
KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Domestic airlines are cashing in on the poor state of Mulging-Narayanghat road as more people prefer to fly rather than take the ordeal of traveling through the landslide-prone road which is undergoing expansion for past two years.
Aug 22, 2017
ECONOMY
HAN to fly gyrocopters for tourists from next week
HAN to fly gyrocopters for tourists from next week
POKHARA, Aug 21: Heli Air Nepal (HAN) will be soon operating new light weighted portable helicopters known as gyrocopters, especially designed for domestic as well as international tourists who love adventure.
Aug 22, 2017
ECONOMY
NEA launches online bill payment system
NEA launches online bill payment system
KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Consumers can now pay their electricity bills through their mobile phones of personal computers.
Aug 22, 2017
POLITICS
RJPN to contest polls despite amendment defeat
RJPN to contest polls despite amendment defeat
KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Rastriya Janata Party Nepal (RJPN) will participate in the upcoming elections while continuing their struggle for constitutional amendment. RJPN leaders said this after the bill to revise constitutional provisions on citizenship, language, representation in the upper house and fed...
Aug 22, 2017
POLITICS
Both parliamentary, provincial polls on Nov 26
Both parliamentary, provincial polls on Nov 26
KATMANDU, Aug 21: After a series of consultations among the political parties and with the Election Commission (EC), the government has set November 26 as the date for both parliamentary and provincial assembly elections. A Cabinet meeting on Monday decided to conduct both the elections on the same...
Aug 22, 2017
POLITICS
Deuba visit to focus on past deals, Koshi, Laxamanpur damage
Deuba visit to focus on past deals, Koshi, Laxamanpur damage
KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba is paying a five-day state visit to India from August 23, with the main agenda of bringing the agreements reached between the two countries on various occasions into implementation.
Aug 22, 2017
POLITICS
Year-long efforts at constitution amendment fail
Year-long efforts at constitution amendment fail
KATHMANDU, Aug 21: Nearly year-long efforts to amendment the constitution a second time came to an end on Monday, with the ruling parties failing to garner the requisite two-thirds majority in the 592-member parliament.
Aug 22, 2017
Editorial
National disgrace
National disgrace
Dr Govinda KC often refers to the ‘mighty medical mafia’ when talking about the major impediment to vital medical reforms in Nepal. Repeatedly stymied in his efforts to bring about what should have been commonsensical reforms in how medicine is taught and practiced in the country, Dr KC knows what h...
Aug 22, 2017
OPINION
Exorcising Indian ghosts
Exorcising Indian ghosts
In India we need to see a country that overcomes its poverty, its deep-rooted social exclusion and its weak institutions.
Aug 22, 2017
OPINION
Inclusive response
Inclusive response
The government should ensure that at risk groups including people with disabilities are specific targets of disaster response.
Aug 22, 2017