POLITICS, ELECTION
UML wins mayor, deputy mayor, majority wards in Dharan
UML wins mayor, deputy mayor, majority wards in Dharan
DHARAN, July 10: CPN-UML candidates have won the post of mayor and deputy mayor in the eastern town of Dharan Sub-metropolis as vote counting concluded on Monday evening.
Jul 11, 2017
POLITICS
Conflict victims seek answer for gruesome killing of 9
Conflict victims seek answer for gruesome killing of 9
ROLPA, July 10: On the evening of March 10, 1999, a group of local youths terrorized by the armed Maoist conflict were holding discussions at the house of Bal Bahadur Rokka at Lungri-7, Harjang. Troubled by the Maoist rebels, they had formed a 'retaliation committee' to patrol the village.
Jul 11, 2017
POLITICS
3 pc threshold proposed for parliamentary polls
3 pc threshold proposed for parliamentary polls
KATHMANDU, July 11: The government has proposed a three percent threshold for political parties to get elected to the central parliament in the upcoming parliamentary elections.
Jul 11, 2017
SPECIAL
Fertility and mortality rates fast declining in Nepal: Report
Fertility and mortality rates fast declining in Nepal: Repor...
KATHMANDU, July 11: A report prepared by the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has revealed that the fertility and mortality rates in Nepal have been fast declining in the recent years.
Jul 11, 2017
ELECTION
UML emerges as largest force in Province 7
UML emerges as largest force in Province 7
DHANGADHI, July 11: Outdoing the Nepali Congress (NC), the CPN-UML has managed to become the largest party in Province 7, the home province of Prime Minister and NC president Sher Bahadur Deuba, in the local level elections.
Jul 11, 2017
SPORTS
Nepal, Bangladesh U-23 teams locking horns today
Nepal, Bangladesh U-23 teams locking horns today
KATHMANDU, July 11: Nepali U-23 football team which is at the last stage of preparation for the AFC U-23 2018 Qualifiers will face Bangladesh U-23 in a friendly match at ANFA Complex on Tuesday.
Jul 11, 2017
Editorial
High hopes
High hopes
There are 744 local level units in Nepal right now, and there could be more if the constitution amendment bill in parliament is passed
Jul 11, 2017
POLITICS
PM denies govt received proposal to buy presidential fleet
PM denies govt received proposal to buy presidential fleet
KATHMANDU, July 11: Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba has said that the government has not received any proposal from the Office of the President regarding the purchase of new fleet worth Rs 160 million.
Jul 11, 2017
OPINION
Whither business leaders?
Whither business leaders?
If our businesses fail to note how the ground has shifted in Nepal, soon there will be nothing left for them to stand on
Jul 11, 2017
ELECTION
Nepali Congress makes comeback in Sunsari
Nepali Congress makes comeback in Sunsari
ITAHARI, July 11: Nepali Congress (NC) has made a comeback in Sunsari district, winning 6 mayoral and 5 deputy mayoral posts in the 12 local units at stake there in the local polls. The party had suffered a humiliating defeat in the district during the first Constituent Assembly (CA) election and ...
Jul 11, 2017