ELECTION
EC writes to govt to expedite steps for remaining polls
EC writes to govt to expedite steps for remaining polls
KATHMANDU, July 5: The Election Commission has suggested to the government not to split the existing wards of local units while delineating election constituencies for the upcoming provincial and parliamentary elections.
Jul 05, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Parties losing traditional strongholds in Province 5, 7
Parties losing traditional strongholds in Province 5, 7
NEPALGUNJ, July 5: Major political parties have lost their traditional strongholds in various districts of Province 5 and 7 in the June 28 local level elections.
Jul 05, 2017
ECONOMY
India denies Nepali gas bullets to transport cooking gas
India denies Nepali gas bullets to transport cooking gas
KATHMANDU, July 5: India has turned down Nepal's request to allow Nepali gas bullets to transport cooking gas from India.
Jul 05, 2017
SPECIAL
Traveling the dreaded Naryanghat-Mugling road
Traveling the dreaded Naryanghat-Mugling road
CHITWAN, July 5: Road accidents along the Narayanghat-Mugling road section have so far claimed 47 live this fiscal year. 14 of these victims are still missing. This busy road is a great horror to travelers as they never know what would happen of them on the way.
Jul 05, 2017
ELECTION
UML internal rifts lose it stronghold to NC
UML internal rifts lose it stronghold to NC
BIRATNAGAR, July 5: Nepali Congress (NC) has breached the CPN-UML 'red fort' comprising Letang, Sundarharaicha and Ratuwamai Municipalities as well as Kerabari Rural Municipality in Morang, in the second phase local polls. NC has also taken the lead in Belbari and Urlabari, another UML stronghold.
Jul 05, 2017
ECONOMY
Failure to execute budget results to Rs 221b cash surplus
Failure to execute budget results to Rs 221b cash surplus
KATHMANDU, July 5: The government's treasury surplus has hit Rs 221 billion mainly due to its failure to spend.
Jul 05, 2017
ECONOMY
ICAO team starts audit of aviation standards
ICAO team starts audit of aviation standards
KATHMANDU, July 5: A team of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) formally started audit of Nepal's aviation sector from Tuesday.
Jul 05, 2017
POLITICS
Tikapur Mayor pledges to make Tharu the language of official business
Tikapur Mayor pledges to make Tharu the language of official...
TIKAPUR, July 5: The newly-elected mayor and deputy mayor have assumed their offices in Tikapur Municipality. After assuming office, Mayor Tapendra Bahadur Rawal has already begun to work on some of the promises he had during his election campaign. He has decided to form a taskforce for the conserva...
Jul 05, 2017
ELECTION
CPN-UML bites dust in its own strongholds
CPN-UML bites dust in its own strongholds
BIRATNAGAR, July 5: Letang, Sundarharicha and Ratuwamai rural municipalities of Morang were once known as the stronghold of the CPN-UML. In every election, the party would emerge victorious. But the results of the local elections held recently clearly disappointed the party, signaling that other par...
Jul 05, 2017
Editorial
Water test
Water test
Every monsoon, there are floods all along the 1,751-km Nepal-India border, on both the sides. Yet every time the people and the authorities there seem to be caught by surprise.
Jul 05, 2017