ELECTION
Over 5,000 women elected in phase one local polls
Over 5,000 women elected in phase one local polls
KATHMANDU, June 21: Over 5,000 women have been elected to the newly created local units in the first round of local elections held in provinces 3, 4 and 6.
Jun 21, 2017
SPORTS
Megh Raj KC turn downs U-23 head coach offer
Megh Raj KC turn downs U-23 head coach offer
KATHMANDU, June 21: Megh Raj KC on Tuesday turned down the offer from All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) to manage the Nepali U-23 national football team.
Jun 21, 2017
SPECIAL
Women leaders buoyed, eyeing better posts in next elections
Women leaders buoyed, eyeing better posts in next elections
SURKHET, June 21: Geeta Nepali, 26, was an artist in the Maoist militia during the conflict era. Now, she has been elected as the deputy mayor of the Aathbikot Municipality, Rukum. This promotion to a leader from an artist has made her even more ambitious. But her ambitions are not personal. They ar...
Jun 21, 2017
ECONOMY
Baglung pig, poultry farmer inspires many
Baglung pig, poultry farmer inspires many
BAGLUNG, June 21: Dan Bahadur Thapa of Rangkhani in Jaimini Municipality-10 has become a role model for youths in his locality.
Jun 21, 2017
ECONOMY
Bankers, business leaders divide over new consortium loans rule
Bankers, business leaders divide over new consortium loans r...
KATHMANDU, June 21: Business leaders have urged the central bank to put a rule that requires bank and financial institutions (BFIs) to bring multi-bank borrowing above Rs 1 billion into consortium financing by mid-July on hold for the time being.
Jun 21, 2017
ECONOMY
Palungtar boasts of a new drinking water project
Palungtar boasts of a new drinking water project
GORKHA, June 21: A drinking water facility has been built in Palungtar Municipality of Gorkha with an investment of Rs 70.35 million.
Jun 21, 2017
ECONOMY
Survey license of over 150 small hydropower projects scrapped
Survey license of over 150 small hydropower projects scrappe...
KATHMANDU, June 21: The Department of Electricity Development (DoED) has scrapped over 150 survey licenses of hydropower projects having capacity of up to 1 megawatt (MW).
Jun 21, 2017
ELECTION
Candidates head into election campaigns carrying flags and symbols of other parties
Candidates head into election campaigns carrying flags and s...
KHOTANG, June 21: With the conclusion filing candidacy for the second phase elections, political parties have now focused their energies on election campaigns. Just like in the first phase of the polls, multi-party electoral alliances have been formed in various local units. The only difference this...
Jun 21, 2017
Editorial
Pick and choose
Pick and choose
The pledge of the Board of Governors of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) to invest around Rs 114 billion ($1.14 billion) for infrastructure development in Nepal can be seen as part of the implementation of China’s flagship foreign policy initiative now popularized as One Belt One Road...
Jun 21, 2017
POLITICS
KMC against govt decision to add 1,500 taxis in Kathmandu
KMC against govt decision to add 1,500 taxis in Kathmandu
KATHMANDU, June 21: Expressing dissatisfaction over the government's decision to register 1,500 new taxis in the name of earthquake survivors in Kathmandu Valley, the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has asked the government give permits to new taxis in the capital.
Jun 21, 2017