WORLD
South Korea’s newly elected liberal president starts duties
South Korea’s newly elected liberal president starts duties
SEOUL, May 10: Hours after celebrating his election win with thousands of supporters in wet Seoul streets, new South Korean President Moon Jae-in on Wednesday was quickly thrown into the job of leading a nation deeply split over its future and faced with growing threats from North Korea and an unea...
May 10, 2017
POLITICS
PM, speaker, attorney general skip Law Day function
PM, speaker, attorney general skip Law Day function
KATHMANDU, May 9 : In what could be seen as a growing rift between the executive and legislative branches on one hand and the judiciary on the other, following the impeachment motion brought against the chief justice, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal and Speaker Onsari Gharti Magar skipped the Law...
May 10, 2017
POLITICS
PM in last ditch efforts for amendment
PM in last ditch efforts for amendment
KATHMANDU, May 10: In an effort to get the constitution amendment bill passed before stepping down, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has started negotiations with the main opposition CPN-UML and the agitating Madhes-based political parties.
May 10, 2017
ECONOMY
NEA chief says LED lamps instrumental for demand-side management
NEA chief says LED lamps instrumental for demand-side manage...
KATHMANDU, May 10: Kulman Ghising, the managing director of Nepal Electricity Authority (NEA), on Tuesday said that the power utility was buying energy-efficient LED lamps from India to enhance its demand-side management.
May 10, 2017
ELECTION
Parties holding felicitation programs to woo elderly voters
Parties holding felicitation programs to woo elderly voters
JHAPA, May 10: As part of their poll campaigns, political parties in Jhapa are trying to woo the senior citizens by conducting various programs in their honor.
May 10, 2017
ELECTION
Poll candidates snub displaced flood victims
Poll candidates snub displaced flood victims
SURKHET, May 10: Ramkumari Khatri's house got washed away by landslides in the monsoon three years ago. Since then, the displaced family of Birendranagr-11 has been living in a camp in the same locality. Many leaders visited the camp and assured dozens of victims like her of better days ahead. They...
May 10, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Kathmanduites want real issues tackled, not lofty promises
Kathmanduites want real issues tackled, not lofty promises
KATHMANDU, May 10: Sumana Shrestha, a local youth from Thahiti, doesn't appreciate political leaders who speak of turning Nepal into a Singapore or Switzerland, with high riseses and metro rails.
May 10, 2017
POLITICS
Govt not honoring 'gentlemen's agreement': Madhesi parties
Govt not honoring 'gentlemen's agreement': Madhesi parties
KATHMANDU, May 10: Fringe Madhesi and Janajati parties have accused the governing CPN (Maoist Center) and Nepali Congress of not abiding by the "gentlemen's agreement" to endorse constitution amendment bill before the local elections.
May 10, 2017
ECONOMY
Bank lending continues to rise, deposit base falls
Bank lending continues to rise, deposit base falls
KATHMANDU, May 10: Banks are struggling to attract deposits despite rise in demands for loans.
May 10, 2017
ELECTION
In Nuwakot, candidates are busy wooing voters
In Nuwakot, candidates are busy wooing voters
NUWAKOT, May 10: Ahead of Sunday's local polls, candidates of various political parties in Nuwakot are busy in door-to-door campaign to lure voters for securing victory in the elections.
May 10, 2017