SOCIETY
28 percent of population affected by hypertension: report
28 percent of population affected by hypertension: report
KATHMANDU, April 29: An empirical study shows that 28 percent of the population in the country is affected by high blood pressure or hypertension.
Apr 29, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Candidates start making their election manifestos public
Candidates start making their election manifestos public
SURKHET, April 29: With the local elections now just 15 days away, candidates vying for the mayoral posts in various local units of Surkhet have started making their election manifestos public.
Apr 29, 2017
ECONOMY
OAG finds disparity in compensation paid to fruit farmers
OAG finds disparity in compensation paid to fruit farmers
KATHMANDU, April 29: It has been revealed that farmers in Saptari were paid eight times more compensation for a litchi tree compared to farmers in Sunsari.
Apr 29, 2017
ELECTION
Int'l community concerned over foreign observers' absence in local polls
Int'l community concerned over foreign observers' absence in...
KATHMANDU, April 29: Key international donors and the diplomatic community have expressed their displeasure over the Election Commission (EC)'s refusal to allow international poll observing groups to monitor the May 14 local elections.
Apr 29, 2017
SOCIETY
Breaching law, teachers actively campaigning for polls
Breaching law, teachers actively campaigning for polls
JAJARKOT, April 29: Even as the education laws and election code of conduct bar teachers from participating in poll campaigns, they have been found actively campaigning for the parties they are affiliated to. This has led to the local authorities in the district increasing monitoring of teachers' ac...
Apr 29, 2017
Editorial
Not that easy
Not that easy
In a free-market economy, the price of goods and services is set by the market. That, at least, is the principle.
Apr 29, 2017
ECONOMY
Govt forms agribusiness innovation center
Govt forms agribusiness innovation center
KATHMANDU, April 29: Minister of State for Agricultural Development Radhika Tamang inaugurated Nepal Agribusiness Innovation Center amid a program in Kathmandu on Friday.
Apr 29, 2017
OPINION
Contestations of Nepali history
Contestations of Nepali history
Who wrote our history? How did the West understand Nepal? What shaped that (flawed) understanding? How should we respond?
Apr 29, 2017
ECONOMY
Nepse plunges 23 points as uncertainty clouds local election
Nepse plunges 23 points as uncertainty clouds local election
KATHMANDU, April 29: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index dived 23.1 points this week to close at 1,670.62 points on Thursday -- the last trading day of the week.
Apr 29, 2017
OPINION
We, the ugly people
We, the ugly people
Don’t think our smile signifies innocence and happiness. It is only a way to mask our hideous and scheming mind
Apr 29, 2017