Editorial
Now the stick
Now the stick
Chhaupadi in Jumla
Jun 04, 2017
SOCIETY, ELECTION
Farmers worried as paddy planting will collide with polls
Farmers worried as paddy planting will collide with polls
KHOTANG, June 3: On February 20 when the Pushpa Kamal Dahal led government announced local elections after a hiatus of nearly 20 years, the whole nation sprang up in joy.
Jun 04, 2017
ECONOMY
Development partners to be asked to spend funds through local units
Development partners to be asked to spend funds through loca...
KATHMANDU, June 3: The government is mulling over requesting development partners for delegating projects being implemented with foreign assistance to local units.
Jun 04, 2017
OPINION
In dragon’s shadow
In dragon’s shadow
As India is opposed to China’s BRI and has its own connectivity modality, it could never agree to Nepal’s trilateral cooperation idea
Jun 04, 2017
OPINION
Agriculture 2.0
Agriculture 2.0
Each village council should have its own agricultural plan based on the local needs so that it is self-reliant on food
Jun 04, 2017
SOCIETY
Nepal proposes two all-weather customs points on China border: Mahat
Nepal proposes two all-weather customs points on China borde...
KATHMANDU, June 3: Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat has said Nepal has proposed with China to open two all-weather customs points for Nepal.
Jun 04, 2017
OPINION
TPP’s second act
TPP’s second act
India and Japan are demonstrating that, through diplomacy and trade, Asia’s major powers can frustrate the Chinese.
Jun 04, 2017
POLITICS
Deuba is sole candidate for PM
Deuba is sole candidate for PM
KATHMANDU, June 3: Nepali Congress (NC) President Sher Bahadur Deuba is poised to become the new prime minister as he is the sole candidate for the post.
Jun 04, 2017
POLITICS, ELECTION
Re-poll decision lambasted
Re-poll decision lambasted
KATHMANDU, June 3: The Election Commission's announcement to go for re-election in Bharatpur is inappropriate, wrong and ill-intended, opposition parties and even some partners in the ruling coalition said as they blasted the election body's “biased decision” to settle the disputes over the torn bal...
Jun 04, 2017
Infographic
Paris Climate Agreement
Paris Climate Agreement
President Trump is certainly following through on his campaign promise to put America first. Although the long-term benefits of withdrawing from the Paris climate change agreement are debatable, to say the least, the president’s somewhat blinkered approach to world affairs actually reflects the mand...
Jun 04, 2017