POLITICS
Province 6 eagerly awaits local polls
Province 6 eagerly awaits local polls
KATHMANDU, April 15: With the local level election now less than a month away, Province 6 has been completely gripped by election fever. People in the districts the province - Surkhet, Dailekh, Jajarkot, Kalikot, Jumla and Rukum - are eagerly waiting for the local polls slated for May 14 with full e...
Apr 15, 2017
POLITICS
RPP announces protests against EC decision
RPP announces protests against EC decision
KATHMANDU, April 15: The ruling Rastriya Prajatantra Party (RPP) has decided to step up protest against the Election Commission (EC) over the latter's decision to remove the terms “Hindu state” and “monarchy” from its statute.
Apr 15, 2017
POLITICS
House forms watchdog panels to check policy corruption
House forms watchdog panels to check policy corruption
KATHMANDU, April 15: With the view to regulate policy corruption by various government ministries and other bodies, Legislative Committee of parliament has formed seven different sub-committees on Thursday.
Apr 15, 2017
Editorial
Golden silence
Golden silence
The government’s ‘No horn’ rule for Kathmandu valley that came into force on April 14, the Nepali New Year, is a wonderful initiative. Some may say it is unnecessary and unrealistic.
Apr 15, 2017
ECONOMY
Banks see deposits move from saving to FD accounts
Banks see deposits move from saving to FD accounts
KATHMANDU, April 15: Bank and financial institutions (BFIs) are seeing the exodus of depositors from saving and call deposit accounts to fixed deposits following the rise in interest rates of fixed deposits.
Apr 15, 2017
OPINION
Partyfull Panchayat
Partyfull Panchayat
The parliament should immediately correct this constitution-defying apartheid law and allow all parties to use their party symbols as electoral symbols
Apr 15, 2017
POLITICS
Men likely to dominate nominations in Bardia
Men likely to dominate nominations in Bardia
BARDIA, April 15: Women leaders in Bardia expecting to contest the upcoming local-level elections are worried after powerful central leaders of major political parties threw themselves into the fray.
Apr 15, 2017
OPINION
Bleak future
Bleak future
We have not been able to adopt specific policies to move towards information technology rich society
Apr 15, 2017
POLITICS
Province 5: A tough battleground
Province 5: A tough battleground
KOHALPUR/ DANG/ PYUTHAN, April 15: With the local level polls now just 32 days away, election fever has completely gripped the districts of Province 5, such as Banke, Dang, Pyuthan, and Nawalparasi, among others.
Apr 15, 2017
OPINION
To my non-American friends
To my non-American friends
Sometimes my friends talk as though the sky is falling and ask if Trump is as dangerous a narcissist as Mussolini. I tell them not to panic
Apr 15, 2017