POLITICS
Dahal government under fire over decision on withdraw criminal cases
Dahal government under fire over decision on withdraw crimin...
KATHMANDU, May 20: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's government has come under severe criticism on Friday over its decision taken a day ago to withdraw cases against individuals who were allegedly involved in lynching of eight on-duty security officials in Kailali in 2015. Political parties and hu...
May 20, 2017
SOCIETY
Man beaten almost to death during conflict becomes Gorkha's mayor
Man beaten almost to death during conflict becomes Gorkha's...
GORKHA, May 20: When the Maoist insurgency was at its peak, an incident of February 8, 2001, had shaken everyone who had seen the condition of Rajan Raj Panta, the newly-elected mayor of Gorkha Municipality.
May 20, 2017
ELECTION
Maoists in blame game after KMC losses
Maoists in blame game after KMC losses
KATHMANDU, May 20: As Sarbottam Dangol, the ruling CPN (Maoist Center)'s mayoral candidate for Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), has received very few votes in the initial counting, the candidate's team and the party leaders have started pointing out various reasons behind the poor performance.
May 20, 2017
Editorial
Pardoning murder
Pardoning murder
Both the Supreme Court and the National Human Rights Commission have unambiguously said, and repeatedly, that the government cannot withdraw criminal charges against those accused of serious human rights violations
May 20, 2017
ELECTION
UML maintains tiny lead as vote-count nears completion
UML maintains tiny lead as vote-count nears completion
KATHMANDU, May 20: As vote-counting for the first round of local elections is about to be completed the main opposition CPN-UML has emerged as the largest party in terms of winning the posts of chiefs and other positions in the 283 local units that voted.
May 20, 2017
OPINION
Knocking sense into CSR
Knocking sense into CSR
There is lack of understanding on benefits of CSR in Nepal as companies fail to understand how it benefits them in the long run
May 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Nepse sheds 15 points as investors book profits
Nepse sheds 15 points as investors book profits
KATHMANDU, May 20: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) declined shed 15.36 points this week to close at 1,643.87 points on Thursday - the last trading day of the week.
May 20, 2017
OPINION
Killer mentality
Killer mentality
The discussion always ends with her asking, “So you think they did the right thing by killing themselves?”
May 20, 2017
POLITICS
Migrant workers continue to face appalling treatment in Qatar
Migrant workers continue to face appalling treatment in Qata...
KATHMANDU, May 20: Migrant workers including thousands of Nepalis continue to face serious abuse and exploitation in Qatar 2022 World Cup construction sites, Amnesty International has said.
May 20, 2017
OPINION
Smell for money
Smell for money
I turned on my TV to catch the end of a commercial with a baby in it. It was an ad for men’s body spray
May 20, 2017