SOCIETY
Jajarkot tense after murder of NC leader
Jajarkot tense after murder of NC leader
JAJARKOT, March 30: Locals enforced a banda (general strike) in Jajarkot on Wednesday, demanding legal action against the killers of Rabindra Shumsher Shah, a leader of Nepali Congress (NC) in the district.
Mar 30, 2017
POLITICS
IACFP working in quake-hit districts without permit: NRA
IACFP working in quake-hit districts without permit: NRA
KATHMANDU, March 30: Inter-Agency Common Feedback Project (IACFP) under the United Nations Resident Coordinator's Office has been found working in earthquake-affected areas without the required permission, according to the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA).
Mar 30, 2017
Editorial
Looking up
Looking up
The good news is that both the International Monetary Fund and the Asian Development Bank expect Nepal to achieve around six percent GDP growth in 2017. It’s nearly two decades since the country witnessed a six percent (or higher) GDP growth.
Mar 30, 2017
SOCIETY
Swine flu detected in Kathmandu Valley
Swine flu detected in Kathmandu Valley
KATHMANDU, March 30: Twenty cases of H1N1 influenza, generally known as swine flu, were detected in the Kathmandu Valley recently, according to health experts.
Mar 30, 2017
OPINION
When women win
When women win
The new constitution offers a valuable opportunity to ensure that women and girls have the same prospects in life as their male counterparts
Mar 30, 2017
POLITICS
Indian Army chief becomes honorary general of NA
Indian Army chief becomes honorary general of NA
KATHMANDU, March 30: The Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat has been conferred on the title of honorary general of the Nepal Army by President Bidya Devi Bhandari on Wednesday.
Mar 30, 2017
OPINION
Infographics: World's most secure coin introduced
Infographics: World's most secure coin introduced
World's most secure coin introduced
Mar 30, 2017
SPORTS
Nepal faces Hong Kong in prestige match today
Nepal faces Hong Kong in prestige match today
KATHMANDU, March 30: Cricket teams of Nepal and Hong Kong will vie on Thursday during their last match of the ACC Emerging Teams Cup at the Sheikh Kamal International Cricket Stadium in Cox's Bazar, Bangladesh.
Mar 30, 2017
SOCIETY
ANNFSU clean-sweeps RR student election
ANNFSU clean-sweeps RR student election
KATHMANDU, March 29: All Nepal National Free Students Union (ANNFSU), the student wing of the main opposition CPN-UML, has won the Free Students Union (FSU) election held at Ratna Rajya (RR) Campus in the capital on Tuesday, registering a clean-sweep victory.
Mar 29, 2017
POLITICS
Lohani launches new party
Lohani launches new party
KATHMANDU, March 29: Veteran leader and ardent royalist Prakash Chandra Lohani has announced a new party under his leadership on Wednesday, just weeks after he resigned from the newly-unified Rastriya Prajatantra Party. The new party has been named Ekikrit Rastriya Prajatantra Party Rastrabadi.
Mar 29, 2017