POLITICS
EC seeks logistical help from neighbors
EC seeks logistical help from neighbors
KATHMANDU, March 14: Backtracking on its previous commitment of not asking for any foreign aid for the management of elections, the Election Commission (EC) is seeking logistical support from India, China and other countries for the upcoming local elections.
Mar 15, 2017
POLITICS
Chinese defense minister visiting Nepal next week
Chinese defense minister visiting Nepal next week
KATHMANDU, March 14: Minister of Defense and State Councilor of the People’s Republic of China Chang Wanquan will start an Asia-Pacific tour from Nepal on March 23. Minister Chang, who is a general in the People’s Liberation Army, will lead a 19-member delegation to discuss China’s ambitious One Bel...
Mar 15, 2017
ECONOMY
Credit flow to service sector jumps 12 percent as tourism rebounds
Credit flow to service sector jumps 12 percent as tourism re...
KATHMANDU, March 15: In what appears to be an indication of the revival of service sector, credits from bank and financial institutions (BFIs) to this sector in the first half of Fiscal Year 2016/17 jumped by 11.9 percent.
Mar 15, 2017
ECONOMY
Low-spending projects to be told to surrender budget
Low-spending projects to be told to surrender budget
KATHMANDU, Mar 15: The Ministry of Finance has started the process to withdraw budget from projects that have failed to spend till the end of the eighth month -- by March 13 -- of the current fiscal year.
Mar 15, 2017
SOCIETY
2 new air quality monitoring stations in Valley
2 new air quality monitoring stations in Valley
KATHMANDU, March 15: As a part of the ambitious plan to establish a comprehensive network of air quality monitoring stations across the country, two more air quality monitoring stations have been set up on Tuesday - one at Ratna Park and the other at the US Embassy's recreational centre at Phora Du...
Mar 15, 2017
Editorial
Public disgrace
Public disgrace
In 2004 the District Court, Okhaldhunga, had convicted Maoist leader Balkrishna Dhungel of killing Ujjain Shrestha in cold blood and sentenced him to life imprisonment.
Mar 15, 2017
POLITICS
UDMF no longer a part of ruling coalition: Leaders
UDMF no longer a part of ruling coalition: Leaders
KATHMANDU, March 15: The United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF), an alliance of seven Madhes-based parties, is no longer a part of the governing coalition now onward, two senior leaders of the front said on Tuesday.
Mar 15, 2017
OPINION
Doing it right
Doing it right
Transitional justice is always a messy affair but Nepal’s transitional justice process has also been needlessly complicated and prolonged
Mar 15, 2017
POLITICS
House directs govt to take action against Lokman Singh Karki
House directs govt to take action against Lokman Singh Karki
KATHMANDU, March 15: A full-House meeting of the parliament on Tuesday asked the government to direct concerned authorities to probe and take action against Lokman Singh Karki, who was disqualified by the Supreme Court as the chief of the Commission for the Investigation of Abuse of Authority.
Mar 15, 2017
OPINION
Giving: The Nepali way
Giving: The Nepali way
Generating resources locally and deploying them in a sustainable way warrants both strategic planning and clarity of purpose
Mar 15, 2017