POLITICS
Home Minister urges protesters, police to exercise restraint
Home Minister urges protesters, police to exercise restraint
KATHMANDU, March 7: Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bimalendra Nidhi has appealed protesters not to get involved in arson and vandalism in the aftermath of the fateful incident in Rajbiraj on Monday.
Mar 07, 2017
ECONOMY
Mobilize youths for economic growth: Economists
Mobilize youths for economic growth: Economists
KATHMANDU, Mar 7: Economists have said that the country needs to mobilize youths in different sectors to achieve higher economic growth.
Mar 07, 2017
Editorial
Undemocratic
Undemocratic
Any Nepali political party has the constitutional right to organize peaceful protests and meetings at any place of its choosing inside the country. This is a matter of principle, not of individual political beliefs.
Mar 07, 2017
POLITICS
NRA to probe complaints through CDOs
NRA to probe complaints through CDOs
KATHMANDU, March 7: As the number of complaints from earthquake victims is increasing with each passing day, the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has been preparing to investigate the complaints through the chief district officers in all 14 most-affected districts.
Mar 07, 2017
OPINION
Our energy future
Our energy future
To generate investment and fully realize her energy potential, Nepal must step outside its borders and set up shop in India
Mar 07, 2017
POLITICS
FSU polls in all remaining campuses withheld
FSU polls in all remaining campuses withheld
KATHMANDU, March 7: The Free Student Union (FSU) polls in the remaining campuses under the Tribhuvan University (TU) have been postponed after the Election Commission (EC) directed the TU not to hold any elections after the election code of conduct for the local election came into effect.
Mar 07, 2017
OPINION
OBOR: Economic or strategic?
OBOR: Economic or strategic?
Nepal could join OBOR for the strategic purpose of asserting her sovereign rights and for enacting her policy of equidistance
Mar 07, 2017
SOCIETY
Polio immunizations resume after suspension of 18 staff
Polio immunizations resume after suspension of 18 staff
KATHMANDU, March 7: After the Ministry of Health (MoH) suspended 18 staffers for obstructing polio vaccinations in 15 districts, the immunization drive resumed in these districts for a few days from Monday.
Mar 07, 2017
OPINION
Laughing in the dark
Laughing in the dark
When freedoms are threatened art becomes a critical line of defense. The United States is learning that lesson today
Mar 07, 2017
ECONOMY
Govt prioritizes trade to achieve sustainable growth
Govt prioritizes trade to achieve sustainable growth
KATHMANDU, Mar 7: Nepal has requested development partners to prioritize their support in four key areas -- product development, trade-related infrastructure development, trade facilitation and market promotion for the trade-led sustainable and inclusive economic growth, and gender empowerment and p...
Mar 07, 2017