POLITICS
Consular services set to go online
Consular services set to go online
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: Much to the relief of its service seekers, the Department of Consular Service (DoCS) under the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is set to introduce online application system that will allow the public to benefit from various consular services without visiting the office.
Jan 10, 2017
POLITICS
MPs want periodic poll date stated in law itself
MPs want periodic poll date stated in law itself
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: Lawmakers have demanded that the date of periodic local elections should be categorically mentioned in the Local Level Election Bill itself.
Jan 10, 2017
POLITICS
Madhes-based parties to focus on further amendment on bill
Madhes-based parties to focus on further amendment on bill
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: The Madhes-based parties are preparing to start negotiations with the ruling coalition and other parties to review the constitution amendment bill tabled in the parliament on Sunday and pass it from the parliament by two-thirds majority.
Jan 10, 2017
SOCIETY
Appointment of KU's VC tangled in political interests
Appointment of KU's VC tangled in political interests
BANEPA, Jan 10: Kathmandu University, one of the biggest educational institutions in the country, is without its vice chancellor for a month after the tenure of Dr Ramkantha Makaju ended.
Jan 10, 2017
Editorial
Poisonous legacy
Poisonous legacy
Perhaps no other public office-holder in Nepal has been as controversial as former CIAA Chief Lokman Singh Karki. A man accused of corruption, gold smuggling, and involvement in the suppression of popular protests in 2006 was clearly unfit to lead the powerful anti-corruption watchdog.
Jan 10, 2017
SOCIETY
Numbers of students going abroad for MBBS officially drops
Numbers of students going abroad for MBBS officially drops
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: While the official number of students going abroad to study medical sciences has decreased, it is learnt that dozens of them are doing so without passing the eligibility test.
Jan 10, 2017
OPINION
You are a nationalist too
You are a nationalist too
Those who shaped the destiny of Nepal have been questioned since the 2007 political changes and nationalism has been portrayed as a flawed strategy
Jan 10, 2017
SOCIETY
Medicines meant for rural areas 'disappear' on the way
Medicines meant for rural areas 'disappear' on the way
MUGU, Jan 10: The government has categorized 70 types of medicines for free of cost distribution and those are supplied to the rural health posts through the respective district hospitals. However, while the scarcity of medicines in the health posts and government hospitals is not an unheard issue,...
Jan 10, 2017
OPINION
All eyes on parliament
All eyes on parliament
Our lawmakers seem more worried over their personal welfare than the welfare of the country and the people
Jan 10, 2017
POLITICS
KMC proposes Rs 5.4 billion for next FY
KMC proposes Rs 5.4 billion for next FY
KATHMANDU, Jan 10: The 29th Municipal Council meeting of the Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has proposed Rs 5.4 billion budget for the next fiscal year (FY) 2017-18.
Jan 10, 2017