POLITICS
Political stalemate gets complicated
Political stalemate gets complicated
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The political stalemate that began after the government registered a seven-point constitution amendment bill in the parliament has grown further complicated as the ruling parties are pushing forward it despite protests from various opposition parties.
Dec 22, 2016
ECONOMY
2nd Nepal Infrastructure Summit in Feb
2nd Nepal Infrastructure Summit in Feb
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The 2nd Second Nepal Infrastructure Summit 2017 is scheduled for February 19-20, 2017.
Dec 22, 2016
POLITICS
Draft bill allows govt to scrap NGO registration
Draft bill allows govt to scrap NGO registration
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The government has drafted a new bill with stringent provisions to allow it to scrap the registration of any Non-Government Organization (NGO) found breaching agreement signed with government bodies or involved in irregularities.
Dec 22, 2016
Lifestyle
Karkhana: Innovative space for curious mind
Karkhana: Innovative space for curious mind
Kathmandu, Dec 22: When you enter Karkhana, you don’t enter into a typical work space but into a whole new creative space filled with home-built antennas, a laser cutter, colorful child-designed posters, musical instruments and many more. It began as a product designing company in 2012.
Dec 22, 2016
SPORTS
Semifinal line up completes in women football
Semifinal line up completes in women football
SUNSARI, Dec 22: The semifinal lineup of the women's football event during the Seventh National Games has been completed after Central Region became the fourth team to progress into the last four on Wednesday. Earning a draw against Tribhuvan Army in the last group stage match saw Central Region joi...
Dec 22, 2016
SOCIETY
Tiwari's final rites performed
Tiwari's final rites performed
BUTWAL, Dec 22: Hundreds of people participated in the funeral procession of Durga Tiwari on Wednesday, two days after the Rupandehi District Chairman of UML-aligned Youth Federation of Nepal (YFN) was shot dead by two motorcycle-borne assailants.
Dec 22, 2016
POLITICS
NRA threatens stirring engineers with legal action
NRA threatens stirring engineers with legal action
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: The National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) has threatened the agitating engineers with legal action if they do not return to their work stations in the earthquake-hit districts immediately.
Dec 22, 2016
SOCIETY
List of free medicines not made public at hospitals
List of free medicines not made public at hospitals
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Though the government provides 72 types of medicines free of cost to the general public, the list of these essential drugs is not made public by most of the hospitals and primary health centers or by health posts in the districts.
Dec 22, 2016
Editorial
Mess, en masse
Mess, en masse
The collective resignation on Tuesday of around 1,200 engineers and technicians deployed for post-quake reconstruction in 11 worst-hit districts is a sign of irresponsibility all around.
Dec 22, 2016
SOCIETY
Temperature dips as haze shrouds eastern and central regions
Temperature dips as haze shrouds eastern and central regions
KATHMANDU, Dec 22: Although the winter yet to reach its peak, dense haze shrouded eastern and central regions of the country on Wednesday, plummeting the temperatures by at least a few degrees Celsius.
Dec 22, 2016