SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Farmer turns dairy entrepreneur in Kavre
Farmer turns dairy entrepreneur in Kavre
BANEPA, Nov 25: Rabindra Humagain, an average farmer from Kushadevi, was never an ambitious man. He was satisfied with a few cattle, selling milk and farming in his small plot of land.
Nov 26, 2016
POLITICS
Amendment more political issue than constitutional: Experts
Amendment more political issue than constitutional: Experts
KATHMANDU, Nov 25: While the main opposition party CPN-UML has been stating that the Constitution itself bars any amendment for changing the provincial boundaries, legal experts opine that amendment could be more a political issue than a technical or legal one.
Nov 26, 2016
POLITICS
Citing govt non-cooperation, TRC, CIEDP seek MPs’ help
Citing govt non-cooperation, TRC, CIEDP seek MPs’ help
KATHMANDU, Nov 25:The heads of both the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) and the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons (CIEDP), have expressed serious dissatisfaction over government apathy toward the two transitional justice bodies.
Nov 26, 2016
POLITICS
Govt goes ahead with amendment preparations
Govt goes ahead with amendment preparations
KATHMANDU, Nov 25: The government has expedited preparations to register a draft bill that seeks to amend four provisions of the constitution in the parliament on Sunday.
Nov 26, 2016
POLITICS
Big and small parties sharply divided over vote threshold
Big and small parties sharply divided over vote threshold
KATHMANDU, Nov 26: Lawmakers from big and fringe political parties have stood sharply divided over whether or not to include the threshold provision in the election-related laws.
Nov 26, 2016
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Hundreds affected by residents' OPD boycott
Hundreds affected by residents' OPD boycott
KATHMANDU, Nov 26: Hundreds of patients, who came for treatement at Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital (TUTH), from different parts of the country were affected due to the out-patients department (OPD) boycott by the resident doctors at the hospital. The doctors boycotted OPD duty starting Frida...
Nov 26, 2016
Editorial
Keep trying
Keep trying
We welcome the decision of Nepali Congress and CPN (Maoist Center), the two main constituents of the ruling coalition, to once again make a concerted effort at garnering consensus on constitution amendment.
Nov 26, 2016
POLITICS
No to amendment for serving inscrutable demands: Oli
No to amendment for serving inscrutable demands: Oli
POKHARA, Nov 26: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli has ruled out the possibility of amending the new Constitution just to serve the 'inscrutable interests' of certain people.
Nov 26, 2016
OPINION
Beyond classrooms
Beyond classrooms
The question educators should be asking is not whether the cause of justice is within our professional domain but how we ensure that it is
Nov 26, 2016
POLITICS
Leaders stage fast-unto-death for hospital's improvement
Leaders stage fast-unto-death for hospital's improvement
RAJBIRAJ, Nov 26: Demanding improvement in the current condition of Rajbiraj-based Sagarmatha Zonal Hospital, district leaders of United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) in Saptari district have started to fast-unto-death protest since this week.
Nov 26, 2016