SOCIETY
Revival of water sources possible: Study
Revival of water sources possible: Study
KATHMANDU, Oct 25: Villages lying high in the mid-hills of Nepal started facing increasing shortage of water since the early 1980s, according to a recent research report.
Oct 25, 2016
SOCIETY
Village shamans join campaign to abolish Chhaupadi
Village shamans join campaign to abolish Chhaupadi
MUGU , Oct 25: In what appears to be a positive sign for social change, shamans of the district have joined the campaign to abolish social stigma around menstruation.
Oct 25, 2016
Editorial
Pregnant pause
Pregnant pause
Around 1,500 Nepali women died from pregnancy-related complications in 2015, according to the World Health Organization. Seven percent of them (105 women) would have died due to unsafe abortion.
Oct 25, 2016
ECONOMY
Eastern region self-reliant on meat products
Eastern region self-reliant on meat products
BIRATNAGAR, Oct 25: Eastern development region has become self-sufficient in meat products, thanks to flourishing commercial animal husbandries in the region.
Oct 25, 2016
OPINION
Faulty tool
Faulty tool
What would have happened if there was a referendum in 2007 on whether to accept the peace deal with the Maoist rebels?
Oct 25, 2016
POLITICS
House panel instructs govt to complete Melamchi by mid-October 2017
House panel instructs govt to complete Melamchi by mid-Octob...
KATHMANDU, Oct 25: Parliament's Development Committee has instructed the government to complete the Melamchi Drinking Water Project and distribute drinking water from the project to the residents of the Kathmandu Valley by mid-October, 2017 at any cost.
Oct 25, 2016
OPINION
The CIAA saga
The CIAA saga
The task of removing Lokman Singh Karki should not be equated with halting investigation into political corruption
Oct 25, 2016
ECONOMY
Big fish hatchery coming up in Parsa
Big fish hatchery coming up in Parsa
BIRGUNJ, Oct 25: A hatchery with capacity of producing 100 million fingerlings at a time is coming up in Parsa district. Laxman Sahani of Madhuban Mathawal VDC has borrowed Rs 7.5 million to invest in the hatchery.
Oct 25, 2016
OPINION
The fleeing doctors
The fleeing doctors
The fundamental problem is that medical staff and students are leaving the developing world en masse and then never returning
Oct 25, 2016
ECONOMY
DfID supports WFP for trail reconstruction
DfID supports WFP for trail reconstruction
KATHMANDU, Oct 25: The United Kingdom's Department for International Development (DfID) has donated British Pound 1.5 million to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) for trail reconstruction for boosting food security and development.
Oct 25, 2016