POLITICS
One year on, blockade still fiercely aruged over
One year on, blockade still fiercely aruged over
KATHMANDU, Sept 22: Exactly one year ago, India imposed an undeclared blockade on Nepal, citing protests by Madhes-based parties at some checkpoints along the Nepal-India border. The parties were protesting against some of the provisions in the new constitution.
Sep 22, 2016
ECONOMY
Petroleum pipeline project gathers momentum
Petroleum pipeline project gathers momentum
KATHMANDU, Sept 22: The much-talked about petroleum pipeline project has gathered momentum after a brief halt due to last year's economic blockade.
Sep 22, 2016
SOCIETY
NCC training: Transforming students into capable citizens
NCC training: Transforming students into capable citizens
CHITWAN, Sept 22: Anusha Budhathoki of Mangalpur - 17 is extremely busy these days. She looks equally high spirited and active than usual times. “I love it very much. The exercise we do, and the host of things we are learning since few weeks is kind of transforming us,” said the ninth grader at a ne...
Sep 22, 2016
SOCIETY
Local bodies told to distribute first tranche before Dashain
Local bodies told to distribute first tranche before Dashain
KATHMANDU, Sept 22: Ministry of Federal Affairs and Local Development (MoFALD) has directed the concerned local bodies to distribute first tranche of housing grant to all the quake victims before Dashain festival that begins in the first week of October.
Sep 22, 2016
TECHNOLOGY
Growing with the business
Growing with the business
Bilal Ahmed Shah went to Bangalore to study engineering but dropped out and came to Nepal where he started a leather goods business – ‘Latido’ with the tagline “Be who you are”. Latido, in Spanish, means heartbeat and the name itself stands testimony to the fact that Shah followed his passion by sta...
Sep 22, 2016
Editorial
Build a system
Build a system
Nepal’s foreign policy is in a complete mess. Following last year’s border blockade, relations with India reached perhaps an all-time low. Despite the ouster of the ‘anti-India’ Oli government, Nepal’s most important foreign relation is still strained, as was evident in the controversial joint commu...
Sep 22, 2016
ECONOMY
Black cardamom price falling continuously
Black cardamom price falling continuously
PANCTHAR, Sept 22: Price of black cardamom has been falling continuously in recent months due to low demand.
Sep 22, 2016
POLITICS
UML to launch special campaign to 'dispel allegations'
UML to launch special campaign to 'dispel allegations'
KATHMANDU, Sept 22: CPN-UML Chairman KP Sharma Oli said his party will launch a campaign to dispel 'misleading allegations' against the party, which he said is accused of being opposed to the politics of identity.
Sep 22, 2016
OPINION
Tricky inflation
Tricky inflation
In the last fiscal year inflation soared to 9.9 percent, the highest
in seven years, and 1.5 percentage points above the set target
Sep 22, 2016
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Traffic snarls caused by VVIP movements now routine
Traffic snarls caused by VVIP movements now routine
KATHMANDU, Sept 22: It has become routine for Valley residents to face the hardship of severe traffic snarls caused by VIP movements.
Sep 22, 2016