SOCIETY
Disabled have poor access to health services: Report
Disabled have poor access to health services: Report
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: There is a substantial gap in access to health services among individuals with disability, according to a recent research report.
Sep 19, 2016
ECONOMY
Energy Minister orders fresh study as past reports gather dust
Energy Minister orders fresh study as past reports gather du...
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: Though the country is reeling under acute energy crisis, the government does not have any official figure of energy demand at present and demand forecast for coming years.
Sep 19, 2016
POLITICS
Year after new Constitution, Madhes issue still bone of contention
Year after new Constitution, Madhes issue still bone of cont...
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: A year after the promulgation of the new Constitution, the Madhes issue remains a bone of contention in implementing it and ending the transition.
Sep 19, 2016
ECONOMY
Provision on conversion of promoter shares stirs debate
Provision on conversion of promoter shares stirs debate
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: A provision in the bill to amend Bank and Financial Institution (BAFIA) Act, which allows promoters of a bank or financial institution to sell their shares to public after certain period, has stirred a debate between former finance ministers and former central bank governors.
Sep 19, 2016
Editorial
Cut it short
Cut it short
No sooner than Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal had touched down in Kathmandu on Sunday after his four-day official visit to India, he was preparing to leave again. Today, he heads out again for the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York at the end of September. We l...
Sep 19, 2016
POLITICS
Govt pardons 537 prisoners, to revive Nepal Drugs Ltd
Govt pardons 537 prisoners, to revive Nepal Drugs Ltd
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: The government has recommended the president to pardon 537 prisoners from their remaining jail term on the occasion of the first Constitution Day.
Sep 19, 2016
SPORTS
Godavari Running Festival on Sept 24
Godavari Running Festival on Sept 24
KATHMANDU, Sept 18: The third edition of Godavari Running Festival is set to be organized on 24th September. Run Camp Nepal, Pump and Base Camp Outdoor are jointly organizing the one day event around Godavari area on the occasion of International Tourism day.
Sep 19, 2016
OPINION
No kidding
No kidding
According to HRW report, 37 percent Nepali girls marry before 18, while 10 percent marry before 15
Sep 19, 2016
POLITICS
Ministry slashes security forces' group clearance privilege
Ministry slashes security forces' group clearance privilege
KATHMANDU, Sept 19: Keeping in view of security sensitivity and effective management of immigration process at Tribhuwan International Airport (TIA), the Ministry of Home Affairs has decided to slash the group clearance privilege enjoyed by the security forces departing to or arriving from different...
Sep 19, 2016
OPINION
India’s hypocrisy
India’s hypocrisy
“India is not only the world’s largest democracy; we are also the world’s largest hypocrisy”
Sep 19, 2016