Sep 16, 2016

POLITICS

PM Dahal holds interaction with Nepali community in India

PM Dahal holds interaction with Nepali community in India

NEW DELHI, Sept 16: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who landed at Indian capital New Delhi on Thursday, held an interaction with Nepali community in New Delhi on Thursday itself.

NEW DELHI, Sept 16: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who landed at Indian capital New Delhi on Thursday, held an interaction with Nepali community in New Delhi on Thursday itself.

Sep 16, 2016

Sep 16, 2016

POLITICS, SPECIAL

PM Dahal receives guard of honour in India

PM Dahal receives guard of honour in India

NEW DELHI, Sept 16: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is on a four-day state visit to India, has been welcomed with guard of honour at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Friday.

NEW DELHI, Sept 16: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal, who is on a four-day state visit to India, has been welcomed with guard of honour at the Rastrapati Bhawan in New Delhi on Friday.

Sep 16, 2016

Sep 16, 2016

Lifestyle, Interview

‘Live your life with compassion’

‘Live your life with compassion’

KATHMANDU, Sept 16: Born and raised in Kalimpong, India, Bipul Chhetri is probably one of the most popular figures in the contemporary folk genre.

KATHMANDU, Sept 16: Born and raised in Kalimpong, India, Bipul Chhetri is probably one of the most popular figures in the contemporary folk genre.

Sep 16, 2016

Sep 16, 2016

SOCIETY

Mewa Khola Hydropower to supply power in two weeks

Mewa Khola Hydropower to supply power in two weeks

KHOTANG, Sept 16: The Mewa Khola Hydropower situated in Khotang district is to see start generating electricity in two weeks, ideally before Dashain.

KHOTANG, Sept 16: The Mewa Khola Hydropower situated in Khotang district is to see start generating electricity in two weeks, ideally before Dashain.

Sep 16, 2016

Sep 16, 2016

ECONOMY

Nepal drops two notches in economic freedom

Nepal drops two notches in economic freedom

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Nepal has ranked 108 out of 159 countries and territories included in the Economic Freedom of the World: 2016 Annual Report, released on Thursday by Samriddhi Foundation in conjunction with Canada's Fraser Institute.

KATHMANDU, Sept 15: Nepal has ranked 108 out of 159 countries and territories included in the Economic Freedom of the World: 2016 Annual Report, released on Thursday by Samriddhi Foundation in conjunction with Canada's Fraser Institute.

Sep 16, 2016

Sep 16, 2016

The Week

The Basantapur files

The Basantapur files

The famed square of Basantapur stirs to life hours before dawn. Often it’s the priests from nearby Guthis. First, their footsteps, then later on, their chants and bells ring through the darkness and break the 4 am stupor. It’s a practice that has been carried on for centuries. Now, while the traditi...

The famed square of Basantapur stirs to life hours before dawn. Often it’s the priests from nearby Guthis. First, their footsteps, then later on, their chants and bells ring through the darkness and break the 4 am stupor. It’s a practice that has been carried on for centuries. Now, while the traditi...

Sep 16, 2016

Sep 16, 2016

The Week

As time goes by

As time goes by

More than a year has passed but people still talk about the earthquakes of 2015. However, it’s not always fear that dominates theirs thoughts anymore but nostalgia of what was and worries about the future and what lies in store. The reconstruction process has all but come to a halt and the wreckages...

More than a year has passed but people still talk about the earthquakes of 2015. However, it’s not always fear that dominates theirs thoughts anymore but nostalgia of what was and worries about the future and what lies in store. The reconstruction process has all but come to a halt and the wreckages...

Sep 16, 2016

Sep 16, 2016

POLITICS

Govt to let India choose consultants for building police academy

Govt to let India choose consultants for building police aca...

KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The government has agreed to amendments in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the construction of the  Nepal Police Academy at Panauti, Kavre district. The amendments allow India to appoint consultants on its own, among other things.

KATHMANDU, Sept 16: The government has agreed to amendments in the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the construction of the  Nepal Police Academy at Panauti, Kavre district. The amendments allow India to appoint consultants on its own, among other things.

Sep 16, 2016

Sep 16, 2016

The Week

Jammin with you

Jammin with you

I couldn’t imagine why this junction, which almost never witnessed a jam, now suddenly needed three cops to manage. Perhaps they get a little lonely if they are all by themselves out on these busy roads.

I couldn’t imagine why this junction, which almost never witnessed a jam, now suddenly needed three cops to manage. Perhaps they get a little lonely if they are all by themselves out on these busy roads.

Sep 16, 2016

Sep 16, 2016

SOCIETY

Victims put off by red tape in grant distribution

Victims put off by red tape in grant distribution

DOLAKHA, Sept 16: Ram Krishna Shivakoti of Sunkhani VDC-4 arrived in Charikot, the headquarters of Dolakha district, to claim his first tranche of house reconstruction grant last Monday. But he still has not been able to claim his grant due to the lengthy process involved.

DOLAKHA, Sept 16: Ram Krishna Shivakoti of Sunkhani VDC-4 arrived in Charikot, the headquarters of Dolakha district, to claim his first tranche of house reconstruction grant last Monday. But he still has not been able to claim his grant due to the lengthy process involved.

Sep 16, 2016