SOCIETY
Celebrating social harmony through Bakr Eid feast
Celebrating social harmony through Bakr Eid feast
NEPALGUNJ, Sept 13: Mustafa Ahasan Kuraisi was beaming with happiness on Tuesday morning.
Sep 14, 2016
Editorial
Busloads of joy
Busloads of joy
There are already far too many vehicles on the streets of Kathmandu. Yet the year-on-year import of private vehicles continues to increase at an astonishing clip. For instance, despite the five months of border blockade, last year saw a 43 percent increase in vehicle imports from India.
Sep 14, 2016
POLITICS, SPECIAL
Unemployment allowance bill moves ahead
Unemployment allowance bill moves ahead
KATHMANDU, Sep 14: Parliament has taken forward a bill proposing allowances for the unemployed, with a plan to duly endorse it after completing all the remaining procedures.
Sep 14, 2016
SOCIETY
Children brave flooded river to reach school
Children brave flooded river to reach school
KAPILVASTU, Sept 14: From the moment she sends off her children to school till they return home safely in the evening, Sita Rana of Simalpani in Arghakhanchi can't stop worrying. She never forgets to pray for her children's safety as they leave home for school braving a highly precarious route.
Sep 14, 2016
SOCIETY
Tough measures proposed for road safety, implementation remains a question
Tough measures proposed for road safety, implementation rema...
KATHMANDU, Sept 14: The government has sought public feedback on the proposed third amendment to the Vehicles and Transport Management Act, 1993 that aims at introducing tough measures on road safety in the wake of recent deadly road accidents.
Sep 14, 2016
Interview
Let there be no illusion, Madhesh has never been India’s priority
Let there be no illusion, Madhesh has never been India’s pri...
President of Federal Socialist Forum Nepal, Upendra Yadav, believes that the new constitution cannot be implemented without first addressing the concerns of the agitating Madheshis and Janajatis. Yadav, the former foreign minister and the undisputed leader of the first Madheshi Uprising in 2007, tal...
Sep 14, 2016
POLITICS
Nepal, India agree to expedite PTA: Mahat
Nepal, India agree to expedite PTA: Mahat
KATHMANDU, Sept 14: Minister for Foreign Affairs Prakash Sharan Mahat has said that Nepal and India have agreed to remove hindrances surfaced in implementing the bilateral Power Trade Agreement that was signed two years ago.
Sep 14, 2016
OPINION
It’s India, stupid
It’s India, stupid
China backed Oli government with the hope that the alliance between the two powerful leftist parties would counter Indian influence in Nepal
Sep 13, 2016
SPORTS
Aryan into semifinal
Aryan into semifinal
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: Aryan Giri of Nepal has advanced to the quarterfinals of the ANLTA Asian Junior Tour U-14 Ranking Tennis Tournament circuit two on Tuesday.
Sep 13, 2016
SPORTS
Three share lead on opening day
Three share lead on opening day
KATHMANDU, Sept 13: Two Indian golfers and a Nepali player share joint lead after the first round of the Faldo Series Nepal Championship golf tournament at the Gokarna Golf Club in Kathmandu. Aryaan and Tenzing of India, competing in the boys' 12 to 16 year age category, and Sukra in boys' 17 to 22...
Sep 13, 2016