POLITICS
Commisison warns against too many local units
Commisison warns against too many local units
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: The commission formed to fix the number and boundaries of the local bodies has said that increasing the number of local bodies above what has been proposed by the commission would not be economically viable. The commission has proposed forming 565 local bodies under the federal s...
Sep 12, 2016
SOCIETY
Poverty, inflation behind rising suicides
Poverty, inflation behind rising suicides
DANG, Sept 12: When women in her village were busy celebrating Teej festival, 17-year-old Goma Oli, a local of Rajpur, wore a gloomy look. There was no celebratory mood in her poverty-stricken family. And being one among the seven sisters made things even more difficult for her.
Sep 12, 2016
SOCIETY
Scarcity of fertilizer worries farmers
Scarcity of fertilizer worries farmers
GORKHA, Sept 12: Acute shortage of fertilizers during the peak season of farming has put farmers in Gorkha district in dilemma.
Sep 12, 2016
ECONOMY
Industry ministry to reopen defunct state-owned industries
Industry ministry to reopen defunct state-owned industries
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: Minister for Industry Nabindra Raj Joshi said that the government will reopen all state-owned industries that have remained shut since long.
Sep 12, 2016
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Kidney scourge devastates a family
Kidney scourge devastates a family
POKHARA, Sept 12: Tilochan Sharma, 62, was a happy man until 13 years ago. He used to work in Mumbai, India and his family back home in Parbat district was doing quite well.
Sep 12, 2016
ECONOMY
Organic onions of Jumla fail to get buyers
Organic onions of Jumla fail to get buyers
JUMLA, Sept 12: Basanti Devkota of Chandannath-1 in Jumla has a new job these days -- take onions out in the sun in the morning, and store it inside house in the evening.
Sep 12, 2016
Editorial
Of vital interest
Of vital interest
Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has repeatedly clarified that during his four-day visit to India starting September 15th there will be no new agreements and that his focus will be reviewing and implementing old agreements.
Sep 12, 2016
POLITICS
Speaker warns MPs against absence from meetings
Speaker warns MPs against absence from meetings
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: Speaker Onsari Gharti on Sunday has instructed lawmakers to attend House meeting regularly.
Sep 12, 2016
OPINION
Neighborhood first
Neighborhood first
China is reported to have invested between US $130 and $140 billion abroad in 2015. Not even a percent of this came to Nepal
Sep 12, 2016
POLITICS
Govt to enforce building code in all 217 municipalities and urbanizing VDCs
Govt to enforce building code in all 217 municipalities and...
KATHMANDU, Sept 12: Almost over 17 months after the last year's devastating earthquake, the government has decided to enforce the National Building Code in all the 217 municipalities and other urbanizing villages with over 1,000 households.
Sep 12, 2016