POLITICS, Republica Watch
'Materials bank' must to ease reconstruction works: MPs
'Materials bank' must to ease reconstruction works: MPs
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Member of Parliaments (MPs) have asked the government to set up a "material bank" so that the task of reconstruction of thousands of houses that were damaged by devastating earthquakes last year
Aug 31, 2016
ECONOMY
73 brands on display at NADA Auto Show
73 brands on display at NADA Auto Show
KATHMANDU, Aug 30: The 11th edition of NADA Auto Show kicked off at the Bhrikuti Mandap Exhibition Hall in Kathmandu on Tuesday.
Aug 31, 2016
ECONOMY
Govt bans Indian couple for faking Mt Everest summit
Govt bans Indian couple for faking Mt Everest summit
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: The government has imposed a 10-year ban on an Indian police couple for morphing the photographs to obtain their Mt Everest summit certificates.
Aug 31, 2016
Editorial
Presidential folly
Presidential folly
Some kinds of cancers are incurable. A few others can’t be treated in Nepal. But prostate cancer, the kind former President Ram Baran Yadav has been diagnosed with, is not one of them. Almost 50 percent of men above 50 have some form of prostate cancer. While that may sound scary, knowing about the...
Aug 31, 2016
SOCIETY
A tell-tale story of a Nepali woman trafficked to Oman
A tell-tale story of a Nepali woman trafficked to Oman
DHARAN, Aug 31: Twenty-four-year-old Deepa Rai (Limbu) of Arun Tole, Dharan had just returned from Kuwait working as a domestic worker. Though she did not have pleasant experience in Kuwait, she decided to leave for foreign employment again as she was experienced in domestic chores and had knowledge...
Aug 31, 2016
OPINION
Great expectations
Great expectations
He will be judged on the basis of whether he, as health minister, will be able to address the key issues raised by Dr Govinda KC
Aug 31, 2016
POLITICS
Gurung says may quit if CIEDP, TRC Act amendment delayed
Gurung says may quit if CIEDP, TRC Act amendment delayed
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Chairman of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) Surya Kiran Gurung has warned that he will not continue in his job if the bill to amend the Commission of Investigation on Enforced Disappeared Persons and Truth and Reconciliation Commission (CIEDP & TRC) Act is not endors...
Aug 31, 2016
OPINION
Teej and patriarchy
Teej and patriarchy
Being a woman or a man could have different implications when it comes to Teej budgeting
Aug 31, 2016
ECONOMY
Nepal among top performers in water security: ADB
Nepal among top performers in water security: ADB
KATHMANDU, Aug 31: Nepal, with a score of 37.3 points, is one of the top performers in the national water security index, according to a report prepared by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Aug 31, 2016
OPINION
China Central
China Central
Even after transitioning from the “old normal” to “new normal,” global economic growth remains heavily dependent on China
Aug 31, 2016