SOCIETY
DoE orders crackdown on illegal schools
DoE orders crackdown on illegal schools
KATHMANDU, July 31: The Department of Education (DoE) has directed all the districts to close the illegal schools.
Aug 01, 2016
SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Are our highways deathtraps?
Are our highways deathtraps?
KATHMANDU, Aug 1: The alarming increase in the frequency of accidents on the highways in recent years shows just how unsafe our roads are.
Aug 01, 2016
Editorial
Fast and loose
Fast and loose
To internalize the great risk of speeding in our highways one need only board an outbound microbus at Kalanki. Hop on board one bound for Pokhara or Butwal. Then be prepared for a ride to hell. No sooner has the microbus left Kalanki, the driver guns it, madly twisting and turning the vehicle at uns...
Aug 01, 2016
POLITICS
MoGA wants civil servants not returning from abroad punished
MoGA wants civil servants not returning from abroad punished
KATHMANDU, Aug 1: The Ministry of General Administration (MoGA) has asked all the ministries to provide details of civil servants who went abroad for study, training or visit purpose under government quota but didn't return to the country to resume their job.
Aug 01, 2016
OPINION
Prachanda’s burdens
Prachanda’s burdens
There is now unanimous consensus in Nepal that the recent government change was actually orchestrated by New Delhi
Aug 01, 2016
SOCIETY
Newly-constructed school building provides relief to students
Newly-constructed school building provides relief to student...
DOLKHA, Aug 1: Locals of Majhgaun-1 in Dolakha district have finally completed the reconstruction of quake-ravaged building of Majhgaun Lower Secondary School that was destroyed by the devastating earthquake of last year.
Aug 01, 2016
OPINION
Tikapur revisited
Tikapur revisited
Those who masterminded the attack that led to the henious killings of eight unarmed policemen are walking free with political protection
Aug 01, 2016
OPINION
A big story
A big story
The coverage of Dr Govinda KC’s satyagraha is an example of the democratization of news in our mainstream media
Aug 01, 2016
ECONOMY
Microbreweries not viable in Nepal: Report
Microbreweries not viable in Nepal: Report
KATHMANDU, Aug 1: A sub-committee formed by the Committee on Commerce, Industry and Consumer Welfare Relation of the parliament has said that the microbreweries are not viable in Nepal in the present context.
Aug 01, 2016
OPINION
Changing the debate
Changing the debate
Issues related to over a billion people living with disabilities are often treated as stand-alone, isolated from other social problems
Aug 01, 2016