OPINION
Migrants’ health
Migrants’ health
More people are on the move now than ever before. They migrate for several reasons related to work, family and study. According to International Organization for Migration, there were around 272 million international migrants in the world in 2019, which equates to 3.5 percent of the global populatio...
Dec 18, 2019
Interview
Migration is good. It just has to be done safely
Migration is good. It just has to be done safely
December 18 is marked as International Migrants Day every year. Although both domestic and international migrations have been taking place for ages, they have started drawing increasing attention in the world in recent years. As this is mixed with elements of unforeseeability, emergency and complexi...
Dec 18, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
CIAA files graft case against BPKIHS ex-registrar, 3 others
CIAA files graft case against BPKIHS ex-registrar, 3 others
DHARAN, Dec 18: The CIAA has registered a corruption case at the Special Court against four persons including Tul Bahadur Shrestha, former registrar at Dharan-based BP Koirala Institute of Health Sciences (BPKIHS).
Dec 18, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Shambhunath Municipality shut ‘indefinitely’
Shambhunath Municipality shut ‘indefinitely’
RAJBIRAJ, Dec 18: Office bearers of Shambhunath Municipality in Saptari district have decided to shun their services for ‘indefinite period’ demanding the release of ward 12 chairperson Laxmi Sah, who was arrested on the charge of attempted rape.
Dec 18, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
NC factions ‘agree’ to hold 14th convention by mid-March, 2021
NC factions ‘agree’ to hold 14th convention by mid-March, 20...
KATHMANDU, Dec 18: The establishment and the dissident factions within the main opposition Nepali Congress (NC) have agreed to unveil calendar of events to hold the party’s 14th general convention by mid-March 2021.
Dec 18, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Criminal case filed against police over assault on Nagarik journalist
Criminal case filed against police over assault on Nagarik j...
KATHMANDU, Dec 18: A criminal case has been filed against police personnel involved in manhandling and beating up journalists during the 13th South Asian Games (SAG) in Kathmandu.
Dec 18, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Parliament in fix over convening Business Advisory Committee
Parliament in fix over convening Business Advisory Committee
KATHMANDU, Dec 18: With only three days left for the commencement of the winter session of parliament, the secretariat of the House of Representatives is in a fix over who should call a meeting of the Business Advisory Committee (BAC), an all-party mechanism that finalizes the agenda for House meeti...
Dec 18, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
CM seeks central intervention over Province 5 name and capital
CM seeks central intervention over Province 5 name and capit...
KATHMANDU, Dec 18: Shankar Pokharel, chief minister (CM) of Province 5, has asked the leadership of his political party to instruct lower-level party committees about deciding the name of the province and the location of its capital.
Dec 18, 2019
WORLD
Trump poised to sign massive government spending bill: White House
Trump poised to sign massive government spending bill: White...
WASHINGTON, Dec 17: President Donald Trump supports massive U.S. government spending plans hammered out by Congress this week and plans to sign the $1.4 trillion budget bill into law, White House adviser Kellyanne Conway said on Tuesday.
Dec 17, 2019
WORLD
Factbox: Key milestones on Britain's road to Brexit, and beyond
Factbox: Key milestones on Britain's road to Brexit, and bey...
LONDON, Dec 17: Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set a course to take Britain out of the European Union, and negotiate new free trade deals with Brussels and the United States.
Dec 17, 2019