SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Haphazard road construction destroys lives, livelihoods in rural districts
Haphazard road construction destroys lives, livelihoods in r...
DHANGADHI, BAJHANG, BAITADI, Sept 3: The construction of a road in a village is normally regarded as a boon. But this is hardly a case in most rural districts which have witnessed a spree of road construction in recent years.
Sep 03, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Cows from Nepalgunj being smuggled into Bihar via the East-West Highway
Cows from Nepalgunj being smuggled into Bihar via the East-W...
LAHAN, Sept 3: It has been revealed that cows from Nepalgunj are being smuggled into India via the East-West Highway.
Sep 03, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Trishuli River turning into dumping site of way-side shops along Prithivi Highway
Trishuli River turning into dumping site of way-side shops a...
DHADING, Sept 3: Road-side shops along the Prithivi Highway in Dhading district have been dumping garbage directly in the Trishuli River, which is popular for white water rafting.
Sep 03, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
All in vain
All in vain
Took a step outside,
But then I closed my eyes.
I didn’t have the strength to see;
The pain right in front of me.
Sep 03, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
In Switzerland migrant women bear a bigger brunt of inequality
In Switzerland migrant women bear a bigger brunt of inequali...
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: On June 14, Switzerland saw one of the biggest strikes in the recent years, something that the otherwise quiet country had not seen in a long time. Nearly half a million women alongside men, many of them donned in purple shirts, hit the streets displaying placards and chanting slo...
Sep 03, 2019
POLITICS, Latest Updates
Parties one on rejecting fines for journalists
Parties one on rejecting fines for journalists
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Lawmakers from both ruling and opposition political parties have demanded removal from the proposed Media Council Bill of any fines for journalists violating the journalistic code of conduct.
Sep 03, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Police make four more arrests in ATM robbery case
Police make four more arrests in ATM robbery case
KATHMANDU, Sept 3: Nepal Police on Monday arrested one more Chinese man and three Nepalis on the charge of their involvement in Saturday night’s ATM heist in Kathmandu.
Sep 03, 2019
SOCIETY, Latest Updates
Police probing Kalawar for money laundering also
Police probing Kalawar for money laundering also
SARLAHI, Sept 3: Police in Sarlahi district are probing Shyam Krishna Kalawar for alleged involvement in money laundering also. He is already under investigation for duping hundreds of impoverished locals with faked loan documents.
Sep 03, 2019
Editorial, Latest Updates
How safe are our banks?
How safe are our banks?
On Sunday, Nepal Police arrested five Chinese nationals on the charge of hacking bank data and stealing millions of rupees from automated teller machines (ATMs) from various banks in the capital.
Sep 03, 2019
OPINION, Latest Updates
Testing times
Testing times
With the new developments in Kashmir, Nepal may have to listen to and deal with the pressures and persuasions from India, China and Pakistan, all at the same time
Sep 03, 2019