ECONOMY, POLITICS
Ministers make contradictory statements over pesticides labs (with video)
Ministers make contradictory statements over pesticides labs...
KATHMANDU, July 9: Minister for Industry, Commerce and Supplies Matrika Prasad Yadav has said that the government rolled back its decision to conduct pesticide residue tests on fruits and vegetables imported from India and third countries after it was found that the customs points were ill-equipped...
Jul 09, 2019
SOCIETY
Govt decision to impose 90% tax on community forests draws flak
Govt decision to impose 90% tax on community forests draws f...
KATHMANDU, July 9: A research conducted by the University of Manchester in May has found that community forestry has contributed immensely to reduction in deforestation and poverty.
Jul 09, 2019
SOCIETY
60 Chure households facing drinking water crisis
60 Chure households facing drinking water crisis
DADELDHURA, July 9: The drying up of water sources in the Chure area due to haphazard excavation has compelled the locals to rely on rivers for water.
Jul 09, 2019
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Sudur Paschim on spending spree as fiscal year nears end
Sudur Paschim on spending spree as fiscal year nears end
DHANGADHI, July 9: As the current fiscal year nears its end, Sudur Paschim Province has intensified development activities, spending the development budget in a hurry so as to prevent budget-freezing.
Jul 09, 2019
SOCIETY
Canadian gets 9 years for pedophilia
Canadian gets 9 years for pedophilia
KATHMANDU, July 9: The District Court, Kavrepalanchowk on Monday slapped nine years imprisonment on a former senior United Nations official Peter Dalglish for sexually assaulting children in Nepal.
Jul 09, 2019
SOCIETY
Farmers concerned as drought delays paddy plantation in Khotang
Farmers concerned as drought delays paddy plantation in Khot...
KHOTANG, July 9: The lack of irrigation facility has severely affected paddy plantation in Khotang. In Diktel, only two percentage of paddy plantation has been done, while in the entire district it's just 10 percentage, according to officials.
Jul 09, 2019
SOCIETY
Inmate found dead in district prison
Inmate found dead in district prison
KHOTANG, July 9: An inmate was found hanging in the toilet of District Prison, Khotang on Sunday evening.
Jul 09, 2019
Editorial
Where has the water gone?
Where has the water gone?
People in several parts of Nepal’s Tarai have started to face drinking water shortage because tube wells, taps, boring wells and ponds, which used to be the reliable source of water, are now fast drying up.
Jul 09, 2019
OPINION
Heritage in danger
Heritage in danger
Threats to cultural heritage of Kathmandu Valley can be overcome only with an optimum level of international cooperation, greater public awareness and government’s efforts
Jul 09, 2019
OPINION
Unnecessary prescription
Unnecessary prescription
If public health workers are trained to spread awareness about the rich nutrition that is already available in our diets, the government can effectively and efficiently reduce vitamin deficiency
Jul 09, 2019