ECONOMY

BFIs, NRB blame each other for credit crunch problem

BFIs, NRB blame each other for credit crunch problem

KATHMANDU, Feb 11: Bankers have lamented the inaction of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) toward addressing the existing problem...

KATHMANDU, Feb 11: Bankers have lamented the inaction of Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) toward addressing the existing problem...

Feb 02, 2017

SOCIETY

Jaisidewal excavation pit allegedly filled with scrap materials

Jaisidewal excavation pit allegedly filled with scrap materials

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: Experts and locals have expressed their serious concerns over the ongoing reconstruction of the Jaisid...

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: Experts and locals have expressed their serious concerns over the ongoing reconstruction of the Jaisid...

Feb 02, 2017

POLITICS

Govt set to write to EC to stay prepared for polls

Govt set to write to EC to stay prepared for polls

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The government has decided to write to the Election Commission (EC) to make necessary logistical prepa...

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The government has decided to write to the Election Commission (EC) to make necessary logistical prepa...

Feb 02, 2017

SOCIETY

Rs 2.36 b splurged on community hospitals under party influence'

Rs 2.36 b splurged on community hospitals under party influence'

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: At a time when many government hospitals are in a pathetic condition, the Ministry of Health (MoH) dol...

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: At a time when many government hospitals are in a pathetic condition, the Ministry of Health (MoH) dol...

Feb 02, 2017

NEPAL

Old habits

Old habits

The YCL, which had gained notoriety for its thuggish ways after the Maoists first emerged from the hiding in 2006, has n...

The YCL, which had gained notoriety for its thuggish ways after the Maoists first emerged from the hiding in 2006, has n...

Feb 02, 2017

OPINION

The holy trail

The holy trail

Relations between Janakpur and Ayodhya date back to Treta Yuga, some 10,000 years ago. At that time, Janakpur, the capit...

Relations between Janakpur and Ayodhya date back to Treta Yuga, some 10,000 years ago. At that time, Janakpur, the capit...

Feb 02, 2017

OPINION

Clearing the air

Clearing the air

A line on the earth’s surface that sustains 1 minute angle (1 minute is one-sixtieth of a degree) at the centre of the e...

A line on the earth’s surface that sustains 1 minute angle (1 minute is one-sixtieth of a degree) at the centre of the e...

Feb 02, 2017

OPINION

Trumping the Renminbi

Trumping the Renminbi

Trump speaks of the United States as an economy in decline that must be revitalized. But the reality is that the US econ...

Trump speaks of the United States as an economy in decline that must be revitalized. But the reality is that the US econ...

Feb 02, 2017

SOCIETY

Task force to monitor housing standards

Task force to monitor housing standards

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has formed a seven-member task force to monitor the compliance o...

KATHMANDU, Feb 1: The Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) has formed a seven-member task force to monitor the compliance o...

Feb 01, 2017

WORLD

Taliban kill Afghan woman accused of adultery in northeast

Taliban kill Afghan woman accused of adultery in northeast

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb 1: The Taliban have shot and killed a woman accused of adultery in a remote province in northeas...

KABUL, Afghanistan, Feb 1: The Taliban have shot and killed a woman accused of adultery in a remote province in northeas...

Feb 01, 2017