SOCIETY
'7 out of 1000 children suffer from blindness in Nepal'
'7 out of 1000 children suffer from blindness in Nepal'
KATHMANDU, Oct 7: Seven out of 1,000 children in Nepal are affected by blindness, according to a survey report.
Oct 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Maoist insurgency’s ‘first victim’ complains of being deprived of relief
Maoist insurgency’s ‘first victim’ complains of being depriv...
KATHMANDU, Oct 7: Ram Prasad Bhatta, who was injured in police firing that claimed the first casualty of Maoist insurgency in the district of Gorkha, has complained of being deprived of the government relief.
Oct 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Six die in Nepalgunj truck-microbus collision, 17 injured
Six die in Nepalgunj truck-microbus collision, 17 injured
NEPALGUNJ, Oct 7: At least six people lost their lives while 17 others sustained injuries when a microbus collided head-on with a truck near Muguwa River of Raptisonari Rural Municipality-2 in Banke district on Saturday morning.
Oct 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Direct road linking Sikkim to Nepal by December
Direct road linking Sikkim to Nepal by December
PANCHTHAR, Oct 7: Work on constructing the road connecting Nepal with Sikkim of India is going on in full swing. The Sikkim government is working on Chiwabhanjyang road that will directly link Nepal to Sikkim.
Oct 07, 2018
SOCIETY
Two 'gamblers' die as they jump off house to evade arrest
Two 'gamblers' die as they jump off house to evade arrest
KATHMANDU, Oct 7: Two 'gamblers' died as they jumped off the second floor of a 'gambling den' in their attempt to avoid arrest by police during a search and arrest operation by the Metropolitan Police Range Office in Mulpani on Friday at 9:30 pm.
Oct 07, 2018
ECONOMY
Govt backs off from market intervention on sugar prices
Govt backs off from market intervention on sugar prices
KATHMANDU, Oct 7: Government in the past allowed Salt Trading Corporation (STC) to import sugar at subsidized custom rates and supply it in a bit to regulate sugar prices in the market.
Oct 07, 2018
ECONOMY
Fate of dozens of contracts handled by Pappu Construction uncertain
Fate of dozens of contracts handled by Pappu Construction un...
KATHMANDU, Oct 7: Corruption against promoters of Pappu Construction Pvt Ltd Hari Narayan Rauniyar and Sumit Rauniyar over the substandard construction of Jabdighat Bridge in Bardiya district has been hailed widely.
Oct 07, 2018
Editorial
Do more than name-only market monitoring
Do more than name-only market monitoring
As festival season approaches, government agencies meant for market monitoring wake up. They take media with them, close down few shops and proclaim that the market is all in shape.
Oct 07, 2018
OPINION
Responsibility of the rich
Responsibility of the rich
The West exalted its economy through “all means possible” approach during the industrial revolution. They need to clean up the mess they created in the process
Oct 07, 2018
OPINION
Accountability check
Accountability check
Now is the time for ministers of two-thirds majority government to take accountability issue really seriously
Oct 07, 2018