SOCIETY
Activists burn draft bill on Child Rights
Activists burn draft bill on Child Rights
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Alleging that the draft bill on child rights 2075 BS promotes child labor, a group of child rights activists have torn down copies of the bill during a program organized jointly by the government and various development partners including a UN agency in Kathmandu on Sunday.
Oct 02, 2018
ECONOMY
Vivanta hotel coming up in Jhamsikhel
Vivanta hotel coming up in Jhamsikhel
KATHMANDU, Oct 2: Chaudhary Group (CG) has signed an agreement with Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) to bring hospitality brand Vivanta to Kathmandu.
Oct 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Local government struggles in lack of employees
Local government struggles in lack of employees
BHOJPUR, Oct 2: The last local elections were held with the slogan 'Gaun Gaun ma Singha Durbar', meaning every village would have executive power in its own area under the new federal structure.
Oct 02, 2018
SOCIETY
'Citizenship for sale'
'Citizenship for sale'
RAJBIRAJ, Oct 2: Genuine people are deprived of citizenship in Nepal while foreign nationals have been reportedly obtaining the document in collusion with the government officials by paying handsome price.
Oct 02, 2018
SOCIETY
Expired food, cosmetics widespread in Baitadi markets
Expired food, cosmetics widespread in Baitadi markets
BAITADI, Oct 2: During a market monitoring conducted at various shops starting from Gokuleshwor to Darchula along the Mahakali Highway on Sunday, goods worth Rs 50,000 were found expired.
Oct 02, 2018
Editorial
Open Dharke-Sitapaila road for all seasons
Open Dharke-Sitapaila road for all seasons
Traveling to Kathmandu through Naubise-Nagdhunga road section or vice versa becomes an ordeal-like situation for both passengers as well as drivers. The vehicles coming to Kathmandu through Mungling and Narayanghat run smoothly.
Oct 02, 2018
OPINION
Crisis of imagination
Crisis of imagination
In the 21st digital century, Nepal must do better than imagining that bull shit (manure) will “accelerate financial, industrial and social growth”
Oct 02, 2018
OPINION
Trading through China
Trading through China
A transit agreement with China was a long time coming. Nepal should have pursued one in the aftermath of the 1989-90 blockade by India
Oct 02, 2018
OPINION
Global cost of domestic violence
Global cost of domestic violence
The cost of domestic violence adds up to an astonishing 5.2 percent of global GDP each year
Oct 02, 2018
Infographic
Infographics: UN budget: Who has paid their dues?
Infographics: UN budget: Who has paid their dues?
As the United Nations concludes its two weeks of annual meetings in New York, some states are timelier with their annual payments than others. By the end of the on-time payment period in February, only about a third of countries paid their dues in full.
Oct 02, 2018