POLITICS, SOCIETY
General strike imposed against declaration of Godavari as Province 7 capital
General strike imposed against declaration of Godavari as Pr...
DHANGADHI, Sept 30: An indefinite general strike has been imposed in Dhanghadhi since Saturday against the decision of the provincial assembly to name Province 7 as Far-western and establish its permanent capital in Godavari.
Sep 30, 2018
SOCIETY
Child killed in family dispute
Child killed in family dispute
DOLAKHA, Sept 30: Police on Friday arrested a man in Shailung Rural Municipality-8 , Dolakha on the charge of killing his young nephew because of a family dispute over property.
Sep 30, 2018
SOCIETY
Women stage sit-in for release of report on Nirmala case
Women stage sit-in for release of report on Nirmala case
MAHENDRANAGAR, Sept 30: Women's rights activists in Mahendranagar have begun a sit-in protest demanding that the government make public a report prepared by a high-level commission investigating the rape and murder of Nirmala Panta.
Sep 30, 2018
SOCIETY
Sub-standard materials used in Public Residential Program
Sub-standard materials used in Public Residential Program
SARLAHI, Sept 30: The government had introduced the Public Residential Program (PRP) with the aim of providing shelter to the people of the poor and marginalized communities. However, the houses offered to the poor and homeless of Sarlahi district are reportedly made up of sub-standard materials as...
Sep 30, 2018
SOCIETY
Vehicular movement to resume on rural roads before Dashain
Vehicular movement to resume on rural roads before Dashain
RASUWA, Sept 30: With the arrival of Dashain, the greatest festival of Hindus, local units are gearing up to resume vehicular movement on various rural roads, which were obstructed due to landslides caused by torrential rain.
Sep 30, 2018
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
Karnali Province plans own airline
Karnali Province plans own airline
SURKHET, Sept 30: If things go as planned, the government of Karnali Province will have its own flag carrier airline in the near future.
Sep 30, 2018
ECONOMY
Industries deprived of customs tax waiver due to legal ambiguities
Industries deprived of customs tax waiver due to legal ambig...
BUTWAL, Sept 30: Industries in the Special Economic Zone (SEZ), Bhairahawa, are facing trouble of operation due to legal and procedural ambiguities.
Sep 30, 2018
Editorial
Time for soul-searching within NCP
Time for soul-searching within NCP
Political leaders often defend their respective parties’ stance on issues and tend to justify the unjustifiable, no matter how illogical those may seem at times. Whether they are in the opposition or in the government, they tend to hide their shortcomings.
Sep 30, 2018
OPINION
Tough going for Nepali students
Tough going for Nepali students
Nepali students in Australia are vulnerable and are undergoing harshest of physical work, financial crisis, academic pressure and mental stress
Sep 30, 2018
OPINION
Ecological cost of flying
Ecological cost of flying
Global aviation accounts for about 2.5 percent of overall carbon emissions and 11 percent of all emissions from transportations
Sep 30, 2018