SOCIETY
Delay in repairing subsided road hampers traffic
Delay in repairing subsided road hampers traffic
CHITWAN, Aug 13: Road officials have still not begun repairs along the Satrakilo of Narayanghat-Mugling road even a month after a stretch of the road subsided.
Aug 13, 2018
POLITICS
Experts criticize constitution for its ‘flaws’
Experts criticize constitution for its ‘flaws’
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: Constitutional experts have criticized the constitution of Nepal, ahead of the third anniversary of its promulgation, while foreign constitutional experts and lawmakers have praised its key provisions.
Aug 13, 2018
SOCIETY
Ex-minister, rich landlords listed as poor
Ex-minister, rich landlords listed as poor
BAJURA/DHANGADHI, Aug 13: Ganesh Khadka of Jayaprithvi Municipality-4 in Bajhang is a retired officer of the District Health Office. His eldest son is a doctor, employed at a private hospital in Pokhara. His another son is an engineer while his daughter-in-law is a college teacher.
Aug 13, 2018
SOCIETY
Govt bans tainted pilot from flying
Govt bans tainted pilot from flying
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: The government has decided to ban Captain Subarna Awale, a senior pilot of the Nepal Airlines Corporation (NAC), after he was found guilty of foreign currency misuse. He was recently fined about Rs 10 million by the Kathmandu District Court.
Aug 13, 2018
ECONOMY
Ncell, MiDas join hands
Ncell, MiDas join hands
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: Ncell Private Limited in alliance with MiDas Education Pvt Ltd has launched a well-received learning application MiDas eClass for its patrons. Issuing a statement, Ncell said that the users will have full access to a large pool of certified audio/video education materials for stud...
Aug 13, 2018
SOCIETY
Remembering VS Naipaul through ‘Half a Life’
Remembering VS Naipaul through ‘Half a Life’
Half A Life is a work on studied nonchalance to conformity, to this need of self-respecting men across societies to pretend that life is going on fine when it is not, when to admit so is sacrilege, and a life of emptiness is continued to be led. Naipaul’s vehicle for this portrayal is a character bl...
Aug 13, 2018
ECONOMY
ANKER launched in Nepal
ANKER launched in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: ANKER brands have officially been launched in the Nepali market by Pashupati Trade Link Pvt Ltd -- a sister concern of Murarka Organization. "ANKER is China's leading consumer electronics brand that has made a name for itself comprising a range of advanced portable electronic good...
Aug 13, 2018
SOCIETY
Worst flood in '3 decades' hits Mustang
Worst flood in '3 decades' hits Mustang
KATHMANDU, Aug 13: Saturday's rainfall has triggered the worst flooding in the Kaligandaki River in Mustang in three decades, leaving the roads damaged and the district headquarters cut off from the rest of the nation. The flood has damaged settlements, roads, bridges, and irrigation land throughout...
Aug 13, 2018
SOCIETY
Sarlahi becoming entry point of illegal drugs into Nepal
Sarlahi becoming entry point of illegal drugs into Nepal
SARLAHI, Aug 13: Drug traffickers have been reportedly using various border points of Sarlahi district to smuggle illegal drugs into Nepal from neighboring India. It has been found that the smugglers make use of local children, adults and women as mules to safely smuggle their drugs.
Aug 13, 2018
ECONOMY
Delays dog Diktel-Halesi road section
Delays dog Diktel-Halesi road section
KHOTANG, Aug 13: Black-topping works on three sections of Diktel-Halesi Road of the Mid-Hills Highway still remains incomplete despite two deadline extensions. The first deadline for the work had expired in March last year.
Aug 13, 2018