ECONOMY
Rasuwagadhi border point closed down
Rasuwagadhi border point closed down
RASUWA, July 29: Rasuwagadhi border point, the only trade route connecting Nepal to China, has been shut down after a flood in Ghatkhola of Gosaikunda Village Municaplity-2 damaged the bridge there.
Jul 29, 2018
POLITICS
Office bearers and employees divided over Jumla incident
Office bearers and employees divided over Jumla incident
JUMLA, JULY 29: The office-bearers and employees of the Jumla-based Karnali Academy of Health Sciences (KAHS) have expressed conflicting views about the clash between supporters of Dr Govinda KC and police during the forced airlifting of the agitating surgeon who was then on the 20th days of his 15t...
Jul 29, 2018
SOCIETY
Landslide victims recount their survival tales
Landslide victims recount their survival tales
RASUWA, July 29: It was almost midnight on Wednesday by the time she finished household chores and went to bed. Her tired body made her fall asleep in no time, but a thunderous noise suddenly woke her up. Pokki Tamang, the local of Timure in Gosainkunda Rural Municipality-2, then peeked outside the...
Jul 29, 2018
ECONOMY
‘15 % growth rate needed to meet agro target’
‘15 % growth rate needed to meet agro target’
KATHMANDU, July 29: The Ministry of Agriculture Development has said that to achieve the target of doubling agricultural produce in five years, which the government has stated in its annual budget for the Fiscal Year 2018/19, a growth rate of 15 percent has to be achieved on every agricultural produ...
Jul 29, 2018
ECONOMY
Commercial banks yet to reach 122 local units
Commercial banks yet to reach 122 local units
KATHMANDU, July 29: According to the latest data of the Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB), commercial banks have opened their branch offices in 631 local units so far, leaving 122 local units without their coverage.
Jul 29, 2018
Editorial
Implement agreements with Dr KC, in letter and spirit
Implement agreements with Dr KC, in letter and spirit
What will happen to Dr Govinda KC? Will the government address his demands? Will his life be saved? For 27 days since the senior orthopedic surgeon of Tribhuvan University Teaching Hospital started hunger strike, his 15th in a row, on June 30, these questions had troubled the general public.
Jul 29, 2018
OPINION
The American identity
The American identity
Recently I was in San Francisco to attend a meeting of Non Resident Nepalis (NRN). While in the hotel lobby I met an old friend, Mahesh, a high tech professional and a naturalized American citizen of Nepali origin. Our conversation centered on an incident that reflects in many ways the present poli...
Jul 29, 2018
OPINION
Bureaucracy in new era
Bureaucracy in new era
Internationally, a new era is looming politically, economically, socially and technologically. Democracy has been questioned for being elite-centric, limited to electoral participation of people, geometrically widening inequality, fostering injustice on the poor and alienating the general public.
Jul 29, 2018
Interview
Government and opposition guided by psychology of instability
Government and opposition guided by psychology of instabilit...
Former minister, political analyst and member of Eminent Persons Group (EPG) from Nepal, Nilamber Acharya knows Nepali politics inside out. What is his assessment of current politics and debate on authoritarianism? How should the government and opposition conduct themselves? What is the progress in...
Jul 29, 2018
POLITICS
'Government focused on socio-economic development'
'Government focused on socio-economic development'
KATHMANDU, July 28: Minister for Foreign Affairs Pradeep Gyawali, who is on a visit to three European countries, said the government has focused its efforts to translate the aspiration of Nepali people for socio-economic development.
Jul 28, 2018