SOCIETY
Dr KC agrees to checkup at mother's request
Dr KC agrees to checkup at mother's request
KATHMANDU, July 24: Following his mother's request to undergo a checkup, Dr Govinda KC provided his blood for tests, for the first time since his forced airlift from Jumla.
Jul 24, 2018
ECONOMY
DDC cuts incentive to milk producers
DDC cuts incentive to milk producers
KATHMANDU, July 24: The government has set a target of doubling agricultural output within five years and making the country self-reliant in agro-products by 2019. But the government itself and its implementing agencies seem to be acting counter to these goals. Milk producers are the latest to be pu...
Jul 24, 2018
SOCIETY
Bridges construction on Postal Highway delayed
Bridges construction on Postal Highway delayed
SIRAHA, July 24: In 2011, the foundation stone laid for the construction of a bridges over Kamala and Balan rivers offered a huge respite to the locals of Saptari, Siraha and Dhanusha. This bridge was expected to speed up the development process of the region. The locals were elated as they were fin...
Jul 24, 2018
POLITICS
Foreign Minister Gyawali leaves for Portugal, Belgium and Luxembourg
Foreign Minister Gyawali leaves for Portugal, Belgium and Lu...
KATHMANDU, July 24: Foreign Minister Pradeep Gyawali left for an official visit to Portugal at the invitation of his Portuguese counterpart Augusto Santos Silva on Monday.
Jul 24, 2018
SOCIETY
Stranded Nepali workers provided food in Saudi
Stranded Nepali workers provided food in Saudi
KHOTANG, July 24: Different social organizations joined hands to provide food assistance to 36 Nepalis who remain stranded in Saudi Arabia for the past five days after their company expelled them over a salary row.
Jul 24, 2018
SOCIETY
School students stand against child marriage
School students stand against child marriage
JANAKPURDHAM, July 24: Students studying in various community schools of Dhanusha have expressed their solidarity with the campaign to curb child marriage.
Jul 24, 2018
SOCIETY
Foreigners attracted to Nepali language
Foreigners attracted to Nepali language
KATHMANDU, JULY 24: The classroom was packed with foreign students; teachers were lined up in the front to deliver lectures at the orientation class for the Nepali language course on Wednesday at the Campus of International Languages, Exhibition Road.
Jul 24, 2018
Editorial
Give up rigidity, listen to Dr KC
Give up rigidity, listen to Dr KC
The ruling Nepal Communist Party has been dealing with the issue of reforms in medical education and health services in a lighthearted manner.
Jul 24, 2018
OPINION
The general’s seduction
The general’s seduction
The generals who believe that the army should be building national infrastructure should
also know that honey-trap seduction is the most basic strategy in any military playbook
Jul 24, 2018
OPINION
Future of health
Future of health
Even state bodies seem bent on dismantling public health system making it easier for private investors to thrive and jeopardize people’s right to health
Jul 24, 2018