POLITICS
NC blocks tabling of Medical Education Bill in House
NC blocks tabling of Medical Education Bill in House
KATHMANDU, July 17: Main Opposition Nepali Congress (NC) obstructed the tabling of the National Medical Education Bill in parliament on Monday, accusing the government of pushing the bill with controversial provisions without holding talks with Dr Govinda KC first.
Jul 17, 2018
POLITICS
Under new rule, envoys need to take oath from PM
Under new rule, envoys need to take oath from PM
Uprety named envoy to India, Pandey to Malaysia
Jul 17, 2018
POLITICS
SC stays govt decision banning protests in capital
SC stays govt decision banning protests in capital
KATHMANDU, July 17: The Supreme Court Monday stayed the government’s decision to restrict demonstrations or public gatherings in the capital including at renowned Maitighar Mandala.
Jul 17, 2018
ECONOMY
Government spent record Rs 33b Sunday
Government spent record Rs 33b Sunday
KATHMANDU, July 17: Despite lofty promises of reining in financial indiscipline and announcement of reforms in project execution, the government made biggest ever single-day payment on Sunday. This indicates the project execution has been done in the eleventh hour with the sole intention to use up t...
Jul 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Dr KC appeals for medical attention
Dr KC appeals for medical attention
JUMLA, July 17: Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC, who has been staging a hunger strike in Jumla for the past 17 days, is undergoing severe respiratory problems. The severity of the condition became clear as the man who had refused any medication earlier appealed to doctors Sunday night to hel...
Jul 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Nepal, India to discuss inland waterways in Koshi, Narayani
Nepal, India to discuss inland waterways in Koshi, Narayani
KATHMANDU, July 17: The first Nepal-India meeting on inland waterway connectivity concluded on Monday with an agreement to hold further discussions after making a field study of Koshi and Narayani rivers.
Jul 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Govt at last forms team for talks with Dr KC
Govt at last forms team for talks with Dr KC
KATHMANDU, July 17: At a time when the government is being widely criticized for not caring seriously about the demands of Dr Govinda KC, the crusading senior orthopedic surgeon and professor at the Institute of Medicine (IOM), it has formed a talks team, on the 17th day of his fast-unto-death.
Jul 17, 2018
Editorial
Failing people
Failing people
Govt rolling back popular decisions
Jul 17, 2018
OPINION
Chasing China dreams
Chasing China dreams
Though China’s presence in Nepal has been growing, it is highly unlikely that it would go out of the way to ‘help’ Nepal by raising India’s heckles
Jul 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Forest encroachment goes unabated in Ilam
Forest encroachment goes unabated in Ilam
ILAM, July 17: The trend of encroaching upon forest land for settlement has been rampantly increasing in Ilam but the authorities concerned have turned a blind eye to this.
Jul 17, 2018