SOCIETY
Campaigner for Hindu nation shot, injured
Campaigner for Hindu nation shot, injured
MORANG, April 8: An unidentified group has shot at a Hindu religious leader in Biratnagar in the early hours on Sunday. The gunmen fired three shots at Sriniwasacharya at around 2 am.
Sriniwasacharya, 26, sustained injuries to his left shoulder and is being treated at Biratnagar-based Neuro Hospita...
Apr 09, 2018
SOCIETY
Former top UN official held on pedophilia charges
Former top UN official held on pedophilia charges
KATHMANDU, April 8: Former UN-Habitat country representative for Afghanistan, Peter John Dalglish, has been arrested from Kavrepalanchowk district for his alleged involvement in pedophilia, a psychiatric disorder that leads to sexual attraction toward children.
Apr 09, 2018
POLITICS
'No reason to cheer about new project announcements'
'No reason to cheer about new project announcements'
Experts say implementation holds the key.
Apr 09, 2018
POLITICS
How successful was PM’s India visit?
How successful was PM’s India visit?
KATHMANDU, April 9: Was Prime Minister KP Oli’s India visit a success or was it just an addition to ritual junkets led by past ten Nepali prime ministers in as many years?
Apr 09, 2018
SOCIETY
Wife elopes with husband's property
Wife elopes with husband's property
DHARAN, April 9: Every year, thousands of youths fly to the Gulf countries from Nepal in search of employment to secure the future of their families. Bishnu Shrestha of Dharan-5, Thingabari is one of such youths.
Apr 09, 2018
POLITICS
New Education Act next year: Minister
New Education Act next year: Minister
KATHMANDU, April 9: Minister for Education, Science, and Technology (MoEST) Giriraj Mani Pokharel has said that new education act will be brought in a year.
Apr 09, 2018
Editorial
Walk the talk
Walk the talk
There was both guarded optimism and a degree of skepticism in Kathmandu even while Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli was preparing for his state visit to India—his first foreign trip since assuming office for the second time in early February this year.
Apr 09, 2018
OPINION
Developmental divertissements
Developmental divertissements
If the level of the civic culture is measured by the way human waste is
handled, none of Nepal’s settlements is fit to be called an urban center
Apr 09, 2018
OPINION
Misplaced narrative
Misplaced narrative
The ability to deal with India has been an important source of legitimacy for both bureaucratic state and political actors
Apr 09, 2018
OPINION
Women in the military
Women in the military
To enable women to meet their full potential as military assets, persistent discrimination and other challenges must be addressed
Apr 09, 2018