The Week
Must have apps
Must have apps
If you want to make the most of your smartphone, these are some apps we recommend you must have on your phone.
May 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Border villages consuming smuggled non-iodized salt
Border villages consuming smuggled non-iodized salt
TIKAPUR, May 25: People in the bordering villages of Kailali district have been consuming substandard salt which is smuggled into the country from India via the porous border. Indians have been supplying the non-iodized salt in the bordering villages on their bicycles.
May 25, 2018
The Week
Good habits for good health
Good habits for good health
You don’t have to go vegan, swear off all the things you love and occasionally indulge in, like chocolates and wine, or make drastic lifestyle changes to enjoy a good, healthy life. There are some really basic and simple things that, done over time, can ensure you stay active and in good shape, both...
May 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Postal Highway bridge contractors miss deadlines
Postal Highway bridge contractors miss deadlines
DHANGADHI, May 25: It has already been seven years since a contracting company ‘Lama Sherpa Shalpa Biruwa JV’ was awarded the contract to build a bridge over the Kandra River along the Postal Highway, a project of national pride.
May 25, 2018
POLITICS
NC embroiled in intra-party disputes
NC embroiled in intra-party disputes
KATHMANDU, May 25: At a time when two major left parties have merged into a single party named Nepal Communist Party (NCP), to consolidate their strength, the main opposition party in the country, Nepali Congress (NC), is embroiled in a serious intra-party dispute.
May 25, 2018
The Week
Five rules of fitness
Five rules of fitness
We have all been there. Losing weight can be really difficult and sometimes, even when it feels like you are doing everything right, your clothes still fit the same, and the scale just won’t budge. But have your ever thought that you may actually be hindering your progress by following misguided or...
May 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Joint-secretary Bhattarai transferred to labor ministry
Joint-secretary Bhattarai transferred to labor ministry
KATHMANDU, May 25: Joint-secretary Rupnarayan Bhattarai, who played a crucial role in crushing the transport syndicate, has been transferred to Ministry of Labor and Employment. Despite criticism from all walks of life, Physical Infrastructure and Transport Minister Raghubir Mahaseth had recalled Bh...
May 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Contractors held for negligence
Contractors held for negligence
DANG, May 25: Two contractors have been arrested in Dang for carelessness in the road construction work.
May 25, 2018
POLITICS, SOCIETY
Nominations to CC unfair: NCP lower rungs
Nominations to CC unfair: NCP lower rungs
KATHMANDU, May 25: Several leaders from the Maoist faction of the Nepal Communist Party (NCP) have accused the party leadership of nominating central committee member on an ad hoc basis, undermining the party’s long-honored tradition of ensuring fair representation for women, Dalits, Madhesis, Musl...
May 25, 2018
SOCIETY
Locals threaten protests over canal pollution
Locals threaten protests over canal pollution
BUTWAL, May 25: Outraged by the act of Tiger Palace Resort to dump sewage and garbage into a local canal, residents of the affected Bankatti and Babani villages of Bhairahawa have asked the five-star resort to abide by the past agreement not to pollute the canal. The hotel’s failure to uphold the de...
May 25, 2018