POLITICS
Call for clipping CJ's wings to curb corruption
Call for clipping CJ's wings to curb corruption
KATHMANDU, March 26: Endorsing a 28-point declaration and calling for curtailing the powers of the chief justice (CJ) to control corruption in the judiciary, the 14th National Conference of Lawyers concluded in Nepalgunj on Sunday.
Mar 26, 2018
SOCIETY
NRA mulls setting up its own units in quake-hit districts
NRA mulls setting up its own units in quake-hit districts
KATHMANDU, March 26: After many district bodies overseeing reconstruction works at the district level on behalf of the National Reconstruction Authority (NRA) are set to be dissolved with the restructuring of the local bodies in line with the new federal setup, the NRA is considering setting up its...
Mar 26, 2018
SOCIETY
Karnali Province to ban Facebook during working hours
Karnali Province to ban Facebook during working hours
SURKHET, March 26: As the officials of various ministries of the provincial government seemed too busy using Facebook instead of development works, Karnali Province has announced to ban Facebook during the working hours from Tuesday onward.
Mar 26, 2018
SOCIETY
Women enjoying economically independent lives in Dhading
Women enjoying economically independent lives in Dhading
DHADING, March 26: Until two years ago, Sita Shrestha of Siddhilek Rural Municipality-5, Kumpur had to wait for her husband's salary to buy anything. But now, that has changed thanks to the establishment of a women's group in her village in Dhadhing which has made the locals like her financially ind...
Mar 26, 2018
Editorial
Where are they?
Where are they?
‘Missing’ police personnel
Mar 26, 2018
OPINION
Lest we ignore
Lest we ignore
Provisions of positive discrimination are meant to benefit under-represented groups and
its very purpose is defeated if an already dominant ethnicity is brought under its ambit
Mar 26, 2018
OPINION
Reexamining OBOR
Reexamining OBOR
With significant increase in Nepal’s trade with China, improved connectivity and cross-border infrastructure have become our real needs
Mar 26, 2018
OPINION
What Putin won
What Putin won
Russians have voted for less social and political freedom and more economic stagnation. They have decided to go back in time, to a future that they once dreaded
Mar 26, 2018
Infographic
Infographics: Trump Administration, The Departed
Infographics: Trump Administration, The Departed
President Trump decided to replace US National Security Adviser HR McMaster with John Bolton, a hawk who has backed attacking North Korea and Iran. He announced the change in a tweet, thanking McMaster for doing “an outstanding job”.
Mar 26, 2018
POLITICS
FSFN jumbo team leaves for China
FSFN jumbo team leaves for China
KATHMANDU, Mar 25: Federal Socialist Forum Nepal jumbo team has left for China at the invitation of Chinese Communist Party for a week visit.
Mar 25, 2018