POLITICS
Final poll results only after upper house elections: CEC Yadav
Final poll results only after upper house elections: CEC Ya...
KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Chief Election Commissioner Ayodhee Prasad Yadav on Sunday said that the parliamentary seats under the proportional representation (PR) system will be allocated only after the election of the National Assembly. The EC has already completed the verification of the PR votes but has n...
Jan 01, 2018
POLITICS
We were defeated by our own: Deuba
We were defeated by our own: Deuba
KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Nepali Congress (NC) President and Prime Minister Sher Bahadur Deuba have expressed commitment to form a high-level probe to investigate into the defeat of NC in the recently held parliamentary and provincial assembly elections.
Jan 01, 2018
SOCIETY
Six months on, local rep busy settling family
Six months on, local rep busy settling family
DAMAK, Jan 1: On Friday, Nagendra Bhandari, the ward chief of Gauradaha Municipality-1, Jhapa was not available at his workplace. Service seekers had to wait for a long time. However, Bhandari managed to arrive before they returned. He informed the locals that he had to spend the day resolving a dom...
Jan 01, 2018
ECONOMY
52% of country's foreign aid went to province 3
52% of country's foreign aid went to province 3
KATHMANDU, Jan 1: More than half, or 52 percent, of total foreign aid in Fiscal Year 2016/17 went to Province 3. The province, which is also home to the capital city, received a total of US$ 354 million worth of foreign aid in the last fiscal year. Remaining six provinces received a combined $323 mi...
Jan 01, 2018
ECONOMY
Not a good year for Nepali kitchens
Not a good year for Nepali kitchens
KATHMANDU, Jan 1: Nepali kitchens saw a huge fluctuation in prices of major vegetables throughout 2017.
Vegetables like big tomato, small tomato, red potato, white potato, onion, and cauliflower saw major price fluctuations this year. Sometimes these vegetables were dearer, and, at times, their...
Jan 01, 2018
SOCIETY
MoE to publish draft of education bills in a week
MoE to publish draft of education bills in a week
KATHMANDU, Jan 1: The Ministry of Education (MoE) is working to publish the first draft of the bills on education for provinces and local bodies within a week.
Jan 01, 2018
Editorial
Hopes galore
Hopes galore
Welcoming 2018
Jan 01, 2018
OPINION
Post-truth sovereignty
Post-truth sovereignty
The question that will continue to vex most observers in 2018 is still the same: What makes Nepal tick despite all its absurdities?
Jan 01, 2018
OPINION
The bigger cause
The bigger cause
Citizens should be regarded as the engines of local the government, the champions of active engagement.
Jan 01, 2018
OPINION
Brexit abyss
Brexit abyss
Brexit reveals a major dilemma of democracy. What is to be done when a country is deeply divided on a key question?
Jan 01, 2018