SOCIETY
Tingla folks obstruct key road protesting new local restructuring
Tingla folks obstruct key road protesting new local restruct...
SOLUKHUMBU, March 25: Locals of Tingla VDC in Solukhumbu district have taken to the streets protesting against the restructuring of local units. Stating that their VDC was included in Necha Salyan Rural Municipality against their wishes, the locals blocked the roads in the area starting Friday.
Mar 25, 2017
Editorial
Roger that
Roger that
The Election Commission has been guilty of many errors of omission and commission since the Pushpa Kamal Dahal government announced local election on February 20.
Mar 25, 2017
ECONOMY
Panels, working groups formed to implement SDGs
Panels, working groups formed to implement SDGs
KATHMANDU, Mar 25: The government has formed two high-level committees and nine thematic working Groups to rollout and implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by 2030.
Mar 25, 2017
OPINION
Facebook(ed)?
Facebook(ed)?
The ease with which we can connect with anyone, anywhere, anytime fascinates us so much we cannot imagine life without the virtual world
Mar 25, 2017
POLITICS
Nepal police invites applications for 75,000 temporary police
Nepal police invites applications for 75,000 temporary polic...
KATHMANDU, March 25: Nepal police has invited applications for 75,000 temporary police targeting the upcoming local level elections scheduled to take place on May 14. In a notice issued on Friday, Nepal police headquarters said that the forms can be submitted at the District Police Office across th...
Mar 25, 2017
OPINION
Curious children
Curious children
Do you realize that as your children investigate, their experiences fuel their development?
Mar 25, 2017
SOCIETY
Chure destruction rampant again
Chure destruction rampant again
SIRAHA, March 25: Deforestation in the Chure region has escalated once again even as the government reportedly shelved its 'plan' to lift ban on extraction of Chure resources following widespread criticism.
Mar 25, 2017
Interview
Transparent policy-making makes people less cynical of their government
Transparent policy-making makes people less cynical of their...
Rohini Pande, Professor of Public Policy at Harvard Kennedy School and Co-Director of Evidence for Policy Design, is reputed for her pioneering research into economic costs and benefits of informal and formal institutions in the developing world and the role of public policy in affecting change. Mic...
Mar 25, 2017
SOCIETY
120 new cases of TB detected daily in Nepal
120 new cases of TB detected daily in Nepal
KATHMANDU, March 25: On an average, 120 new cases of tuberculosis are detected in Nepal daily, despite the government's attempts to end the epidemic by 2035.
Mar 25, 2017
POLITICS
Ex EC chief Uprety for counting votes at polling stations
Ex EC chief Uprety for counting votes at polling stations
KATHMANDU, March 24: Former chief election commissioner Neel Kantha Uprety has suggested to the Election Commission (EC) to count votes at the polling stations itself for speedy election results.
Mar 24, 2017