POLITICS
‘Policy and program contains petty projects’
‘Policy and program contains petty projects’
KATHMANDU, May 4: The government’s policy and program unveiled ahead of the annual budget is supposed to give a clear direction to its activities and expenditure in the upcoming fiscal year. But the policy and program unveiled by President Bidya Bhandari on Friday lack anything as such, according to...
May 04, 2019
SOCIETY
As Cyclone Fani nears, mountaineers asked to seek safer spots
As Cyclone Fani nears, mountaineers asked to seek safer spot...
KATHMANDU, May 4: As Cyclone Fani was making landfall in India, hundreds of climbers heading up Everest and other mountains for acclimatization have descended to base camp.
May 04, 2019
POLITICS
Prez draws flak over ‘my government’
Prez draws flak over ‘my government’
KATHMAMDU, May 4: President Bidya Bhandari’s choice of the phrase ‘mero sarkar’ (my government) while unveiling the government policy and program in parliament on Friday has met with criticism ‘for using words like the monarchs’.
May 04, 2019
ECONOMY
Govt mum on last year's commitments but projects record high growth
Govt mum on last year's commitments but projects record high...
KATHMANDU, May 4: The government targeted 8 percent economic growth but the projection is somewhere below 7 percent, largely driven by agriculture . Similar will be the fate of the next fiscal year starting mid-July as the growth target announced is even higher.
May 04, 2019
SOCIETY
Mustang villages cutoff in lack of bridge over Kaligandaki
Mustang villages cutoff in lack of bridge over Kaligandaki
MUSTANG, May 4: Lack of a bridge over the Kaligandaki River has made life difficult for the residents of several villages in Mustang district.
May 04, 2019
POLITICS
Capital of Province 1 fixed, name still undecided
Capital of Province 1 fixed, name still undecided
BIRATNAGAR, May 4: Even after intense discussions within the ruling party for the last three days, the Province 1 government could not finalize the name of the province.
May 04, 2019
SOCIETY
Social security allowances not distributed for six months
Social security allowances not distributed for six months
GORKHA, May 4: Ajirkot and Siranchowk rural municipalities of Gorkha have not provided the social security allowances for the past six months.
May 04, 2019
SOCIETY
Rural municipality shifts focus from roads to education
Rural municipality shifts focus from roads to education
ROLPA, May 4: In the last one decade, road networks across the country have remarkably expanded including in the high hills of Rolpa. Poor engineering or haphazard opening of tracks has been blamed for environmental hazards as well. Amid this, a local unit here in eastern Rolpa has decided to shift...
May 04, 2019
OPINION
What if?
What if?
It is sensible to have backups for a “what if” like situation in case things do not turn out the way planned. Long years of load-shedding had compelled us to go for inverters to keep storage batteries charged. Rooftop solar panels offered greener charging alternative while some, with high electricit...
May 04, 2019
OPINION
China’s selective memory
China’s selective memory
NEW HAVEN – This is a big year for anniversaries in China. On May 4, the People’s Republic will commemorate the centennial of the May Fourth Movement, the student-led protests in front of Beijing’s Tiananmen Gate in 1919 that marked the birth of Chinese nationalism. And then, one month later, on Jun...
May 04, 2019