ELECTION
Poll officer suggests women should count votes
Poll officer suggests women should count votes
CHITWAN, Nov 8: Chief Election Officer of Chitwan Kul Prasad Sharma has suggested that women must be engaged in vote counting considering the 'peaceful nature' of women. Speaking at a program held in Bharatpur on Tuesday, Sharma said that he wants to implement it at least in Chitwan.
Nov 08, 2017
ELECTION
Voter education yet to begin in Rasuwa
Voter education yet to begin in Rasuwa
RASUWA, Nov 8: With the first phase of provincial and parliamentary elections just 18 days away, voters' education is yet to be conducted in Rasuwa district raising concerns whether invalid votes this time would be as much as during the recent local elections.
Nov 08, 2017
ELECTION
Major parties field new faces as well as old hands in Sindhuli
Major parties field new faces as well as old hands in Sindhu...
SINDHULI, Nov 8: With the upcoming parliamentary and provincial elections drawing closer, electoral discussions have gripped almost every nook and corner of Sindhuli district. While candidates busy charting plans to crush their opponents, voters , on the other hand, re contemplating who they should...
Nov 08, 2017
ECONOMY
Japanese businesspeople show investment interest in Nepal
Japanese businesspeople show investment interest in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: A delegation of Japanese businesspersons and industrialist has arrived in Kathmandu to look for business opportunities in Nepal.
Nov 08, 2017
ECONOMY
Nepse backtracks on online trading system implementation deadline
Nepse backtracks on online trading system implementation dea...
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) has backtracked on its promise of bringing the fully automated online trading system into implementation within mid-November.
Nov 08, 2017
ECONOMY
Traders claim pashmina exports on the rise
Traders claim pashmina exports on the rise
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: Official figures of pashmina exports in the Fiscal Year 2016/17 show a decline of 11.31 percent year on year. However, traders claim that real foreign currency earning through pashmina export is rising steadily.
Nov 08, 2017
SOCIETY
Dr KC asks president about medical education ordinance
Dr KC asks president about medical education ordinance
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: Dr Govinda KC, professor at the Tribhuvan University's Institute of Medicine (IOM), has sought information from President Bidya Devi Bhandari on the medical education ordinance, which was forwarded to her by the cabinet on October 23 for her approval.
Nov 08, 2017
ELECTION
Father wooing for vote, son against election
Father wooing for vote, son against election
REPUBLICA, Nov 8: CPN (Maoist Center) leader Jhakku Prasad Subedi was in the limelight during the first Constituent Assembly elections in 2008 after defeating CPN-UML leader and former prime minister Madhav Kumar Nepal from Kathmandu-2.
Nov 08, 2017
ECONOMY
NRNA Korea shows interest to invest in Nepal
NRNA Korea shows interest to invest in Nepal
KATHMANDU, Nov 8: Non-Resident Nepali Association (NRNA) Korea Chapter has showed interest to invest in Nepal. According to a statement issued on Tuesday by Hotel Association Nepal (HAN), the NRNA Korea expressed its interest to invest in Nepal during a meeting with the Nepali trade delegation compr...
Nov 08, 2017
Editorial
Cashing in
Cashing in
Campaign finance
Nov 08, 2017