SOCIETY
Saptari flood victims await relief
Saptari flood victims await relief
SAPTARI, July 4: Floods which hit over a dozen villages in Saptari on Saturday have rendered thousands of people in the district homeless. While the flood victims are crying out for help and relief, the government mechanism seems in a sorry state. According to the victims, they have not been provide...
Jul 04, 2017
ELECTION
Poll results bring joy to some and tears to others
Poll results bring joy to some and tears to others
BUTWAL, July 4: When the election results of Gulmi district's Resunga Municipality were announced, the main opposition CPN-UML was declared victorious over its arch-rival Nepali Congress (NC) by a narrow margin of 147 votes. UML's Dilli Raj Bhusal won the elections by outgunning NC's Bhuwan Shrestha...
Jul 04, 2017
ECONOMY
ICAO team commencing audit today
ICAO team commencing audit today
KATHMANDU, July 4: A team of International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO), which arrived in Kathmandu on Sunday, will start studying the status of aviation safety in Nepal from Tuesday.
Jul 04, 2017
ECONOMY
Petroleum dealers withdraw protest
Petroleum dealers withdraw protest
KATHMANDU, July 4: Nepal Petroleum Dealers Association (NPDA), which had announced to halt sale of petroleum products starting July 4 demanding rise in compensation for technical loss, has withdrawn its protest.
Jul 04, 2017
SOCIETY
Arabian guests, new attraction for Pokhara's hospitality industry
Arabian guests, new attraction for Pokhara's hospitality ind...
POKHARA, July 4: A few months ago, a different type of restaurant opened in Lakeside of Pokhara. It was later known that the restaurant, Koyla Lounge, had landed here after doing brisk business in China and Dubai. And its target in Pokhara was the same - Arabian people. Even though it offers other c...
Jul 04, 2017
ELECTION
Gachchhadar, Yadav maintain influence in their regions
Gachchhadar, Yadav maintain influence in their regions
ITAHARI, July 4: Two heavyweights of Madhesi politics, Nepal Loktantrik Forum's (NLF) Chairman Bijay Kumar Gachchhadar and Federal Socialist Forum Nepal's (FSFN) Chairman Upendra Yadav have sustained their influence in their home district of Sunsari.
Jul 04, 2017
POLITICS
Local representaives in Palpa take oath of office
Local representaives in Palpa take oath of office
PALPA, July 4: In Palpa, 425 newly-elected local level representatives from 10 local units have taken oath amid a special function on Monday.
Jul 04, 2017
POLITICS
Vice President Pun leaving for China today
Vice President Pun leaving for China today
KATHMANDU, July 4: Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun is leaving for China on Tuesday to attend the 23rd China-Lanzhou Investment and Trade Fair being held in Lanzhou, the capital city of Gansu Province.
Jul 04, 2017
Editorial
No but yes
No but yes
Sooner or later, Nepal had to adopt the Electronic Voting Machines (EVMs) that is gaining in popularity all over the world. But is the country ready for it right now?
Jul 04, 2017
SOCIETY
Narayangadh-Muglin road landslides threaten pedestrians
Narayangadh-Muglin road landslides threaten pedestrians
CHITWAN, July 4: One after another massive landslides along Narayanghat-Mugling road have not just obstructed vehicular movement but has also posed serious threat to the movement by locals and others.
Jul 04, 2017