SPECIAL, ELECTION
Five women mayor and deputy mayors to lead Syangja towns
Five women mayor and deputy mayors to lead Syangja towns
SYANGJA, May 19: There are five municipalities in Syangja district and all of these have women in leadership roles. Seema Chhetri from the CPN - UML has been elected mayor of Putalibazar Municipality while the remaining four municipalities have women as their deputy mayor. This has been taken as a h...
May 20, 2017
POLITICS
No progress in inter-party talks
No progress in inter-party talks
KATHMANDU, May 20: Inter-party talks on the constitution amendment bill and increasing the number of local units in tarai districts as demanded by various Madhes-based political parties have failed to make any headway. The talks were convened by Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal.
May 20, 2017
POLITICS
Dahal government under fire over decision on withdraw criminal cases
Dahal government under fire over decision on withdraw crimin...
KATHMANDU, May 20: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal's government has come under severe criticism on Friday over its decision taken a day ago to withdraw cases against individuals who were allegedly involved in lynching of eight on-duty security officials in Kailali in 2015. Political parties and hu...
May 20, 2017
SOCIETY
Man beaten almost to death during conflict becomes Gorkha's mayor
Man beaten almost to death during conflict becomes Gorkha's...
GORKHA, May 20: When the Maoist insurgency was at its peak, an incident of February 8, 2001, had shaken everyone who had seen the condition of Rajan Raj Panta, the newly-elected mayor of Gorkha Municipality.
May 20, 2017
ELECTION
Maoists in blame game after KMC losses
Maoists in blame game after KMC losses
KATHMANDU, May 20: As Sarbottam Dangol, the ruling CPN (Maoist Center)'s mayoral candidate for Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC), has received very few votes in the initial counting, the candidate's team and the party leaders have started pointing out various reasons behind the poor performance.
May 20, 2017
Editorial
Pardoning murder
Pardoning murder
Both the Supreme Court and the National Human Rights Commission have unambiguously said, and repeatedly, that the government cannot withdraw criminal charges against those accused of serious human rights violations
May 20, 2017
ELECTION
UML maintains tiny lead as vote-count nears completion
UML maintains tiny lead as vote-count nears completion
KATHMANDU, May 20: As vote-counting for the first round of local elections is about to be completed the main opposition CPN-UML has emerged as the largest party in terms of winning the posts of chiefs and other positions in the 283 local units that voted.
May 20, 2017
OPINION
Knocking sense into CSR
Knocking sense into CSR
There is lack of understanding on benefits of CSR in Nepal as companies fail to understand how it benefits them in the long run
May 20, 2017
ECONOMY
Nepse sheds 15 points as investors book profits
Nepse sheds 15 points as investors book profits
KATHMANDU, May 20: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) declined shed 15.36 points this week to close at 1,643.87 points on Thursday - the last trading day of the week.
May 20, 2017
OPINION
Killer mentality
Killer mentality
The discussion always ends with her asking, “So you think they did the right thing by killing themselves?”
May 20, 2017