POLITICS
India yet to name Rae’s successor
India yet to name Rae’s successor
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: After nearly three decades, the Indian Embassy in Kathmandu is set to remain without its ambassador after South Block failed to pick a successor to Ranjit Rae, who retired from service on Tuesday.
Mar 01, 2017
SOCIETY
Election fever grips Ilam
Election fever grips Ilam
ILAM, Mar 1: As the date for the local election is approaching, representatives and cadres of various political parties have started visiting villages for the promotion and preparation of election.
Mar 01, 2017
POLITICS
Election a chance for Madhes to express grievances: PM
Election a chance for Madhes to express grievances: PM
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal has urged the Madhesi people to utilize the upcoming local level election as an opportunity to express their grievances.
Mar 01, 2017
ECONOMY
House panel forms sub-committee to study problems of banking industry
House panel forms sub-committee to study problems of banking...
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: The Finance Committee of the parliament has formed a sub-committee to look into the problems in the banking and financial system including the ongoing shortage of lendable funds in bank and financial institutions (BFIs).
Mar 01, 2017
ECONOMY
Govt to help start 100,000 cottage industries across the country
Govt to help start 100,000 cottage industries across the cou...
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Minister for Industry Nabindra Raj Joshi on Tuesday said exodus of youths to overseas job markets can be controlled by encouraging them to start cottage and small industries in the country.
Mar 01, 2017
SOCIETY
End of the road for Valley's old public vehicles
End of the road for Valley's old public vehicles
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: In a move purportedly to mark the beginning of a new era in public transport here, the government has finally enforced a long-delayed policy of banning public transport vehicles older than 20 years from plying the roads of Kathmandu Valley from Wednesday onward. The move is certai...
Mar 01, 2017
ECONOMY
Complete Kathmandu-Tarai expressway in 5 years, PAC tells govt
Complete Kathmandu-Tarai expressway in 5 years, PAC tells go...
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has directed the government to start work to construct Kathmandu-Tarai Expressway immediately, setting a target of completing the project within five years.
Mar 01, 2017
Editorial
On the mark
On the mark
During his address to the nation on Tuesday, Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal emphasized the importance of timely local election in order to safeguard the post-2006 achievements.
Mar 01, 2017
POLITICS
No putting amendment on hold: Madhes parties to PM
No putting amendment on hold: Madhes parties to PM
KATHMANDU, Mar 1: Agitating Madhes-based political parties have rejected the proposal of Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal to put the constitution amendment bill on hold until the ruling parties secure requisite two-thirds majority votes in parliament.
Mar 01, 2017
OPINION
It’s the robots, stupid
It’s the robots, stupid
With the Robot Age on the horizon, representative democracy that we have now in Nepal will be replaced by direct democracy
Mar 01, 2017