POLITICS
Election Commission without chief as CEC Yadav retires
Election Commission without chief as CEC Yadav retires
KATHMANDU, March 25: The Election Commission (EC) is left without the head as Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Ayodhee Prasad Yadav retired on Sunday, completing his six-year term in office. Another commissioner Ila Sharma also retired along with Yadav.
Mar 25, 2019
SOCIETY
First day of SEE peaceful across country
First day of SEE peaceful across country
KATHMANDU, March 25: The first day of the Secondary Education Examination (SEE) of grade 10 concluded peacefully with students sitting for their English paper examination. No major untoward incident was reported on Sunday.
Mar 25, 2019
SOCIETY
Inter-caste couples still facing social stigma
Inter-caste couples still facing social stigma
SARLAHI, March 25: Twenty-three years old Sushil Pokharel unwillingly opted for a court marriage at the Sarlahi District Court, after his family's refusal to accept his inter-caste love affair. Pokharel officially tied the knot with 20 year old Sangam Pariyar after a three year long relationship on...
Mar 25, 2019
ECONOMY, SOCIETY
SC refuses to free Kist Bank ex-chief Gyawali
SC refuses to free Kist Bank ex-chief Gyawali
KATHMANDU, March 25: The Supreme Court on Sunday refused to free Kamal Gyawali, the then chief of Kist Bank, who has been serving a jail sentence after being convicted of banking fraud.
Mar 25, 2019
SOCIETY
Foundation stone laid for the longest suspension bridge of Nepal
Foundation stone laid for the longest suspension bridge of N...
BAGLUNG, March 24: The foundation stone for the construction of the longest suspension foot-bridge in Nepal, which stretches from Bangechaur of Baglung to Aduwabari of Parbat, has been finally laid on Saturday.
Mar 25, 2019
Editorial
Relocate unsafe petrol stations
Relocate unsafe petrol stations
The petrol pump stations which thousands of bikers and motorists visit and which should be placed in locations safe for both operators as well as the visitors remain mostly in too risky areas. It is so within the Kathmandu Valley and towns and cities outside the valley, which is why the government...
Mar 25, 2019
OPINION
Indian elections and Nepal
Indian elections and Nepal
Just about the time India’s Prime Minister Narendra Modi looked vulnerable, with his popularity rapidly declining, exchange of aerial strikes across the border with Pakistan seems to have reversed the slide. He looks like being back on the track in buoying the prospects of his Bharatiya Janata Party...
Mar 25, 2019
OPINION
Legal response to age of hate
Legal response to age of hate
Social media has become both a mitigating and magnifying force for divisions between people around the world. In recent days, we have seen the connection between growing online hate speech and hate crimes in the real world. The apparent inability of legal regimes to creatively deal with this growing...
Mar 25, 2019
OPINION
Untapped resource
Untapped resource
Diaspora is a Greek term made up of two words, dia meaning ‘through’ or ‘over’ and speiro meaning ‘dispersal’ or ‘to sow’. It owes much of its origin to the exile of the Jews beyond Israel mainly in the 8th to 6th centuries BC. It is now commonly used in a generic sense for communities of migrants l...
Mar 25, 2019
Infographic
Infographics : The Happiest Countries in the World
Infographics : The Happiest Countries in the World
Finland came out on top of the United Nation’s World Happiness Report. The top 3 countries are all Nordic countries, with the region yet again living up to its reputation as one of the happiest regions in the world. New Zealand and Canada are the only non-European countries to make it into the top 1...
Mar 25, 2019