POLITICS
FSFN-NSP merger deal stalled as Bhattarai demands Yadav quit govt
FSFN-NSP merger deal stalled as Bhattarai demands Yadav quit...
KATHMANDU, May 2: A party merger deal between the ruling Federal Socialist Forum Nepal (FSFN) and the Baburam Bhattarai-led Naya Shakti Party has stalled, with the former declining to quit the government as demanded by the latter.
May 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Gurkha ex-servicemen stage protest demanding pay parity
Gurkha ex-servicemen stage protest demanding pay parity
KATHMANDU, May 2: The agitating Former Gurkhas Joint Satyagraha Struggle Committee (FGJSSC) on Wednesday held symbolic mass protest to exert pressure on both Nepal and UK government to constitute high-level dialogue teams and start negotiations to resolve their demand for equal pension as their Brit...
May 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Godan continues postponement of its protest
Godan continues postponement of its protest
KATHMANDU, May 2: The Government Doctors’ Association of Nepal (Godan) has decided to continue the postponement of its protest, waiting for the government to address its demands.
May 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Diarrhea outbreak in Gulmi village brought under control
Diarrhea outbreak in Gulmi village brought under control
GULMI, May 2: A diarrhea outbreak which claimed one life and affected more than 200 in Dajakot of Musikot Municipality-4 has been finally come under control since Wednesday.
May 02, 2019
POLITICS
NCP internal feuding over province capital worsens
NCP internal feuding over province capital worsens
BIRATNAGAR, May 2: The rift within the ruling Nepal Communist Party’s (NCP) Province 1 provincial committee has further widened, with the provincial assembly members and cabinet members failing to agree on the name of the province and its permanent capital.
May 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Army awards tender for boots to party failing criteria
Army awards tender for boots to party failing criteria
KATHMANDU, May 2: Nepal Army (NA) recently invited tender bids for the supply of boots for 49,000 personnel. One of the important conditions for being awarded the tender was meeting various technical specifications. The army top brass was apparently careful to ensure they could put quality boots on...
May 02, 2019
My City, Gen-Next, Slammed
Perpetuity of Beauty
Perpetuity of Beauty
With the blessings of beauty
Earth, the canvas emblazes,
The streams lows plunging
And the creek in forest burbles,
May 02, 2019
ECONOMY
Deputy PM for raising elderly allowance to Rs 5,000
Deputy PM for raising elderly allowance to Rs 5,000
KATHMANDU, May 2: Economists say it is almost impossible to pay Rs 5,000 allowance for elderly allowance immediately and Finance Minister Yuba Raj Khatiwada is silent on the matter and may have little space for increasing that much.
May 02, 2019
SOCIETY
Women working in informal sectors put forward five-point demand to labor ministry
Women working in informal sectors put forward five-point dem...
KATHMANDU, May 2: While many events were organized on Wednesday to mark the May Day with formal discussions on labor rights, a group of women workers gathered at a function organized in a different way and submitted a five-point demand to the Ministry of Labor, Employment and Social Security.
May 02, 2019
Editorial
Resolve the citizenship dispute
Resolve the citizenship dispute
Citizenship has become one of the most debated issues of Nepali politics for nearly over five decades.
May 02, 2019