SOCIETY
5 years after death in Saudi, family receives body
5 years after death in Saudi, family receives body
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: In what appears to be government apathy toward migrant workers abroad, it has taken more than five years to bring back the body of a migrant worker who died in Saudi Arabia.
Feb 16, 2017
POLITICS
LLRC report unacceptable without revision: UDMF
LLRC report unacceptable without revision: UDMF
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: The agitating United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) has said that it won't accept the report of the Local Level Restructuring Commission (LLRC) until the local units are delineated in proportion to the size of the population living in Tarai-Madhes.
Feb 16, 2017
SOCIETY
Excavations in Chure go unabated with backing from authorities
Excavations in Chure go unabated with backing from authoriti...
SIRAHA, Feb 16: Aurahi village in Siraha district used to be known for its agricultural prosperity. That is now just a memory. The once arable lands have turned barren and the village resembles a desert location, with most of the farmland covered in sand.
Feb 16, 2017
ECONOMY
Call to revisit policies on water, energy cooperation
Call to revisit policies on water, energy cooperation
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Though the sixth periodic plan had introduced the idea of exporting electricity back in the 1980s, the possibility of beginning power export in the near future appears slim, experts say.
Feb 16, 2017
SPORTS
Slug - Budhasubba Gold Cup begins today
Slug - Budhasubba Gold Cup begins today
DHARAN, Feb 16: Dharan Football Club (DFC) has completed preparations for the 19th Budhasubba Gold Cup tournament which will start from Thursday at ANFA Technical Center in Dharan.
Feb 16, 2017
POLITICS
UML may agree to put amendment bill to vote
UML may agree to put amendment bill to vote
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Main opposition CPN-UML Chairman K P Oli has said that the party should be ready to accept voting on constitution amendment proposal in parliament for bringing the agitating Madhes-based political parties on board the elections.
Feb 16, 2017
Editorial
Show some spine
Show some spine
In international diplomacy there is no such thing as pure goodwill. In today’s day and age, each and every country defines its foreign relations in terms of what it believes are in its interest, first and the foremost. Only then are concerns of other countries accommodated. The same is the case with...
Feb 16, 2017
ECONOMY
Nepse bounces back, gains 42 points
Nepse bounces back, gains 42 points
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Nepal Stock Exchange (Nepse) index bounced back by 3.28 percent, or 41.83 points, to close at 1,316.8 points on Wednesday.
Feb 16, 2017
OPINION
The migrant story
The migrant story
Nepali migration overseas in search of good jobs has been pronounced following the restoration of democracy in 1990
Feb 16, 2017
SOCIETY
Scholarship students say medical colleges cheating them
Scholarship students say medical colleges cheating them
KATHMANDU, Feb 16: Private medical colleges have been accused of charging students on government scholarships fees under unreasonable heads.
Feb 16, 2017