SOCIETY, SPECIAL
Malnourishment claims 5-years-old
Malnourishment claims 5-years-old
BAITADI, Feb 7: Five-year-old daughter of Muna Dhami, a resident of Chaukham VDC - 9 died yesterday night around 10 pm. She weighed just five kg. According to the mother, she was taken to Dadelhdura for treatment after she begun to show worrying signs during the last few days. But there also the hos...
Feb 07, 2017
POLITICS
UML: Decision to hold poll post amendment a conspiracy
UML: Decision to hold poll post amendment a conspiracy
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The main opposition party, CPN-UML, has termed the decision of the ruling parties and the agitating Madhes-based parties to hold the poll only after amending the constitution as a conspiracy to derail the ongoing course of politics and create a political vacuum.
Feb 07, 2017
POLITICS
As polls loom, EC undecided over EVMs
As polls loom, EC undecided over EVMs
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: With the country facing the prospect of three sets of elections, top officials at the Election Commission (EC) have started discussing quietly about the use of electronic voting machines (EVMs) and the choice of possible suppliers of the machines.
Feb 07, 2017
SOCIETY
Political will stressed for tackling Valley pollution
Political will stressed for tackling Valley pollution
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: About 40,000 people suffer from cancer every year in Nepal while 10,000 cancer patients die annually, claimed Dr Budhi Ratna Khadkey, secretary of Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (NAST), citing their 10 years of research.
Feb 07, 2017
Editorial
Deadly neglect
Deadly neglect
Globally, around 53 percent of all cancers are detected in males and the rest in females. In Nepal, it’s just the opposite.
Feb 07, 2017
ECONOMY
'Lack of financial discipline in BFIs behind shortage of loan-able fund'
'Lack of financial discipline in BFIs behind shortage of loa...
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: Nepal Rastra Bank (NRB) Governor Chiranjibi Nepal has said that the present mismatch between deposit collection and loan mobilization was because of the lack of financial discipline in bank and financial institutions (BFIs).
Feb 07, 2017
OPINION
Eroding legitimacy
Eroding legitimacy
Supreme Court’s rulings reversing Lokman Singh Karki’s appointment and convicting
Pradeep Jung Pandey point to a worrisome erosion of the state’s legitimacy
Feb 07, 2017
ECONOMY
Hike in electricity tariff will hit industrial sector hard: FNCCI
Hike in electricity tariff will hit industrial sector hard:...
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The Federation of Nepalese Chamber of Commerce and Industries (FNCCI) has objected to a proposal to raise electricity tariff hike, saying that it will badly affect the country's ailing industrial sector.
Feb 07, 2017
OPINION
Kautilayan diplomacy
Kautilayan diplomacy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been applying the four famous tactics of Kautilya with abandon
Feb 07, 2017
POLITICS
Agitating VDC secretaries to get back to work from today
Agitating VDC secretaries to get back to work from today
KATHMANDU, Feb 7: The demand of Village Development Committee (VDC) secretaries to provide them an additional incentive of up to 50 percent of their monthly salary is likely to come into effect soon.
Feb 07, 2017