ECONOMY
Government spent record Rs 33b Sunday
Government spent record Rs 33b Sunday
KATHMANDU, July 17: Despite lofty promises of reining in financial indiscipline and announcement of reforms in project execution, the government made biggest ever single-day payment on Sunday. This indicates the project execution has been done in the eleventh hour with the sole intention to use up t...
Jul 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Dr KC appeals for medical attention
Dr KC appeals for medical attention
JUMLA, July 17: Senior orthopedic surgeon Dr Govinda KC, who has been staging a hunger strike in Jumla for the past 17 days, is undergoing severe respiratory problems. The severity of the condition became clear as the man who had refused any medication earlier appealed to doctors Sunday night to hel...
Jul 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Nepal, India to discuss inland waterways in Koshi, Narayani
Nepal, India to discuss inland waterways in Koshi, Narayani
KATHMANDU, July 17: The first Nepal-India meeting on inland waterway connectivity concluded on Monday with an agreement to hold further discussions after making a field study of Koshi and Narayani rivers.
Jul 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Govt at last forms team for talks with Dr KC
Govt at last forms team for talks with Dr KC
KATHMANDU, July 17: At a time when the government is being widely criticized for not caring seriously about the demands of Dr Govinda KC, the crusading senior orthopedic surgeon and professor at the Institute of Medicine (IOM), it has formed a talks team, on the 17th day of his fast-unto-death.
Jul 17, 2018
Editorial
Failing people
Failing people
Govt rolling back popular decisions
Jul 17, 2018
OPINION
Chasing China dreams
Chasing China dreams
Though China’s presence in Nepal has been growing, it is highly unlikely that it would go out of the way to ‘help’ Nepal by raising India’s heckles
Jul 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Forest encroachment goes unabated in Ilam
Forest encroachment goes unabated in Ilam
ILAM, July 17: The trend of encroaching upon forest land for settlement has been rampantly increasing in Ilam but the authorities concerned have turned a blind eye to this.
Jul 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Locals fear being displaced by Bagmati River
Locals fear being displaced by Bagmati River
SARLAHI, July 17: Residents of Hajariya of Barahathawa Municipality-1 of Sarlahi district are worried about being displaced as the Bagmati River continues to increasingly erode their land.
Jul 17, 2018
SOCIETY
Heavy vehicles on left lane only on Jagati-Koteshwar road from today
Heavy vehicles on left lane only on Jagati-Koteshwar road fr...
KATHMANDU, July 17: The Metropolitan Traffic Police Division (MTPD) is all set to start a new rule in the accident-prone Jagati-Koteshwar road section under which heavy vehicles including trucks, cargo vehicles and passenger buses will have to use the left side of the road while motorcycles, cars, t...
Jul 17, 2018
OPINION
What flooded Bhaktapur?
What flooded Bhaktapur?
What will happen if 260 mm rainfall like that of 1990 occurs now? The cities and roads will be waterlogged for days, causing immense suffering to people
Jul 17, 2018